Progress Report 1304

  • I moved again and now Edinburgh has the 3rd wall set. It probably will take eons before it's built, especially since I also placed some houses and businesses.


    Feb 28, 1302


    CV ~ 74 M
    population ~ 158 k
    ships 665
    businesses 1,003

  • While I was gone not much happened with my game. However, it appears that a lot has gone on here. I go further and further down the ladder but am still making some headway.


    May 31, 1304:
    CV ~ 90M
    Popultion 168k
    Ships 706
    Businesses 1,110


    Nothing is really new, I still have some bottlenecks and the road to recovery is long.

  • The year is history and I will take a break from this contest.


    CV 210 less deposits in offshore accounts
    population 287k
    tonnage of over 310,000 barrels and 132 captains
    2,115 businesses


    After finding a simplified version of arbitrage I was considering replaying 1304 but canned the idea, I'm done with it. Thanks to the offshore deposits I will meet the CV requirements for 1305 for the expected 400k citizens.


    The 2-hub supply works well but exchange between the hubs is still controlled manually.


    Stettin has so much charm that I decided not to move again. The last walls to complete are in Newcastle, where the last sections will be placed in January and in Novgorod where about 60 sections are missing.


    The new producion towns are more or less developping into monocultures and have, finally, a few long rows. Unfortunately this does not work in the other towns. I think Danzig will have considderanle less than 40,000 ctizens while Reval will hardly reach 23,000. Scarborough is the favourity with, hopefully, 48,000+.

    Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new
    Wer niemals einen Fehler gemacht hat, hat noch nie etwas neues probiert Albert Einstein

  • I'm not Speedy Gonzales and there are other things in my live besides P III. However, I don't see many ahead of me:190: I probaly complete 1304 before the weekend:tong:


    October 31, 1304
    CV 112.2 M
    Citizens 202,162
    Ships, still not enough at 827 and 143 captains
    1,339 businesses are not enough


    Since I got real late into forced building of walls, I had to move 5 times this year. That took a hunge chunk out of my production of building materilas so I have to march slowly for some time yet.
    My use of building space has improved but if my population doesn't start to explode soon ther's little hope for my Hanse

  • I did put in some extra shifts to keep the long weekend free. 1304 is done and, according to the stats. I'm not too bad. I did not catch Zeeduvel in population but caught up with my tutor in CV. However, I did not need all of it and managed to put a handsome amount away for 1305. It’s not only the funds already earned, but also, by not showing them you have to increase your CV by less in the following years.
    At this point I would like to take the opportunity to thank bizpro for all his help with my game. :170: :170: Whenever he read something new, or found a new way to make money, he shared it with me right away instead of keeping it close to his chest. I am pretty sure that, had he replayed 1304, he would have substantially more funds and, without his help I would be trailing him instead of matching. It's not only money-making secrets, he also shared with me building techniques and, recently, tips on getting Med contracts. With the knowledge he gained during the game, and which I could adopt right away, I might even beat him in population as well. ;) :D (What did they put into my beer tonight ?( )
    In spite of all the good advice I am lagging behind in wall building. In spite of completing 15 walls during the year (some were still 2nd walls) I still have 5 cities to complete; one, Toensberg, just completed its 2nd wall.


    My yearend stats:
    CV 210M (includes piggy bank, which the judges don’t seem to like)
    Citizens 250k
    Ships 1047 with a tonnage of over 29k bales
    Businesses 1777