Hello! I'm an old Civ3-4 fan who has fairly recently delved into Civ5. I play at the deity level, beating the AI at the immortal level using fairly easy building tactics with some "expansive" military build-ups thrown in. But I often end up with a crimson bottom on Deity, winning only once so far, playing Russia.
I think Civ5 is great because it's well balanced. In comparison, I found that short cut recipes and exploits paid off much more in Civ3. The only thing I find a bit unbalanced or, well, silly, is negotiating peace in Civ5 deity. Just because the AIs have a lot more military in total than I do, they want to stay at war with me for millennia on end. The peace offers they make are ridiculous. Never mind that I pick off all their attacking units with ease, using the task forces that I consider affordable in terms of shields and maintaining my city growth priority. (One of the few deity tips that I have taken to heart is the 'build tall' principle, keeping my cities few to start with, and defendable.) Never mind also, that I have allies or geographical boundaries that keep my enemies away.
I may be wrong, but I think the AI's stubborn rejection of peace is unbalanced and unfun. So I have two questions on that: 1. Do the upgrades help against it? 'Cause I haven't upgraded from the out-of-the-box version yet, although I have played a few hundred hours now. 2. Is there an in-game remedy, other than 'Build tons of military so that the AI are impressed by your total number of units' which I do not like?
I have not searched through the threads already written, so I'd appreciated links to good threads as well as written answers.
At the moment I'm playing Aztecs, since I like their UU and the slight boost it can provide in the early stages, and the earning of culture from defeating enemies. I am primarily interested in domination or cultural victories. I always play pangea.
I think Civ5 is great because it's well balanced. In comparison, I found that short cut recipes and exploits paid off much more in Civ3. The only thing I find a bit unbalanced or, well, silly, is negotiating peace in Civ5 deity. Just because the AIs have a lot more military in total than I do, they want to stay at war with me for millennia on end. The peace offers they make are ridiculous. Never mind that I pick off all their attacking units with ease, using the task forces that I consider affordable in terms of shields and maintaining my city growth priority. (One of the few deity tips that I have taken to heart is the 'build tall' principle, keeping my cities few to start with, and defendable.) Never mind also, that I have allies or geographical boundaries that keep my enemies away.
I may be wrong, but I think the AI's stubborn rejection of peace is unbalanced and unfun. So I have two questions on that: 1. Do the upgrades help against it? 'Cause I haven't upgraded from the out-of-the-box version yet, although I have played a few hundred hours now. 2. Is there an in-game remedy, other than 'Build tons of military so that the AI are impressed by your total number of units' which I do not like?
I have not searched through the threads already written, so I'd appreciated links to good threads as well as written answers.
At the moment I'm playing Aztecs, since I like their UU and the slight boost it can provide in the early stages, and the earning of culture from defeating enemies. I am primarily interested in domination or cultural victories. I always play pangea.
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