How do you stop AI from Launching to Alpha Centari

[sabo]

I've searched this site and I have'nt seen any thing on the subject. I'm ahead in the score but behind in technology and Persia just started building a space ship. How do I stop him? I'm afraid if by the time I build up a force big enough and send it oversea's to take his capititol (The only way I can think of to stop him) it will be too late. HELP!

 

[God]

Declare war, make MPPs and alliances against him, and fire a nuke off at the capital. Hopefully that will work or try to see if you can find another way to win like diplomacy.

I sometimes get in this situation but I always have a large army and several transports and battleships floating around. If the civ is on another continent, I have a large stack of Modern Armor hanging around in a city. If I need to, make Mpps, fire the nuke and send in the MA and raze the capital.

 

[sabo]

SO taking or nuking the capitol is the only way??

 

[God]

You destroy all the space ship production by taking the capital.

Could you post a saved game, or a map so I could get an idea of how many units you have and where everything is? That could help. If you have a few modern armor lying around, get every civ or atleast the neighbors to declare war. Do what it takes to get them in. Pay them, bribe them, whatever.

 

[Octavian X]

There is another possible solution, but it requires you to be insanely rich. Plant a spy so you know how far they are, and sabatoge production when the part is almost complete. A safer solution is to rush your own. Just a thought.

 

[sabo]

Ok this is where I'm at now, not only am I losing the space race but just last turn I exhausted my oil. Zulu is the only one with any spare and he ain't bargaining. Any solutions for that problem?
THANKS ALOT!!!!!

 

[sabo]

s**t I forgot to zip it.. sorry

 

[sabo]

I"m not rich and I just lost my oil.. so much for armor huh? Zulus the only with any spare and he isn't going to bargain. I got him to "polite" but he still won't bargain

 

[akinkhoo]

declare war and go for dominate.... be the axis!

 

[wohmongarinf00l]

i just looked at ur save game and short of engineering a massive world war, u are not gonna prevent them from launching...especially persia/babylon.
the other way, as suggested is to change govt to democracy, give up on war and use that leader to build UN.
choose a block of countries whose help u want in the vote and sign embagoes and ineffectual alliances with them.
it doesn't look like anyone has mordern armor, which means they don't have synthentic fibers (required for spaceship). exterior casing will take at least 6 turns on a massively productive city when synthetic fibers are discovered.

but.....how did u get urself in this position and why are u in communism? u hardly have infrastructure and ur military is not that large.
is it that u discovered the other continent very late?

 

[Crimson Sunrise]

I'd say just crush them. Throw everything you have at them, and even if you don't stop the spaceship, you'll cause a ton of damage.

 

[sabo]

I changed from republic to communism when war broke out because of WW (me and persia have been at war almost the whole game) I'd make peace then he'd declare war again!! Hence my small army, it used to be large but persia bled me dry. I also heard it helps with corruptions for your far flung outposts, is that right? Also, what do you mean by no infastructure, if you mean undeveloped cities it's because I can't seem to stay peaceful long enough to build them up, I have to crank out military all day long just to keep up with Xerxes.

 

[mcdh]

Chinese had already built the UN, or hurry UN with leader is a good plan.

I'd say give up this game. No way you could crush all persian/babylian/china in time. You may even lose the war if attacking infantries with cavalries.

I think you had stayed in communism too long. Use democracy next time and you won't be lagged behind in technology. You can always sell tech to make money, almost you don't need to if you cities are productive enough.

edited for typo.

 

[RX2000]

Heh from looking at your savegame I'd say you are forked.

And whats with all the spearmen? Its 1966 for christ's sake!

 

[RufRydyr]

Originally posted by sabo10
SO taking or nuking the capitol is the only way??

taking the capital destroys the spaceship. nuking the capital makes it much easier to take the capital. in my last game, i wanted to destroy India's spaceship (so game would last longer for a higher score), so I parked about 5 modern armor beside the capital, nuked 1 square over, took capital, then abandoned it. hehe. he was gonna take it back, so why not destroy the culture?

the UN is a priority so I can do stuff like that and not worry about an adverse vote--I just don't allow a vote atall.

 

[mcdh]

Originally posted by RufRydyr

the UN is a priority so I can do stuff like that and not worry about an adverse vote--I just don't allow a vote atall.

Why not disable diplomatic win at the beginning? Better than click on that box on every turn.

 

[sabo]

THanks for all your help and I took your suggestion, I S**t canned that game and started over, this time I didn't use random opponents I selected any CIV that wasn't religeous, I was able to get the Great Library for once and I'm in Republican, now I'm WAY ahead of all of them, which is great but I almost (notice I said almost) feel like giving some Techs away cheap just so they can keep up with me and keep the game interesting.. where's the middle ground? either I kick butt in the game or I get my hat handed to me. As a result by the time I get to the modern age I usually get bored with it and give up and start again (I want to hear that great music everyone talks about in the modern age) haha
Music in the industrial age drives me nuts... I have to turn it off
BUT I love the game!!!

 

[bobgote]

Originally posted by mcdh


Why not disable diplomatic win at the beginning? Better than click on that box on every turn.

Box doesn't come up every turn.

Also to Sabo, the way you're playing there is fine, but to test how good you are and to vary games, random is best, but i guess you'll arrive at that decision soon enough

 

[God]

Checked your game. All I can suggest is to make friends with a bunch of them. Go agaisnt China, so side up with Persia and the rest.

Or make a massive world war. The AI often stops production of the spaceship during a bigger war.

Communism is a bad government. Don't use it too much. Only other thing is to land some troops of Bablyon western coast and send in the cavalry as many as needed to to capture and then abandon the capital. Then get out and take down the Persian capital also. Hide back in your continent and pray that they aren't going to strike back to hard.

 

[RufRydyr]

Originally posted by mcdh


Why not disable diplomatic win at the beginning? Better than click on that box on every turn.

UN vote comes up every 20 turns.

I got a rush on the last game by playing with all victory conditions on and no cheating and going for a high score.