Extended Nuclear War

[Argetnyx]

...depends on how fat you are

 

[Fiddlin Nero]

Playing vanilla I noticed that a city on top of an aluminum resource tile got close to 19 of 20 nukes. So now, if I have more than one aluminum available I can disband the city over the newly nuked aluminum resource, build a city over another aluminum resource and clean up the pollution without risking my workers to the next turns nukes.

I don't build cities near the modern Strategic Resources, except in the above 'draw their fire' situation, if I do have to, I pillage the resource and only put in a road when I need to start a build requiring that resource. The enemy won't nuke a city unless it is connected to the resource.

In my current game I had a long way to go to Missile Defense so to relieve the boredom, using save/load, I declared war a few times and every time the AI nuked my resources, core cities and front-line cities even though I had a city on the aluminum resource tile. Once I got the Missile Defense in place the AI focused every missile till it ran out on the city sitting on the aluminum resource tile even though it hit it 3 times. I'm wondering how consistent this is?

 

[dexters]

How often are nuclear war player triggered vs AI triggered?

 

[TheOverseer714]

Usually, the AI will nuke you if they are already at war with everyone or the human is the only other tribe left. They will also nuke you if they are #1 and you are gaining on them. It is not that common, many a game nukes are present but never get used. If there is an imbalance in power, it's more likely, but I'd say odds are 1 in 100 that the nukes will fly. And thats assuming the game is in the nuclear age and no one has won.

 

[Fiddlin Nero]

How often are nuclear war player triggered vs AI triggered?

In my current game, I don't own any nukes and the AI instigated the war and the nuke attacks. It will definitely depend on your play, I always go for total domination so I will probably always get into war with the AI throwing nukes eventually.

 

[Argetnyx]

I have never had an AI use nukes on me before I use any at all.