*Spoiler* Rule the World II (BTS)
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This is the Rule the World II Beyond the Sword Pitboss Spoiler for Egypt.
Ruler is Ramesses II(Spiritual, Industrious) UU is War Chariot UB is Obelisk (replaces Monument): Gives +1cpt & can turn 2 citizens into priests Starting picks: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Shot0001-2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...enShot0002.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Shot0003-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Shot0004-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Shot0005-1.jpg Linkage below: Oppenent Finding Thread -> http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/to...?TOPIC_ID=4848 Open Thread -> http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/to...?TOPIC_ID=4868 |
You'll have to turn on the gold tile view as well. I got a lot of gold from Saudi desert tiles, perhaps it's still there.
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I see one gold bar there, Looks like no Arabia this time
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I believe the map was rebalanced after the Warlords game, so it's likely that the Arabian pennisula changed. It looks pretty worthless to me right now. I would have thought that a lot of those desert tiles would have oil at least.
My biggest issue atm is that copper and iron are quite far away. We are starting with 2 settlers, 1 worker, and 2 warriors. So I'm not sure if I should beeline for the copper to my NE or settle S and get more health resources (cow). I'm leaning towards beelining for the copper (2T S of the copper, on the hill) as it guards against India to the East and I can fit more cities to its West and SW. |
(Belated Thursday update)
Moving along. Settled on the spot and towards the copper. Meet IanDC and I can see Akots borders. Popped 3 huts and got about 100g total + scout from them. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...enShot0008.jpg ---------- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...enShot0009.jpg ---------- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...enShot0010.jpg |
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I'm not sure if this split is fair. In RTW I indian lands were really good. Besides, if you want to have good use of him as an ally, he has to expand into China, not into you. As it is now, you only have gold, ivory and wines as luxuries. You can get south of egypt (hopefully, to grab all the floodplains along the nile), and Iraq and the arab peninsula. You have to be lucky to grab Carthage or Greece, and Turkey and Armenia are pretty poor. This split doesn't leave you with much.
Unless the arab peninsula is modded into something good. Could you post a tile yield view? |
No, the arab pennisula is not very good, however, I won't be able to stretch into Iran anyways as he has a town there already and its too far from my capitol atm. I don't believe I could get in that way strongly until after 1000AD anyways. I think I need to take all of N Africa down to the jungles as well as hold off others from the East, so this is a start in that direction. If the East can be peaceful, then my holy city can generate the cash needed for the units that will take on the Mali.
Also, the Mali have to kill me if they are going to be competitive in this game, so this war is inevitable imho. |
Well then, then I'd ask for dyes (you know, for theatres) as compensation. The other dyes happens to be in Mali ;)
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Quick update:
2 warriors built in the capitol, now have a settler cued up. Research AGR, then will go mining, masonry, or AH for horses (WC's) Also, IanDC contacted me via PM, and I will respond tomorrow. Busy with the kids tonight. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...enShot0011.jpg ---------- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...enShot0012.jpg |
Wow, that's quite a stretch between city 1 and 2. Just doing a land/resource grab?
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That was the closest copper or iron. While WC's are good against Axes, I still need Axes to defend against swordsman as well as the copper for Macemen later.
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Quick update:
3rd city just founded, S of capitol, named after a famous American style restaurant in Cairo :) 5 turns till bronze, then probably Masonry so I can quarry the rocks near the 2 main cities or Meditation for religon spread + research boost. With the monument due next turn in the Muslim holy city, I'll run a priest in town so I can get my great prophet. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...enShot0013.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Shot0014-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Shot0015-1.jpg |
My video card croaked before Christmas and we were away for most of Christmas vacation, so my updates have been slim. I will try to update tonight for the next turn.
I've finished the Pyramids in Memphis at around 1460BC. My trait bonus + stone + mined copper made it pretty easy. I also popped a Great Prophet and built the Muslim holy shrine. However, Islam has only spread to 1 town of Akots (none of mine). I still have to hook up Memphis to Thebes and Lucilla, but I have 4 workers so that should happen soon. Politically, I'm allied with Akots, RoP with Dandridge, Ynnek, and a few others. Still cool to cold with IanDC. I still think he has to kill me to be a factor in this game, so Lucilla is now strictly building WC's. However, I don't have many (about 3 or 4) so my power curve is pretty poor wrt him. I have to work on that and start spitting out some Axes/Spears to go with the WC's. Akots is at war with China and Russia (Dandridge). Apparently he's doing well vs Russia but at a stalemate vs China. I've gifted him 1 axe to help, and will do more once I even things out with IanDC. |
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