Bollywood achievement (India 3 cities cultural victory)

[Drago Askani]

On a prince standard continents map I was able to get Bollywoood easy. Thanks in no small part to the abundance of rivers around my starting areas. With a little tactile planning when the "superior" military powers started wars they soon learned that I was technologically superior, as well as in a overpowered defensive position. The funniest part was having such insane combat modifiers for fighting in my borders from wonders, and policies. I think in the end I had like over a +70% modifier between GG and the other modifiers. Artillery one shotting anything coming in range was hilarious.

 

[strollen]

I just finished Bollywood on Emperor in 1967. It was actually a close game with Iroquois finishing the spaceship engine before I started on the Utopia project. I got Stonehedge but missed the Great Library and the Oracle.

Yes defense was entertaining with Himeji Castle, tradition, and general It was 83%, and the beef end up city defenses are impressive.

Did anyone else feel that score was awfully low. I got 1600 at Emperor, 1/3 of the score I got at King for a domination victory.

 

[Celevin]

Culture victory can actually be really fast. I used to think Mandate of Heaven was godlike for it, but ironically I think Rationalism would be a much easier route. The science bonus lets you beeline really really well.

 

[Gather]

If you wanted to skip the challenge and the fun bits by cheating (A little, I would more call it creative use of game mechanics ) you could expand and play as though it was a regular game (With your goal of a cultural victory, of course) and when your one turn away from finishing the Utopia Project you find some random NPC and give him all your cities, bar three.

 

[lucashungaro]

Got the achievement near 2030 in Prince, Continents, Standard speed (everything default). Yes, it took a long time - I screwed in some aspects, fell behind in the tech race and could't get the Cristo Redentor. Also, I think I got a poor location (the resources I got in my territory through the entire game were Sugar, Spices, Iron and Oil - in really small amounts) with I cultural CS near (which I managed to ally during all the game).

The good thing about the location was that, despite having 2 other civs on the same continent, I was "isolated" by a medium sized desert by north and the mentioned CS by south. Near 1920 France declared war on me - I managed to get two other civs to declare on them (Siam - who had destroyed Japan earlier - and Persia) and repelled the invasion until a peace treaty in which I gave them my third city, who was really poor in culture production. That way I reduced SP costs (I was saving a lot of culture, getting only the most essential ones - four or five I think). Them I managed to complete the five SP and started building the Utopia project. I was saving 3 GP to start Golden Ages and speed up Utopia, that was essential as I'm pretty sure Siam would declare war on me really soon (they were demanding gifts almost every turn and insistently asking for open borders). When Utopia was 10 turns from completion I founded a third city again, just for the achievement.

So, in summary, I was really behind in technology and army (had only 4 unities at end game), but accumulating the culture points, saving great persons for GA and giving away a city to lower SP costs were key movements. My capital was generating 180 culture points by the end (the other city had ~100) - I think it could be better, but my starting location wasn't that good.

I think I'll try again soon - haven't played Civ "seriously" since Civ II, so I made some poor choices but learned a lot.

 

[hellboy909]

I tried this achievement last night. I built only 3 cities and razed every city I conquered. Yet I DIDN'T GET THE ACHIEVEMENT! Grrrr...

 

[boehj]

I managed this one last night on Warlord. Twice I didn't think I'd make it as my army was woefully underpowered, I missed the Oracle and I had a very warlike Edinburgh out to get me. And I had no iron until about the last 50 turns. That hurt a lot.

Luckily the positioning of my battle front city was close to ideal. It was across a straight river, there was a bay that I camped a frigate in for picking off baddies, and there was a mountain too which made the approach difficult. This meant I could force a surrender twice with mainly horses doing the damage for me, against a much much larger army.

I think I could do it on Prince but anything higher would be totally beyond me.

 

[hellboy909]

I tried this achievement last night. I built only 3 cities and razed every city I conquered. Yet I DIDN'T GET THE ACHIEVEMENT! Grrrr...

Oh, and I didn't even get the Ghandi victory achievement, though it's right there in my Hall of Fame. I'll have to post screenshots.

 

[zzzz]

Oh, and I didn't even get the Ghandi victory achievement, though it's right there in my Hall of Fame. I'll have to post screenshots.

Razing takes time so you've probably had 4 cities at some point in the game hence no achievement.

 

[hellboy909]

Razing takes time so you've probably had 4 cities at some point in the game hence no achievement.

Could be, but there's definately a bug here somewhere:

Hall o Fame say "You win!"



Achievement list say "lolwut?"

 

[dubrown]

Got the Bollywood achievement yesterday (atleast I hope, didn't really check), Tiny "small continents" map, emperor, finished the Utopia project sometime around 2030. Had only two cities the whole game, managed to stay out of war for some reason. China was big and near by, Egypt even bigger and even closer with cities on my continent. The other AI Siam was killed of early by Egypt.

My rifles would've been mincemeat if they had decided to attack me with their modern era weaponry, but well, the AI ain't that bright. it seems they aimed for diplowin with finishing the UN but I kept the votes in check (it seems the AI can't bribe of the CS to get a diplowin either...)

 

[a barbarian]

Do you get achievements if you have installed any mod ?

 

[KingMackem]

Class. Just did Bollywood on King, small map. Finished in 2034... it was tight. Wouldn't have been able to build Utopia unless I focused on production in capital. I even had to starve the city so that unemployed hammers would contribute. Then I had a run of three GP which allowed golden age heaven. EVeryone declared on me though as soon as it was obvious I could win. I had to fend off a highly advanced and huge Greece and a very disgruntled Germany. It was touch and go at times... loved it!

I did notice a glitch though. I'd trade 4 oil say for 90 gold. The next turn the deal would end but and my oil would go up. It kept on going up and up and up and up. I was dealing every turn, making money and developing more and more oil. In the end I had about ca. 1600. Silly. I was selling it to Germany as well before all hell errupted. This happen to anyone else?

 

[KingMackem]

By the by, I took a few cities but razed them. I think you only need 3 cities when you win to get the achievement.

 

[pagh80]

There is lots of tips and information in the halls of Fame forum, about how to optimize your gameplay for a cultural victory.
check it out:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=385143

Sofar 4 people have completed the challenge on prince before 1600AD.

 

[asix79]

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the best Civilization player, and I'm still improving. Fortunately, I was able to unlock six percent of the achievements, including Bollywood, in one game. It's imperative that the Freedom tree is opened as soon as possible, that the naval branch of the technology tree isn't neglected, and that The Cristo Redentor is built. In my game, I headed straight for The Renaissance, but I ignored the naval technologies, because I was landlocked, so I didn't think they mattered much. They do. It helps immensely to build The Hermitage. Because of the mistakes I made, I completed a cultural victory around 2030. When I play my next game, I'll take a more balanced approach to the technology tree.

 

[bryanw1995]

+20 per City-State adds up, fast.

I'm curious how you're getting so much culture - with 3 cities, stocked with specialists for Temples/Gardens, along with Opera Houses, and modified by the Sistine Chapel, I'm only getting about 70/turn before City-State culture.

spamming GA's instead of GS's is a huge bonus here. figure 3 landmarks/city for 12 culture, monument/temple/opera/museum for 15 culture, 6 culture for wonders, +100% for a wonder, +100% for broadcast tower, +33% sistine chapel, that's 110 per city without even really trying. plus you put hermitage in your capital with stonehenge and some other big culture producers... I don't remember my last number but I think I maxed out around 243 on my capitol in bollywood with ~ 130-140 in my other cities. throw in the CS's and I was ~ 600/turn iirc.

 

[Misterboy]

Do you get achievements if you have installed any mod ?

I'd also like the answer to this. I can't find an answer anywhere. Much thanks!

 

[GoodSarmatian]

I tried it this weekend and had a culture win with only three cities but didn't get the achievement.
I razed 2 German cities to teach Bismarck a lesson for attacking me and got two more from the peace treaty which I also razed because I thought puppet states count as additonal cities.

Razing takes time so you've probably had 4 cities at some point in the game hence no achievement.

If that's the case the rules are really badly thougth out.

 

[Treso]

Played with only one city, large size, standard speed and receive the achievement.