bcaiko
Emperor
Hey folks,
So I played a multiplayer game the other day with a buddy where the Montezuma AI (on his normal personality) was probably the most successful AI of the game. From the sound of it, this is a little rare for him so I thought I'd share.
The Civs in the game were:
*Japan (Me)
*Russia (my bud)
*Aztecs
*China
*Arabia
*Siam
Monty was on the northwest part a large continent with me in the south and China in the middle. When I saw Chinese scouts and Aztec Jaguars running around my city while I was dealing with Barbs, I silently cursed and prepped for a warrior rush. Surprisingly, it never came. China spammed cities that made it difficult for the Aztecs to reach me and the Aztecs instead built the Statue of Zeus from the Ancient Wonders DLC (smart!) and eventually attacked China in the Middle Ages. I followed on their heels and took a couple cities from China that I wanted and took their capital while I was at it.
I coexisted peacefully with my neighbors until the late Renaissance. Monty, rather than antagonizing either of us, started wonder spamming. His area was a cultural marvel, and his borders were huge. I, like a heathen, decided to mount an attack on him. And boy did he make it difficult! I couldn't go through Chinese territory because Wu wouldn't give me Open Borders after taking her capital. I had to take an (easy to pick off) coastal city to create a landing zone. But by the time I got to his capital, Monty's capital had a defense above 50! With a catipult (that was quickly upgraded into a cannon) stationed there. I had to wait to upgrade my Samurai into Rifleman.
While I was waiting, Monty did everything he could to wear down my stationed units. He kept attacking from Chinese territory, forcing me to DOW China in order to pick off his Crossbowmen. Then China started to attack my stationed troops. It was a good tactic. Even once I had Riflemen, I had to wait for them to heal because of Monty's constant attacks.
Once I finally got everything together, I took Monty's capital quickly. But, he held his own for a long time, and played very well up to that point. And his capital was a marvel. The borders were HUGE, with several Wonders and a large population. Acquiring it put me in the number one spot for every demographic.
I salute you, competent Montezuma AI!
So I played a multiplayer game the other day with a buddy where the Montezuma AI (on his normal personality) was probably the most successful AI of the game. From the sound of it, this is a little rare for him so I thought I'd share.
The Civs in the game were:
*Japan (Me)
*Russia (my bud)
*Aztecs
*China
*Arabia
*Siam
Monty was on the northwest part a large continent with me in the south and China in the middle. When I saw Chinese scouts and Aztec Jaguars running around my city while I was dealing with Barbs, I silently cursed and prepped for a warrior rush. Surprisingly, it never came. China spammed cities that made it difficult for the Aztecs to reach me and the Aztecs instead built the Statue of Zeus from the Ancient Wonders DLC (smart!) and eventually attacked China in the Middle Ages. I followed on their heels and took a couple cities from China that I wanted and took their capital while I was at it.
I coexisted peacefully with my neighbors until the late Renaissance. Monty, rather than antagonizing either of us, started wonder spamming. His area was a cultural marvel, and his borders were huge. I, like a heathen, decided to mount an attack on him. And boy did he make it difficult! I couldn't go through Chinese territory because Wu wouldn't give me Open Borders after taking her capital. I had to take an (easy to pick off) coastal city to create a landing zone. But by the time I got to his capital, Monty's capital had a defense above 50! With a catipult (that was quickly upgraded into a cannon) stationed there. I had to wait to upgrade my Samurai into Rifleman.
While I was waiting, Monty did everything he could to wear down my stationed units. He kept attacking from Chinese territory, forcing me to DOW China in order to pick off his Crossbowmen. Then China started to attack my stationed troops. It was a good tactic. Even once I had Riflemen, I had to wait for them to heal because of Monty's constant attacks.
Once I finally got everything together, I took Monty's capital quickly. But, he held his own for a long time, and played very well up to that point. And his capital was a marvel. The borders were HUGE, with several Wonders and a large population. Acquiring it put me in the number one spot for every demographic.
I salute you, competent Montezuma AI!