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Timmah · 11-21-2008, 02:46 AM

In approximately 9.5 hours I should have a colony in 49:58

LotusLacer · 11-21-2008, 09:57 AM

i am upgrading my palace then i will try to colonize there. I seem to be really far away from everyone so it will be nice to have a colony near people

DrJ · 11-21-2008, 12:31 PM

I learned today that I can play Ikariam on my iPhone...

Timmah · 11-21-2008, 06:31 PM

cool. How is everyone doing?

exarkun1178 · 11-21-2008, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrJ

I learned today that I can play Ikariam on my iPhone...

yup, the i pone is fine,,,,blackberrys..

im coming along.my biggest hold ups.. first, im running at neg 12000. so i need to pillage a lot! 2nd, my stocks are not increasing, so i cant build up enough to upgrade my gov reds. leading to 2 islands having 25% corruption. and 3rd, action points... i simply do not have enough.

Timmah · 11-21-2008, 07:08 PM

I pretty much tossed out a level 7 colony in order to move. I think I am eventually going to move the other one too so I'm not upgrading it any more.

Buckeye Grove, Grapes 49:58.

dfa2100 · 11-21-2008, 07:47 PM

Okay, my plan, so you all know, is to create four colonies very close to one another that encompass the four resources. One will be my depot, that holds most of the resources and sells and trades them, the rest will just contribute, that way it's easier to defend the resources. Once I've got this, I'll establish my fifth colony where our alliance settlement is and send lots of resources there to trade and whatnot. It would just be hard to support one distant colony right now rather than making the distant one later.

Timmah · 11-21-2008, 09:29 PM

I'm going to do the opposite I think. I'm planning on keeping one island, my original home island, but I'm going to build up my group area colonies.

DrJ · 11-22-2008, 11:19 AM

HELP, I have some big local group attacking me

dfa2100 · 11-22-2008, 11:36 AM

What's the name of the alliance? And where are they located?

exarkun1178 · 11-22-2008, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrJ

HELP, I have some big local group attacking me

ok.. whos attacking where? what group? wha the heck do you have that they are attacking.. more infor, and ill get right on it!

DrJ · 11-22-2008, 12:11 PM

-IRH- attacked me, town jpalhais on my island, Athaos at 61:65

I sent him a diplomatic message basically tellimg him that even though it may appear I ma not a member of an alliance, I am and he will get PWNED unless he stops teh attack, and he seems to have stopped for the moment and taken only 13 pieces of gold, but I am not sure.

basically, I bluffed, but it appears to have worked for the time it takes to save me from being obliterated until we can stage a counter offensive.

xtn · 11-22-2008, 12:20 PM

Good bluff if it works. I doubt any of us could PWN him alone, much less his alliance.

For right now just:

#1. Demolish your Trading Port
#2. Set your wood chopping and wine collection high enough that you have zero net gold coming in, or even high enough to produce a negative gold flow to reduce whatever gold you have.
#3. Keep spending the wood on level upgrades as fast as you can.

In this way you will not have enough stuff to pillage, making it cost him more to come get it than it's worth.

xtn

DrJ · 11-22-2008, 12:30 PM

well, it seems I have the negative income part down...Damnit...

trading port is demolished.

exarkun1178 · 11-22-2008, 12:33 PM

that guy is big. and part of a huge alliance.. why in the world would he pick on you?

DrJ · 11-22-2008, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exarkun1178

that guy is big. and part of a huge alliance.. why in the world would he pick on you?

No idea, but I am thinking that little guy that attacked me and got OWNED had something to do with it.

exarkun1178 · 11-22-2008, 12:43 PM

he must have... note, his alliance has 77 other people in it

so , walk softly

and keep pillagable gold to a min.

exarkun1178 · 11-22-2008, 12:59 PM

whos non toxic?

exarkun1178 · 11-22-2008, 01:08 PM

im trying a new direction, i am going to try and not run negative. pillaging gets to be a lot! and so im just barely able to run in the black, with no production or research... i am up grading all taverns to get my pop up a bit so i can begin working again. maybe by Monday morning. im sure it will be short lived, but what the hey. ive spend mot of the day evening out my troops on all islands. my base will be as follows, 100 phalanx fully upgraded. 30 archers(im building 90 more now) 5 rams, 5 catapults, 5 doctors, 5 cooks. and 20 flame ships. per city. from what i ve gathered in 2 battles iv e had with much larger towns that were inactive, i would be able to hold off just about any attack for at least 10 hors with this set up. with in that time d then be able to build reinforcements. and would be far to expensive for any one to attack me. at least that what im thinking...im looking forward to steam giants and paddle wheels, but thats still some time away.

DrJ · 11-22-2008, 10:17 PM

ok, I seem to be ok for the moment, I think he recalled the 12 waves of troops he had on the way, but I do not know for how long.

11-21-2008, 12:31 PM	#163 (permalink)
DrJ Future Track Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,614	I learned today that I can play Ikariam on my iPhone... __________________ Probablistically!

11-21-2008, 07:47 PM	#167 (permalink)
dfa2100 Mors ab alto Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 1,040	Okay, my plan, so you all know, is to create four colonies very close to one another that encompass the four resources. One will be my depot, that holds most of the resources and sells and trades them, the rest will just contribute, that way it's easier to defend the resources. Once I've got this, I'll establish my fifth colony where our alliance settlement is and send lots of resources there to trade and whatnot. It would just be hard to support one distant colony right now rather than making the distant one later. __________________ Nightfall Blue, Biscuit Interior, Hardtop Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...

11-22-2008, 11:19 AM	#169 (permalink)
DrJ Future Track Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,614	HELP, I have some big local group attacking me __________________ Probablistically!

11-22-2008, 11:36 AM	#170 (permalink)
dfa2100 Mors ab alto Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 1,040	What's the name of the alliance? And where are they located? __________________ Nightfall Blue, Biscuit Interior, Hardtop Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...

11-22-2008, 12:11 PM	#172 (permalink)
DrJ Future Track Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,614	-IRH- attacked me, town jpalhais on my island, Athaos at 61:65 I sent him a diplomatic message basically tellimg him that even though it may appear I ma not a member of an alliance, I am and he will get PWNED unless he stops teh attack, and he seems to have stopped for the moment and taken only 13 pieces of gold, but I am not sure. basically, I bluffed, but it appears to have worked for the time it takes to save me from being obliterated until we can stage a counter offensive. __________________ Probablistically!

11-21-2008, 02:46 AM	#161 (permalink)
Timmah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 745	In approximately 9.5 hours I should have a colony in 49:58

11-21-2008, 09:57 AM	#162 (permalink)
LotusLacer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 143	i am upgrading my palace then i will try to colonize there. I seem to be really far away from everyone so it will be nice to have a colony near people

11-21-2008, 06:31 PM	#164 (permalink)
Timmah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 745	cool. How is everyone doing?

11-21-2008, 07:08 PM	#166 (permalink)
Timmah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 745	I pretty much tossed out a level 7 colony in order to move. I think I am eventually going to move the other one too so I'm not upgrading it any more. Buckeye Grove, Grapes 49:58.

11-21-2008, 09:29 PM	#168 (permalink)
Timmah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 745	I'm going to do the opposite I think. I'm planning on keeping one island, my original home island, but I'm going to build up my group area colonies.

11-22-2008, 12:20 PM	#173 (permalink)
xtn McLareghini Bugatterrari Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,845	Good bluff if it works. I doubt any of us could PWN him alone, much less his alliance. For right now just: #1. Demolish your Trading Port #2. Set your wood chopping and wine collection high enough that you have zero net gold coming in, or even high enough to produce a negative gold flow to reduce whatever gold you have. #3. Keep spending the wood on level upgrades as fast as you can. In this way you will not have enough stuff to pillage, making it cost him more to come get it than it's worth. xtn __________________ 2006 McLareghini Bugatterrari, Storm Titanium... <mods> installed: air horn, Scroth 4-point ASM harnesses, Sector111 halon extinguisher and mounting bracket, Von Hep exhaust and rear panel delete, Pagid brake pads, red Volks CE28n wheels, Toyo RA-1 tires, Nitron SA coilovers, Sector111 (WorksBell) quick-disconnect steering wheel kit. awaiting installation: Scroth "pull-up" lap belts, Sector111 RTD Brace, Tony's heater bypass mod, and dropped steering rack mounting plates. </mods>

11-22-2008, 12:30 PM	#174 (permalink)
DrJ Future Track Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,614	well, it seems I have the negative income part down...Damnit... trading port is demolished. __________________ Probablistically!

11-22-2008, 12:33 PM	#175 (permalink)
exarkun1178 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Posts: 4,286	that guy is big. and part of a huge alliance.. why in the world would he pick on you?

11-22-2008, 12:43 PM	#177 (permalink)
exarkun1178 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Posts: 4,286	he must have... note, his alliance has 77 other people in it so , walk softly and keep pillagable gold to a min.

11-22-2008, 12:59 PM	#178 (permalink)
exarkun1178 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Posts: 4,286	whos non toxic?

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11-22-2008, 01:08 PM	#179 (permalink)
exarkun1178 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Posts: 4,286	im trying a new direction, i am going to try and not run negative. pillaging gets to be a lot! and so im just barely able to run in the black, with no production or research... i am up grading all taverns to get my pop up a bit so i can begin working again. maybe by Monday morning. im sure it will be short lived, but what the hey. ive spend mot of the day evening out my troops on all islands. my base will be as follows, 100 phalanx fully upgraded. 30 archers(im building 90 more now) 5 rams, 5 catapults, 5 doctors, 5 cooks. and 20 flame ships. per city. from what i ve gathered in 2 battles iv e had with much larger towns that were inactive, i would be able to hold off just about any attack for at least 10 hors with this set up. with in that time d then be able to build reinforcements. and would be far to expensive for any one to attack me. at least that what im thinking...im looking forward to steam giants and paddle wheels, but thats still some time away.

11-22-2008, 10:17 PM	#180 (permalink)
DrJ Future Track Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,614	ok, I seem to be ok for the moment, I think he recalled the 12 waves of troops he had on the way, but I do not know for how long. __________________ Probablistically!