I've been playing an A-Z deity run. I've beaten the game on Deity with more than 70 leaders, usually on the first attempt. So I'm not new at this. But I am absolutely stymied by Deity Scythia and would like to ask for advice.
I've tried various versions of an early rush (either a warrior/archer rush or a horseman rush) and found that an early warrior/archer rush followed by a second wave of horsemen works well. But each time I manage to conquer one civ and possibly get halfway through the next before I must withdraw. At that point, I'm using Swordsmen, archers and catapults but the enemy is using Men-at-Arms, crossbows and trebuchets. Now that's common enough in many domination games - you run out of steam and have to build towards jet bombers before going on the offensive again. But time after time i find that I'm simply -so- far behind on infrastructure that while I'm managing to bring line infantry and bombards online, the enemy is rolling in with tanks or even modern armor.
I need a way to either seize more territory in the initial rush or to accelerate my money and science for the second phase.
Those who have won a deity game with Scythia: How'd you do it?
Thanks.
I've tried various versions of an early rush (either a warrior/archer rush or a horseman rush) and found that an early warrior/archer rush followed by a second wave of horsemen works well. But each time I manage to conquer one civ and possibly get halfway through the next before I must withdraw. At that point, I'm using Swordsmen, archers and catapults but the enemy is using Men-at-Arms, crossbows and trebuchets. Now that's common enough in many domination games - you run out of steam and have to build towards jet bombers before going on the offensive again. But time after time i find that I'm simply -so- far behind on infrastructure that while I'm managing to bring line infantry and bombards online, the enemy is rolling in with tanks or even modern armor.
I need a way to either seize more territory in the initial rush or to accelerate my money and science for the second phase.
Those who have won a deity game with Scythia: How'd you do it?
Thanks.