Shark Diver
King
Skipping over real history, revisionist or otherwise, thanks to whomever resurrected this thread. The Original Post was both useful and freakin hilarious.
Several have referenced the matrix of different civs' tendencies on this thread and I think that misses the point. Try switching your settings to random personalities and then apply the OP's stratagem.
While the matrix is pretty interesting, the +/- 2 renders all but the most extreme traits too uncertain to rely on, IMHO. I played a lot of hours on Immortal/Marathon before switching to Deity/Standard. One of the biggest challenges to the switch was how to handle diplomacy. I read a lot of guides and had a decent idea of what to do, but experience has sharpened this part of my game, and I thought this guide was pretty helpful (and I'm still laughing).
Try playing random personalities. It will improve your game as you won't be "cheating" because you know someone's tendencies. You'll only be reacting to game conditions.
Several have referenced the matrix of different civs' tendencies on this thread and I think that misses the point. Try switching your settings to random personalities and then apply the OP's stratagem.
While the matrix is pretty interesting, the +/- 2 renders all but the most extreme traits too uncertain to rely on, IMHO. I played a lot of hours on Immortal/Marathon before switching to Deity/Standard. One of the biggest challenges to the switch was how to handle diplomacy. I read a lot of guides and had a decent idea of what to do, but experience has sharpened this part of my game, and I thought this guide was pretty helpful (and I'm still laughing).
Try playing random personalities. It will improve your game as you won't be "cheating" because you know someone's tendencies. You'll only be reacting to game conditions.