If AI gets space flight before you in space game

[axehaxe]

To put the cherry on top:

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But I'm not going to use this because I intend to steal tech as they are available. Why?? I raised the science slider to 100% and sadly, my tech would crawl to me on greyhound express in 19 turns - by that time the Japanese would have like 7 space components done.

Zero science, lets roll...

 

[axehaxe]

Bede, that city you mentioned about near the border is a very good place to build the SPH like you said. With it, it is now like a 47 shield/turn city. That city was actually one of my best cities since I started the game.

 

[axehaxe]

More updates coming soon...

 

[axehaxe]

Next turn - bomb out roads ahead of their tanks and get ready to ATTACK

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[axehaxe]

Muahahahaha!

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[axehaxe]

A couple of turns later...

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Bad news is I built an airport far down to try to airlift a mech infantry army back to the front and to my horror - you can't airlift frikin armies! On a lighter note...good news is we got a leader! Good for rushing space components!

 

[axehaxe]

Tanks will roll in next turn and give Japan some first class war weariness!!

 

[axehaxe]

I intend to take one more city before signing peace - sell all the improvements inside as before and either keep it or gift it depending on the situation and that city is...

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[axehaxe]

More updates coming soon

 

[axehaxe]

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[axehaxe]

The last city is conquered like this:

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[axehaxe]

I got the Zulus to declare war on me by planting spies and getting caught on purpose:

1 - to prevent a trade rep break when the ottomans push them off their own continent before the deal ends

2 - to be able to sign peace with both France and Aztecs 3 turns sooner.

 

[axehaxe]

When the wars are finally over the peace terms:

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[axehaxe]

Things are definetly getting much better:

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[axehaxe]

Meanwhile, the ottomans got satelites before the Japanese which is good news! The Ottomans haven't started building any parts yet but the Japanese have 2 done and so do I. So when I ended the war on France and Aztecs, I moved my bombers near Zulu and Ottoman territory, attempted steal tech - it worked!!! I got satelites. Ottomans - 0 parts. Me 4 parts. Japan 2 parts. So far so good!!

 

[Bede]

Just keep those armies ready and you can steal your way to heaven!

 

[Rising Star]

Looks like everything's working out for you much better than you thought it would when you started this thread. I may play a space game after seeing this.

 

[axehaxe]

Those armies are more than ready in case France does something. They have only 4 tanks left probably because the Vikings keep them busy. I just got modern armor last night and France doesn't have ecology yet so they are 2 techs from getting them. So I feel safer but trying not to get in another war with them again because they keep signing MPP's with Aztecs.

And yea, everything is working out much better than I thought. I managed to steal synthetic fibers from the Ottomans again after Japan got it and sold it to the Ottomans. Right now I have 6 parts built Japan has 5 done. Hopefully I won't have to use a single nuke on the Japanese who probably have ICBM's by now!

 

[Bede]

Your spy can tell you about nukes. If you have one in Japan, just open the Military Advisor screen and look at the unit listing.

And you will get even further ahead by stealing monopoly techs and selling them rather than the other way around.