paralistalon
Chieftain
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- Sep 18, 2013
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I'm currently exploring the Aztecs in Diety and trying to forumlate what the best gameplan should be (when to war, etc.). So far, my first build is always a second Jaguar. I don't even build scouts, since Jags are almost as good at exploring through dense terrain (with the exception of rivers and unforested hills). They both go forth and scout for goody huts and CSs. My next build is a shrine if I want a pantheon at some point (generally at 30 or 35 faith, probably fertility rites or sacred path). I tend to skip on the early granary because the jungle start bias doesn't tend to put you in the middle of a lot of wheat or deer. As for starting placement, you're almost always next to a river, but a place with a huge lake like I dream of is pretty rare. The luxes can be bad too if they're something like all sugar in marshes... say goodbye to the early extra income!
I know the Aztecs can excel at growth and go tall, which puts me at a hard decision between tradition and honor. Many people will at least open honor to double up on culture from early barb hunting. But should you continue and finish the honor tree? The finisher is enticing- get culture AND gold for each enemy killed! But it is a weaker tree overall.
A big decision for me is whether to war early or not or just use a small army to barb hunt for culture and CS quests. Jags are too weak a UU to take cities with, so it would be a generic comp. bow rush at the earliest. A huge priority would be civil service, so you don't want to dabble to much elsewhere.
I know the Aztecs can excel at growth and go tall, which puts me at a hard decision between tradition and honor. Many people will at least open honor to double up on culture from early barb hunting. But should you continue and finish the honor tree? The finisher is enticing- get culture AND gold for each enemy killed! But it is a weaker tree overall.
A big decision for me is whether to war early or not or just use a small army to barb hunt for culture and CS quests. Jags are too weak a UU to take cities with, so it would be a generic comp. bow rush at the earliest. A huge priority would be civil service, so you don't want to dabble to much elsewhere.