About AI patrol, they all patrolled directly against my enslaver on that turn... They usually just fortify, or perhaps go in their seperate directions. The odds / chances of 3 going to the same spot is a bit much it seems; especailly since I was near the shore, and the rest of the world was in the opposite direction.
SID - Italy / Roman Empire (The war with Britain)
1100AD - India = Angkor Wat
1125AD - I've decided now is the time to launch the attack against Britain!
Battle Plan
: I have 18 units spearheading the assault against Birmingham (directly to the west). This army includes all of my Chariots.
: I have 12 units heading south towards Newcastle. Reinforcements will go south first, since Newcastle is size 13; and I don't know how strong this city is. This city is far from the rest of Britain, so it can't be protected very easily by them.
: 7 units will hit Coventry which is north of Birmingham.
: 11 units will head further north towards Edinburgh.
All cities will drop 1 of their defenders and begin heading towards the front as reinforcements, and will go where they are needed most, in addition to any newly created units. I am hitting 4 different fronts in hopes to avoid captured cities getting blasted by culture conversions.
My Chariot's take the defenders of Birmingham, and the city falls to my forces. My other 3 armies begin the march on Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Coventry. Forces produced in the north region of my civilization head towards Edinburgh, since it will likely be hit by hard resistance and counterattack. The remainder of my high production cities in the south all head for Birmingham, since that is where the spearhead needs to be quick and decisive, in order to take down high culture cities to the west (London, Liverpool, and Manchester). Coventry should fall easily; it appears to not be connected by road; was founded only recently, and has spearman still defending it.
1150AD - Coventry falls with no losses. The town is small, and defenders were unprepared.
1175AD - Newcastle falls in the south, but I take losses of 4 or 5 Legionaries. Ouch! Lose a couple more at Coventry from a British Chariot attacking my unfortified defenders in the city.
Edinburgh falls in to my far northern forces. Like I expected, many reinforcements are moving towards that city... so I have diverted more troops to reinforce that city, and worker groups are working to connect these cities to the mighty
Roman Empire. I begin bringing troops towards London.
Yes, I have Conscript Legionary (as seen in the pic). He did not survive the war!
1210AD - About 15 units are prepared to assault London next turn, with reinforcements flowing in. Edinburgh is taking a beating, but they are holding out. AI seems to have ALOT of defenders compared to offensive units, not sure why this is
...
- I was able to trade with India the extra Iron source I acquired from taking Birmingham (and 80 gold
) for Mysticism and Mathematics (I only 5 turns left to research Math though), but this lets me build siege Workshop
, and gets me closer to Monarchy!
1220AD - London almost falls, but withstands the attack. I should have the city next turn. I believe there was 1 Chariot left in the city and I didn't have enough troops to take it out. I had some big losses myself.
1230AD - London Falls! Regardless of the penalty hit, I am starving these cities to try to help avoid any culture conversions. Since I took their Iron Supply, they can no longer build Pikeman and other more powerful units, this should help me greatly.
1250AD - Korea = Potala Palace
1270AD - British units still are attacking the northern city of Edinburgh. Many are defensive units, which I've taken a fair share of losses destroying. 12 units have been dispatched to take Manchester (will arrive in about 3 to 4 turns), which lies between Newcastle and London. This will close this front and allow me to turn all forces towards Liverpool to the north; their new Capitol. My main concern is culture flip, since I temporarily ran out of units to attack with due to having to stop the masses from getting on my territory and destroying roads and improvements. 2 Wine resources were finally secured at Newcastle, which has greatly helped my happiness and trade possibilities. My soldiers can't get drunk yet though!
1280AD - Greece = Neuschwanstein, Germany = Taj Mahal, Germany = Great Playhouse
1290AD - Germany = Leonardo's Workshop
1300AD - Took absolute horrible losses attacking Manchester. I was able to capture the city, but lost 10 units!
Ouch! 3 of those were my remaining Chariots, 1 enslaver, and the rest Legionaries. At least now I can concentrate on the remaining 2 cities.
1310AD - Britain tries to enter talks, I refuse. 5 Elite legionaries set up from Edinburgh towards Liverpool as distraction. Units from my new London will attack soon after.
NOTES: Babylon has ALOT of defenders, I was way up north with a worker (traveling via mountain), and there must have been around 100 pikeman that were traveling about near one of their cities.
1320AD - Kyoto = Himeji Castle
1330AD - Korea = Buddhistic Art
1340AD - First Catapult produced. Great, Edinburgh desposed back to Britain
, probably because I brought out most units towards Liverpool. Back to Edinburgh those units go... only 4 units lost though.
1360AD - My army of around 18 units takes absolute horrendous casulties assaulting Liverpool (Again!
). Only 7 survive after the city is taken. But at least the city falls... now only Glasgow remains. There is another British city far far up north, but I won't even worry about that city, and will make peace after Glasgow.
1370AD - I am able to take back Edinburgh with my forces.
1380AD - Mongols have been destroyed by another civ
Certain nations are becoming ultra powerful, like Israel my northern neighbor.
1400AD - Korea asked me to leave their territory, and I said okay (a worker was on a mountain); suddenly they declared war on me taking my worker and we had a trade going (so I lost incense). What in the world???!!
Lucky they are some distance, but not way far away.
1430AD - My first leader, Trajan, has come up out of the ranks during the battle against Glasgow! My war against Britain is over, I have obtained the lands I need in order to survive. During peace negotiations
, I gave Britain 28 gold/turn, 43 gold, and an end to this bloody conflict for Literature, Monarchy, Riding, and Seafaring! What a deal! (To compare, normally I would barely be able to get 1 descent tech for that amount of gold)
1440AD - Building the Roman Senate has begun my Golden Age! I really should have changed gov'ts first then built Roman Senate. I will have to waste a couple GA Turns, because Monarchy will result in much better results than being in a GA with Despotism (even with a couple turns lost).
1460AD - Persia = Copernicus' Observatory, Portugal = Magellan's Voyage
1470AD - A couple Korean troops already showed up near my northern most city of Turin. I am massing troops up to that location in preparation of Korea's force. I have an enslaver up in that area, and he witnessed hordes of troops heading down south, including Knights, Pikeman, Musketmen, Longbows, Siege Machines, Swordsmen, War Elephants, and the whole nine-yards. My Golden Age will allow me to prepare a bit more quickly. I must prepare for the onslaught.
Tom
I will analyze the effects you have written here (It seems the AI is about 800 years ahead of the technological progress it should do /Btw.: CCM was constructed on monarch level).
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