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[Something Evil]

@Something Evil: I don't see any lake with a large island, there's only rivers. You're probably thinking of the Acropolis. And remember, Zeus doesn't function exactly like Pharaoh or Caesar.

*facepalm*
That was gray, not blue.
Forget sticks and sand, A better thing would apparently be glasses.

[Boksi]

Oh yeah, I should mention that my newest housing block should, in theory, exploit the game's pathfinding a little, making water carriers and healers walk further than they normally would. In case you don't wanna do that, we can go for a more inefficient block design, but you'll have to suggest an alternative.

[mainiac]

Athens may not yet be capable of theaters or libraries, the Agora or the Parthenon but we can still establish one distinctly Athenian institution.  As the representative of the Guild of Gay Greeks, I hereby propose that we immediately establish and Athenian tradition of gay sex.  By my estimate, this will cost the city nothing but it will require we have at least one and ideally at least two goatherders among the city population.

[KaguroDraven]

Athens may not yet be capable of theaters or libraries, the Agora or the Parthenon but we can still establish one distinctly Athenian institution.  As the representative of the Guild of Gay Greeks, I hereby propose that we immediately establish and Athenian tradition of gay sex.  By my estimate, this will cost the city nothing but it will require we have at least one and ideally at least two goatherders among the city population.

Do we have to establish the Athenian tradition of Woman hateing worse than the rest of the world too? If so I vote for burning the city to the ground.

[mainiac]

Don't worry.  Athenian women will look so manly and Athenian men will look so womanly that we will end up with a country full of ultra gay men who will be totally "you go girl" feminist in support of our city's empowered butch lesbian womanfolk.

[Tellemurius]

Don't worry.  Athenian women will look so manly and Athenian men will look so womanly that we will end up with a country full of ultra gay men who will be totally "you go girl" feminist in support of our city's empowered butch lesbian womanfolk.

i must have missed this in World History class XD

[Tarran]

Don't worry.  Athenian women will look so manly and Athenian men will look so womanly that we will end up with a country full of ultra gay men who will be totally "you go girl" feminist in support of our city's empowered butch lesbian womanfolk.

Wha-... I don't... what are you...

The WTF post strikes Tarran in the head, jamming the scull through the brain.
Tarran has been struck down.

[Boksi]

Alright, I decided to just play through the first year now.


First we build some basic infrastructure. Well, the Infirmary isn't really a base need, but I built it anyway.


Migrants have arrived.


I go and expand the initial block a bit, adding an agora to distribute goods. Or at least food. Once we get some food.
I also switched into windowed mode here. I hope you don't mind.


I add a second area, cordoned off with roadblocks it'll be more notable soon enough. Right now, it's just a maintenance office and a granary. As you can see, the immigrants are moving towards the housing plots.


Now, moving to the upper-left corner, I put two dairies here and a granary. The maintenance office is there so nothing will get damaged and collapse.


And this is what will happen: The dairies will make cheese and send it to the nearby granary. The far away granary will then send deliverymen to get said cheese. And then the foor vendor from the agora can purchase said cheese and sell it to our people.


People have immigrated to our city and built their homes. We have people available to do jobs now! Look at that man on the road: He's a superintendent and makes sure buildings don't collapse or burn down.


We have goats. We have goatherds. All is good with the world.


Indeed, nothing but joyous news abound.


We now have a source of fish. That's one of our goals now made possible! We don't really have anything to sell to them, though.


The shantytown expands...


So Minos of Knossos has found out about us. Fuck off old yak, this land is ours now.


See that little guy with a yellow shield around the Sea of Crete? He is an "Enemy army marching towards your city". And here we are, with no military, no way to raise an army, not even walls. Just a bunch of huts. How can we possibly win?

Let's pass some time...


Yeah, usually you can lose once and just be made a vassal and forced to pay tribute, but this time I either win, or lose the game. See that middle option there?


Bribing the enemy may be dishonorable and cowardly, but it's the only way not to get a game over.


Some good news arrive, as well.


Another trading partner! Completely useless, but at least they won't attack us.


UH


OH

I guess old Minos really has it in for us.


He really does.


Noooo Stostonikos! Why did you have to go near the minotaur?


Our cheese production is finally kicking into gear. The goats have grazed long enough to be milked. Is this not what every man aspires for? Cheese!


Worst. Invasion. Ever.


Oh hey, that's our fleece goal possible, and our housing goal also possible because homesteads require food, water, culture and fleece and we can now provide all those things.


We can build trading posts and trade with our allies. Should we do so, though? We have no way of earning money right now. It might be better to just give a lot of surplus cheese away and then request fish and fleece instead.


Anyway, that's the conclusion of the year 800 BC. Later on we'll take things in smaller chunks, maybe, but as it is there's not many decisions to make. Feel free to complain now. Examples of things to complain about would be how long this post is and how little I actually wrote.

Spoiler: Current Demands (click to show/hide)

Houses - We have plenty.
Goatherds - Six out in the field.
Goats - Quite a flock, but threatened by the minotaur.
Gay Sex - Being implemented. Our population shall be sustained by immigration.

Spoiler: Current Map (click to show/hide)

[mainiac]

Excellent work.  The city is shaping up more or less along the lines of our wildest dreams.  Maybe we should dream bigger.

How long until our city can start producing seamen?  Athens was famous for pursuing that lifestyle.

[EuchreJack]

Obviously, one of your citizens tried to milk the minotaur.  Didn't work out so well, huh?

Or maybe your citizen just wanted a date...

[Miggy]

This great. I'm an avid player of Caesar3, Pharaoh and emperor, although I never did try this one. I remember seeing it on the shelves though.

[Tellemurius]

im gonna be trying caesar 4 in a moment.

[Deadmeat1471]

im gonna be trying caesar 4 in a moment.

Fail.

[Sheb]

Can you produce guards yet? I remember killing a megabeast once with them (looooots of them). Other than that, I'd suggest building another "wing" like the first one, for more housing. You cannot get too much housing. Also, more goats.

[Tellemurius]

im gonna be trying caesar 4 in a moment.

Fail.

why fail? i heard it was good.