Der Schloss
Chieftain
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2007
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I would appreciate some suggestions from other players on how to come from behind in research to achieve a Domination Victory.
I was playing Caesar on Noble level against five AIs and found that there was only one AI on the same continent with me. I geared for an early rush and had eliminated Toku and the Japanese Civ by 450AD. I then set about settling the rest of the continent and had done so by 1500AD when the first Caravel showed up. By the time I had Caravels and musketmen, the other AIs had Infantry and other more advanced military units. So I had cities produce research and I raced through the Techs and when I had sufficient Mech Inf, Modern Armor and such, I invaded the weakest AI. After razing one of the AIs cities, I was marching on to a second when the AI becomes a vassal to the strongest AI on the continent who immediately declares war on me. The strongest AI corners my invasion force and, before I could fight a withdrawal to the coast where my second invasion force has arrived, the strongest AI achieves a Space Race Victory.
I restarted the game at 450AD and built up for an invasion while taking longer to settle all of the continent. Two AIs went to war so I rushed my available invasion force (a collection of Praets, musketmen, some Riflemen and a few cannons) accompanied by many Frigates (which had been guarded my coastline) to the other continent and invaded the weaker of the two. The stronger AI captured a city and, shortly after, I captured one upon landing. Immediately, the two AIs made peace and the weaker AI turns all of its military forces on me. That puts its SAM Infantry, Soldiers and Arty against my inferior units and I fail to take the second city. I make peace and, while trying to get through the techs to modern armor and mech infantry, another AI wins a cultural victory.
I was able to win a Space Race Victory by staying to myself, racing through the Tech Ladder and judiciously using spies to delay the other AIs.
It seems that the delay in eliminating the initial AI allows the non-involved AIs to get the edge in the Tech Race (and subsequently, Wonders) that I dont see how to overcome.
If I make Domination the only victory possible, wont the AIs fight it out and, before I can get there, therell be 1) a single super strong AI, or 2) a dominant AI and the others vassals?
I was playing Caesar on Noble level against five AIs and found that there was only one AI on the same continent with me. I geared for an early rush and had eliminated Toku and the Japanese Civ by 450AD. I then set about settling the rest of the continent and had done so by 1500AD when the first Caravel showed up. By the time I had Caravels and musketmen, the other AIs had Infantry and other more advanced military units. So I had cities produce research and I raced through the Techs and when I had sufficient Mech Inf, Modern Armor and such, I invaded the weakest AI. After razing one of the AIs cities, I was marching on to a second when the AI becomes a vassal to the strongest AI on the continent who immediately declares war on me. The strongest AI corners my invasion force and, before I could fight a withdrawal to the coast where my second invasion force has arrived, the strongest AI achieves a Space Race Victory.
I restarted the game at 450AD and built up for an invasion while taking longer to settle all of the continent. Two AIs went to war so I rushed my available invasion force (a collection of Praets, musketmen, some Riflemen and a few cannons) accompanied by many Frigates (which had been guarded my coastline) to the other continent and invaded the weaker of the two. The stronger AI captured a city and, shortly after, I captured one upon landing. Immediately, the two AIs made peace and the weaker AI turns all of its military forces on me. That puts its SAM Infantry, Soldiers and Arty against my inferior units and I fail to take the second city. I make peace and, while trying to get through the techs to modern armor and mech infantry, another AI wins a cultural victory.
I was able to win a Space Race Victory by staying to myself, racing through the Tech Ladder and judiciously using spies to delay the other AIs.
It seems that the delay in eliminating the initial AI allows the non-involved AIs to get the edge in the Tech Race (and subsequently, Wonders) that I dont see how to overcome.
If I make Domination the only victory possible, wont the AIs fight it out and, before I can get there, therell be 1) a single super strong AI, or 2) a dominant AI and the others vassals?
