[SPOILERS] Jowy & Stampy

[MindyMcCready]

Hah Mindy, looks like I really got to you
Here's hoping the effects aren't limited to just psyche, but also gameplay.

You might have . I'm a hothead though.

Good luck on your war.

[MindyMcCready]

I like your fight Any opp for a screenshot or two?

+1

[Jowy]

Made peace with Commodore. Not before he stole two workers of mine though.
I knew he could take them, but I figured I should try to get a chop in for Virmire, maybe Commodore would understand.
Not that I would ever refuse 2 free workers myself, so it wasn't a big surprise that he took them.



One pic to rule them all!
I expect Commodore to stay out, but AT will be back.
I could move my main stack out to meet TT and leave my core cities defenseless, but I decided against it.
I don't have anything to destroy his stack with, he would just go for another city.
If I move to save Feros, then move back to defend Eden Prime, then I will still lose Feros, but also my fortify bonus.
Plus of course even if I save Feros, AND TT stays there, my core cities would get captured by AT eventually.

[Jowy]

Mindy I want to say that my war declaration on you guys was nothing personal.
If I wanted it to be personal, I would have gone for TT
Which in the end would have been the better choice I think, but with the information I had it was you.

[MindyMcCready]

You bestowed the Gift of Battle. What could be better than that?

[Jowy]

Bigger (now playing for TT) retreated his stack to the fog and asked for a spice from me. Uh, sure buddy, spice for peace I'll take that deal!
I'm sending my spy to his lands to check out where his stack is heading. I have cultural vision on AT's stacks because they are in the border cities.

Virmire is now down to 0% cultural defenses. 2M will attack next turn if he ever will.
I got three more units to defend it since last turn. Will have two more next turn, and two more the turn after that.
Meanwhile I've gotten some pikemen built in my core cities so knights won't be as effective anymore.

[Jowy]

Noticed Bigger had 10 score decreases last turn. Drafting, emergency whipping or both? I'll check his civics next turn, can't log-in now because I'm playing on the first half.
I know he did revolt three civics last turn, but I don't remember which.
Best case scenario he's going to be in a fight against someone else, though I still find it unlikely.

Note to self, also check demos next turn.

[Jowy]

Okay here's a crazy theory.
Bigger/TT have been building their army for a while, they should have a good stack by now.
Bigger/TT have been trading with Cornflakes/Q a lot lately.
They both know what troops AT has and where they are located.
When Bigger/TT stack disappeared last turn, AT went into a score decrease spree. Coincidence?
AT's lands are worth much more than mine.

What if they go for AT 2v1?
It's a super longshot, but I'm sure as hell hoping for it because that sounds really entertaining.

[Jowy]

Bigger isn't running slavery or nationhood anymore. I suppose he just wanted to go full tech mode when he got the reigns.
2M accepted my peace offer. For at least a moment, we're at peace with everyone!



This is the hard part.. what now?
Whatever I do, I'm dead when they start drafting rifles.
Meanwhile I could try to somewhat recover, but I'm not winning this. There's just no way.
Then again, I can't believe I survived a 1v4, so might as well give it a shot.

Ordered up a few workers. After all that I've only got one left
I can re-settle Noveria and settle another city between Feros and Eden Prime.
Most cities have a ton of unhappiness from whipping, Feros being the worst with 60 turns of unhappiness left.
We'll have a new GP, most likely a scientist, in about 10 turns.

Sent OB offer to 2M, for trade routes. If he doesn't accept, I'll ask someone else.
Canceled my 10 GPT and Spices deal to Cornflakes (that was for some techs way earlier).
Offered two trades, Sugar for Spices and World Map for World Map.
I'll have everyone's graphs back next turn and will post some of them here.
Spy is still trying to find Bigger's stack. I have another being built in Eden Prime.




Is that supposed to happen?

[Kyan]

Not sure what you're referring to. That the statue has been built with only 2 monuments? That's likely because, at one point, there were three but you've lost a city since then.

If you mean the large culture figure, don't forget that they double after x amount of turns (maybe 50? I can't recall off the top of my head).