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Civilization V
Topic Started: Aug 28 2014, 11:39 AM (4,555 Views)
Tyltalis
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1: Yeah, it's a pretty good policy combo to make for a cultural victory. I guess if you make enough culture, another possibly worthwhile one to go for might be Exploration if only to get the Hidden Antiquity Sites revealed for when you get archaeology, but I doubt you'll have enough for all that. I guess if you're going to stay small, Freedom Ideology would probably work best too.

2: XD haha it's true though! Indonesia is literally incapable of doing anything yet and I've only just settled their second city, Rome only has two cities and has incredibly low production, and the Danes are only good at making settlers but it's taken them way too long to actually get good at anything.

3: Yeah, typically I don't like playing as Polynesia but for once I think they might do well. I was originally thinking that Indonesia would settle Australia but at the rate things are going, the Polynesians will likely have the whole coastline and Uluru covered before Indonesia can even find the Great Barrier Reef. Combine all those miles of unoccupied coastline with Moai and I'd say you've got yourself a cultural powerhouse that would be rather difficult for anyone to invade. Hopefully I'll make some progress on that soon. ^_^

Ouch, yeah the problem with the Impi isn't that they're not exceptionally dangerous warriors, rather, it's the fact that Shaka tends to produce a never-ending stream of Impi that makes them dangerous. Hundreds will fall, but thousands will rise up to take their place. That and Keshiks are pretty much better than every other UU except for maybe Camel Archers.
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albinoraptor,May 4 2014
07:21 PM
MLS is, and always will be, slightly more intelligent than Ayn Rand.

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I like how you’ve crossed out the actually sensible thing, in favor of being Smaug.

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So there was apparently an update to Civ recently and now Cocoa and Bison are normal luxuries
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@Saidi: A Power-run? How so? So far, I think it glitched out on me once, but otherwise I've had no issues with it.

@Fleesh: Wait what? Really? Why?!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!??!?!?!??!?!/
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albinoraptor,May 4 2014
07:21 PM
MLS is, and always will be, slightly more intelligent than Ayn Rand.

GD
 
I like how you’ve crossed out the actually sensible thing, in favor of being Smaug.

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Tyltalis,Oct 29 2014
02:28 PM
@Saidi: A Power-run? How so? So far, I think it glitched out on me once, but otherwise I've had no issues with it.

@Fleesh: Wait what? Really? Why?!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!??!?!?!??!?!/

ICE in every resource, unlimited gold, unlimited culture, see how incredibly overpowered you can get.

When you buy out every city-state to be an ally, it makes you king/chief/despot/big man of all of them.

When you have twenty-six city-states, it kind of deforms the UI when it tries to display the name.
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1: Yeah, Exploration would be my next target if I get to it before ideologies, and when I do I'll be going for Freedom for sure. I've got about five or so Holy Sites and I can hardly wait for the boost from the New Deal tenet. The Shoshone and Zulu will be going for Order, and England would have gone for Autocracy, but will probably be forced into taking up Order too. Kind-of a shame, since I had the plan in mind to couple their naval power and Gunboat Diplomacy with the fact I'm playing on a Plus map.

2: Thanks to the Zulu, England is in the same boat in my current game. The only good things they have going for them is that they've recently been able to found another city and have gotten the coastal city production boost from Exploration. Plus, the Zulu are too busy trying to balance their books and prep for future attacks overseas to bother them. They're slowly making a comeback...

3: I've sort of been debating playing Polynesia for my next run, I've just been uncertain what kind of map I want to use. Continents Plus is my go-to, and Terra would be awesome for them since they could take over the new-world continent before anyone else gets there. I've also been wanting to play the Earth map again simply because there's a certain charm to things like playing as Japan, spawning in the Great Lakes area, and post game controlling everything south of Alaska down to northern South America where you're expanding, meanwhile expanding north into Alaska by curb-stomping China out of it. :lol: I'm not sure what civ I want to do that as this time though. I'm half-tempted to say Shoshone or Iroquois, the former probably being the better choice but the later being appealing since I've just played as the Shoshone in my current game.

4: And unfortunately I couldn't easily do that, since the Zulu had a negative income only held off by the gold they had built up. I don't think there's any way without having used a more conventional-style army that I could have taken Moson Kahni.

4.5: I'll still argue that Keshiks are better because of the extra movement point. It might seem like a little thing, but at times it's the difference between getting back out of your enemies' range or not. It also becomes especially handy once you get the Logistics promotion (which I'll point out, Keshiks can get waaaay faster than the Camel Archers do).

5: I take it that Cocoa and Bison are a bad thing...?
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5: I take it that Cocoa and Bison are a bad thing...?

Buffala Mozzarella and my crack habit would disagree.
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1. Sounds awesome! The shoshone and zulu are pretty good for order, though I guess autocratic zulu could work too. And who knows, maybe England could end up being a Freedom civ like Ethiopia or something.

3. Iroquois on an Earth map sounds pretty interesting haha. As for Polynesia, I've never had a good run with them but who knows, I guess go for whichever map type you want. Terra would certainly be interesting assuming you get a good spawn point.

5. They're not particularly bad or anything. Part of me just doesn't like change lol. Basically, Cocoa spawned only in jungles which means that you have to choose between keeping the jungle for research or making a plantation for more money. Bison, I find to be a very odd addition but oh well. Basically you can only improve those with camps so you don't get the Stables boost that cattle give but do get a boost from stuff like the Goddess of the Hunt pantheon. They also made it so that in the ancient era people don't care much about warmongering but as time goes on the bigger the warmongering penalty gets.
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albinoraptor,May 4 2014
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MLS is, and always will be, slightly more intelligent than Ayn Rand.

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I like how you’ve crossed out the actually sensible thing, in favor of being Smaug.

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1: At this point Ethiopia has 32, the Shoshone have 18, and the Zulu have 20. However, The Zulu have already reached influential over England, and I imagine that the Shoshone have to be getting close too. Unless I misunderstand how ideologies work, two influential civs of one ideology trumps a single civ of another. Unless Ethiopia could ever pull off Freedom as the world ideology in congress, or the Zulu go for autocracy, it seems like England will be forced into Order.

5: I do actually kind-of like that last detail. :rolleyes:
To be fair, it does sort-of make sense to an extent.
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4-Civ Game, Turn 278 (1816 AD)

-Ethiopia:
Ethiopia continues it's tradition of being a small but powerful nation. The people are ecstatic about their success at the Shoshone's World Fair, where they have proven their worth to the world with a groundbreaking invention. Missionaries have also started being sent south towards the lands of the Zulu.


-Shoshone:
The world's nations come together in the Shoshone lands for the World Fair, where the Shoshone people have displayed their industrial might for all to be in awe of. All civilizations with the exception of England participated in the event, but it was the Shoshone themselves along with the Zulu and Ethiopians who were the giants of it.

All this festivity comes right after a rush of new expansion, with the founding of Pohokwi near Goshute, and Washakie to the south and Timbisha to the east of Moson Kahni, respectively. As well, the Shoshone navy engaged in a brief attack on the Ottoman capital of Istanbul. Taking no losses, the war ended as fast as it began with the Ottomans offering their city of Ankara. Despite this effective loss and their small size, the Ottomans still boast the most military power in the world and remain a threat and foe to the Shoshone.


-Zulu:
The efforts to build up the empire continue smoothly. Roads pop up all over the land, and slowly gold trickles into the treasury. The Zulu success at the World Fair has only served to progress the project.


-England:
North-west of York, England has finally settled another city, Nottingham. Though the Zulu remain a looming threat, England continues its gradual bounce-back with an increasing pace.
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Today, I'm going to be takin' these four fine folks into the biggest, meanest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms, and I don't know if they're gonna survive.
...But I'm cool with that.


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1. Hmmm, intriguing. I'm not quite sure actually. And it makes me wonder what England looks like under Shaka's cultural influence haha.

5. I'd say it does make sense. In the ancient times there wasn't really records of what people really even thought about conquest. If anything, it was even a little heroic. Nobody batted an eyelash because Caesar eliminated Dido from the game, and when he meets Wu 400 turns later she certainly won't care that in the ancient era some other player got eliminated. But now in modern days Russia attacks Kiev city-state and suddenly everyone and there mother is flipping out and denouncing. So in a way I guess it would make sense that it wouldn't be too big a deal if Attila takes over some of Pachacuti'a cities in the Ancient Era but everyone would be upset if Kamehameha took over some of Boudicca's cities in the Atomic Era.
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Touch the wind and I'll be close to you
I'll be easy to find
on the winds of the morning I'll come sailing
I'll be easy to find
and, baby, I'll be close to you
Touch the wind... [/SIZE]

R.I.P Legalosaurus, my younger brother, a dearest of friends, and beloved charge.
"The Heir will tear down the walls & reveal the truth of our hearts."
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albinoraptor,May 4 2014
07:21 PM
MLS is, and always will be, slightly more intelligent than Ayn Rand.

GD
 
I like how you’ve crossed out the actually sensible thing, in favor of being Smaug.

The best thing that's happened to me in a long long time. Welcome back bro, I've missed you.
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4-Civ Game, Turn 326 (1906 AD)

-Ethiopia:
Through its wealth, Ethiopia has allied itself to be a powerhouse in the world congress. Missionaries sent south to the Zulu have hooked them on the benefits of following K'varism, and the Zulu themselves have begun to spread it through their lands. With Zulu and city-state support, Ethiopia has passed K'varism as the world religion. Ethiopia now focuses on strengthening its lands further, and increasing it's scientific and tourism outputs.

-Shoshone:
Though suffering a economic drop soon after the world fair, the Shoshone have remained the leading civilization in the world. The biggest, the most populous, the most powerful, and the most advanced. Another attack on Istanbul won the city of Edirne, but the Shoshone navy has since satting waiting for upgrade during the economic down-swing. Despite the economic crisis, the empire is at a height of happiness with the adoption of Order.


-Zulu:
The Zulu are on an up-swing. After a long time with negative income, the Zulu are finally turning a very respectable income. The eastern empire is now fully connected by roads as far as London, and a road I currently being built west to Moscow and Attila's (former) Court. Though the Shoshone remain a stronger power, the Zulu are right on their heels.


-England:
Establishing trade-routes with nearby city-states, England is turning a decent profit to put towards growth and expansion. England remains a small player at the back of the pack, but their spies have kept them from falling too far behind technologically. The people have happily taken up their traditional religion of Marinia, however, pressure from other religions remains a looming threat to the future of Marinia.
Chris Perkins
 

Today, I'm going to be takin' these four fine folks into the biggest, meanest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms, and I don't know if they're gonna survive.
...But I'm cool with that.


ToD Level-Up Status: 7/8
3DS FC: 4356-0410-5185

Credits:
89,500

Monsters:
Pachysailosaurus, Sadaptoren, Raptagian, Carnosaurus, Gastoxic, Paladonstrum, Molick, Floraptor, Politisk, Goragon, Balalisto, Autoris, Wintarcus, Aquavenus, Torvofelis, Chelonosuchus, Dazzlewurm, Drakhaos, Insequs, Dracoceras, Mercury, Terra, Chess Spider, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Stonewrecker, Jupiter,
EEC:
Pterohynus, Vulakat,

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4-Civ Game, Turn 354 (1934 AD)

Switching up the style of this because relationships are starting to get complicated and it'll be easier this way.

Egypt has adopted Autocracy, and because of that, closeness, and past tensions has denounced the Shoshone. Between the Shoshone and Zulu's influence, Egypt is currently in Civil Resistance (but still in the green). The Zulu have allied with the Shoshone, picking out Egypt as the first target of their new wave of conquest once they get Battleships.

In the mean time though, the Ottomans have been aggressive towards England. England, in response, is set to support (well, moral support anyway) the Aztecs when they declare war on the Ottomans in less than 10 turns. By. That time, the Shoshone will have their bombers ready to strike Istanbul as well. Since India and the Ottomans are friends though, India has become cold towards the Shoshone. England has been spared denouncement only because they're friends with India. (Nevermind, India asked England to denounce the Shoshone next turn, England said no, India denounced England. I predict a s*** storm coming India's way in the future.)

The Zulu and England, while not friends, are maintaining decent relations thanks to their trade routes. That, and the fact that the Zulu have their eyes on other conquests, and England still doesn't have the military to try and take back London.

Ethiopia is just sort of neutral and keeping to them self. They're in third place for tourism output since the Shoshone and Zulu beat them to getting Hotels and have that advantage. However, Ethiopia is working on Factories now and should be getting an ideology fairly soon.

Congress remains much the same. The host vote hasn't came up yet, so the Shoshone are still hosting, but Ethiopia has the most delegates. Ethiopia is trying to enact historical landmarks, and the Shoshone are trying to enact Order as world ideology.

The Shoshone remain the biggest and most literate, the Zulu are the richest, and most soldiers is juggled back-and-forth between those two and Egypt. Overall, the Shoshone, Zulu, and Egypt are the three major civs. The Aztecs, Inca, and Ethiopia are all fairly even in the middle. The Ottomans and England are at the bottom, and India is half-way between them and the middle-civs.

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So the Ottomans are probably going to, at the least, lose Istanbul to the Shoshone. I have no idea how congress will pan out, though I don't imagine world ideology will get passed. Landmarks could go either way depending who does or doesn't vote. It would be really awesome for Ethiopia though since they've got 8 Holy Sites and 2 Academies near their capital. Build a hotel and that will be 22 more tourism under their belt from improvements. There's also two antiquity sites in perfect spots to be made into landmarks.

This will be very interesting.
Chris Perkins
 

Today, I'm going to be takin' these four fine folks into the biggest, meanest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms, and I don't know if they're gonna survive.
...But I'm cool with that.


ToD Level-Up Status: 7/8
3DS FC: 4356-0410-5185

Credits:
89,500

Monsters:
Pachysailosaurus, Sadaptoren, Raptagian, Carnosaurus, Gastoxic, Paladonstrum, Molick, Floraptor, Politisk, Goragon, Balalisto, Autoris, Wintarcus, Aquavenus, Torvofelis, Chelonosuchus, Dazzlewurm, Drakhaos, Insequs, Dracoceras, Mercury, Terra, Chess Spider, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Stonewrecker, Jupiter,
EEC:
Pterohynus, Vulakat,

Creature Concepts:
The Planets/Roman Gods (Mercury*, Venus*, Terra*, Mars*, Jupiter*, Saturn*, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
The Norse Gods(Thor, Loki, Odin)
Ultimate Leviathan, Mammalian Dragon, Black Hunter Whale(Venatorcetus), Summanus,
Remakes (Klog, Komodoking)
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4-Civ Game, Turn 383 (1963 AD)

A whole lot of stuff has happened.

So England, The Aztecs, and The Shoshone all declared war on the Ottomans. The first two really didn't do anything, but the Shoshone captured Instanbul and razed another city leaving the Ottomans with only one city. They did that thanks to bombers, but around that time the Shoshone also were producing their first battleships.

And then England became the manipulator. With only three cities to upkeep but as many trade routes as any of the bigger Civs, England has been making nice income for a while. With the Shoshone being a powerhouse in debt and sharing a dislike of India, England was easily able to sic them on India. The Shoshone then captured two cities (one of which is Delhi) by force, and another in the peace treaty to leave India with only one city.

From there, the Shoshone continued north as planned and attacked Egypt with a fleet of Battleships. The war has just ended with the Shoshone now in control of all four of Egypts' cities except their capital. The Shoshone now control the land north and south of the Bay of Ragusa, and the entire west coast of their continent.

However, this expansion and conquest has pulled the Shoshone back into debt again. Meanwhile, the rich Zulu have put together their own fleet, and are no longer bound to the Shoshone by the common cause of attacking Egypt. Though the Shoshone don't know it yet, the Zulu sit just outside their sight and on the verge of attack.

The World Congress scene has been just as hectic. Order as World Ideology was passed and Historical Landmarks failed. Ethiopia has re-proposed Historical Landmarks, and the Shoshone proposed an embargo on Egypt (which is kind-of irrelevant now). Since the implementation of the world ideology, the Aztecs and Inca have also adopted Order, and England has adopted Autocracy (Industrial Espionage, yay!). Egypt and England are both under Revolutionary Waves, though Egypt is quite happy and England isn't doing too bad. Ethiopia is still in Civil Resistance but managing. Also with the enacting of the world ideology, it gave the Shoshone enough votes to remain the host. Or it would have given them enough, except that Ethiopia didn't like that and got England elected as the new host instead.

The Shoshone and Zulu are now the two world powers and set to battle. The Shoshone have twice the points the Zulu have and are leading in every demographic... except for soldiers and approval, which are currently claimed by the Zulu. The middles civs now in order from best to worst are Ethiopia, the Aztecs, the Inca, and Egypt, though the difference between first and last is less than 30 points. England, India, and the Ottomans are at the bottom, with England having about a hundred points on both of the others.

So, folks, place your bets now! Who will win the battle of giants? The large and defensive but economically unstable Shoshone? Or will it be the smaller economic and military power that is the Zulu? OR will England come out of nowhere and reap the spoils of war?

And what will become of world congress? Will Ethiopia steady itself enough to amass an army of delegates and bring Freedom to the world? Or will the Shoshone overcome them and Order continue to reign supreme? And what effect will England being the new host have on things? Will this help or hinder England's return? So many questions! :D
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So the Shoshone-Zulu war ended in somewhere between a stalemate and a loss for the Zulu. The Zulu took out the few ships the Shoshone hadn't sent north, then captured Buenos Aires (Shoshone ally, conveniently placed right in the way of Te-Moak, which is the biggest Shoshone port). The Shoshone fleet in the north however made a b-line back south and split up; some heading home to fight the Zulu fleet, and the rest to attack Kyoto. The following war saw Kyoto taken from the Zulu, Japan restored, and Kyoto taken back by the Zulu at least twice. This was a huge blow since Kyoto was the Zulu main and only port. That also meant though that the Shoshone didn't have anywhere to really attack. In the end, the Shoshone liberated Buenos Aires and the Zulu re-took Kyoto.

Since then the Shoshone economy has risen and stabilized as their conquered lands have been brought under control. A railroad around the Bay of Ragusa is 3/4 complete, and will eventually (hopefully) stretch the rest of the way north to the Egyptian cities. Plans are also underway to found a city on the east and currently empty coast of the Bay of Ragusa. However, what's most important about this city is that it will be located on a single tile of land separating the Bay of Ragua from the east ocean. It will allow the Shoshone to move their fleet right through the middle of the continent, where other civilizations would have to take the long route around. This opens up not only military possibilities, but possibilities for trade.

The Zulu on the other hand are on a bit of an economic down-swing following their defeat. While still making a profit, it isn't as much as before. With Kyoto brought down and rebuilding, the Zulu have had to find alternatives. The city of Nongoma was founded on the north-west coast in the central desert. Originally it was founded for access to nearby Oil, but it has also become a port of trade following the events at Kyoto. But both Nongoma and Kyoto will take time before being productive. So, using the same trick the Shoshone plan to use, the city of Nodwengu was founded on the land tile separating the inland Lovu Sea from the ocean. Now the Zulu's second-founded city, Umgungundlovu, has ocean-access and has begun producing a new fleet based within, protected, and hidden by, the Lovu Sea.

Otherwise, Ethiopia continues to do it's thing and has seen England re-elected as host instead of the Shoshone. Same sort-of thing with England, though it's worth noting that thanks to all their spying they're the second most literate civ despite only having a science output in the 70's.

Right now it looks like the Shoshone will get a Science victory. They're in the Information Era and have begun working on the first spaceship parts.
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Today, I'm going to be takin' these four fine folks into the biggest, meanest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms, and I don't know if they're gonna survive.
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No civs yet, just YNAEMP, names by policies, everything Saidi had subscribed, ect.

Before I jumped right to TSL Mongolia though, I decided to try Morocco to test the waters. I need to be quick so this will be a bit-of a long-story-short thing. Barbarians did everything in their power to take me down for about the first 100 turns, sometimes as many as three converging on my capital at once. I've scouted basically all of Africa except West Africa, sailed as far north as what I assume is Greenland or Iceland, gone around the Mediterranean, and now have ships going south along Africa. I've met the Kingdom of Ethiopia, Kingdom of England, Despotate of Assyria, Grand Duchy of Venice, Kingdom of Babylon, Republic of Greece, and Republic of The Ottomans. The only war so far has been a gang-up of Greece, Assyria, and Babylon against the Ottomans. Ethiopia and myself are the only of the Civs I've met that founded religions. I imagine we might clash once our borders are closer. Ethiopia followed by Venice and then me have the highest scores of the civs I've met.
Chris Perkins
 

Today, I'm going to be takin' these four fine folks into the biggest, meanest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms, and I don't know if they're gonna survive.
...But I'm cool with that.


ToD Level-Up Status: 7/8
3DS FC: 4356-0410-5185

Credits:
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EEC:
Pterohynus, Vulakat,

Creature Concepts:
The Planets/Roman Gods (Mercury*, Venus*, Terra*, Mars*, Jupiter*, Saturn*, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
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