My empire imploded at the 1930 point with 70% war weariness. According to history, it would have been ripe for Fascism or Communism. As I mentioned I went to a previous save. We are now in WW II in 1924.
This time Hiawatha allied with via MPP Hammurabi against Persia. I'm still fighting Persia. Germany formed and MPP with Hiawatha, and is fighting Persia. Rome attacked the Iroquois. So the stupid Germans are in a two front war, as is everyone else. Shaka formed an alliance or MPP with Hammurabi. Every one of these former arch enemies. So Hiawatha now offers World Map in exchange for World Map and Computers. As if. I give him my World Map as a "token of good will." Elizabeth is just sitting and watching everyone destroy each other. I think Elizabeth and I will be the only ones left.
My foreign advisor keeps reminding me that these nations betrayed my freinds, the Greeks even though I obliterated them 500 years ago. Or betrayed my friends, the Persians, with whom I'm at war.
The AI needs Haloperadol or Thorozine. It is crazy. I've determined that its behavior is according to the DSM IV -- Paranoid Schizophrenia. I'm scared to death. Everything is so hair trigger. So I researched rocketry, and am doing fission now. Then Manhattan Project/UN. Then Space Exploration/Apollo. Then ICBMs (for defense - MAD).
I had 8 opponents in the game. Of course only 7 show on the Foreign Advisor screen. The 8th never appears so you don't know with whom they are allied, even though I eliminated the Greeks. That 8th is my neighbor Shaka.
So Hammurabi is trotting into my newly conquored territory with Hiawatha after the Persians. I give them both RoPs. I'm just about done with my business with Persia, and will make peace with them in two turns. I just upgraded all infantry to Mech Infantry.
I made a double tile depth row of fortresses at the choke points and put Mech Infantry and artillery in them. BTW those are mountain tiles. And stuck my outdated swordsmen in the tiles in front of them. Defense in depth. I dropped three Mech Infantry, a couple tanks, and a worker on the island, on which I discovered another source of oil. So I'm rushing a Harbor on it and building fortifications on all unoccupied tiles.
I can afford some 50 more military units (I have over 310 now, 19 are workers). 84 cities. Corruption may cause me to abandon some of them. How many of those 50 will be ICBMs, I don't know.
Underground testing will begin in 8 turns. I think it's time to watch Dr. Strangelove. :rocket2:
Paranoid? You're only paranoid if they're not really after you.