28-05-2004 13:53									#31
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Would someone send the attachment thru regular e-mail

I kept on getting a done screen, but no file

PREXT at msn dot com


Who will be the hero?

	28-05-2004 18:50									#32
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It's probably your ad-blocking or pop-up blocking software.

I get the same thing unless I disable my ad-blocking software (I use the Norton Internet Security Suite 2004).

Be patient. You'll have to stare at an ad for about 15 seconds before the download begins.

	28-05-2004 18:58									#33
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quote: Originally posted by ducki Perhaps, but I bet you use complete sentences.

Your impressed with complete sentences? Hell I wish I could just have a complete thought

While I'm at it the ability to spell would save me a lot of cut and pasting from Word.

	10-06-2004 02:39									#34
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Is no one playing / finishing this game?

I count 4 post-game commentators, and a few additional commentators into the late DARs.

Surely others haven't abandoned the game?

Post your DARS We all have much to learn from others' experience even if you think your specific game was not terribly noteworthy or not elegant.

Catt

	10-06-2004 02:52									#35
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I found this game a bit too difficult, even on monarch. Even getting an SGL and the pyramids won't get me out of this hole...

	10-06-2004 03:19									#36
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As a game played for "Pillage and Plunder" purposes, I didn't play the game out past the "Pillage and Plunder" stages. I have gotten really bad with abandoning games, outside of the Conquests I have only finished two C3C games total.

	10-06-2004 06:40									#37
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My HD died after DAR 2 or 3, I forget which. I felt pretty good about my pillaging and other wars, but didn't have the stamina to do it over again.

I am truly in awe of those that played out multiple starts on purpose.

	10-06-2004 21:08									#38
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It could just be me, but the theme for the course did lend itself to play, abandon, and repeat. I really wanted to experiment with pillaging, and I found the map to be very unforgiving. I made some mistakes that would've been a set back on an easier map (AU502 for example). However on this map even small mistakes were difficult to recover from. Any ways this is why I skipped from DAR2 to the End Game (To submit my loser report).

And this is also why I loved this course. The experimenting was far more interesting than playing out another typical game. I've learned a lot and will I learn even more in my 3rd game. And I'll post my 3rd game even if it is another triumphant loss.

My thoughts on the Map difficulty - As stated before this is a harder map. This should NOT deter you from starting. The difficulty of the map can be balanced out (if you want it to be) by simply playing easier levels. Therefore the excuse that "the course is too hard" is NOT a valid reason to skip it. And while I do recommend playing down a level here, if you make it too easy for yourself you’ll defeat the purpose of the course.

Posting - You should post. Even if nobody reads your DAR's the simple act of writing them down will make you a better player. Writing (even poorly) forces you to think about what you have done, and that’s how you improve your strategy. Winning and losing (especially in AU) is just an outcome. Comparing your game, strategies and tactics against others is the purpose. The lack of posting is making this last part kind of hard to do.

Screenshots – A picture says a thousand words so don’t forget to include these with your posts.

	15-06-2004 05:36									#39
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I'm on vacation and away from 'Poly for the next two weeks beginning tomorrow.

I hope there are some DARs to read when I get back!

Catt

	15-06-2004 16:32									#40
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I agree with Jawa Jockey a 100%!

I have been messing around with this one on and off since it came out.

Im still trying to finish one, and will try and post a DAR. My problem is I get playing, start having a lot of fun, and then I dont want to stop and take screen shots and write stuff down

	21-06-2004 06:59									#41
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Just a quick questions, are cultural conversions on in AU 503? My culture is more than 5 times lower than my rivals, and I have cities with 9 rival squares in their radius with only 5 defenders about equal distance from my capital and theirs, and they don't seem to be flipping.

	21-06-2004 07:31									#42
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I disabled add blocker, still wont save

My internet security settings are not that high

any thoughts

this is the file name I get
attachment.php?postid=2983967

	21-06-2004 10:22									#43
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I sent the stock one.

	22-06-2004 22:40									#44
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quote: Originally posted by Cryptor Just a quick questions, are cultural conversions on in AU 503? My culture is more than 5 times lower than my rivals, and I have cities with 9 rival squares in their radius with only 5 defenders about equal distance from my capital and theirs, and they don't seem to be flipping.

They're definitely on in the AU Mod version, and I would assume in the standard as well.

	22-06-2004 23:03									#45
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IIRC just load up the game and then strart a new game and the settings will be the ones from the AU game, then you will know.

	05-07-2004 12:36									#46
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I attempted this AU Pillage and Plunder at Monarchy level:

Started off with my worker getting the road to ivory right off, then sugar, then headed north. I thought this to be reasonably safe (about three turns of safe).

I had limited success pillaging with the scouts. I tried to pick on the Hittites first lost 1 or 2, minor pillaging accomplished. Gained 1 Hittite worker. Oh how could I forget losing 2 cities to the Vikings, while taking one of theirs.

I had no ideas that two civ’s that just met can allied to destroy me( Hittites & Mongols),
Then Scandinavian and Mongols allied to destroy me. Between that and that fast regenerating raging hordes, I really never got a break. Then there was the Scandinavians, filling in every whole near me possible.

Lost and gained iron several times. The catapults did come to my rescue several times.

Suing for peace 1st time, cost Iron working with Hittites/ 60gold second time
200 gold with Scandinavians
40 gold with Mongols


By 600AD the Sistine Chapel was built. As for myself, I barely got granaries built.


I am deciding to go back and take my lumps or start over.

Could not get the creen shots small enough or right format.
When I did my screen print, I pasted to a word document.

How else does one do it?

	09-07-2004 01:23									#47
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Hey everybody!!

I have not been around the Internet much for the past month or so, but.... I'm ba-ack!!

I HAVE, however, been banging away at AU 503. A bee-yatch of a course, but a lot of fun (nasty fun, that is. ). I'm almost done with it... Fun and Games with Modern Armor.

I'm catching up on the various forums, and will do my AAR over the next week or so.

	09-07-2004 05:24									#48
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Great to see you back Theseus....make sure you head over to the AU601 threads!

	09-07-2004 07:21									#49
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I'll beg off of 601 for the moment... I need to catch up in general, do my 503 AAR, etc., before I can start something new. If someone would like to play me in a late 601 (as I understand it), I'd be up for it in a week or two.

	10-07-2004 09:25									#50
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Give it another go, Platypus Rex!

quote: Originally posted by Platypus Rex Could not get the creen shots small enough or right format. When I did my screen print, I pasted to a word document. How else does one do it?

Paste it into a graphics editor -- MS Paint is in the Programs / Accessories directory from the Start menu in MSFT operating systems. A great free graphics program is Irfanview -- www.irfanview.com -- download and install Irfanview. Paste your screenshot into Irfanview and you can easily resize the image to 800 x 600 and save as a JPEG (.jpg) -- Apolyton is happy with 800 x 600 .jpgs.

Catt

	10-07-2004 13:48									#51
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Will do


thank you for the site


where would you lilked it pinned

	10-07-2004 20:56									#52
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PR, if you still can't work out Irfanview (it took me a while too, despite vmxa1's excellent instructions!), send me your save and tell me what screenie you want to post and I'll do it for you.

As Catt says, keep trying....it's worth it to become part of the AU community!

By the way....on your game, you talked about pillaging with scouts....you mean the starting scout or Chasquis?

On the military alliance, as long as the two civs have established an embassy, they can create a military alliance against you. The key here is to trade with them before this happens and keep them happy, even bribe them if necessary. Still, in my experience you were pretty unlucky to have 2 civs ally against you so early.

But don't listen to me.....the clear front-runner in diplomatic genius in AU is Catt....so listen to him!

	11-07-2004 04:48									#53
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2nd try at Monarchy level Pillage and Plunder

Faired better for a little while longer thanks to Aquas info.

Still being out produced in cities and units.
I Decided just to pick on the Monguls becuse they were closer.

Managed some good trades with Scandavia and Hittites.

Its 1600BC here are some Stats

Monguls 6 cities at least 16 units, Archers and Spearmen
Hittities 5 Cities at least 8 unitss
Scandavian 5 Cities at least 8 units

Just as I had iron coming in, the Mongols Liberated that city, but was able to pillage the resource and am now the spearman is standing guard on it.

I will have to sue for peace shortly, but at least I will continue this one.

LESSONS: Dont Plunder or pillage with only one unit

Last edited by Platypus Rex on 11-07-2004 at 05:01

	12-07-2004 13:16									#54
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attempting to attach map

failed

	12-07-2004 14:13									#55
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and here's PR's map

EDIT: Sabre is right - image deleted. Sorry. I'll relocate it.

Last edited by Aqualung71 on 13-07-2004 at 05:50

	12-07-2004 16:41									#56
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i think spoiler screenshots shouldn't be in this thread. i've already played past this spot, but some people may start later...