Closed Week #7 2017-06-19

[LadyHecate]

LOL! Back to 2 mins; no chance of winning then!

 

[Prinza the Hunter]

LOL! Back to 2 mins; no chance of winning then!

We all have some chance. In the meantime, we can talk nonsense or talk of things like:

Anyone want to talk Summer Event starting next week?

I've already started getting ready, hoarding expansions, keeping back dwellings and such won in the GE and thinking about when/if I want to advance a level.

That last one is a biggy. Advance late, and you can end up with a load of lovely buildings all of the previous age and all needing to be renovated/upgraded. I don't know about you but I find such kits are in short supply. Advance early and the things you have to build things for the quests will have to be previous age because you haven't had chance to research yet. Of course, if - like my main world - you have already decided to hang around in the age you are in for some time, it isn't an issue.

 

[joesoap]

very disappointed that the summer wheel doesnt have any military buildings this year

 

[DeletedUser108047]

bummer... seems odd given that a lot of the recent game development seems to have been to encourage or prioritise fighting

 

[vikingraider]

Summer wheel has military drummers. At least that's something.

 

[Prinza the Hunter]

I could use a drummer or three.

 

[LadyHecate]

My main city has been in CE since the Winter event so no issues there! Will be donating Goods rather than Research a Tech and with GE options rather than Scouting it should be a breeze. Just need to remember to build those Blacksmiths to knock out all those Production options.

 

[joesoap]

but with needing to gain control over 2 provinces (with no alternative) we still need to scout

 

[LadyHecate]

This is true, however, I don't mind completing the TE map despite being in CE as it gives you unattached TE troops to use in GE and/or defend your city.

 

[DeletedUser110195]

I could use a drummer or three.

Surely you jest! Oh wait, your cities are still EMA...I guess he's not completely useless by then.

 

[Prinza the Hunter]

I've managed to scout well ahead, so have provinces available.
A couple of expansions kept back (otherwise I won't resist filling them up) for a bunch of blacksmiths. Will delete a farm if I need to.
Dwellings in my inventory, likewise a culture building or two. Other old buildings to clear if necessary.
Planning to have top troops in the age by then, so will combine any fight chances with medal grabbing in the PvP Tower (not doing so well at that, this week..).

How to make sure I get a full set of the right buildings, or not care? I see on beta that some have like 3 palaces and only two towers: I guess the multipliers still work?

 

[DeletedUser110195]

I was unaware of any 'multipliers' in regards to the effects of happiness buildings, if that's something to do with premium buildings I wouldn't know, I find spending diamonds on something that will barely last one or two ages past its own to be a bad idea, even if you have a ton to spare...as you'd be better off buying the blueprints for some high end happiness GB like lotus temple, which pairs perfectly with inno tower(they really put some thought into the CE GBs)

I'd suggest my city on Dinegu for ideas on how to set up a well oiled EMA machine without premium buildings. On them and my other alt worlds I'm aiming at clearing story quests through to colonial, and make my defense utterly impossible to beat by other people of my age.

 

[Prinza the Hunter]

I ws talking of the multipliers on the Summer Event sets: the Palace and the wotsit.

 

[DeletedUser110195]

Ahh...having taken a look at it, yes, so long as every duplicate piece of the set is touching something other than a copy of itself, it will gain 1 tier of production per unique building, duplicates aren't affected in any way and you can have any number of copies directly next to each other, if something unique is touching each, they'll all get improved productions.

Also Dinegu is no longer something to look at for EMA ideas....I've decided to push it to HMA

 

[Prinza the Hunter]

posting

 

[DeletedUser110195]

 

[Prinza the Hunter]

Very good, Augustavian.

On your point about diamonds, I have used them twice:
1. Buying a theatre when I knew no better. Not that it doesn't last a while but I've never spent diamonds fot buildings or units since.
2. Buying an expansion. I'm likely to buy more expansions as I collect diamonds from the game.

I have seen many new users' villages which have obviously had lots of money spent on them, yet are pathetic. Forcing oneself to get going without spending money is very worthwhile. For a trader, it probably is worth buying a defence army, though.

 

[DeletedUser110195]

Why buy one? Earn one through GE, and then later story quests. I'm looking forward to freaking people out by having industrial units on my defense while in HMA. >=)

 

[DeletedUser110179]

This is true, however, I don't mind completing the TE map despite being in CE as it gives you unattached TE troops to use in GE and/or defend your city.

I still haven't managed to get any of those "age-ahead" troops ... although I've scouted 2 ages ahead.

 

[LadyHecate]

I still haven't managed to get any of those "age-ahead" troops ... although I've scouted 2 ages ahead.

It's not just a case of scouting ahead but completing the campaign quests associated with those advanced provinces