Unofficial: What to research next

Apocalypse · August 30, 2002, 19:10

There is a chance we will get Feudalism in a peace deal next term. This poll will not affect what we will research directly after Feudalism. The plan is to continue along with Monotheism. Most people support either Lain or Eiri so you should have no problems with this deicision. We may get Monotheism in the next set of turns. I need your thoughts to see what the next course of action should be. I will then use this information to try to come up with a compromise plan.

I. Project Lain:
1. Monotheism
2. Chivalry

II. Project Dora:
1. Engineering
2. Invention
3. Gunpowder

III. Protocol Eiri:
1. Monotheism
2. Theology
3. Education

IV. Monarchy

V. Republic

This poll will last 3 days.

This is also an area 25 thread, but I just want to make sure no one just quickly browses through and overlooks it.

Edit: Removed Feudalism from Project Lain. That is basically already researched now. I don't want to confuse anyone.

Shiber · August 30, 2002, 19:15

Project lain, to secure our future.

trickey · August 30, 2002, 19:37

Lain, then beat the other techs from our neighbors

Shiber · August 30, 2002, 19:41

Apoc, what are your thoughts on selling Feudalism (once we get it from France) to Rome for Monarchy and money and then selling Monarchy to France to return some (or hopefully, all) of the money we paid for Feudalism?

Apocalypse · August 30, 2002, 19:45

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Originally posted by Shiber
Apoc, what are your thoughts on selling Feudalism (once we get it from France) to Rome for Monarchy and money and then selling Monarchy to France to return some (or hopefully, all) of the money we paid for Feudalism?

I have always been for techwhoring. I believe it is needed for us to continue advancing. Sell Feudalism as much as possible. It will get me Monotheism faster.

Sheik · August 30, 2002, 19:52

Lain looks good.

Apocalypse · August 30, 2002, 19:55

The first 6 votes all support Monotheism next. No problem there

BTW, like I mentioned in an earlier thread, I really have no intention of going for Republic in research. I just want to see how many people would like it to see if I should include it in some compromise.

Shiber · August 30, 2002, 20:26

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Originally posted by Apocalypse
BTW, like I mentioned in an earlier thread, I really have no intention of going for Republic in research. I just want to see how many people would like it to see if I should include it in some compromise.

Now that's ministerial talk.

Anyway, I second what Apocalypse said. It'll be some time before we can actually switch to Republic without the disadvantages outnumbering the advantages so we should research what we need now.

Apocalypse · August 30, 2002, 20:32

I know I haven't been very assertive in my role as Minister of Science, but I am trying to be as unbiased as possible. I only try to get all the information out there. I view Republic as a clear no right now.

Since we will probably also trade for Monarchy soon, there is little reason to choose that.

Epistax · August 30, 2002, 23:52

Chivalry would be useless for a time. We are now in a war with two of our biggest threats- Germany and Persia. Neither of which will make much of an impact before declaring peace. This peace will put them in a 20 year contract.

We do not need knights. Others will research it, and we can pick it up from them. Researching something like education will give us the ability to make significant research on our own, and possibly outsmart someone.

The fact is, we don't need chivalry unless someone else has it. We can get it with the techs we research on the way to Education. Education leads to Democracy. The wars we need are over. We have no reasons to invade anyone.

Ninot · August 31, 2002, 00:01

Eiri!

with Education, other techs will come faster. That is guaranteed

military technological superiority isnt guaranteed.

Spiffor · August 31, 2002, 06:36

Project Eiri of course.
You know my stance : I think we won't be able to sustain knight's wars. Thus, we should rush for useful techs for the massive building that awaits us.

trickey · August 31, 2002, 06:36

Contrary to what others have said, i think knights are very necessary (sp?) to the survival of our nation. How much longer are we supposed to fight with swordsmen?

Also, this is the road to military tradition, which will bring Cavalry. Once we get cavalry, we should be able to conduct a swift, but hihly effective attack on another nation. Then, suing (sp?) for other techs.

Spiffor · August 31, 2002, 06:43

We do not need to research chivalry to get cavalry.
We don't need to know chivalry to upgrade chariots / horsemen to cavalry.

Epistax · August 31, 2002, 08:54

Weren't swordmen to lead to swift victory over french? There is no difference. We have calvary, they have riflemen. BANG. Horsie is dead. Do not pass go.

Let the mongers research those techs, then we can trade for them with $$$ or simple techs. In the mean time we can leap ahead with intelligence.

civman2000 · August 31, 2002, 09:09

Eiri!!! If we ever really need chivalry for a war we can just buy it! Hopefully, by the time we need it everyone will have it and we can buy it for cheap or research it quickly.

adaMada · August 31, 2002, 09:56

Lain! We need chivalry if we're going to last out any more wars, and when we need it I'm sure the AI will be charging a lot for it. Better to have it now and have time to build up a defensive (snicker

) army.

-- adaMada

Shiber · August 31, 2002, 10:32

Well spoken adaMada.

Vlad Antlerkov · August 31, 2002, 11:46

Get Chivalry (we'll need some knights in order to fight any wars) and then go for one of the two government techs.

Donal Graeme · August 31, 2002, 12:44

Eiri, unless we actually plan on using those knights. If we do intend to knock someone off, them go for Chivalry. I am pragmatic, and realize the AI will be all eager to go for us. But if we are careful that won't happen. We can have plenty of defensive units and stave off an attack in the first place. Should we want to go midieval on someone though, then Chivalry is the way to go. Either way, Mono should be researched or acquired next.

edit: Also, education will take away the Great Library from the Russians, which will help us tech trade with them. (they won't be able to bum techs off us)

Panag · August 31, 2002, 14:49

hi ,

project Lain

have a nice day

Epistax · August 31, 2002, 14:53

Well I must say that I am not pleased with the opinions expressed by people in this poll. Who are they planning on attacking next anyway? The fact is that you don't need horsies for defense. A knight in every city will barely do much better than a swordsman.

I would also care to note that we will not research it first, someone else will get chivalry before us.

Panag · August 31, 2002, 14:56

hi ,

what about a mix of this and the tech whoring plan , ...

have a nice day

MrWhereItsAt · August 31, 2002, 22:55

Thus it looks like Chivalry is our next target. We have Mono, Monarchy and Rep through trading. The only reason I voted for Lain ages ago was because I wanted Mono, not Chivalry. Perhaps a new poll is in order...?

Aro · August 31, 2002, 23:23

Chivalry will be good. With my paranormal powers, I can see war, war and more war in our future.

I don't want those wars, but I’m afraid that without knights we will be a sitting duck.
Gunpowder could be better, but is a long way till that, and if we can’t find saltpeter… Kaput.
This certainly deserves a new discussion.

You're right, MWIA: a new poll is in order.

Aggie · August 31, 2002, 23:36

I'd say chivalry. We need knights to spread our empire and we need an offense. We need to be able to deal lethal blows quickly. A 10 knight force can do this. We can build it and put it somewhere around gaia and then we have a powerful rapid deployment force. That can be anywhere within a turn or 2. Especially once we get engineering. However a new poll is in order and in all probabiltiy we will buy the next tech.
Aggie

Hagbart · September 1, 2002, 04:20

Lain: we need chivalry.

DAVOUT · September 1, 2002, 05:24

Aggie,

We need also Chevalry to build a mobile defence force sufficient to deter our ambitious neighbours to attack our Empire. Whether we are a builder or warmonger, I cant see how we can do without Chevalry. When we will have this force, we will probably discuss what to do with it, but right now we just need to build it.

Shiber · September 1, 2002, 05:57

Lain,
Otherwise why are we building those stupid horsemen for?

Yes, a strong mobile force is JUST what we need to protect our empire efficiently.

Aggie · September 1, 2002, 10:53

I've been trying to get a mobile force built since the end of the american war

. Hoprfully these attacks will open peoples eyes.
Aggie