TroG OOC-Thread

[Kavhan Isbul]

I can help you with the spearmen part - they are to be delivered to Tuscany on Turn 1. Here's the deal - with very high taxes, no governor (we do not have suitable heroes for governors yet) and no improvements, Corsica can generate the mindboggling income of eighty something florints per year. There are 100 spearmen and 60 UM there, whose upkeep is 80 florints. If the Corsicans pay their taxes of 8 or so florints, they will actually be upside down - not a good thing. Therefore I think Wasp will confirm, but the 100 spearmen are to be transferred to Tuscany on Turn 1, in exchange for 50 florints.

In that case here are a few minor changes to my schedule:

Year 1: increase taxes to high; build watch towers
Year 2: increase taxes to very high, start town watch
Year 3: finish town watch
Year 4: start 20% improved farmland; train a unit of Urban Militia
Year 5: finish farmland; do not train anything

Here is a question: is the 10% tax based on a province's income (regardless of expenses), or based on the province's profit for the year (income minus expenses)?

I will page Wasp, I am sure he will send you his schedule soon.

[Wasp]

My apologies, I thought the former queue would be sufficient.

Kavhan is right about the spearmen, they leave Corsica first boat they get (that is, as soon as Kavhan hands those 50 florints!)

My taxes should be as high as possible, unless there's a event preventing that or the loyalty will get below 100%.

Then there's my new building list:

Year 1: start building a border fort
Year 2: finish building fort, start on Improved Farmland (20%)
Year 3: finish Improved Farmland (20%)
Year 4: start building a salt mine (I think that one takes four years?)
Year 5: still building

I hope that's sufficient?

[Kavhan Isbul]

I guess we can start and play the first 5 turns then. No battles, so the Consul issue is not that pressing in my opinion.
If UltraWar is unable to participate and be the Consul, I suggest Warmaster Horus as Consul - he was going to be the next Consul anyway. The main requirement for the Consul is to be able to have XL installed, so that he can load a saved XL campaign and fight a battle.

[Wasp]

I guess we can start and play the first 5 turns then. No battles, so the Consul issue is not that pressing in my opinion.
If UltraWar is unable to participate and be the Consul, I suggest Warmaster Horus as Consul - he was going to be the next Consul anyway. The main requirement for the Consul is to be able to have XL installed, so that he can load a saved XL campaign and fight a battle.

Indeed, and since the parliament has granted the Chancellor some 'emergency powers' anyway, there's no reason to delay it any further.

[naut]

Year 4: start building a salt mine (I think that one takes four years?)
Year 5: still building

In XL the Salt Mine is two years IIRC.

[Kavhan Isbul]

The salt mine takes two years. Its upgrade, the salt mine copmplex, takes 4.

[gunslinger]

I'm glad we're still going to give this thing a try. I was under the impression that we had decided in the parliament thread to give the Chancellor Consul powers when the Consul was unavailable. If we're going to elect a new Consul, then I guess UltraWar will have to die of his sickness. Either way, let's get moving forward!

[Wasp]

The salt mine takes two years. Its upgrade, the salt mine copmplex, takes 4.

In XL the Salt Mine is two years IIRC.

Ah, thanks. Doesn't change anything for this schedule, then, and I can start the next schedule 'fresh'.