I have never been the biggest fan of warmongering, but I would like to be able to do it from time to time. In Civ 5 I don't seem to be able to.
My last attempt was as the Huns. I made good use of my Battering Rams to take out neighboring Hiawatha, and a city-state beyond that. I got stalled at the Incan capitol - no big deal, it was a good push.
The problem is THE ECONOMY. I was operating in the red pretty much the whole game. Gold, and sometimes happiness, were really holding me back. I founded a 4th city and I had Honor as my main policy tree (for flavor reasons.) This is only King so I don't think those choices should have hamstrung me.
So basically, I'm wondering, how do you keep your economy up as a heavy warmonger? After my initial successful push I was left with an army that costs a fortune and no gold to upgrade them in preparation for the next push.
What am I doing wrong?
My last attempt was as the Huns. I made good use of my Battering Rams to take out neighboring Hiawatha, and a city-state beyond that. I got stalled at the Incan capitol - no big deal, it was a good push.
The problem is THE ECONOMY. I was operating in the red pretty much the whole game. Gold, and sometimes happiness, were really holding me back. I founded a 4th city and I had Honor as my main policy tree (for flavor reasons.) This is only King so I don't think those choices should have hamstrung me.
So basically, I'm wondering, how do you keep your economy up as a heavy warmonger? After my initial successful push I was left with an army that costs a fortune and no gold to upgrade them in preparation for the next push.
What am I doing wrong?