Tech Thread for FFH PBEM XX

[T-hawk]

There was some game a long while ago, where players could choose 1 technology anywhere in the tech tree.

That was Mao's Muse, here. http://www.realmsbeyond.net/civ/c4tourne...sults.html (Unless you mean a FFH game somewhere.)

It was before BTS, but the general consensus was that Democracy and Communism were the two powerhouse options, and BTS only makes each of those more powerful.

Rifling was used only in unofficial shadow plays, but I remember somebody (besides Jabah, and not me) tried it and won conquest around 1 AD. In multiplayer, I think you'd pretty much have to choose Rifling or lose to somebody who did.

[Amelia]

I almost clicked the spoilers before i realized it was a game i'm in, urgh.

I think i'll bow out from this though.

Tasunke: You can't make Infantry without Rifling as well =) Unless you want early factories...

[HidingKneel]

There was some game a long while ago, where players could choose 1 technology anywhere in the tech tree.

If I call infernal pact, can I switch to Hyborem on turn 1?

On the suggested tweaks to speed up the early game: how about starting with whatever the AI gets on deity difficulty? (Don't remember offhand what it is...)
The "free shade" idea I also like, since it forces an interesting choice from the get-go.

[Tholal]

I'd be interested in joining this game, though I have little interest in playing with the Last Days option. Otherwise I'm pretty open to any game option.

I like the idea of starting with workers and/or an extra settler. A starting Shade sounds interesting as well.

[Tasunke]

I almost clicked the spoilers before i realized it was a game i'm in, urgh.

I think i'll bow out from this though.

Tasunke: You can't make Infantry without Rifling as well =) Unless you want early factories...

Doh! Rifling it is then

[Tasunke]

I can see how Communism could be a powerhouse Tech (state property) ... but why is Democracy also? Universal Suffrage? But then why aren't the Pyramids OP

[Lewwyn]

I can see how Communism could be a powerhouse Tech (state property) ... but why is Democracy also? Universal Suffrage? But then why aren't the Pyramids OP

Emancipation. Make everyone else unhappy, grow your cottages twice as fast.

[Tasunke]

I see now ...

I wonder what would happen if 1 took Democracy, 1 took Communism, and 1 took rifling

[T-hawk]

Emancipation. Make everyone else unhappy, grow your cottages twice as fast.

Also the synergy of Universal Suffrage with Emancipation, getting hammers from the quick towns. Also the Statue of Liberty once you can afford to build it, perhaps Great Engineered.

I see now ...
I wonder what would happen if 1 took Democracy, 1 took Communism, and 1 took rifling

The Democracy player better make it to Feudalism in one heck of a hurry, before a single rifleman arrives to stomp all over his civ, and even then it'll take three longbows to kill any choking rifleman.

[Tasunke]

I see you would want to be the one taking Democracy