Graethyenne
Chieftain
- Joined
- Oct 25, 2014
- Messages
- 58
Hi there,
I have a ton of hours into this game ~1200, but I feel like I don't always "understand" it very well.
Recently fired up Assyria a few times (currently playing quick speed with the NQ mod on Empire) which on paper looks like an early warfare civ.
-UA triggers on conquering cities.
-UU relatively early and explicitly focuses on conquering cities.
-UB relatively early and gives bonus xp to units trained there (after you get a great writing installed).
But my starts have been either 1) isolated or 2) in dodgy terrain that makes it hard to get around. And by the time I got my siege towers to my nearest neighbor his cities they were defending in the high twenties and despite a full honor tree and great general, it ended in tears.
Do I just need to accept that a start is not going to work for early conquest, or must* Assyria do some classical conquest to be competitive?
*I realize must is too strong a word, but I guess I mean to say "how handicapped is not doing this?
Thanks
I have a ton of hours into this game ~1200, but I feel like I don't always "understand" it very well.
Recently fired up Assyria a few times (currently playing quick speed with the NQ mod on Empire) which on paper looks like an early warfare civ.
-UA triggers on conquering cities.
-UU relatively early and explicitly focuses on conquering cities.
-UB relatively early and gives bonus xp to units trained there (after you get a great writing installed).
But my starts have been either 1) isolated or 2) in dodgy terrain that makes it hard to get around. And by the time I got my siege towers to my nearest neighbor his cities they were defending in the high twenties and despite a full honor tree and great general, it ended in tears.
Do I just need to accept that a start is not going to work for early conquest, or must* Assyria do some classical conquest to be competitive?
*I realize must is too strong a word, but I guess I mean to say "how handicapped is not doing this?
Thanks