I started a new game on the archipelago map type,using Hiawatha, and for the first 50 or so, turns I see no other nations. I have one of the 4 biggest islands in the world(Elizabeth has one, Caesar/Gandhi share one, and Siam has one) all to myself, with 4 cities, and have built almost ever single wonder before everyone else. Then Elizabeth comes to meet me and from the get go she starts taunting about how anyone could destroy me, my nation is puny, and that she hates me for no reason!
I then try to make friendly with her, and try to make pacts of cooperation and open borders with her. She declines everything and tells me to stop talking to her so much! She then proceeds to insult my nation and say my economy is horrible! But I have 5000+ gold and have become the runaway nation 3 freakin eras ahead of everyone else! I literally have no army, though, so she sends a settler to a 2-hex islands with nothing right between 2 islands where I colonized!
I tell her to stop settling near me, but she says its none of my business and that she's going to enjoy destroying her. I quickly build a ton of destroyers and take the city, then she gets all scared and wants to negotiate peace! She gave me tons of luxury, but only 30 gold
Everyone else in the world is in a literal depression with 0-100 gold and I occasionally gift people I like 100g but they spend it all up without fixing their economy. I gift Elizabeth 300g then ask her to do a research agreement, but she turns around and demands all my luxury items, 500g, and open borders just for her! WTH Elizabeth, I almost destroyed you in war, but you still act top dog!
I then try to make friendly with her, and try to make pacts of cooperation and open borders with her. She declines everything and tells me to stop talking to her so much! She then proceeds to insult my nation and say my economy is horrible! But I have 5000+ gold and have become the runaway nation 3 freakin eras ahead of everyone else! I literally have no army, though, so she sends a settler to a 2-hex islands with nothing right between 2 islands where I colonized!
I tell her to stop settling near me, but she says its none of my business and that she's going to enjoy destroying her. I quickly build a ton of destroyers and take the city, then she gets all scared and wants to negotiate peace! She gave me tons of luxury, but only 30 gold
Everyone else in the world is in a literal depression with 0-100 gold and I occasionally gift people I like 100g but they spend it all up without fixing their economy. I gift Elizabeth 300g then ask her to do a research agreement, but she turns around and demands all my luxury items, 500g, and open borders just for her! WTH Elizabeth, I almost destroyed you in war, but you still act top dog!