(October 1st, 2013, 08:36)DMOC Wrote: With the options considered, I am strongly in favor of Option 2. My understanding is that MIT will start on another worker on turn 50, but due to the chop we'll have a new option to build on turn 52. We desperately need defense units out there, and even one chariot can do wonders for barbarian protection.
-Good catch on putting overflow into settler, I didn't think of that for CM. But I think we do want to grow to size 5 and perform a 2-pop whip on turn 55.
-So next turn (turn 50(!)), worker actions are straightforward. Do them, THEN found Stanford (starts on a warrior, right?). We can keep our warriors nearby if needed. CM puts 1 turn into settler, MIT into a worker.
Random thought: what are team My Little Marathon Pony doing? They still don't have a second city founded?
Random thought 2: Diplo situation seems interesting now. Unfortunately there's nothing concrete we can do this early, but perhaps by turn 100...
I agree with MIT go Worker#5(T52)->Warrior(T54) ... Warrior(T57)->Chariot(T58) with one chop. We need fogbust city#4 location and protect MIT from NorthWest (Cow tile is vulnerable), so we can use more warriors. One other thing - unit costs could be a factor, but we should be able to complete writing on T61.
- I didn't build PH mine, so I had to put overflow from settler to settler, just to complete granary in 1 turn. You did use same trick with PH mine and max overflow from warrior in your sim. Everything else is similar: grow CM to size#5 in 3 turns, put another turn and chop into settler on T54, whip 2pop on T55, Settler on T56, Granary on T57.
- Yes. Stanford starts warrior and switch to granary on T54, complete granary on T57 and finish warrior after. Stanford grow to size2 on T59 and keep growing fast with granary help. Warriors should stay at current position for some time (T54-T55) before Stanford borders expand and we don't need 'Dave' (on wheat) to spawnbust on wheat anymore.
Diplo situation.
Well, I still think we should start negotiation NAP or maybe even borders agreement with CareBears right now. It would be perfect if we agree to NAP till T80 (M&M has same timing with India), but CareBears could smell something if we ask them NAP till T80 specifically.
Our timing for copper isn't good, we need that NAP.
Another thing, we put our EP on M&M(our long term ally) right now instead of India(could be our worst enemy). It make sense to talk about NAP right now. Maybe talk about borders agreement as well.
As much as I'd like to put EP back on CareBears, we can't do it before secure longer NAP with them and knowing their level of agression in settling toward us.
Lets ask them for longer NAP (I'd guess they agree) and ask would they be interested in talking about border agreement (I'd guess they don't).