Future Strategy?

[rujikin]

Ok, I have never played an online multiplayer version of CIV3 (I play hotseat frequently) But I may have a useful strategy i just need to know a few things first.

#1. When do people on multiplayer generally start doing military build-ups?
#2. Does almost everyone do the settler Spwral (Or however you spell it)
#3. Does anyone know anything about the enemy tactics or common tactics?

 

[rujikin]

Im delaying this untill I know about the alliance with K.I.S.S

 

[peter grimes]

Can you detail your strategy? I think there a bunch of us who would love to read it through. As for the alliance with KISS, assume there is none for the time being. Please - post your ideas!

 

[fe3333au]

Yes please post ... ... I've never met a true mega military frenzy head before ... do I have to throw you some fresh meat before we shake hands?

 

[General_W]

Here's my quick take on your questions:

Understand – I've played quite a few PBEM games – but the people I play against are 1) friends I know personally, 2) Not as aggressive as I am (which is not very) and 3) Not very good.

I've never lost to them – and I'm not nearly as good as many of the people playing this game.

So understand that these comments come from a very warped perspective of PBEM.
Hopefully they are still helpful.

#1. When do people on multiplayer generally start doing military build-ups?

My experience with humans is the big hit either comes right away – or with the advent of a high-movement/high-attack unit like Knights or Cavalry.

#2. Does almost everyone do the settler Spwral

Yes. If you don't – you lose horribly.

#3. Does anyone know anything about the enemy tactics or common tactics?

Most common war tactic is the SOD (Stack of Doom) if you don't send things in groups – humans will eat you for lunch.

It's also very common to try the "rouge state" strategy – turning every player against the person you're at war with. This works better with the AI in a game – but can also be done with humans.

Conversely – it's also common for humans to wait and see who is losing – then try to aid them… make it more bloody and costly for the winning team.

That is… until the person is obviously beyond hope… then the blood is in the water, and everyone scrambles to get what they can from the poor sap that's going down.

 

[rujikin]

This tactic depends on if they aren't building to many military unit's and/or prepareing to attack us, but i posted another tactic at kiss's continental proposal

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3069438#post3069438

Besides my begining war tactic is so simple anyone could think it up, Ill post my 2 tactics right below:

Build about 6-7 city's then have a few of them build horsemen then storm the enemy's unprotected city's

If its a mutal war, have 3/4th of your city's produce military units if you arn't in need/they your current ones arn't dieing fast and always heal your units