10-07-2004 07:02									#1
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Just thought I would post this for general entertainment purposes...

Anyone think I have a chance (Deity difficulty)?

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	10-07-2004 07:04									#2
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quote: Originally posted by Dominae Anyone think I have a chance (Deity difficulty)?

Not me!

	10-07-2004 07:10									#3
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"Well, I guess it all depends on what the southern half of the continent looks like", I hear you exclaim.

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	10-07-2004 07:28									#4
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Well at least you won't have to worry about invasion for awhile, if the vikes are not in the game.

Of course with this kind of luck they will be on the next land mass over. I see you got lots of use out the expansion trait. Very mean.

	10-07-2004 08:03									#6
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this is not a game, it's a nightmare...

	10-07-2004 08:06									#7
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maybe I should take screen shots of some of my poor starts. I'll have to remember to do that next time.

those are some funky looking graphics. are you using a graphics mod?

	10-07-2004 08:19									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident those are some funky looking graphics. are you using a graphics mod?

Yes, Warpstorm's watercolor terrain mod. I'm quite fond of it.

	10-07-2004 09:18									#9
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Make this an AU course

	10-07-2004 18:16									#10
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Oh man, I've hade some rotten starts myself but not quite that bad

	10-07-2004 21:25									#11
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It's actually a pretty decent place long term, and you should have enough time to take advantage of it. Problem with using lots of costal tiles (which you can do here) is that you won't have great production. Having all those Hills though will counteract it. You also have a good bit of late game Grasslands.

Why did you settle on the start though? You need 2 +2 tiles to build Settlers at any kind of decent clip, and were on the end of a narrow landmass to boot (ie. poorly centered Palace). You take a bit of a chance going nomad... that there won't be anything better... but with that start I'd figure 99% of the time you're going to find better on your landmass.

	10-07-2004 21:41									#12
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When I originally saw the starting location, I did go "nomad" because of Settler problem you mention. I just thought it would make for better screenshots to go back and settle right away.



After scouting around a bit, I decided not to play this one; regardless of the long-term potential of this starting location (which IMO is that that great...it's a rather small island), this would have been a tough Deity game, which I was not quite in the mood for.

	10-07-2004 22:32									#13
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It happens to all games. In smac/x I was the Caretakers. It spawned my mortal rivals, the Usurpers, on a 1 tile island. I wiped them out the second I found them.

	11-07-2004 04:29									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Dominae Yes, Warpstorm's watercolor terrain mod. I'm quite fond of it.

really?

actually. I hate it

I'll stick to snoppy's terrain for now.

	11-07-2004 16:03									#15
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That's one nice start.

	11-07-2004 19:10									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident really? actually. I hate it I'll stick to snoppy's terrain for now.

Another vote for Warpstorm's terrain pack. It's my standard terrain now. It makes the land look so natural and the irrigation is really nice.

But for the start! Dom, I see you were researching Mysticism. Did you already have IW and HBR and hence no iron or horsies on the island either? I guess not yet, since it was only 2950BC

	11-07-2004 20:42									#17
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Time to "Start New Game" !!!!

BTW, what was the rest of the world like ?

Pangea-Cont-Arch ?
% water ?
Age ?
Humidity ?
Temp ?

	12-07-2004 19:45									#18
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Time to test your political machinations skills, Dom. One of your few advantages here is that with a little planning you would not be able to be attacked on this mass by any but the Vikings (should they exist on this world) for a very long time.

ROP away! Sell it for whatever you can get.

	12-07-2004 20:16									#19
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But you have BANANAS!!!

	12-07-2004 20:24									#20
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The Hills will give you a nice Defence Advantage but with no Resources, or Luxaries your pretty much outta luck.

	13-07-2004 00:47									#21
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That sucks!

Do you have a very early saved game? You could post it and we could all try our luck.

	13-07-2004 03:07									#22
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Unfortunately, I did not save it. The autosave overwrote them all when I started a new game...

	13-07-2004 13:20									#23
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Think of all the sea movement turns you'd save if you build a city where the scout is in the first picture!