Atomic War

[Majorgeneral]

Historically, how many times have atomic weapons been used? Only once (or twice, based on your perspective), right? Yet the AI in Civ2 seems to use several in every war they get into! I play mostly on Prince level (but about to go to King), and maybe that's why. Is there some way to prevent the AI from doing this besides avoiding the Manhatton Project?

 

[mep]

Don't build it and don't let it be built! Otherwise, make sure your cities are protected with SDIs.

When I see AI building it I either sabatoge the production or capture the city or cities. Sometime, if you capture their captial, or hit them hard enough, they might give it up on their own.
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[Simon Darkshade]

Sabotaging their building project does work for a while, but it is endemic in the game that even the most peaceful civilization will suddenly go fundy and go beserk with nuclear weapons.

The AI is too irresponsible to have nuclear weapons, so they must be actively prevented from doing so...

 

[mep]

Originally posted by Simon Darkshade
Sabotaging their building project does work for a while

Sometimes it's your only choice; especially if you are unable or unready to project enough force to take the city.
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[ghostdn]

The best thing to do is to kill your opponents before they discover nuclear fission...

 

[mep]

Originally posted by ghostdn
The best thing to do is to kill your opponents before they discover nuclear fission...

True, but the question is once they have it, and especially if they started the Project, what should you do? For at that point there are only three real choices:

1. Don't let them finish it,
2. Full SDI coverage, or
3. Get to AC before they can due too much damage.
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[Nick]

I often make a headlong rush for The Laser in order to get SDIs and build a full shield. Usually though I can get the spaceship away before the AI can do much more than take out one or two of my smaller cities (usually those isolated from my main empire by a ot of water).

 

[Rowan]

Originally posted by Simon Darkshade

The AI is too irresponsible to have nuclear weapons, so they must be actively prevented from doing so... [/B]

What other methods can one use to actively discourage them?

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[Austin IronFist]

Well, there aren't really any ways to "discourage" them, I mean, we're talking about the CivII AI here.

If all else fails, you should just try to stay on the AI's good side. If they ever get b!tch at you, just pay them a lot of money.

Not getting too powerful helps also. The AI tends to be afraid of the most powerful nation, and they'll use the most powerful weapon they can against it. phaser

 

[Holdway]

I Hate Nukes as well, what i do is go to the rules and give them a MP of 0
that's always solved the problem for me

 

[Immortal]

I like your idea Holdway, I hate nukes in the game, reduces the fun-factor (at least for me) with modern war. I deter the use of nukes by avoiding the manhattan project and hunting out those cities who want to build it. Espionage does wonders to stop the Manhattan project.