danaphanous
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So I've heard some complaints about the AI's less direct approach to teching. I am currently playing a Deity game that is blowing this theory up.
There are 8 civs on a huge Pangaea map. So much space. I've put on raging barbs thinking we'd all start kinda nerfed in expansion and have fun clawing our way into civilization against hordes of barbs. That's how it worked for me and I've been fighting for every inch of territory as Songhai (first time ever playing them). Didn't work on the AI though. Not only did they somehow get and support massive initial armies, they were warring with each other immediately. I watched the Zulu spam literally 20 cities and attack all 4 of his neighbors. Same with the Inca and Assyria. They have huge empires and no problems. If anything they expanded about twice as fast as I'm used to seeing them do...maybe due to the reduced number of civs? Anyway...they outclassed me in tech...first game ever. I just watched Sejong sail into the modern era in 1400 AD. I'm an age behind him. I don't think I'll be winning this game but it was fun to struggle and fail I guess. Never seen AI do this well...ever...even on my previous Deity game.
There are 8 civs on a huge Pangaea map. So much space. I've put on raging barbs thinking we'd all start kinda nerfed in expansion and have fun clawing our way into civilization against hordes of barbs. That's how it worked for me and I've been fighting for every inch of territory as Songhai (first time ever playing them). Didn't work on the AI though. Not only did they somehow get and support massive initial armies, they were warring with each other immediately. I watched the Zulu spam literally 20 cities and attack all 4 of his neighbors. Same with the Inca and Assyria. They have huge empires and no problems. If anything they expanded about twice as fast as I'm used to seeing them do...maybe due to the reduced number of civs? Anyway...they outclassed me in tech...first game ever. I just watched Sejong sail into the modern era in 1400 AD. I'm an age behind him. I don't think I'll be winning this game but it was fun to struggle and fail I guess. Never seen AI do this well...ever...even on my previous Deity game.