Last night I finished the UHV on Monarch, in rather easy fashion! In fact I hadn't intented to really achieve it, just give it a go and see where I went wrong. However things worked out well!
Things I remember!
I went straight for Optics, while sending all 3 settlers to northern africa, and settling what would of been Cathage in old times. I then moved all but one worker across, to get it all built up, and all but two crossbowmen to defend from natives.
When I got compass I built an explorer at capital, (all others were slave whipping my basics of Library/Courthouse/Market), and set him to randomly explore. With everyone I met I'd give them a free tech and then try and get open borders, or at the very least pay for their maps.
When I hit Optics, I converted by Triem to their UU and whipped a settle into it. I then whipped UU's at two other locations and sent them with troops to Aztecs and Incas. So settled Brazil and made it start a settler itself, while two of my places were making settlers. Managed to get Mali as a free Vassal, they just offered it randomly.
Moved to researching paper for those Civ's that didn't have it, and then onto Economics (I was behind in research but I knew if I got Uni's early could get back!) I was probably settling South America every couple of turns at this point.
Aztec's would capitulate (I just wanted Vassal Open Borders!) so I killed them and left defenders to herd the mass of Natives, Incas gave up when I reached their capital and capitulated!
I had 2 UU's go opposite ways to reach and get me +1, and then I set them to explore and get me more maps from Asia (as my explorer hit the edge of explorable terrain as Russia/Turkey didn't like me!)
I had a bit of a scare with open borders as German collapsed, and it looked like France might too, but they held on, and with 10 colony's done before 1500's I was comfortable and just ensured I kept the open borders, and didn't annoy anyone!
Easy to do.
Maybe too easy.
Things I remember!
I went straight for Optics, while sending all 3 settlers to northern africa, and settling what would of been Cathage in old times. I then moved all but one worker across, to get it all built up, and all but two crossbowmen to defend from natives.
When I got compass I built an explorer at capital, (all others were slave whipping my basics of Library/Courthouse/Market), and set him to randomly explore. With everyone I met I'd give them a free tech and then try and get open borders, or at the very least pay for their maps.
When I hit Optics, I converted by Triem to their UU and whipped a settle into it. I then whipped UU's at two other locations and sent them with troops to Aztecs and Incas. So settled Brazil and made it start a settler itself, while two of my places were making settlers. Managed to get Mali as a free Vassal, they just offered it randomly.
Moved to researching paper for those Civ's that didn't have it, and then onto Economics (I was behind in research but I knew if I got Uni's early could get back!) I was probably settling South America every couple of turns at this point.
Aztec's would capitulate (I just wanted Vassal Open Borders!) so I killed them and left defenders to herd the mass of Natives, Incas gave up when I reached their capital and capitulated!
I had 2 UU's go opposite ways to reach and get me +1, and then I set them to explore and get me more maps from Asia (as my explorer hit the edge of explorable terrain as Russia/Turkey didn't like me!)
I had a bit of a scare with open borders as German collapsed, and it looked like France might too, but they held on, and with 10 colony's done before 1500's I was comfortable and just ensured I kept the open borders, and didn't annoy anyone!
Easy to do.
Maybe too easy.
