Nobody expects the Chinese Inquisition: Isabella of China

[Gaspar]

Early map speculation is early. :neenernee

Perhaps, but if you've ever lurked me before the one constant is paranoia. Since we haven't started yet only Bob can be out to get me. Later on we can substitute Commodore or mackoti for Bob.

[Mardoc]

only Bob can be out to get me

[novice]

Though why she's wearing the Argentina shirt is beyond me.

I know, that shirt clearly belongs on the floor.

EDIT: And just to contribute, I think Cylindrical is an option for the inland sea map script, and world wrap is easy to change in the worldbuilder file as well.

[Ichabod]

I support "Arroz Frito" as the capital name, especially because it's pretty hilarious for a portuguese speaker (yes, I know it's in spanish, but it happens to be the same in portuguese).

I also agree that the place for an Argentina shirt is in the floor, stomped to oblivion ! Brazilians and Argentinians don't like each other very much. It's a national tradition or something. But since I live closer to Buenos Aires then Brasilia, I actually like Argentina.

[Gaspar]

I know, that shirt clearly belongs on the floor.

EDIT: And just to contribute, I think Cylindrical is an option for the inland sea map script, and world wrap is easy to change in the worldbuilder file as well.

Agreed, and it'll be the first thing I check.

I support "Arroz Frito" as the capital name, especially because it's pretty hilarious for a portuguese speaker (yes, I know it's in spanish, but it happens to be the same in portuguese).

I also agree that the place for an Argentina shirt is in the floor, stomped to oblivion ! Brazilians and Argentinians don't like each other very much. It's a national tradition or something. But since I live closer to Buenos Aires then Brasilia, I actually like Argentina.

Arroz Frito it is. I generally prefer Brazilian players to Argentinian ones, for what its worth. I think I might just agree with whatever she thought, though.

Start upcoming...

[Gaspar]

Well, that's quite literally the least we could be shown. More later, just want to get these up so everyone can comment.

Here's the settings:



Nothing too out of the ordinary. Tropical is odd, but I doubt it means much, its probably heavily edited.

I don't really get all the fancy wrap/camera tricks that everyone is doing these days, whenever I try to use the Free Camera I just end up in a spin I can't get out of, but if it works the same way it does in FFH, we have flat wrap as would be expected and a rough guesstimate would have us in the NW quadrant of the map.

Comments to follow.

[Gaspar]

Not sure if its worth throwing up a sandbox off this little info. I'm inclined to move the warrior to the PH forest simply because I think we're in the NW corner and anything the warrior reveals will be revealed by settling, so might as well start moving away a bit to see what's there. SIP seems to be the only realistic option, although annoyingly, that misses those furs. Working the PHF while building a worker seems like the right choice. Research could be set to Hunting for the Deer and eventual Furs though instinctively I think I still want to start with BW.

Unless someone objects, I'll start with that and do the sandbox after settling, since we'll have a bit more territory revealed. I will give an hour or so for comments before doing that - I know TT has cricket on Sundays so we're unlikely to get the turn around a second time today regardless.

[Mardoc]

That's pretty much what I was thinking, too. Would be nice to grab the furs when Hunting isn't prohibitive...but probably not worth losing a forest and a turn for.

I think I would still stick with BW first, we've got to build the worker and farm the corn and maybe floodplains before we need Hunting - but especially as spiritual, we want to be into Slavery ASAP. Subject to the question of ETA, of course. I think I remember that, with a worker path like that we'd have time for both BW and Hunting.

[novice]

So do you take micro advice from global lurkers too? If so...

Here is some advice:
[SPOILER]It's really really good though.[SPOILER]Working the deer is better than working the plains forest hill.

Here's another option that's normally quite good, but maybe not in this case:[SPOILER]Grow to size two while researching BW and whip the first worker. Only a viable opening with China. But in this case, you get the worker faster from working the uber deer tile.

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[Gaspar]

Interesting thought there novice.

Realized the deer tile was better after I realized I had a 2-hammer city center.

I had a similar opening in PBEM14 - built a warrior while researching BW, whipped the first worker and chopped out the second. Maybe I do need a Sandbox after all.