[SPOILERS] Donovan Zoi and AdrienIer: Slümhund Millionaires!

[The Black Sword]

And this new development excessively clouds any 2-on-1 decision I'd be making regarding the endgame

You already know this, but you should try not to let the concession talk affect any of your in-game decisions at all. HAK is going to keep playing regardless and you don't need to make plays to keep his spirits up. You should do whatever you think is best for your civ. And of course it's possible HAK could change his mind in the future.

[Donovan Zoi]

Thanks for the advice, TBS. I do alot of thinking aloud in this thread in the hopes of pre-empting any suspicion about my motives -- in this case addressing what could be seen as dubious timing of an endgame alliance. But I am still not decided on whom to choose yet, as there are are compelling reasons to side with either HAK or Commodore if I want us to take an end run to victory. Those chances are paper thin, but not enough to pack it up just yet.

I guess we are past that 24-hour mark, so let me make it official: Team India is not ready to concede.

[AdrienIer]

I'm on holiday this week so if you need me to log in for you I can

[Donovan Zoi]

Hey Adrien, I'll let you know. I'm gonna have less time to brief you than I thought I would. Hopefully, I'll have time to update everything tonite.

Feel free to log in and give me your thoughts however.

[AdrienIer]

Logging in right now, I hope I won't have to react to a diplo offer

[AdrienIer]

Before logging in I was wondering if I would be able to play the turn, but even without a briefing I would have done reasonably well I think. One of the reasons is the situation in Ruffland :




I await your command

[spacetyrantxenu]

I await your command

[AdrienIer]

My Star Wars marathon is starting to show it seems

[GermanJoey]

So, MoM, Mids, and TGL captured? nice.

What's the goal for Military Science?

[Donovan Zoi]

So I finally reclaimed some lost neurons and figured out why my Civ wouldn't work...I tried to turn the .exe file into a desktop shortcut!

After the file was returned, I was able to play the turn without issue. Thanks Adrien for offering to play; I'll try to get a report up shortly.

So, MoM, Mids, and TGL captured? nice.

What's the goal for Military Science?

Yes, I have been coveting those wonders for centuries. I'll have to figure out the best way to optimize them now. One thing I plan to do right away is to go into Representation after we complete Military Science, which should give our research a decent bump.

Speaking of that, the reason I chose this tech over Steel was that HAK and Commodore were able to get their missing tech for Frigates very quickly. So I thought it would be best to go for MilSci to try and stay one step ahead on the naval front, which will make it easier to protect the continent. I will also be able to start training Grenadiers, which will be helpful against Commodore since he does not have MT (or Cavalry) yet so there's a better chance that his Rifle support will be less versatile to the point I could actually enjoy the 50% attack bonus.

However, Commodore is about to complete Corporation, meaning he'll be heading for Assembly Line next. So our window is short when it comes to a ground strategy. I am still hoping that the prospect of Grenadiers and Ships of the Line will keep Commodore at bay for the short term while we try to play catch up on the domestic front.

The last thing about MSci is that I have 2 GG's that I haven't used yet. MSCi gives us a chance to get two cities pumping out units 50% faster, which will allow us to dedicate some cities to much-needed domestic builds now that our geographic cage match with Ruff is nearing conclusion.