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RobRoy
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Yee Haa!
Time to break out the old Civ II.
Thanks BeBro!
I forget, are the Byzantines playable? Actually, never mind, I'm sure it's in the readme.
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Cal
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Hermosa Beach, California, USA
Aug 2000
time: 05:18
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Are the European powers supposed to be at war with each other from the beginning? I played as the germans, and got invaded by the Franks the first few turns...
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RobRoy
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quote:
Originally posted by Shaka Naldur
well, trading is almost impossible because you are at war with the europeans powers and the muslims... |
Try the English if you want to play a trading strategy. You get the two continent bonus, but, yes, the constant state of war makes it somewhat difficult to keep a ship chain alive. That challenge, though, makes this strategy fun; many scenarios become too easy if you succeed in exploiting a trading strategy. The Spanish/African muslims seem the best trade partners (reasonably close, reasonably lucrative, not too many enemies between you).
You can just ignore the French and Germans...maybe put an outpost in Bretagne or try to seize the Viking town that gives access to the Baltic (Hedeby, IIRC), but those aren't critical. Since you'll be having ships in the vicinity, you're well positioned to start taking over some of the Portuguese and other coastal areas once you get some decent techs (Empire = galley!). Then onward to selected cities on the N.African coast, Sicily and selected Med islands, and finally...the holy land! I suspect I'm a bit ahead of schedule, in my second game, having Crete and an eye on Cyprus, just as the first Crusade events occur. First attempt as France was a bit of a flop.
I still like the option to negotiate, but since the permanent wars transform an overly easy exploit into a fun alternative strategy, it's definately a good call in this scenario.
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RobRoy
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Originally posted by BeBro
Why? Do you think it was too easy?... |
No, no, no, no, no. It's too early to make any statement about too hard or too easy, at least from my perspective.
When I play for fun (unlike when I test), I avoid looking at the event files. So, playing as the Franks, I got bushwacked a few times, rather painfully. It was particularly painful, since I was trying the trading strategy with the Franks, meaning I was sinking resources into units that weren't helpful for recovering, so I had to switch gears, so ended up behind the curve tech-wise (in my hubris, I insisted on playing at deity despite your recommendation). So basically, I lost!  I'm sure the next Frankish attempt will be more satisfactory; when playing as the English, I still didn't know the event specifics, but could guess the approximate frequency and severity of your raids and rebellions, which partially explains the English' relative success.
I'll try to e:mail you if I have any significant comments. Are you anticipating a 2.1 version?
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) criticism is that the Spanish city graphic looks so good onscreen that I don't want to capture any Spanish cities for fear of changing them. 
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