Monarch is Easy?

[Damnyankee]

I just beat monarch level for the third time out of 4 trys, why is it so easy?

 

[Tomoyo]

Because the AI gets only a 10% discount and three extra starting units. Try going up, now.

 

[Damnyankee]

That i will do.

 

[Own]

the difference between monarch and emperor is huge, the human gets one less content person.

 

[Damnyankee]

Because the AI gets only a 10% discount and three extra starting units. Try going up, now.

I'm using rhyes expanision, did he somehow screw around with how hard each level is?

 

[Aramazd]

I doubt it the AI is STUPID, which is why you can win on Sid, if you played against a competent AI you would always lose

 

[garric]

Stop bragging.

 

[vmxa]

Well it is only in the middle of the levels with 4 higher levels, so it should not be real hard, but I have no clue about the mod.

 

[MeteorPunch]

I've heard Rhye's is about 1 level easier. I never play it though, so I dunno.

 

[Ville]

Rhye's mod has different difficulty levels. AIs don't get that many settlers (they cost 120 shields after all )

 

[The Fjonis]

I'm in the exact same situation as you, Damnyankee. Monarch was waaaay too easy. I've heard someone saying that the gap between Monarch and Emperror is small, whereas the gap between Emperror and Deity is huge. Is that true? (Playing vanilla, dunno if that matters...) Would you recommend me to try Deity or Emperror next?

 

[Longasc]

Personally, I think the greatest leap is Monarch to Emperor.

The game changes drastically to a "catch-up" race after Emperor.

Emperor to Deity is a huge step, too, but the game changes its character most from Monarch to Emperor.

IMO...

 

[tR1cKy]

I agree with Longasc.

Monarch -> Emperor: significant change of the strategy.
Deity: like emperor, only more difficult

 

[Tomoyo]

Deity is much harder than Emperor. Extra settler hurts.

 

[777]

Monarch is fine to me, I don't have to take such stress because of game. So far Chieftain -> Warlord have been hardest step to me

 

[tR1cKy]

Deity is much harder than Emperor. Extra settler hurts.

I don't know what of the 2 disadvantages hurt the most. Judging from my personal (and limited) experience on these levels, i had big problems in being effective with only 1 content citizen per city instead of 2.

 

[Pentium]

I won my first game on Emperor, so I don't think it's a large gap. But that game was also my first MM game, I think it would be much harder on Emperor with irrigated grass. Haven't tried Deity yet, but I plan to.
The big difference is that you must have MP/lux in the city to build settler.

 

[Tomoyo]

...or you can use the lux slider, which is what I do.

 

[Pentium]

I don't, but you still need some gold for this, while in Monarch you don't.

 

[vmxa]

I don't know what of the 2 disadvantages hurt the most. Judging from my personal (and limited) experience on these levels, i had big problems in being effective with only 1 content citizen per city instead of 2.

All levels above Monarch get only 1 content citizen born.