Recent content by Melkongla

I'm enjoying this thread... here are some of my experiences playing Immortal to contribute to the discussion... I'm only successful on about 10% of starts. Some examples of situations which I can't seem to beat: a) Starting alone on an island (archipelago) and can't make contact with...

Settled in place, decided to build scouts and barracks to grow my capital before expanding. Had about 4 scouts traversing the continent, popped loads of huts but pretty much got only gold. This was good though because it kept my tech at 100% throughout the BC years. Also was able to meet all...

Interesting thread folks, keep it coming! On the barracks question (I'm talking Ancient era war here) I think it depends on what units you are using to attack and who is your chosen opponent, specifically are they aggressive? I figure on killing 3 archers to take a city. If opponent is...

For non-"cheesy" settings (i.e. standard+ map, default # of civs) has anybody ever executed or even read about a reliable strategy for winning on Emperor+ without going to war at reasonably regular intervals? Not me anyway... I don't think this makes you a warmonger. On higher levels I think a...