30-04-2003 17:49									#1
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3150 BC ended after I changed all the cities to building Horsemen and adujsted labourers for maximum shields. The Barb Horse brained himself on our Mountain-climbing Archer.

I tiebreak the move orders for Archer #1 by moving him to the West instead of home to Majestica.

In 2950BC a hut is spotted at (123, 39) - it is 25 gold. Nice for if we DO need to rush a unit in Majestica.

In 2900BC we discover Alphabet - oh look! No advances leading to Monarchy can be researched at this time. It's almost as if it knows I choose Bronze Working instead.

Also this turn, the Imperialis Horse is built. I have no orders for him apart from "Explore!", so I head East into the tundra hoping for huts.

Horses from Majestica and Dominion do likewise in a North and West direction respectively. The circling Archer near Dominion finds a hut with Pottery in it in 2700BC.

A mercenary Archer homed to Imperialis is found next turn (2650BC), and a Horse for Majestica at another hut the same year. I decide to stop at 2500BC.

In 2600BC Bede proclaims us the most powerful Civ on the planet (really? With all those mercenaries? )

Code of Laws is found in a hut in 2550BC, so we're not COMPLETELY off track for Monarchy. An advanced tribe is found on a river quite far from home, becoming the city of Glorificus - flanked by forest on one side and tundra on the other - a bizarre, bizarre map.

At the start of 2500BC I save the game.

This map is damn weird. o.0

Screenshots to follow.

Last edited by MrWhereItsAt on 30-04-2003 at 18:07

	30-04-2003 18:00									#2
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The map, in 2 parts

West



East



And the Big 5

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	30-04-2003 18:02									#3
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And the Demographics.

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	30-04-2003 21:23									#4
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quote: Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt In 2900BC we discover Alphabet - oh look! No advances leading to Monarchy can be researched at this time. It's almost as if it knows I choose Bronze Working instead. Code of Laws is found in a hut in 2550BC, so we're not COMPLETELY off track for Monarchy.

ARGH - I hate it when that happens. Oh well...at least we'll have a good defender (like we really need it)

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	30-04-2003 21:26									#5
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Note: When do you plan on sending us lowly ministers the save?

	30-04-2003 21:28									#6
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good choices ...we have quite some exploring units...I like it...and those archers .

I have the impression we might be put in some sort of corridor =>small strip of grass between 2 groups of hostile territory...as you say, very strange...I just Love it

Shade

	30-04-2003 22:56									#7
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MWIA, from now on could you put the ending year in as part of the thread title?

	30-04-2003 23:30									#8
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Wow, we're pretty spread out -- going to need to backfill some nearby city spots...

	01-05-2003 00:51									#9
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lots of lousy terrain i noticed

	01-05-2003 01:22									#10
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strange terrain, enough specials though.

The river looks promising

	01-05-2003 05:08									#11
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The river is GREAT!! The only civ-river I can recall where you can actually travel in a straight line!

Definitely calls for a river-based approach to early cities, imho.

	01-05-2003 05:25									#12
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*constructive criticism*

This is why I wanted to save Horseback riding for our tech off of the path to Monarchy. The game always cuts us off at some point.

Now we will wait a few more turns to get into Monarchy.

	01-05-2003 05:55									#13
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you pop enough huts you get unwanted techs etc.....so don't sweat it..its a rare game to get monarchy without a hiccup

	01-05-2003 06:19									#14
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quote: Originally posted by CannonFodder Note: When do you plan on sending us lowly ministers the save?

I sent it already... Haven't you got it yet? I have had no non-delivery messages.

obiwan - point taken, but if we had done that then we wouldn't have Horseback Riding yet and all those huts would still be begging.. And hey! At least we got CoL from a hut - that's just as good as if we had started Alphabet and didn't get it from there...

I thought if anyone was happy it would be you, shade. So many mercenaries.. And the specials are appearing, just in Mountains and tundra where we can't change them for a few millennia.

	01-05-2003 06:32									#15
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Strange...I haven't gotten it. You did send it to the email I posted in the ministers emails thread?

	01-05-2003 06:48									#16
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I don't have it either...
It looks like concentric squares of alternate terrain around Glorificus.. wonder what's inside? Well, he did warn us...

	01-05-2003 08:16									#17
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Hmm.... I'll send it again when I get home in about 3-4 hours... chegreen thingy and papa_smurf whatsit - those are the right ones and the ones in the Ministers' emails thread, I hope?

	01-05-2003 13:46									#18
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Save resent to all of you - no error messages. Post here if you have a problem again and I'll just zip it, post here and PM you guys the password for the zip.

	01-05-2003 23:50									#19
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Still nothing...

It is "chegreenleaf@yahoo.com"

I hope I don't get spammed...

	02-05-2003 03:30									#20
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quote: Originally posted by CannonFodder I hope I don't get spammed...

If you get 40,000 emails from porno sites, have you then been spammed?

	02-05-2003 04:02									#21
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funny, I never got a save let???

	02-05-2003 07:53									#22
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I still don't have it:'papa_smurf95401@lycos.com'
Maybe Lycos thinks it's spam...nope, not there...very strange...I got the first one...
Maybe you messed up and sent it to my yahoo address.......nope, not there either...

	02-05-2003 08:36									#23
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Damn bizarre - I'll post it in a passworded zipfile here and PM you guys the password. AThis will likely delay the next turns played until early next week as polls etc. need to be put up.

	03-05-2003 00:59									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Hydey If you get 40,000 emails from porno sites, have you then been spammed?

Or you could say you've been "oversexed".

	03-05-2003 11:32									#25
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OK - saves are on the Apolyton server via the upload feature. The Ministers have been PMed the links. The links work, I have just tried them. I have plenty of room for PMs, so they should work, If not I have no idea what more I can do. Emailing the save, posting it here with a password, uploading it secretly and PMing the links... what else is there?

* MrWhereItsAt REALLY hopes this works

	03-05-2003 22:01									#26
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If *any* of the Ministers got the save, they could try sending it to the others.

	03-05-2003 22:30									#27
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Yeah, thank God, shade sent it to me.

Maybe from now on I'll just vicariously receive it from him.

	03-05-2003 23:41									#28
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quote: Originally posted by CannonFodder Yeah, thank God, shade sent it to me. Maybe from now on I'll just vicariously receive it from him.

Good work, Shade!

	04-05-2003 01:48									#29
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quote: Originally posted by cavebear Good work, Shade!

thx Cavebear for the brilliant idea

	04-05-2003 02:36									#30
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quote: Originally posted by shade thx Cavebear for the brilliant idea

I'm a Gordian Knot Specialist. LOL!