RBP3 - [SPOILERS] - Team DIM (Mehmed of HRE)

[Ilios]

Thanks for motivating me guys.

Even in my morose state yesterday, I managed to do some diplo.

I caught Morgan of France in a chat yesterday:

7:38 PM me: good
our alliance would like to offer you to join
7:39 PM DMOC,Rash: can you name the members>?
me: India/Egypt/Aztec/Portugal/HRE/Ottomans/England/Carthage
7:40 PM DMOC,Rash: wow, lots of peeps
me: we will have Alphabet on T63
DMOC,Rash: what are the terms?
7:41 PM me: well, we'd like to start saving gold now
as soon as Alphabet comes in, all cheap techs are traded around
7:42 PM then everyone researches one of the important techs
Monarchy/Currency/Maths et
etc
the gold saved now will allow you to fund 100% research to speed up things
7:43 PM a couple of us are already researching the important military techs like HBR and IW
7:45 PM we will be signing NAP's with every member ofcourse
the only real condition is that you send out units asap to meet the other members
7:46 PM you still there?
me: so what else would you like to know?
8:45 PM DMOC,Rash: any writen treaties floating about?
me: erm, not sure what you mean
can you give an example?
8:46 PM DMOC,Rash: no team have drawn up a written document of the allience
me: every team has officially accepted entering the alliance
8:47 PM but if you'd want something like you mean
i'm sure that can be arranged
DMOC,Rash: well just tell me the details of it again
is it just tech sharing and naps?
8:50 PM me: sorry afk a moment
yes nap's ofcourse
and tech sharing of the ancient era techs
8:51 PM DMOC,Rash: cool. which civs wanted us to be a part of it?
8:52 PM me: well it was more of a general agreement between the founding members
8:53 PM those are India Ottomans HRE and Egypt
DMOC,Rash: Yep, i'll sign up. is it for a set time or ongoing?
8:54 PM can we all share screenshots?
me: yes ofcourse, all geographical info will be shared between the members
8:55 PM can i ask you which techs you've already researched?
and are you clse to finishing one?
DMOC,Rash: been saving gold tbh
8:56 PM me: good
if you could keep on doing this
do you have pottery?
8:57 PM DMOC,Rash: sure, pottery part researched. gonna switch to it now and slow tech
me: never mind that, you'll get it for free
just keep saving gol
do you have horses connected for chariots
8:58 PM DMOC,Rash: no horse
me: because you're going to have to scout bigtime
DMOC,Rash: you got writing
8:59 PM me: no
will be shared as well
9:00 PM DMOC,Rash: ok, have to wait on the scout. you have horse?
me: can you found near horse in the near future
DMOC,Rash: no horse on map
me: we will have horse soon
DMOC,Rash: can we trade for a chariot later?
9:01 PM i'll get some scouts out, but chariot rules
me: yeah that should be no problem
DMOC,Rash: thanks.
me: can't give you an exact ETA though
DMOC,Rash: when your ready no rush
9:02 PM me: can you already send a unit east?
DMOC,Rash: I have one going that way
me: good
once you meet up with england
9:03 PM i'll ask them to liaise for a meetup with the others

We then talked about getting his units over to meet the others asap. Bit of a problem as he has one warrior about 10 tiles to our gold tile's east, will take a while...

DMOC,Rash: will you be gifted alpha on t63?
9:30 PM me: some teams will be, if they need it to head for another tech like currency
ok
we'll have to continu this later buddy
i really have to go
9:31 PM DMOC,Rash: ok, laters
me: if you move your warrior
that's 10E from gold
if you move him ten tiles east
you'll meet england
they wil guide you to the other
DMOC,Rash: cool. thanks
me: you meeting the others is very important
9:32 PM DMOC,Rash: i send him off.
me: good
one last thing
if you meet other teams outside of the cartel
DMOC,Rash: say nothing?
9:33 PM me: don't blow them off right away
say you're considering options
say you haven't met enough teams to decide now
etc
DMOC,Rash: will do
me: stall em
ok
gotta go now
DMOC,Rash: laters
me: nice talking to you
DMOC,Rash: you too
me: lets keep in touch
9:34 PM DMOC,Rash: aye
me: later