Yep. If i can outproduce units, i have a chance if i'm fighting at tech parity. Fortunately, tech rate is damn slow for deity(more like emperor). Lot of wars everywhere, almost no RAs. Rifles may show only around turn 160 at best. Good news, i will probably hit this tech around that time, or a bit later.
Which policy to pick now?
Right side of Honor seems like the obvious choice to me. For happiness and reduced future unit upgrade costs.
Right side of Honor seems like the obvious choice to me. For happiness and reduced future unit upgrade costs.
Impressive job so far. I guess if you get to the point where you are forced to research Writing you could still try to win without building any science buildings (except for puppets where you have no control over what they build).
Looks like you have your finances in order with some happiness coming online soon. Question is do you take out Greece to get bigger then go for Russia or do you go straight for Russia?
I got my 2nd city up and almost finished the iron mine when the Aztecs DoW'd, followed a few turns later by the French and a few turns after that by the Native Americans. I had 2 or 3 archers and 4 warriors to upgrade when the first DoW happened, however I was down to 2 swords and 1 archer by the time the 3rd DoW happened and I still hadn't managed to take any cities because the whole time I was stuck on the defensive.
I ended up abandoning the game on turn 78 out of frustration, in part from the overwhelming waves of enemies, but mostly because I really hate quick combat in Civ 5. I end the turn with most of my units at full health then they're all dead with no indication of how many times they were hit, leaving me completely confused as to what happened. Sure the screen jumping with the animations turn on can be a little annoying and time consuming, but it's far better than the crappy incarnation of quick combat. At least in Civ 4 the quick combat still showed you where the combat was happening, it just didn't play the animations.
Anyway, I won't be retrying this unless there's a way to disable the quick combat.
I got my 2nd city up and almost finished the iron mine when the Aztecs DoW'd, followed a few turns later by the French and a few turns after that by the Native Americans. I had 2 or 3 archers and 4 warriors to upgrade when the first DoW happened, however I was down to 2 swords and 1 archer by the time the 3rd DoW happened and I still hadn't managed to take any cities because the whole time I was stuck on the defensive.
I ended up abandoning the game on turn 78 out of frustration, in part from the overwhelming waves of enemies, but mostly because I really hate quick combat in Civ 5. I end the turn with most of my units at full health then they're all dead with no indication of how many times they were hit, leaving me completely confused as to what happened. Sure the screen jumping with the animations turn on can be a little annoying and time consuming, but it's far better than the crappy incarnation of quick combat. At least in Civ 4 the quick combat still showed you where the combat was happening, it just didn't play the animations.
Anyway, I won't be retrying this unless there's a way to disable the quick combat.
WOW, that's a very impressive gameplay of yours! Congratulations!
I am aware, that skipping Writing was a special modification from you, but do you think that something can be learned for 'normal games'? You made a big trade off to military (lower part of tech tree) for science AND culture (upper part). How does this pay off in a general strategy (fe by getting science and culture for your empire by aquiring puppets)?
[Ironically, tech-wise you are not giving up building-happiness by going into the militaristic part of the tech tree...]
Iron shouldnt be a problem - there WILL be some CS having it - and as said - deity ais got enough gold for you to buy some CS
Wow, that went better than I expected. Going only off screen shots I figured with her score/pop/science she would be quick to push into but hard to stay in. Didn't expect the steamroll. Looks like you got this, well played.
I am aware, that skipping Writing was a special modification from you, but do you think that something can be learned for 'normal games'? You made a big trade off to military (lower part of tech tree) for science AND culture (upper part). How does this pay off in a general strategy (fe by getting science and culture for your empire by aquiring puppets)?
Even with as well as he has played he only has 101 beakers on turn 188. From a science standpoint it is a serious handicap. If it wasn't for the fact the AI is so far from the Tabarnak in military strategy this would be a loss.
6 city states discovered and a pretty wide around around my capitol and some way beyond my capitol. There is only 1 patch of 2 iron (somewhat near capitol and zero city states have iron (1 had a 2 patch of iron just outside its borders).