death_relic0
Chieftain
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2011
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- 4
hey guys, was hoping you could help me out.
I started playing on immortal difficulty a while back, and I usually try to go for a domination victory which is the best one for me right now (its challenging and I can win it). But mostly what happens is that somewhere close to mid/end game, the AI surpasses me in technology by an era and no matter how much stronger my military is, their superior technology just blows me away..
I tried a lot of tactics, with england you get an extra spy, so stealing technologies helps for a while but not for too long..
I tried assyria, and although I am able to get about like 15 technologies for free with them, and am able to compete in terms of technology for a while, but eventually they still do surpass me (which kind of seems patehtic, cause 15 free technologies and im still behind).
Anyways, I was hoping I could get some tips on what I'm doing wrong, or how to prevail.
This is how a typical game is for me with time set to standard
turn 1 to 50: game is difficult since the AI gets quite a head start.
turn 50 to 150: game starts to get easier as I conquer, and more and more easier as my miltary gets stronger and stronger and my empire expands
turn 150 to 175: I acquire almost all the luxury resources and unhappiness starts to rise SHARPLY, and I am forced to hold off pretty much everything and focus on making my poppulation happy.
turn 175 to 200: with my empire now happy, I think I can own the game, and I do during this period , but then....
turn 200 to 250: only 3 or 4 civilizations remain, and I start to realise that they have surpassed me greatly in science.. I attack a city with like 15 units.. but every turn I lose 1 to 3 units from air attacks because I dont have flight technology yet.. even if I am able to conquer that city, my losses are so great that its better to just quit.
if its not flight they surpass me in, then they have battleships that destroy my units, or something.
well you get the picture.
I started playing on immortal difficulty a while back, and I usually try to go for a domination victory which is the best one for me right now (its challenging and I can win it). But mostly what happens is that somewhere close to mid/end game, the AI surpasses me in technology by an era and no matter how much stronger my military is, their superior technology just blows me away..
I tried a lot of tactics, with england you get an extra spy, so stealing technologies helps for a while but not for too long..
I tried assyria, and although I am able to get about like 15 technologies for free with them, and am able to compete in terms of technology for a while, but eventually they still do surpass me (which kind of seems patehtic, cause 15 free technologies and im still behind).
Anyways, I was hoping I could get some tips on what I'm doing wrong, or how to prevail.
This is how a typical game is for me with time set to standard
turn 1 to 50: game is difficult since the AI gets quite a head start.
turn 50 to 150: game starts to get easier as I conquer, and more and more easier as my miltary gets stronger and stronger and my empire expands
turn 150 to 175: I acquire almost all the luxury resources and unhappiness starts to rise SHARPLY, and I am forced to hold off pretty much everything and focus on making my poppulation happy.
turn 175 to 200: with my empire now happy, I think I can own the game, and I do during this period , but then....
turn 200 to 250: only 3 or 4 civilizations remain, and I start to realise that they have surpassed me greatly in science.. I attack a city with like 15 units.. but every turn I lose 1 to 3 units from air attacks because I dont have flight technology yet.. even if I am able to conquer that city, my losses are so great that its better to just quit.
if its not flight they surpass me in, then they have battleships that destroy my units, or something.
well you get the picture.