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It seems like whenever I look at the Foreign Relations windows, I never see one of those modifiers that indicate the AI demands things from other AIs. Like no "You refused to help us!" which means they don't demand tribute from other AIs. Or maybe the other civ always gives in? Also, I don't...

So after my first go-around with an Emperor / Marathon game, I decided to try another with a Large Map, Pangaea, and 18 civs. It’s AMAZING! I can’t believe I’ve never tried these settings before. The diplomacy is a massive twisted ball of yarn that is impossible to completely...

So in the long, tangled web of AI declarations of war, I've read that leaders don't actually care about Power, unless you're at 150-200% of their Power. But is there a difference in their willingness to declare if your border cities are heavily fortified vs. if they have a lone Warrior there...

So I started another Emperor level game, but this time on Large/Marathon (11 civs) instead of Standard/Normal (8 civs). I just recently moved up to Emperer, and it's always given me a good challenge (if not outright beaten me). This time, it feels like someone flipped the easy switch! I used...

I have been playing on Standard-sized maps and want to mix it up a little with a Large. I usually add 1 extra to Standard, to make 8 civs; how many should I add to Large (default is 9) to give roughly the same feeling? I'm thinking 11 or 12 total?

Hey all, a simple question: if you disable a victory condition, does the AI know and plan accordingly? Will it still build spaceship parts if Space Race is no longer available? Will Gandhi become more of a warmonger if everything but Conquest is unchecked? On an unrelated note: I think I'm...

Here we go again! My two previous attempts at playing Emperor with a thread open for advice: 1st (loss) | 2nd (Domination victory) Playing as Ramesses of Egypt, hoping to get off the Financial crutch. I wasn't really intending on early warfare, but I saw Kublai Khan as my neighbor, saw that he...

Here's my interpretation of what it takes to beat the various skill levels (I've only beaten Emperor [once], so keep that in mind). I know that it's not really cut and dried, and that individual strengths in one area can make up for weaknesses in others, but this is just for fun. I just got this...

So after the failure in my previous attempt, I decided to try a second Emperor game on the same settings as last time: Pangaea, Standard size, Normal speed. Thanks for everyone who gave advice before. I'm using Willem van Oranje, and I tried to keep in mind everyone's suggestions from that...

So after winning my first couple of games on Monarch, I decided to move up to Emperor, and wow, it's pretty intense! After my first unsuccessful attempt as Rome (took over Shaka, but then Kublai wiped me out with his war buddies), I started a new game as Pacal II (Pangaea, normal speed, standard...

I'm pretty good at getting people to declare war against other civs on the same continent, but it seems a bit difficult to do when they're halfway around the world. My current game: Monarch. Charlemagne, Qin Shihuang, Pacal II, and I (Catherine) are all on one continent, and we're all the best...

I've been going up one level a game from Chieftain, and am now cruising my way to a Conquest victory in this Monarch game as Huayna Capac. I noticed that for my Prince and Monarch games, however, that I used a Financial civ both times, and relied on an early war of expansion with a Unique Unit...