sid level

has anybody beat a sid game yet

yes a few people have. I haven't, I am still working on emperor.

Sid level is beatable. I am working on one now and I think I can pick my win condition. Maybe.

This is quite a read, and the only game I've seen that beat Sid.

i haven't, and probably won't. the odds are so much against the player that the game is not fun anymore...

My max level is Divinity, and with fast AND cheap or strong units civs like Egypt and Celts, on various maps. (not archipelagos) I don't believe that the Sid mode is possible with such settings.

Just to note, the BamSpeedy thread was done in Civ3 PTW IIRC. So, certain situations might turn out differently, but the idea is generally the same. Keep the AI isolated and at war with each other. Also, Pangaea is very possible if you have a huge land mass to yourself. Moonsinger had such a game in the HOF forum (discontinued because the 1.00 double GPT bug made it too easy -- AI had TONS of money, and whenever Moonsinger captured a city, she'd get 4,000+ gold to rush stuff). I've done it with elimination mode on (perhaps the easiest way to beat Sid level). Build up a lot of jags, and let the AI build a city next to your capital. Elim mode is the AI's weakness, since the AI coding tells it to always block the human player.

lol i cant manage to have a good military in early game so until i get mobilization i have a big problem...