regeneration64
Warlord
I've just had quite a shock in that I've failed to found a religion before the AI in my current game on King (England, standard continents).
Throughout G&K I always managed to found a religion (King/Emperor player) so I was a little surprised to find that I was too slow to get one. Admittedly, I had a slow start being surrounded by tundra and city states and Austria taking up the good land so it was only worthwhile settling two cities. I even thought it wise to build a temple in London and get one underweigh in my second city but it was too late. Around T120 the last religion went.
I thought this was quite early, especially for King. Then I had a nose at the discovered AI's SPs - the had all chosen Piety as their first SP. It's no wonder I couldn't compete what with a slow start and the AIs choice of SPs.
I know founding a religion isn't essential to a win (and on higher difficulties it has always been nigh on impossible to found) but it certainly makes the game easier and more fun so I'm interested to see how this game pans out.
Has anyone else noticed the AI going Piety and/or had trouble founding a religion in BNW?
Throughout G&K I always managed to found a religion (King/Emperor player) so I was a little surprised to find that I was too slow to get one. Admittedly, I had a slow start being surrounded by tundra and city states and Austria taking up the good land so it was only worthwhile settling two cities. I even thought it wise to build a temple in London and get one underweigh in my second city but it was too late. Around T120 the last religion went.
I thought this was quite early, especially for King. Then I had a nose at the discovered AI's SPs - the had all chosen Piety as their first SP. It's no wonder I couldn't compete what with a slow start and the AIs choice of SPs.
I know founding a religion isn't essential to a win (and on higher difficulties it has always been nigh on impossible to found) but it certainly makes the game easier and more fun so I'm interested to see how this game pans out.
Has anyone else noticed the AI going Piety and/or had trouble founding a religion in BNW?