Update 2: First Contact(s)
It's the Greeks!
So far they are nice...
And they just get into technological trade right away. They seem to be more religion-inclined as they had Ceremonial Burial, Mysticism AND Polytheism discovered. I have exchanged our secrets of Writing and Bronze Working in exchange for the first two, but declined the offer of Polytheism (they wanted Literacy).
(full image of the fancy Greek emblem screen!)
Why, yes! We will happily agree (mostly because I don't like archers at my borders).
How about an alliance? Let's be friends and-
Aww.
The Greek archer then went back westwards. As Emperor Alexander wasn't inclined to share his map with us, I will send one of horsemen west as well to gather some information.
PS: Just before the contact I decided to be on safe-side again and spent some cash and rushed a Phalanx in Shanghai.
6 or so turns of basically nothing exciting happening, our horseman that was sent northwards found Currency scrolls in a village.
Two turns later and he found Map Making as well. It's the same horseman that found all those Elephants. That guy's on a roll :V!
Meanwhile our little two cities continue to slowly thrive. Shanghai is building Great Library... not really to steal techs BUT to deny this benefit to other Civs. Yes I'm a mean douche like that, ehehehe.
Mr.Gibbon-whoever-that-is finished his book. We're first in techs. Greeks are second.
No wonder considering we didn't discover any other Civilizations, duh.
Few more turns later our brave horseman found an advanced village... in middle of Siberian taiga.
The thick forest all around the place will provide a neat Shield production but on other hand, the city won't grow that well with so little arable land around. We might need to-
AAAAHH dammit. Prior to this little barbarian party I saw them mutilate that Greek archer who was camping in the middle of the hills apparently.
Damn you Alexander, I bet you planned this from start.
Fortunately, this is where that Phalanx I rushed paid for himself; he easily tanked all three Horsemen with only minor damage and got promoted to
Veteran unit; this gives a +50% modifier to his Attack and Defense ratings.
After centuries of sailing around the islands in the south, the Catamaran and his trusted Elephant found these scrolls with Construction technology. The islands themselves have little special resources; only few bananas for extra food production. Time to get them westwards I guess and explore the coastline.
Aw shit. We lost the Catamaran and his buddy the Elephant. That's what I get when I try to rush the oar ships through sea.
I mean it's only 50% chance (half that with Seafaring, further half that with Navigation) but the RNG wasn't on my side this time.
Gandhi is on the map.
Gandhi is on the map!TO THE FALLOUT SHELTERS!!
After a brief discussion and exchange of our Map Making for his Warrior Code, I teach them Mysticism as well and this made them friendly enough to share their maps with us.
And indeed Indians are right next to us, with Himalayas as the natural border.
Merciful God of Civilization, protect us from Gandhi and the nukes....but he has only 2 cities. And we have Elephants. What do we do? Do we try to get to SPEEEHS before Gandhi gets to nukes, or do we take a more blunt approach to this dilemma??
I shall host a poll!
Please don't get me killed.
