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Chris 62
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But I'm feeling MUCH better now
Jan 2001
time: 00:14
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Peace with the Souix for now.
You guys misunderstood, I said I wasn't last, that didn't mean that Britain was, I meant I was tied with England.
My Sci-rate is behind, at 7.
Republic really hamstrings Holland in this scenario.
It takes forever to make anything, because defenders and Farmers take away percious shields from a very limited amount availible.
John, you really should allow woods to give a little food, they did historically by way of hunting.
The way the scenario is, it's impossible to have a village in a forrest, and it takes farmers a LONG time to terra-form terrain.
One idea might be to make farmers (not colonists) free food support units, at least for Holland, to give them a fighting chance.
 Attachment: pbem col 3.12 t76 hol.net
This has been downloaded 2 time(s).
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Patient English
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Sussex, England
Dec 2000
time: 05:14
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Chris,
I hear what you are saying, but the reason I have chosen to do things the way I have is:
1) Expanding colonies in the New World should be hard. Even as hard as I have made it, just look at what Holland, France, Spain and England have colonised in North America by 1735! Much more than historically, and cities like Boston are larger than Newcastle....
2) Send your Farmers from Europe, or support them from cities there. It's more realistic, and better gameplay.
Having said that, Holland is in a worst case than most. The Republic form sure hamstrings them. Which is why, in SP, they are the only nation worth playing for a real challenge after you have understood the basics of the game.
And look what you have achieved in Holland, despite those disadvantages! Your very success undermines your arguments...
I would say that you are STREETS ahead of the rest of us, given your starting position, and Hollands actual historical performance.
(..Followed after some way by France, Spain almost neck-and-neck with the froggies, and England a long way last... )
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Patient English
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Sussex, England
Dec 2000
time: 05:14
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Oh, and in the forests, there are some food resources, but they are few and far between. Even with Native help, the colonists weren't great at hunting, and such methods could only support smallish settlements, before the game became too scarce.
It needed systematic agriculture to expand these settlements seriously, and that is what the game tries to reflect.
Colonies II did it your way, and whilst I admit some people prefer that version... I don't!
However, feel free to make your own modpack for this, and try playtesting it. I might even help you...
John
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02-05-2002 10:28
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seems Britain is quite aware of the new Spanish techs. In fact that's why the economy isn't going well. Interesting proposal btw. How much would you pay for it? 
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