[Spoilers PB27] REM tries to get a handle on this mod

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

I jumped in to get a look around. Forgot to turn in tech last turn, had a lot of family stuff last night. I now however have 3k in the bank to play with however, might make taotao paranoid as I also sat my Cossack stack in novogorod which he is keeping an eye on with his archer. I may move them around for the hell of it, see if he tries to keep tabs on them. No threatening moves seen from him.

With the factories coming in I am ahead of GA Gavagi again, just behind taotao (although like 500 behind him, a fair chance with the new dikes he will have more MFG than me). IW due in 3 turns, which I wanna go straight into the SoL on. Pre wonder modifiers it'll be making around 180hpt.

Taotao took sci meth last turn after 1ting mono... He is boosting through for... Something. Unsure what. Does he know the spy has been lost from communism? If he wants SP he kinda needs it before the end of this GA. If it is the physics scientist he may be able to usurp it, but I could probably snatch it too. I can currently 3t it, and will start putting tech into it. It may be the GG from facism with the new communism prerestquite which I would definitely want, however this requires MS which he does not have (nor do I)

Hmm. So irritating I forgot to turn on tech. Would be irritated to loose the scientist due to that. I can of course bulb to help me, and currently at my disposal I have 2 scientists (one born this turn) and 2 merchants, with a 2 person GA next and no wishes re civic switches. I could live with loosing the physics GS. I could not loose the GG and be happy. The new improved military academy is just too good to consider that. I am now 3xp from a natural 5th GG thanks to my piracy! Hard finding targets for him that I don't mind pissing off (sorry plako)

The main thing to note is I am really running out of settling land. Might struggle to use the 5 settlers on the eastern galleons. Just the 1 tile islands left now really, and a few islands dtay has mostly claimed. I might share one a little with him, he has a vested interest to not war with me for routes given that gavagi will be a bigger concern of his, and he borders taotao quite closely now.

Do I fire a GA? I am thinking would be best to wait until I can try and get a non GM/GS GP from my HE city. This would need a few other buildings like a factory etc for the GP slots though. So GA in about 5-10 turns I guess when levees mostly up and Specialists sorted.

Main thing that could help my economy is the forbidden palace I am planning just above plako. I would imagine this would cut expenses by 100ish a turn (hopefully) the courthouse will be built EoT and I should chop it out in about 5-10 turns.

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

Taotao took his boosted route to physics. To be expected, the free GP is good. He can 2 turn it currently (well when I played, he might be able to turn on science to 1t it). I'll snap at his heels and make him rush there. Would have been a coin flip opportunity if I had remembered to turn on sci the turn before. I still took democracy though, getting the SoL ASAP is priority. IW completes this turn, so shall start putting some serious hammers down.

I had had a plan to burn the 2 GSs by bulbing physics x 2 and getting it in the interturn, although it looks like taotao anticipated this and can now complete the tech in 1T. So here's the question - is it worth burning the 2 GSs or not, for a 50% chance of nailing down the free GS...

I am due another GP in 4 turns from captive, which is when I would like to throw a golden age. I would be left with about a 25% chance of this being another GM and thus unable to throw the GA... Decisions.

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

Burnt the scientists. Lets live a little. 25% chance of really regretting that. (actually I suppose 12.5% chance as 50% chance of getting the GS)

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

AAANNNNDDDDD.... (its loading, this game is taking anywhere between 2 and 5 minutes to load for me now!)

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

Boo. Taotao got the GS. Now heres hoping I can go golden in 3t...

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

Anyone ever have this? Happened when I settled Shanghai. How can I be OOS with myself?!

[OT4E]

Host in pitboss has his own sync number but it is not shown.

P.s: Sid cannot let Shanghai be on 1 tile island.

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

Host in pitboss has his own sync number but it is not shown.

P.s: Sid cannot let Shanghai be on 1 tile island.

Login/out wokred fine. It named itself Cherokee on the reload. Bizarre names now ahoy!

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

So big news is loosing the physics scientist. Due to stupidity more than anything, I forgot to turn on tech a couple of turns ago which would have allowed me to have him. Nevermind.

Taotao is spiking power again, but I still just can't see him attacking. He has been just so cautious throughout the game. As long as I seem catch able I think he will wait.

Due to my inexperience at this era I am now doing a round of factories as they are twice as powerful as I thought and about half as polluting. Unfortuately this does delay serious military capability by a few turns, but my HE city already has enough prod to continuously 1t infantry currently for example. I will hold a factory in my IW city which is currently making 72 * 2.5 hammers from its produce, and is already a little unhealthy. It will dry build the SoL in 7 turns. Very excited for this. After I will get a factory and some health buildings pre the pentagon.

A few infantry to my weaker north should cement me in place here. Still searching for that couple more XP for my next GG.

Where to for the next tech? I'm feeling military science. It's needed for facism and the lovely new MA. Gives me a lot of overflow to play with too. Could probably 1T biology next turn too if facism is not at risk. Communism I will get to be economical with techs pre facism if possible. Still need railroad, and artillery is actually available to tech now. I could be saved from going down the route to combustion and the oil unhealth for quite a while if I go through the fission route to power my ships. Although now I think about it I didn't see any uranium popping up, but I didn't exactly check. Will pop back in shortly for this.

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

So I thankfully got a GS and fired a GA. Need to jump back in later if possible to spend some time counting GPP and working out which cities I should strive to get extra in during the GA. Still have a GM left, I should be able to spawn a GS no issue but a different third GP might be awkward.

Decided down the biology route. Extra food will be useful as taotao has overtaken me in CY, although I am not working much food in my new cities (either improved tiles or specialists), and I have a lot of unhealth with my factories/coal plants coming online. This still needs to be addressed. It will also make final planning much easier to do too.

Taotao is going down the assembly line route. He seems to be catching up. I am quite maxed out GNP wise with my current setup, there is little else I can add. His dikes with their extra 2hams1commerce are to blame for this I feel. Because I want to ensure the wonders I stopped going for the SoL and switched to the pentagon. I feel I can pick up both in Novogorod. It is making 91 base hammers, with a 200% modifier pre wonder modifiers. It can get the pentagon which is 1250 hammers in 5 turns. So unless taotao can 3 turn it (very doubtful now he is out of GA, and has not got a factory/power plant ready) I will have it. Even burning a GE would only get him half of the cost. Unless he has a good IW city (I haven't checked if he has built this tbf) it is mine IMO. Then I will be able to switch back to the SoL and finish it in 3-4 turns.

I settled the GG in my HE city, currently getting 6xp inf there. Without a power plant it is making more hammers than 1 inf a turn. Not sure what to do about this. I wanted to put a military academy there for the drill and 1xp, but it seems pointless if I would not benefit from the hammer boost.

I am almost 100k behind taotao in power now. Should be able to catch up with the GA and the power plants though.