Nkot
Chieftain
Despite being one of the tech leaders prior to the Industrial Age, as soon as it comes around, I find myself losing my lead. One minute I'm sitting with Chemistry, Steam Power, and Democracy, and the next minute I'm scrambling to get my rivals' Railroads, Assembly Line, and Physics.
In terms of my tech path, I try to go for Assembly Line so I can get Infantry, but this seems to be a very high priority for the AI. Plus, not only can I lose the opportunity to trade it, but I always dislike trading a tech that gives such a powerful unit. Also, SP via Communism can be invaluable while establishing an oversea's empire, but if I research this I usually lose Assembly Line. To make matters worse, I can't trade Communism because of its relatively low number of beakers for the age.
I think my biggest problem is hesitant tech trading: I just feel like if a make a mistake, then a 4000-8000 beaker tech goes down the drain. Any advice? If it helps any I'm trying to play Immortal, small map.
In terms of my tech path, I try to go for Assembly Line so I can get Infantry, but this seems to be a very high priority for the AI. Plus, not only can I lose the opportunity to trade it, but I always dislike trading a tech that gives such a powerful unit. Also, SP via Communism can be invaluable while establishing an oversea's empire, but if I research this I usually lose Assembly Line. To make matters worse, I can't trade Communism because of its relatively low number of beakers for the age.
I think my biggest problem is hesitant tech trading: I just feel like if a make a mistake, then a 4000-8000 beaker tech goes down the drain. Any advice? If it helps any I'm trying to play Immortal, small map.
I become the tech leader as the game goes on. You play on a much higher difficulty than me, so I can't say all that much, but could it be that a) You need to be more flexible in trading and b) losing monostaries at SM is really hurting your research?
