Worker or Settler?

[fed1943]

The whip option

I believe the whip is a powerful tool, but not here and now. Let's see:

(If I'm not wrong, whip shall give 30H/pop, 45H for settler; to chop a
forest also 30H and takes 5 turns).

If we change now to settler it will take 10T, to worker 8T; and BW
will take 10T. If we go worker then settler and chop the stone, the
two units shall take 15T and we still have 2 pops.

If we follow the whip way, 1 pop must leave stone to go whales or
interior lake; grow in 5T, with 4 overflow, next grow +5T; BW in 9T.
So,we research BW, wait 1T to 4 pop,go slavery, and at 11 turn,
switch to worker/settler and whip 1T later.

Hence, we lose time, not win it. Sadly the city has not enough food
surplus (5 is the maximum pre-lighthouse) no granary yet, and
high enough hammers to make whip not interesting.

Best regards,

[FeMme]

After reading fed's post #16 I have to say I have changed my mind....

With the math all layed out like that I have decided to change my vote to worker then use this worker to chop the settler.

[GeoModder]

Originally posted by FeMme
I voted settler but then read UnO's idea of whipping a settler once we get BW and liked that too.

Originally posted by FeMme
After reading fed's post #16 I have to say I have changed my mind....

With the math all layed out like that I have decided to change my vote to worker then use this worker to chop the settler.

You changed your mind twice to worker thus?
Guess that counts as a triple vote extra for the worker.

[Dave_Shack]

Chopping won't give 30H until after math is researched.

[GeoModder]

20 or so hammers is not something to dismiss this early in the game.

[Panag]

Originally posted by GeoModder
20 or so hammers is not something to dismiss this early in the game.

Hi ,

darn right , hammers talk and bulls*** walks

do it now !

Have a nice day

[UnOrthOdOx]

Fed's post assumes dual popping and max food (the ideal situation, yes). Yes, we lack the food to do that until we get some things upgraded. However, single popping with a size 3 city, and working the hammers in the meantime, but not switching to the worker/settler till neccessary, so as to not prevent our natural growth as it stands is a viable option for this high hammer start.

I don't have time to crunch the numbers, unfortunately.