athelious
Chieftain
I play BTS 3.13 predominately CE, various financial leaders.
Recently made the jump from Monarch to Emperor and just got burned twice in a similar manner late game ~ 1800's.
Normal strategy for me is to take out a neighbor or two then go for the spaceship.
First game playing as Hannibal, Boudica as a neighbor. Not trusting her, I had ~15 rifleman, ~5 cavalry, ~5 cannons in each of the two cities bordering her. Pleased relations she attacks with 51 cavalry and ~10 cannons. Rolls my city with ease, I hit reset.
Second game, playing as Darius, Isabella as a neighbor. Trying to learn my lesson, I made infantry a priority, I was only even on research due to a recent war with Augustus (after I found out I had no oil) and the fact that no one would trade with me because "they feared I was too becoming too advanced". I had 20 infantry, 5 artillery, 5 cavalry + a mishmash of older units in each of the two border cities with Isabella. Pleased relations she attacks with a stack of eighty frickin one cavalry + ~10 infantry + some artillery and a spy to make my city go to unrest. Rolls my city in one turn, I hit reset. What really pissed me off is that she still had most of her army, the health of her cavalry were mostly .6 or 1.2 health as they retreated.
Do I need 50 defensive units in border cities on Emperor? Or are there more efficient methods for keeping the AI from wiping me out as I lean towards research to achieve a spaceship victory?
Recently made the jump from Monarch to Emperor and just got burned twice in a similar manner late game ~ 1800's.
Normal strategy for me is to take out a neighbor or two then go for the spaceship.
First game playing as Hannibal, Boudica as a neighbor. Not trusting her, I had ~15 rifleman, ~5 cavalry, ~5 cannons in each of the two cities bordering her. Pleased relations she attacks with 51 cavalry and ~10 cannons. Rolls my city with ease, I hit reset.
Second game, playing as Darius, Isabella as a neighbor. Trying to learn my lesson, I made infantry a priority, I was only even on research due to a recent war with Augustus (after I found out I had no oil) and the fact that no one would trade with me because "they feared I was too becoming too advanced". I had 20 infantry, 5 artillery, 5 cavalry + a mishmash of older units in each of the two border cities with Isabella. Pleased relations she attacks with a stack of eighty frickin one cavalry + ~10 infantry + some artillery and a spy to make my city go to unrest. Rolls my city in one turn, I hit reset. What really pissed me off is that she still had most of her army, the health of her cavalry were mostly .6 or 1.2 health as they retreated.
Do I need 50 defensive units in border cities on Emperor? Or are there more efficient methods for keeping the AI from wiping me out as I lean towards research to achieve a spaceship victory?