THE CAMPAIGN for the technology of ...

James Adams · February 19, 2002, 08:04

INVENTIONS, what we want is INVENTIONS, when do we want it NOW!

shade · February 19, 2002, 09:28

Shade

Gramphos · February 19, 2002, 09:35

Hu?

Should I include a path for Inventions in our next research poll?
That would be something like
Horseback Riding - Masonry - Writing - Literacy - (Currency) - Construction - The Wheel - Engineering - Invention

3 differnet paths, I suggest that you vote for any of them
(Horseback Riding - The Wheel, Masonry - (Currency) - Construction or Writing - Literacy)

MrWhereItsAt · February 19, 2002, 09:41

Don't you think we're a leetle too small to commit public spending on a wonder of that magnitude? Why if this were a democracy then the people would be up in arms. As it's a Despotism then I personally, as a minor dignitary, will do all the string-pulling I can to ensure our people are defended with Pikes first. Which basically means I vote for them. Oh the power.

Marquis de Sodaq · February 19, 2002, 10:24

Ah, but the caravans enter the scene with trade. Then wonders are a cinch to build! Especially if we have a few more cities on our continent dedicated to camel breeding...

shade · February 19, 2002, 11:44

So if we compile all this there are 4 units that are quite important and will make us a lot stronger:
-camel(trade) so we can get tradebenifits and wonderbuilding
-Diplo what's better then a nice diplo in every city as defence against barbs or as bringers of enlightenment for foreign troops(read conversion)
-horses so we can explore at higher speed
-pikemen??(defence...

I have never used these...what's their use actually??...

)

Shade

Gramphos · February 19, 2002, 11:54

Quote:

Originally posted by shade
-pikemen??(defence...

I have never used these...what's their use actually??...

)

As a Phalanx, but they have double defense against mounted units.

Gramphos · February 19, 2002, 11:56

Now I want an answer, should the path to Invention be inlater research polls?

Zealot · February 19, 2002, 12:03

Well, in really later polls, yes, sure.

We're in ancient times, for crying out loud!

Gramphos · February 19, 2002, 12:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Zealot
Well, in really later polls, yes, sure.

We're in ancient times, for crying out loud!

That's why it aint in the current poll, but why this thread?

Marquis de Sodaq · February 19, 2002, 13:47

Quote:

Originally posted by Gramphos
As a Phalanx, but they have double defense against mounted units.

Actually, defense is multiplied by 1.5 versus units with move=2, hp=1, fp=1. Elephants, chariots, horsemen, knights, and that's all.

Gramphos · February 19, 2002, 14:39

Quote:

Originally posted by Marquis de Sodaq

Actually, defense is multiplied by 1.5 versus units with move=2, hp=1, fp=1. Elephants, chariots, horsemen, knights, and that's all.

Well, I just read what it said in the Civilopedia. I almost never use them either.

shade · February 19, 2002, 17:30

was just beeing kinda sarcastic...by the time foreign troops end up with horse/elephant/... next to my cities they mostly are already defended by a musketeer or so...

Shade

Vlad Antlerkov · February 19, 2002, 22:11

Re pikemen ability: Seems to work against howitzers. Though I have no idea why any sane player would have pikemen in the modern age...

shade · February 20, 2002, 11:55

Quote:

Originally posted by Vlad Antlerkov
Re pikemen ability: Seems to work against howitzers. Though I have no idea why any sane player would have pikemen in the modern age...

Ever thought of how that would look like a pikemen vs Howitzer?
KABLOEIIIIIEEEEE and there is a hole in the pikemen

Shade

Shaka Naldur · February 20, 2002, 17:11

what is this thread for?

invention?

a little to early, we still don´t have horseback riding

that´s what we need know

MrWhereItsAt · February 20, 2002, 20:05

Yeah, Invention comes later. Invention is way too far ahead (literacyu + 3 more!)

MBloomIII · February 20, 2002, 20:25

Hey!

What's the good of a Democracy if we can't b1tch and complain about something unattainable.

MrWhereItsAt · February 21, 2002, 07:09

No good at all... As long as the one's with some sense can b*tch too.

(Do I really need to censor that? Where in the world is the verb "b*tch" considered rude?)

Zealot · February 21, 2002, 07:31

USA

James Adams · February 22, 2002, 07:48

This is for later polls, but I wanted say what I think is the most important ancient/medieval tech with it we will be great! It is the second most important tech in the game, the most important being Mobile warfare!

WE MUST GET INVENTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!