Fluphen Azine
What is Fluphen Azine?
I have been watching this recent Lets Play on Youtube from TheGameMechanic.
He is playing Spain on Standard Settings but his map type is Small 2:1.
He also plays with the CS Wall Mod which I am sure hurts the AI Armies compared to Standard.
I am guessing the Map Type changes things compared to Standard but that isn't exactly the point.
My point is how slow going this game is and he gets a Knight Army up around turn 115 or so.
Generating around 30 SPT on turn 120.
He does go for Religion so perhaps that just slows you down too much and it is better not to go for it.
I suppose Exploit and Abuse are a major factor in general in all games and when comparing them.
If one doesn't exploit as much as another you will see major differences in benchmarks!?
I notice he isn't pillaging much as well which is a big difference when you double pillage for Science/Culture/Gold.
Many of my games are slow going like this as well.
I was thinking that getting Knights around turn 75-85 was the Norm for Top Players but perhaps that is wrong.
Recently I played a game as India.
I was forward settled by Kongo and America.
The game was very slow going and I should of been rolled.
America didn't press as hard as they should and I was able to beat them back with Archers/Warriors.
I ended up getting a peace deal and took them out after turn 100.
I won the game after turn 300 which is very long for me.
Many of my games on Pangaea have been like this where I have two or three Civs all over me with Barbs at times.
I was thinking this can't be normal but perhaps it is.
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