Smackdown #8 - An Interesting Thought

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Smackdown #8 - An Interesting Thought

This is the scheduling & discussion thread for Smackdown #8. This week it's normal supremacy except each player begins the game with a MIGHTY fort wagon that can be placed in the discovery age.

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FORMAT:
Gamemode: Ordinary Supremacy, played on Smackdown Patch (adjusted politicians)
Patch: Smackdown Patch (available in the EP launcher 'tools')
Series: Best of 7 (first to four victories)
Civ Rules: Players may use all 14 civs but cannot play civs they have already won a game with.

MAP POOL

Players will veto 1 map each from the pool below. (Whisper me your vetos on the day)

Map 1: Summer Kamchatka
Map 2: Baja California
Map 3: New England
Map 4: Thar Desert
Map 5: Deccan
Map 6: High Plains
Map 7: Fertile Cresent
Map 8: Pampas Sierras
Map 9: Florida

[musketeer925]

An Interesting Though

Is this title a typo?

[EAGLEMUT]

[Ashvin]

sounds interesting, the fort can be used to secure future resources for civs like brits and ports or can be used to go aggressive and block hunts

[edeholland]

We are probably going to see one or more cases where both players decide to build their fort in the center of the map, right next to each other. Should be interesting since buildings can't attack other buildings. I imagine the center of the map will be a no-go zone for both players until the third age at least because forts are so powerful.

For reference, a fort has 8500 hitpoints, 26 range and LOS (same as a falconet) and 150 ranged damage (x0.5 vs siege infantry & 0.75 vs artillery). Also has an anti-ship attack of 300.

A falconet does 200 damage against a fort. That means you need 43 hits to kill it entirely. A fort does 28.125 (150*0.75*0.25) damage to a falconet. That means it needs 8 attacks to kill a falconet. This means that a 2-falconet shipment is definitely not sufficient for dealing with a fort, you need quite a bit of back-up.

[deleted_user0]

I can possibly play, depending on the time.

[deleted_user0]

We are probably going to see one or more cases where both players decide to build their fort in the center of the map, right next to each other. Should be interesting since buildings can't attack other buildings. I imagine the center of the map will be a no-go zone for both players until the third age at least because forts are so powerful.

For reference, a fort has 8500 hitpoints, 26 range and LOS (same as a falconet) and 150 ranged damage (x0.5 vs siege infantry & 0.75 vs artillery). Also has an anti-ship attack of 300.

A falconet does 200 damage against a fort. That means you need 43 hits to kill it entirely. A fort does 28.125 (150*0.75*0.25) damage to a falconet. That means it needs 8 attacks to kill a falconet. This means that a 2-falconet shipment is definitely not sufficient for dealing with a fort, you need quite a bit of back-up.

That number feels off. I dont remember falcs getting rekt so hard by a fort.

[deleted_user0]

I would like to play.

However, I would have to be done before 19.45 GMT Saturday as Finnish football national team is having their first game.
(incase it's not sat, im free all friday and sunday)

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[edeholland]

We are probably going to see one or more cases where both players decide to build their fort in the center of the map, right next to each other. Should be interesting since buildings can't attack other buildings. I imagine the center of the map will be a no-go zone for both players until the third age at least because forts are so powerful.

For reference, a fort has 8500 hitpoints, 26 range and LOS (same as a falconet) and 150 ranged damage (x0.5 vs siege infantry & 0.75 vs artillery). Also has an anti-ship attack of 300.

A falconet does 200 damage against a fort. That means you need 43 hits to kill it entirely. A fort does 28.125 (150*0.75*0.25) damage to a falconet. That means it needs 8 attacks to kill a falconet. This means that a 2-falconet shipment is definitely not sufficient for dealing with a fort, you need quite a bit of back-up.

That number feels off. I dont remember falcs getting rekt so hard by a fort.

It surprises me too, but I'm not sure where I would have made a mistake In any case, I don't think it would be wise to attack a fort with your 2 falconet shipment unless you have a huge lead in military power.

[Jaeger]

I think there will be a looot of port FI’s

[edeholland]

What civs have mortar shipments? Would those be viable?

EDIT: petards are probably better. Maybe a Dutch petard FF?

[Zhanson10]

You should make it so that each time you age up, the fort gains hitpoints and attack, so as to encourage the tech game.

[dansil92]

I think there will be a looot of port FI’s

Port fi vs china fi

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@deleted_user2 I'd like to take you up on that offer, are you still free on those times?

[amiggo1999]

Scaling Mercenaries on next smackdown patch pls

[deleted_user0]

I can't play. Didn't sleep last night at all for some reason (:-D) so please someone play aiz 15 GMT.

Sorry.

[Sargsyan]

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