[BTS] I need Tech Trading and Espionage skill

[citizenofdoom]

I have played with AI monarch level (easy) without any espionage except seeing the demograph and a bit tech trading and emperor with no tech trading option on :'( ( I'm fond of playing leader with Imperialist trait and Financial ... favorite : Victoria; or beast in ancient era like augustus caesar; quechua marathon ). I think i would get better with these skill, thanks.

 

[catalin72]

Size of maps played by you(standard,large,huge),type of maps(fractal,continents,pangaea,etc),speed(normal,epic,marathon)? With huts or not,with random events or not,with brokering techs or not?

 

[citizenofdoom]

RandomScriptMap - Random - Random - Random; Huge; No Tech Trading

 

[lymond]

Do you mean tech stealing? Cause you say you have tech trading off.

 

[Pangaea]

If you want to practice on stealing techs, then a good way to do that is to build Great Wall, get a Great Spy, infiltrate the tech leader with him, and then send spies there to steal techs. It can be very efficient, especially if that leader is close and you have trade routes and the right religious setup.

 

[citizenofdoom]

I mean I want tech trading but AI trade too fast and I will get behind, so I turn on that option to make me not in a tech fall

It's a "going to win game" each turn get 14 nukes, destroy 14/3 cities and take one city. It's boring with tech trading off, so what can I do to improve tech trading and espionage skill. Thanks for Pangaea's advice to build a great wall, because I usually in a normal game practice "Land is power. Land is power. Land is power. " :3 and AI expand too fast ( 18 civs ) so I have never build a great wall. I now know the GPP point in wonder for the first time :'( Thanks.
Two point :
- I hate boring game like the game above.
- I want to experience how a pro play this game.

 

[catalin72]

A game without barbarians may be boring...,true.Too,permanent alliances makes the game predictable,I never played with this and I suppose that many gamers do not use this.
'Pro' is relative,one is expert in standard size,normal speed,no huts,no events,one is expert in huge size with huts and events,one is expert in large size speed marathon,etc,etc.Every Civ IV player has own preferences for settings,if he played 10 years 90% of games just one type of map,sure will have a lot of experience for that type.
A simple suggestion: play with 'raging barbarians',make Great Wall to be protected against them,then the game maybe will be very interesting,barbarians make cities,is fun to capture these cities.

 

[citizenofdoom]

A game without barbarians may be boring...,true.Too,permanent alliances makes the game predictable,I never played with this and I suppose that many gamers do not use this.
Play with 'raging barbarians',make Great Wall to be protected against them.Is a random event with this wonder.Then the game maybe will be very interesting,barbarians make cities,is fun to capture these cities.

I think AI expanding speed is very fast, barb stands no chance ( unless MARATHON )