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Overview updated post-3840 move:
This is the thread where we discuss what our first warrior is doing.
Here is the latest graphic:
As you can see, we are midway through our first set of moves (known as the Arrian Plan). This map shows what will be revealed by this plan (in yellow) in addition to what we already know/what will be revealed by our culture pop (in green).
Current question: at 3800, should we go 9 (in keeping with the Arrian plan) or 7 (slightly safer)?
So come, join the thread, and have your say about where we should go!
>>>>> Original Post Below >>>>>
Hi all,
This thread is an attempt to bring a bit more cohesion to our exploration plans with our first warrior (does he have a name yet?).
Turn 3 was a bit of a shmozzle, with no clear plan emerging as to where he was going, and Dejon had to do the best he could on the spot (well done Dejon). As it turned out NYE had a better plan as to what to do, but we didn't have it discussed in time. Not good.
So how to we remedy this situation?
Firstly, we need better tools for working out where he should go. In the absence of anything better, I have put together an excel spreadsheet that should help. It allows us to plan out routes and see how many squares should be visible from each one.
Secondly, we need to work out how far in advance we should be planning. I think our upper bound should be the production of our second warrior, which occurs 13 movements from 3880 bc.
With these things in mind, on to actual discussion of where to go. I have numbered these for easy reference in ensuing discussion:
My propositions:
1. Our border expansion will show us a fair amount of territory around our capital in three turns time.
2. There is *very little point* sending our warrior NE, because the border expansion on to hills that will show us most of this area anyway. It's simply wasting warrior moves to explore this direction.
[In fact, our current square would have been shown to us by border expansion...but I digress]
3. We don't want our warrior to be more than 3 (maximum 4) moves away from EOTS until warrior two is produced.
4. Our most likely second city sites lie to the west and NE, along the river. These are therefore the highest priority areas to explore.
5. Once our second warrior is produced, our first warrior will have more leeway to move up to 5 squares away from EOTS.
6. Wherever possible, we want to stay on hills/forests. Duh.
Accordingly, after a fair bit of experimenting with my spreadsheet, I propose that we move SE first, then sweep around in a clockwise direction. Here is my preferred sequence of moves:
3-2-7-7-1-7-7-7-9-8-8-6-9
[This is plan F in my spreadsheet]
At the end of this set of moves we are North of EOTS, and (once our capital is safely guarded by warrior two) would continue to move NE along the river/floodplains to check out potential second city sites.
Let the discussion begin....
This is the thread where we discuss what our first warrior is doing.
Here is the latest graphic:
As you can see, we are midway through our first set of moves (known as the Arrian Plan). This map shows what will be revealed by this plan (in yellow) in addition to what we already know/what will be revealed by our culture pop (in green).
Current question: at 3800, should we go 9 (in keeping with the Arrian plan) or 7 (slightly safer)?
So come, join the thread, and have your say about where we should go!
>>>>> Original Post Below >>>>>
Hi all,
This thread is an attempt to bring a bit more cohesion to our exploration plans with our first warrior (does he have a name yet?).
Turn 3 was a bit of a shmozzle, with no clear plan emerging as to where he was going, and Dejon had to do the best he could on the spot (well done Dejon). As it turned out NYE had a better plan as to what to do, but we didn't have it discussed in time. Not good.
So how to we remedy this situation?
Firstly, we need better tools for working out where he should go. In the absence of anything better, I have put together an excel spreadsheet that should help. It allows us to plan out routes and see how many squares should be visible from each one.
Secondly, we need to work out how far in advance we should be planning. I think our upper bound should be the production of our second warrior, which occurs 13 movements from 3880 bc.
With these things in mind, on to actual discussion of where to go. I have numbered these for easy reference in ensuing discussion:
My propositions:
1. Our border expansion will show us a fair amount of territory around our capital in three turns time.
2. There is *very little point* sending our warrior NE, because the border expansion on to hills that will show us most of this area anyway. It's simply wasting warrior moves to explore this direction.
[In fact, our current square would have been shown to us by border expansion...but I digress]
3. We don't want our warrior to be more than 3 (maximum 4) moves away from EOTS until warrior two is produced.
4. Our most likely second city sites lie to the west and NE, along the river. These are therefore the highest priority areas to explore.
5. Once our second warrior is produced, our first warrior will have more leeway to move up to 5 squares away from EOTS.
6. Wherever possible, we want to stay on hills/forests. Duh.
Accordingly, after a fair bit of experimenting with my spreadsheet, I propose that we move SE first, then sweep around in a clockwise direction. Here is my preferred sequence of moves:
3-2-7-7-1-7-7-7-9-8-8-6-9
[This is plan F in my spreadsheet]
At the end of this set of moves we are North of EOTS, and (once our capital is safely guarded by warrior two) would continue to move NE along the river/floodplains to check out potential second city sites.
Let the discussion begin....
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