30-06-2004 05:36									#1
	Ask PAL to delay giving us MM Remove this text

PAL will research Map Making in 8 turns +/-.

We have no immediate need for it, it allows harbors and galleys.

PAL (per past standards of practice) will most likely offer it to us accepted the turn they research it.

I would prefer ask them to NOT do so.

Curraghs are cheap to build (15 shields) and cheep to upgrade (45 gold).

Galleys cost a bit more (30 shields) to build.

Our costal cities are not high producers of shields, but we are excelent producers of gold (being commercial).

My idea is that when we are done with CDG, we will want an exploration fleet and an invasion fleet to attack the other continent(s). I would rather build curraghs instead of galleys, and upgrade as necessary. Post war, we will build 5-10 curraghs, then upgrade as necessary and as funding permits. This would require a 10-20 turn delay from the end of the war until we get map making.

Not knowing how fast our research will be however, I would not delay us going into a new age because of the lack of MM, but I doubt this will be an issue.

	30-06-2004 20:31									#2
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I think we should delay getting MM to avoid problems with CDG too. What will happen if they research it and discover we already have it? I guess they may be a history at this time or the war will be started at least. But who knows?
I think we should get the MM when we really need it or at least after the war with CDG starts.

	01-07-2004 01:15									#3
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ormuzd and GK bring up interesting points. If CDG's watching techs of both of our teams each turn, this would definetly lessen our FA stress.