Blog Post #2

Moving into the modern era

This week as I played civ VI my nation entered the modern era. This was pretty exciting for myself because I had never stuck with the game for that long to see what units and buildings you could get/unlock. Although, as I am trying to become a trading empire, I have realized the logistics behind it are a bit harder than i expected.

Trade

I set out to colonize Australia to use it as a hub for trading with Asia and other nations around the Indian ocean.

This is actually harder than I had originally thought because the nations themselves are so young that it will take forever to build infrastructure and trading posts. One way to address that is to just drop thousands of coins onto these settlements, and basically buy everything and not use the citys production to get things done. But after doing this I actually have a great relationship with China and we have been doing joint research projects as a result! Pretty neat stuff!

War with France

During this week I also ended a war with France in a decisive battle around the city of Los Angeles. France landed on my shores in a surprise attack during a long war, and I immediately wiped them out using my Infantry units and Airstrikes. This revealed 2 things to me, 1) I need submarines and eyes in the seas because otherwise I could be attacked at anytime. This exposed to me something that the original leaders of nations probably felt, the importance of intelligence. And additionally if I am fighting with an enemy that doesn’t have airpower, I will blow them out of the water. The importance of keeping military technologies up to date is now a key aspect of my diplomacy.

Whats to come?

With only less than 100 turns left before the game ends, I am going to try and wage war with a nation in Africa or Europe. I want to test my abilities in combat, but also to see if i can handle the logistical monster that ensues with waging a war overseas. Wish me luck!