Soulbringer
Chieftain
- Joined
- May 10, 2016
- Messages
- 6
Hi all, I'm a long time reader that just recently moved from Immortal to Deity.
I was able to win my first two games on deity, both with all standard settings with random map type which turned out to be small continents (SV as Spain) and archipelago (Diplo victory as Nabucodonosor).
I know and feel that playing on archipelago or even small continents is easier than playing on a big landmass map like my last game but I'm struggling a lot every time I start near some aggressive AI on deity, so I'm here to ask some advices.
I've played as England and started in a pretty good spot with river, hills, whales, marble and a good amount of sheep, horses, cattle and stone. I've built scout -> monument - shrine and opened with Tradition, while during exploration I walked into America just next to me with New York only a few tiles away from London...
The turn after I've met him, he was already coveting my lands so, seeing the opportunity (No other Civ met and unprotected workers going around) I declared on him and proceeded to steal two workers and to kill an archer or two.
During war he stopped expanding while pumping out a lot of military and I decided to forward settle him with York (a really good spot with 3 lux, but maybe I choose the wrong spot, too hard to defend). A few turns later, with York swarmed by his units he asked for peace and even signed a DoF with me?!
After, I started building CB (4) and expanded to the east with Nottingham and (later) Hastings but i felt that I was already too far behind especially with NC, which came up around turn 110...during this time, both America and Monty (who has came down from the north with Texcoco, but was friendly...) started pressing my borders with A LOT of units so I bribed them into war with each other for two times with no result: they just don't fight (even if I gave them open borders), the non-wars last for ten turn after which they both declared on me at the same time!
Washington upgraded all of his melee to minuteman while I've yet to get Longbows...
and then it was just game over.
I want to retry this game to improve so, can someone help me?
Thanks!
I was able to win my first two games on deity, both with all standard settings with random map type which turned out to be small continents (SV as Spain) and archipelago (Diplo victory as Nabucodonosor).
I know and feel that playing on archipelago or even small continents is easier than playing on a big landmass map like my last game but I'm struggling a lot every time I start near some aggressive AI on deity, so I'm here to ask some advices.
I've played as England and started in a pretty good spot with river, hills, whales, marble and a good amount of sheep, horses, cattle and stone. I've built scout -> monument - shrine and opened with Tradition, while during exploration I walked into America just next to me with New York only a few tiles away from London...
The turn after I've met him, he was already coveting my lands so, seeing the opportunity (No other Civ met and unprotected workers going around) I declared on him and proceeded to steal two workers and to kill an archer or two.
During war he stopped expanding while pumping out a lot of military and I decided to forward settle him with York (a really good spot with 3 lux, but maybe I choose the wrong spot, too hard to defend). A few turns later, with York swarmed by his units he asked for peace and even signed a DoF with me?!
After, I started building CB (4) and expanded to the east with Nottingham and (later) Hastings but i felt that I was already too far behind especially with NC, which came up around turn 110...during this time, both America and Monty (who has came down from the north with Texcoco, but was friendly...) started pressing my borders with A LOT of units so I bribed them into war with each other for two times with no result: they just don't fight (even if I gave them open borders), the non-wars last for ten turn after which they both declared on me at the same time!
Washington upgraded all of his melee to minuteman while I've yet to get Longbows...
and then it was just game over.
I want to retry this game to improve so, can someone help me?
Thanks!