Recent content by ArmChairAttila

Hmm... If I make it to industrial with 12 trade routes un-molested my Venice becomes a super power. The hardest part of the game for me is up to Industrial. Especially making sure you have enough culture to fight off the tourism civs like Brazil or England. This is the time when Big Ben, Louvre...

Hey there, I have played Venice now about 10 times up to Deity. Venice, Zulu and Shoshone are my new favorite civs with Venice leading the pack. This advice is for immortal play or lower FYI, 1. Tradition is probably the most powerful pick for Venice. You want a tall if not the tallest city in...

I hear this a lot but do not see it in any of my games. I wonder if the AI has changed so much that it now caters to those who are playing. I.E. if you are being a peaceful builder then the game recognizes it and leaves you alone for the most part. If you are going down the honor path and...

I have no problem warmongering and build large empires, even during the classical mid evil. You must be doing it wrong. The key is to make sure you have a open supply line for your caravans. Which means you will have to buddy up with one of your neighbors or secure a few city states for worry...

Watched your video. I have not played with the siege tower yet so don't know about it. I love the B-17 but it comes to late to make my list. Agree with every thing else you said :P

I have had Siam in 3 of my last games and it seems like he is not buying up city states. Is this a bug or was he just getting pounded to hard in those games? Have you guys noticed this yet with Siam?

Lots of aggression in my games. I have been dowed a couple times in classical. Usually by Shaka, Ghinghis and the such. Dunno, maybe you are just unlucky with the civ combos on your continent. I have seen the same rampage by Attila lol. Shaka showed up on my door step with about 10 Impi and a...

1. Long Bow into machine gunners are really powerful starting industrial era. If you have two gunners backing one infantry they will mow down everything in their path. Tough versus other ranged units and just require minimal meat shielding. 2.Keishiks are unstoppable during mid evil age except...

Have you guys tried this yet? These long bow/ranged machine gunners are killer. I would say even better than the Impi or Keshek. All you need are like 2 infantry in front of your long/gunners and they wipe the floor with everything. This upgrade is simply amazing.

So how do you get a foreign work of art for the Louvre. What is the difference between a great work of art and a artifact. I know that weapons and ships are artifacts and assume coins and necklaces are too. So how do I get a foreign work of art?

Venice is OP. I just played the easiest immortal of my life with this civ and this is why. 1) Who needs to micro manage 4 cities when 1 will do? 2) I got my mind on my money and my money on my mind and there is a lot on my mind with this civ. 3) I can go any victory route I wish with out...

Canada is a puppet of the Brits and Yanks lol...

I tend to keep cities with LUXs I don't already have and possibly horses if I am short. I will raze all other cites to pop 1 then sell them to a AI right after I sell all the buildings in the city.

Small continents is a strong map for England IMO. I have the best time playing England, Polynesia or the Dane's on that map.

The only defenses I know of are to build a large empire where your puppets will be the primary targets of the AI nukes. That way your main cities don't get hit. Another option is to nuke them first, destroying most of the enemy nukes. You could also constantly bribe other AI's to attack each...