Author's
Description:
Vitruvius-Baki
(Cleo not installed)
Difficulty = Normal
CR = 100
PR = 100
KR = 100
Completion = 327 months
Funds = 215,360
Population = 10,425
Score = 26,540
Dispatch last burial provision for victory screen.
I spent a lot of time planning this city before I ever started the mission. You can read all about my plan, and what did and did not work in my post in the Game Help Forum titled "Balancing Housing Blocks and Ratings". This mission was completed with the additional requirements outlined in my "Advanced Rules for Pharaoh" thread that can also be found in the Game Help Forum.
I believe that this is the fastest completion time for Baki in the downloads. Theoretically, the mission could be completed in about 300 months, so there's a challenge for anyone who is up for it.
All in all, I am pleased with this submission. The goals that I set were difficult to achieve, but I was able to meet them. This is an attractive city, well organized and stable. I never had a building catch fire or collapse, and I was able to meet all requests.
A couple of tips on this mission for those that would like them: I am always concerned about "Request for Troops" and how many I should send. This mission begins in January 1479, and in February I received my first request for troops. All that I had to send was one academy-trained fort of archers, but they were enough. I received two more requests for troops (the first two years later). Both times, I sent one fort of academy-trained archers and one fort of academy-trained infantry. Both times they were successful. I never built charioteers.
Requests for goods come very early. I'll give you the first three, 1200 gems in May 1478, 1000 luxury goods in January 1475 and 2400 game meat in June 1475. If you want more, you can download my city and read through the "messages". I didn't delete any messages, so the entire history of my mission is there.
I've had a request for progressive saves of this mission. I'm putting a set together. Anyone interested in seeing how I developed the final layout can email me at VitruviusAIA@aol.com and I will gladly send you the set.
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