Recent content by RandomLeader

And if you read the post you quoted, you'll notice that I noticed :) I thinki that one of the biggest problem for all of us newbies is that we over build too much. We don't whip enough. We have no sense of how long you should include yourself to war at a time. And how to keep relations going...

Thanks. And I was wonder addicted. Usually I build too much. I used to build always Great Wall but I decided some time ago not to build it ever again. Why? Because I need military anyway. Actually I justified Stonehenge to myself quite well. I was Carthagian so I got happiness from monument...

Different game that above.. but I did it. I won in warlords 2.08 in monarch level. Without this forum I don't think that would have been possible. I was with a large continents map and with random leader :D. I end up beeing a Carthagian. I launched in a year 1954 and I couldn't believe that it...

Like I said in the opening, I am interested at playing in normal speed and large map. What I would like to know is that how much science would I have to generate to compete with AI?

I was wondering what advavantage AI has when teching (2.08) at Monarch level. Sometimes it feels that they take enourmous gap with their tech even if one moment ago you were close to catch them or leading in tech. Are they just trading without restrictions or are they lightbulping like hell...

I don't know is there a difference. I think that upkeep comes from military. 1 gold/unit. So the idea is that if you have nice run towards great persons and you don't have massive military, than it's useful. So if you are not planning to invade anybody and you have only defensive force, use it...

If I understood you correctly.. When ruling with pacifism you LOOSE gold when having military. I don't remember the exact costs but was it something like 1 gold/unit? So if you just are into making gold, you don't want any army when switching to pacisfism. But that would leave you open for a...

One more question and it's kind a important. When you attack AI and you get diplo penalty with others (you declared war on our friends).. do that diplopenalty dissappear if you destroy civilisation you declared on?

I have often tried something stupid and it has always failed (well I succeeded this at prince sometimes). I have made early rush and kept the war going untill feudalism. Then I have tried to capitulate when there would be still little land for AI to expand. No matter what, they don't capitulate...

Question for all you oracles from this forum.. What is the PURPOSE to your early rush? What is your goal? Is it to capture a city close by or is it to criple your neighbor once and for all? Do you try to destroy your neighbor with early rush? Plz, tell.

Talking about exceptions.. in prince-level hatseput herself contacted me and asked "would you accept this as a gift?". Never before and never after. It was fishing or something. Once in a lifetime but soon after that she asked could I assist her with war efforts. Which I couldn't and I declared...

First time ever I think I performed a perfect axe rush. Random gave me Toguwana to rule with, so I got fishing and wheel(?) as a starting techs. So I build a workboat-worker-warrior-setler. I beelined to bronze and got it quite soon. Then another setler. So I had 3 decent cities with ok...

No you shouldn't but with that start you have to :D Usually I build 2 cities and start troop production. That is if somebody is close. Then I don't like to invest hammers to settlers because I want to have my cities from AI. You can have something like 4-5 cities before CoL and you still will...

Like I said, it depends. If you get stone you could try that (after building/chopping/whipping) few workers and settler. Rushbuilding GW for engineer points and stonehenge little slower for gppoints (to get that engineer if wanting pyramids for happiness). These would require that stone. And...

I would consider Great Wall if you get access to stone. You have nice hills (unfortunately there is no plains hills, but those will do just fine. So hopefully you get stone and in that point you'll have 2 cities, 2-3 workers and masonry researched. Disclaimer.. if you get bronze you don't need...