lakerspsg4
Chieftain
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2007
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Hello all, I recently stumbled across a copy of this; I installed it and, needless to say, have become pretty addicted to it (for the few days I've been messing around). I play on Chieftan (never played a Civ game before) so I can acclimate to the style of play in the series.
I can build a strong, successful, and technologically-advanced civilization without much problem (I'm not bragging; I know it's on Chieftan), but I have a problem with the military aspect. See, I'm used to RTS games such as Rise of Nations, Starcraft, etc., so moving armies in this game seems a little clumsy for me. Mix in the factor that I'm usually a defensive player in RTS games, and it's clear that I have no idea which strategies to pursue for world domination. My units are all top of the line, I just dont know how to use them efficiently.
Anyway, without further ado, here is my game. I am playing as the Carthaginians on the World map (non-random resources, random starting positions), and I started in Australia. Good for me, eh?
Up until the current time (1855 A.D.), I have had minimal military contact (sure, war had been declared more than a handful of times, but very few actual conflicts) with the rest of the world. Early on, I allied with the Americans, who occupied Eastern Asia. I would soon find that they were the weakest civilization on the planet, and my refusal to go to war for them caused a break in the worthless alliance. Meanwhile, I had cast an alliance with Catherine the Great and the Russians, who occupied the continent of South America. Although this alliance still stands, very little use is made of it.
I expanded quick and early. I made seafaring a priority and easily occupied the islands surrounding Australia. I irrigated the perimeter and have started to build roads (and soon, railroads) through the interior.
Here is my current colonization of the islands surround Australia, as well as my Southern Asia colony:
Another added bonus of the early Navigation advantage was the availability of island colonies on other continents. I snagged Madagascar and Great Britain this way, both of which are near other civ's continents.:
One bonus though...I went to go colonize Japan (right next to a couple of American cities), but there didnt seem to be any good settling sites; so I set sail for the portion of land above Japan. I colonized that with 3 quick cities and started upgrading. Now, I have a prime conquest opportunity here. The first city I founded there, Oea, has become my most prolific city:
The best part about this is its proximity to American cities. It can easily pump out a few military units and easily sustain them.
So I guess this is where I ask....what should I do here? The Americans are fairly weak, and should be easy to conquer, but I have no clue as to what my strategic moves should be.
Could anybody help me out here? Or tell me how I'm doing in terms of expansion, infrastructure, and whatnot? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
I can build a strong, successful, and technologically-advanced civilization without much problem (I'm not bragging; I know it's on Chieftan), but I have a problem with the military aspect. See, I'm used to RTS games such as Rise of Nations, Starcraft, etc., so moving armies in this game seems a little clumsy for me. Mix in the factor that I'm usually a defensive player in RTS games, and it's clear that I have no idea which strategies to pursue for world domination. My units are all top of the line, I just dont know how to use them efficiently.
Anyway, without further ado, here is my game. I am playing as the Carthaginians on the World map (non-random resources, random starting positions), and I started in Australia. Good for me, eh?
Up until the current time (1855 A.D.), I have had minimal military contact (sure, war had been declared more than a handful of times, but very few actual conflicts) with the rest of the world. Early on, I allied with the Americans, who occupied Eastern Asia. I would soon find that they were the weakest civilization on the planet, and my refusal to go to war for them caused a break in the worthless alliance. Meanwhile, I had cast an alliance with Catherine the Great and the Russians, who occupied the continent of South America. Although this alliance still stands, very little use is made of it.
I expanded quick and early. I made seafaring a priority and easily occupied the islands surrounding Australia. I irrigated the perimeter and have started to build roads (and soon, railroads) through the interior.
Here is my current colonization of the islands surround Australia, as well as my Southern Asia colony:
Another added bonus of the early Navigation advantage was the availability of island colonies on other continents. I snagged Madagascar and Great Britain this way, both of which are near other civ's continents.:
One bonus though...I went to go colonize Japan (right next to a couple of American cities), but there didnt seem to be any good settling sites; so I set sail for the portion of land above Japan. I colonized that with 3 quick cities and started upgrading. Now, I have a prime conquest opportunity here. The first city I founded there, Oea, has become my most prolific city:
The best part about this is its proximity to American cities. It can easily pump out a few military units and easily sustain them.
So I guess this is where I ask....what should I do here? The Americans are fairly weak, and should be easy to conquer, but I have no clue as to what my strategic moves should be.
Could anybody help me out here? Or tell me how I'm doing in terms of expansion, infrastructure, and whatnot? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
