okay..long time civ player. just recently got G&K. could play at king/emperor level and usually win at vanilla. have played a few games at king level G&K. Standard map w/quick combat.
Observations:
1. much tougher to win a conquest victory. terrain around capitals makes it hard to set up siege units. AI fights harder.
2. easier to win diplomatic and cultural victories.
3. i concentrated on science in one game playing as the celts and at about turn 250 was running at about 900 science per turn and still needed a bunch of techs for a space race victory. so.. is it possible to get a space race victory?
Strategy:
1. my build order was monument, scout, shrine, GL, then a few archers. (pottery and then writing).
2. i took tradition and the aristocracy as my first two social policies. Then, i switched to liberty and completed it and then went back to tradition.
3. i only had four cities and played total defense the entire game.
4. i concentrated on allying city states throughout the game.
5. i took patronage and switched to rationalism as soon as possible, then freedom and back to patronage as the finisher.
okay.. looking forward to constructive comments
Observations:
1. much tougher to win a conquest victory. terrain around capitals makes it hard to set up siege units. AI fights harder.
2. easier to win diplomatic and cultural victories.
3. i concentrated on science in one game playing as the celts and at about turn 250 was running at about 900 science per turn and still needed a bunch of techs for a space race victory. so.. is it possible to get a space race victory?
Strategy:
1. my build order was monument, scout, shrine, GL, then a few archers. (pottery and then writing).
2. i took tradition and the aristocracy as my first two social policies. Then, i switched to liberty and completed it and then went back to tradition.
3. i only had four cities and played total defense the entire game.
4. i concentrated on allying city states throughout the game.
5. i took patronage and switched to rationalism as soon as possible, then freedom and back to patronage as the finisher.
okay.. looking forward to constructive comments