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Machiavelli: /* Third Run and Beyond */

2016-07-06T22:09:47Z

‎Third Run and Beyond

Machiavelli at 22:07, 6 July 2016

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Machiavelli: /* Research-Only Start */

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‎Research-Only Start

Machiavelli: /* Research-Only Start */

2016-07-06T22:04:10Z

‎Research-Only Start

Machiavelli: /* Key Points */

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‎Key Points

Machiavelli at 18:55, 6 July 2016

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Machiavelli at 18:53, 6 July 2016

2016-07-06T18:53:32Z

Machiavelli at 18:51, 6 July 2016

2016-07-06T18:51:15Z

Machiavelli: /* First, Second and Third run */

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‎First, Second and Third run

Machiavelli: /* Starting Strategies */

2016-07-06T18:45:54Z

‎Starting Strategies

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 ===Third Run and Beyond===
-:Until you are nearly done (within 50 turns) with research, continue researching.  You may want to actively research by spending turns on the research page, or you can let passive research do its job and keep doing the explore/build routine.
+:Until you are nearly done (within 50 turns) with research, continue researching.  You may want to actively research by spending turns on the research page, or you can let passive research do its job and keep doing the explore/build routine, maintaining watch over your geld storage and income.
-:Refer to the [[Spell Level]] page to ascertain when you are nearly finished with research.
+:Refer to the [[Spell Level]] page to ascertain when you are nearly finished with research.  (See [[#Exiting_Research|Exiting Research]].)
 =Financing your Research=

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 No matter how you decide to start off, make sure that you keep enough [[forts]] to stay alive!
-=Key Points=
+=Research-Only Start: Key Points=
 * build workshop early to save turns constructing other buildings!
 * exploit [[Protection#Apprentice_protection|Apprentice]] and [[Protection#Council_protection|Council]] Protection status to your benefit: don't spend more than 120 turns on the first run and don't move if you are attacked into Council Protection; leave protection when YOU are ready for it
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 * you can't get [[luck]] for the first few hundred turns (the exact amount is unknown by the author), so there is no point in wasting your clicks early on
-=Research-Only Start=
+=Research-Only Turn Schedule=
 ===First Run (120 turns)===
 :Use the first 120 [[turns]] in the following manner:

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 =Research-Only Start=
 ===First Run (120 turns)===
-Use the first 120 [[turns]] in the following manner:
+:Use the first 120 [[turns]] in the following manner:
-* disband all the troops you get initially
+:* disband all the troops you get initially
-* explore a few [[turns]] - build workshops one turn by one turn (build a few farms if you need to)
+:* explore a few [[turns]] - build workshops one turn by one turn (build a few farms if you need to)
-* explore a bit more - build some workshops, towns, farms, and a few guilds (to get passive research going)
+:* explore a bit more - build some workshops, towns, farms, and a few guilds (to get passive research going)
-* if your [[population]] is within 5-10% of its maximum value, build extra farms and towns
+:* if your [[population]] is within 5-10% of its maximum value, build extra farms and towns
-* keep food production (from farms) and residential space (mainly from towns) in balance
+:* keep food production (from farms) and residential space (mainly from towns) in balance
-If you don't grasp the above: go read [[Groentje Players Manual|Players Manual]] sections [[Groentje Players Manual Ch4|INTERIOR]] and [[Groentje Players Manual Ch5|MAGIC]] , then read this again!
+:If you don't grasp the above: go read [[Groentje Players Manual|Players Manual]] sections [[Groentje Players Manual Ch4|INTERIOR]] and [[Groentje Players Manual Ch5|MAGIC]] , then read this again!
-On non-Lightning servers, by performing the steps above, you should be able to build to:
+:On non-Lightning servers, by performing the steps above, you should be able to build to:
-* 800 land
+:* 800 land
-* around 400 workshops
+:* around 400 workshops
-* about 320 land in farms-plus-towns
+:* about 320 land in farms-plus-towns
-* remaining small amount of guilds, forts, barracks, nodes, etc.
+:* remaining small amount of guilds, forts, barracks, nodes, etc.
-* Not too many guilds yet - we'll build those in the 2nd run
+:* Not too many guilds yet - we'll build those in the 2nd run
-On Lightning, the exploration rate is increased drastically, and although you want to follow a similar process, you should have much more land by now and won't be able to properly exploit Council Protection once you exceed 1600 land.
+:On Lightning, the exploration rate is increased drastically, and although you want to follow a similar process, you should have much more land by now and won't be able to properly exploit Council Protection once you exceed 1600 land.
 ===Second Run===
-On all servers other than Lightning, after saving up max turns...
+:On all servers other than Lightning, after saving up max turns...
-* explore/build to 1500-1600 land, 40-50 turns at a time
+:* explore/build to 1500-1600 land, 40-50 turns at a time
-** keep 10-14 forts
+:** keep 10-14 forts
-** build guilds on new land
+:** build guilds on new land
-** check your status report every 40-50 turns to make sure your geld storage and production is acceptable (don't geld crash!)
+:** check your status report every 40-50 turns to make sure your geld storage and production is acceptable (don't geld crash!)
-At 100-150 SL, you may want to force your research path to research blue spells until you get concentration (which you'll need extra nodes to upkeep.)
+:At 100-150 SL, you may want to force your research path to research blue spells until you get concentration (which you'll need extra nodes to upkeep.)
-On non-Lightning servers, you will probably want to stay at 1500-1600 for the duration of research in order to take advantage of [[Protection|Council Protection]].
+:On non-Lightning servers, you will probably want to stay at 1500-1600 for the duration of research in order to take advantage of [[Protection|Council Protection]].
 ===Third Run and Beyond===
-Until you are nearly done (within 50 turns) with research, continue researching.  You may want to actively research by spending turns on the research page, or you can let passive research do its job and keep doing the explore/build routine.
+:Until you are nearly done (within 50 turns) with research, continue researching.  You may want to actively research by spending turns on the research page, or you can let passive research do its job and keep doing the explore/build routine.
-Refer to the [[Spell Level]] page to ascertain when you are nearly finished with research.
+:Refer to the [[Spell Level]] page to ascertain when you are nearly finished with research.
 =Financing your Research=

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 * you can't get [[luck]] for the first few hundred turns (the exact amount is unknown by the author), so there is no point in wasting your clicks early on
-==Research-Only Start==
+=Research-Only Start=
 ===First Run (120 turns)===
 Use the first 120 [[turns]] in the following manner:

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 * exploit [[Protection#Apprentice_protection|Apprentice]] and [[Protection#Council_protection|Council]] Protection status to your benefit: don't spend more than 120 turns on the first run and don't move if you are attacked into Council Protection; leave protection when YOU are ready for it
 * it's often advisable that you not keep an army as keeping an army is often a waste of land and resources (extra towns, farms, nodes are required)
 ==Research-Only Start==

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 ===Second Run===
-On all servers other than Lightning, after saving up 200 turns...
+On all servers other than Lightning, after saving up max turns...
 * explore/build to 1500-1600 land, 40-50 turns at a time
 ** keep 10-14 forts
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 * as long as you are not attacked: spend every turn researching
 * when you are attacked and are 'in council protection "P"' : DON'T MOVE ANYMORE: You'll lose council protection by moving 1 turn (or by not spending turns for 48 hours, see [[Groentje_Players_Manual_Ch6#Protection|Players Manual, section on Protection]].
-* if you are in Council Protection, wait without moving until you have accumulated ~200 [[turns]] (480 on Lightning)
+* if you are in Council Protection, wait without moving until you have accumulated max [[turns]]
 * be on the watch for an incoming attack; if you are attacked, check yourself on the rank list: if you are in "P", don't move anymore just wait for turns
 * rebuild your forts when necessary
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 ===First run===
 * try a gelding start (on 550-ish land, [[Geld Optimizer Applet]]), for the first 120 turns.
-* don't bid on anything, just sit and wait for 200 turns (max turns) before you move out of Apprentice Status and enter the battle zone.
+* don't bid on anything, just sit and wait for max turns before you move out of Apprentice Status and enter the battle zone.
 ===Second run===
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 ===Third Run and Beyond===
-* with 200 new turns
+* with max turns
 * destroy A PART of your Farms, Towns and 100 workshops (in 1 and the same turn) and build the remainder with guilds.
 * you will have enough geld from the first gelding day to keep researching.

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 Whereas some people employ subtle variances and optimizations, this guide presents a simple and straight-forward method of completely researching quickly.
-No matter how you decide to start off, make sure that you keep enough forts to stay alive!
+No matter how you decide to start off, make sure that you keep enough [[forts]] to stay alive!
 =First, Second and Third run=