So, I've been trying to win a dom vic on immortal for a while now and I just can't get ahead of the AI.
In the early game (Pangea and standard everything) I'm prioritising growth (internal trade routes, building granaries and lighthouses first, etc.) and not building wonders except S.Zeus and Oracle, when I can. I get NC way before T100 (or 90 or 85, depending on the game) I get CB and then PM (or SM, if I have lots of iron - in order to get LM quickly) asap.
I want to get things going with 2 or 3 good cities up and running - usually 6 tiles apart - but I always seem to be competing against an army that 'could wipe me off the planet' or is, at least, 'stronger than me'. To start with 2 cities seems to be better for the happiness factor.
I get a capital before Renaissance and then while I'm regrouping, it seems the AI accelerates and when I'm ready (army-wise) to go on the warpath again, even if I choose my ideology first, the AI once again has an army that 'could wipe me off the planet' or is ' 'stronger than me'. After that, it's all pretty much downhill - Suddenly my riflemen are competing against GWI and when I think my artillery will take care of things, out come their bombers while I'm researching oil, or worse, before I've even started!!!
Why am I too slow? I feel like my build order is good and I get good science going early.
It didn't take me this long to get a dom vic on Emperor and I'm starting to feel demoralised!
Help!!
In the early game (Pangea and standard everything) I'm prioritising growth (internal trade routes, building granaries and lighthouses first, etc.) and not building wonders except S.Zeus and Oracle, when I can. I get NC way before T100 (or 90 or 85, depending on the game) I get CB and then PM (or SM, if I have lots of iron - in order to get LM quickly) asap.
I want to get things going with 2 or 3 good cities up and running - usually 6 tiles apart - but I always seem to be competing against an army that 'could wipe me off the planet' or is, at least, 'stronger than me'. To start with 2 cities seems to be better for the happiness factor.
I get a capital before Renaissance and then while I'm regrouping, it seems the AI accelerates and when I'm ready (army-wise) to go on the warpath again, even if I choose my ideology first, the AI once again has an army that 'could wipe me off the planet' or is ' 'stronger than me'. After that, it's all pretty much downhill - Suddenly my riflemen are competing against GWI and when I think my artillery will take care of things, out come their bombers while I'm researching oil, or worse, before I've even started!!!
Why am I too slow? I feel like my build order is good and I get good science going early.
It didn't take me this long to get a dom vic on Emperor and I'm starting to feel demoralised!
Help!!