Archduke and Emperor K team thread

[TheArchduke]

No time for settlers on your end, you need to focus on development.

I will try a settler round and occupy the island to your west myself.

Storing horseman is a good idea on your end. The more the better.

Traders come after that.

[TheArchduke]

A lot of time was spent agonizing over Monarchy or Merchant Republic first.

As I want to setup some medieval walls chops, Monarchy first. Only Policy which is mandatory at this point is Meritocracy.

Unsure about how to proceed. Not gonna get Bombards for the eureka, so gonna hard research this.

I am considering a strong beeline for Oxford University at this point with chops prepared in Alschwangen.


Also I consider forfeiting the crappy Great Scientist, I am going to get.

   

[TheArchduke]

No screenies.

Passed on subpar GS, someone else can have him.

Next infrastructure round then 4 settlers with exploration in 4 turns.

[Emperor K]

Alright, just chopped out my ampitheater and getting some builders out over the next couple of turns.

First horseman is on the assembly line, and traders are also on the list. Theocracy will be the next goal and after builders and traders more cities will join in the horse production.

Almost done with printing so I will be close the calvary. How many do you think I need?

[TheArchduke]

Many.

I will do my turn now, but the two other teams have made a new DoF.

Which means a high chance China and Rome will look to attack us if we look weak.

[TheArchduke]

Priorities:

   

Dof with China, if rejected we will go full war mode.

If China and Rome DoFed England after the VA was finished we are in bad shape.
If they DoFed before that, they are stupid and we are in bad shape.


Reasoning?

China and Rome had a huge army, whilst England and Nubia got severly downsized whilst taking down Khmer/Kongo. If they think we are the weaker prey they will come to us. I doubt their huge army will sit around.

1.) Your milpower needs to go up, meaning horses and cossacks ASAP.
2.) Even more quadriremes for me, we might also consider saving up money on your end and preparing mass ship upgrades on my end.
3.) Watch England and Nubia for any sign that they turn their whole army around to face us.

I could be skitterish, especially Woden loves to go builder mode whilst the game runs away from him.
But stranger things have happened.

You need to research and hook up niter, i have none, you have 2.

   

Also 3 medieval wall chops up next turn with 150% bonus. If we get a DoF, settlers, if not great scientists projects, yes, 3 of them, maybe even more.

   

I need to watch the eastern approaches, any attack over the Isthmus is suicidal, so I need way more ships and a canal city, so I will focus on one settler at the least.

   

And if Sulla/Singaboy would have landed the VA and they had a DoF with England/Nubia, I would recommend a concession.

In any case my wish scenario of a huge battle between S/S and C/W has not come to fruition, which is BAD. Real bad.

[TheArchduke]

Emperor K, we not only have a rejected DoF by China, we also have an attack on Seoul which hurts not only me, but Rome primarily but less.

   

Which means they are happy to hurt themselves to hurt us.

Why they do this when England finishes the VA is beyond me.

But this means we are almost assured a war with them soon, why else a DoF with them and not us. Do you remember when we signed the Dof? Can´t find it on a quick glance.

So from now on:

- NO spending whatsoever for both of us, we will need any money for upgrades we can get, I did 2 crossbowmen upgrades and 2 caravels and carry us beyond siege tactics.

- I repeat NO spending for the next turns. If only China/Rome attacks us good, then all money goes to upgrades on my end, if movements show that England and Nubia eye us we split the monies.

- I can cover the fleet part on my end and will establish a second city on the channel pronto so I can move my fleet towards both seas in the east.

   

- I will also try for another campus and more Great Scientists projects, 2 from my capital and 2 when those workers are done in 2 turns, both will be chopped. Unfortunately my third chop was in a city without a campus (yet).

[TheArchduke]

Found your post. Turn 101? Can you check?

[Emperor K]

Ok from my posts it shows we made friends on turn 86. If you looks at Turn 85 / 86 you can see he accepted it then. So if we made a new one it would have had to have been on turn 105 or 106.

Here is some shots of my land

Finishing up a couple more builders, while I build a stable for the extra GG points. I may run a project in the whalewarsbram next to see if I can buy the next one. It is currently a little over 2k. I have 1300 so may still be able to snag it. After builders I can start horseman in those 2 cities, and Cossacks soon after.

Several granaries are almost complete. Also those cities have walls ready for chopping so builders are enroute. Swampbram is starting on unit production.

Another temple is about to complete and got my first IZ going down. WIth some builder attention shellfishbram should be able to start units after the IZ completes.

Let me know what you think of the my great general plan. I really think I need one but if the next one is also Industrial I can probably save a bunch of faith purchasing that one. 

Also my culture has finally gotten in a good place, however my science is still horrible, however you getting me all the inspirations is working out well.

[Emperor K]

I have a great writer and a great musician coming in the next few turns. I can give some more works of any sort if you can make the space for them. I don't think I will be building another theater disrtict very soon. One of my southern cities will eventually, and the capital will build an art building at some point. Niether of those are the highest priority at the moment though.