kill the king

[bryanwallace]

im playing the version with the leader present for each civ-if you kill him
that civ is out-
anyway is the leader always in the capital city-or does the ai move them about..

 

[Xerxes5]

i believe the AI always leaves their leader in their capital city... basically making it a game of taking the capital

 

[bryanwallace]

so when you take their capital their cities disappear??
what are the strategies to ensure that others cant settle where the cities where??
presumably negotiate without finishing them off??

 

[Quintillus]

If you don't want a massive land grab, either have settlers already where you'll want to settle in their old lands, or take the capital last. I usually go with the latter method.

It is rather annoying that the AI never ever moves the King. Would be much more challenging if they did.

 

[iambenben]

If the civ changed their capital then they may move the king, but i dont remember a civ ever changing its capital

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

From what I've seen, the AI rarely moves their king(s) anywhere but their capital. And I haven't ever seen the AI change its capital.

 

[bryanwallace]

so,
portuguese have built pyramids in their capital-does that mean that i cannot
take the pyramids as when i finally whack the king in the capital their cities will
crumble?
or do i get the city first??

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

Nope. The instant their king dies, their cities all get razed. Unless you force the King to leave, then the city is ruined.

 

[bryanwallace]

how do you get the king to leave..

in my exp ,you can also not get cities for peace even when they only have a king or so left in the capital-is this correct?

 

[D0NIMATRIX]

Dunno, I guess you just stack up huge armies outside his capital and wait.