I am playing my firsst decent game on emperor as the Romans, large continents map. First off, I declared war on both the English and Indians as soon as I found they were too close to me. Once I got legionaries, I began winning very quickly. I took over the smallest of the three continents by the mid-middle ages. This made defending my huge territory very easy, as we all know the AI is not capable of an amphibious assault. Had this been played on pangea, as I normally do, the outcome would have been quite different. I think I will use continents until I am really comfortable on emperor.
Anyway, I found that I had as little trouble keeping up in the tech race on emperor as I did on monarch. Granted, I seized more land than I normally do, but I still expected to be behind. I actually gained the lead quicker than I usually do. I think this was partially because the AI seemed extremely aggressive, not just against me, but against each other. THis slowed their tech progression a great deal. It seems the AI is more aggressive on emperor than monarch, but this could just be me.
Second, I finally saw the effects of communism on the AI since the last patch. I invaded another continent in the late industrial age because the egyptians seemed to be gaining too much power judging by their expanding empire. When I got there, I met almost no resisitence. I discovered that all but 3 of their cities were stuck at one pop. They had rushed so many units, that these cities were useless. This really needs to be fixed. This was far too easy. I want a reall challenge on emperor.
Anyway, I found that I had as little trouble keeping up in the tech race on emperor as I did on monarch. Granted, I seized more land than I normally do, but I still expected to be behind. I actually gained the lead quicker than I usually do. I think this was partially because the AI seemed extremely aggressive, not just against me, but against each other. THis slowed their tech progression a great deal. It seems the AI is more aggressive on emperor than monarch, but this could just be me.
Second, I finally saw the effects of communism on the AI since the last patch. I invaded another continent in the late industrial age because the egyptians seemed to be gaining too much power judging by their expanding empire. When I got there, I met almost no resisitence. I discovered that all but 3 of their cities were stuck at one pop. They had rushed so many units, that these cities were useless. This really needs to be fixed. This was far too easy. I want a reall challenge on emperor.
