Official Newbie Help Thread

[Lkysam]

Size:Huge Civs:13 Continents

I am playing on Regent and have done good as a technology broker so far. I am the seond most powerful civ in the world and am the most advance (but only slightly .) I am on the sam continent with the Chineese who are the most powerful. All the other civs arent as powerful or as advanced as us. I want to wipe out the Chineese so I can have the Continent to myself. Unfortunately the Chineese have no neighbors that could be called against them but I do . Also we are in the middle ages which is the age of the knights so the chineese special unit is there. I am the Americans and wont get mine until the modern ages. I am the first to have gunpowder but have no saltpeter to do anything with. My military is smaller than the chineese (I am a republic) I am confident that if I beat the Chineese no one else will prove a threat. Thanks in advance

 

[Allemand]

Sounds like you should wait for tanks/airpower, or try to get saltpeter. Without cavalry, you will be at a disadvantage against the Chinese Riders. Meanwhile, stay friendly with them, maybe get them into an alliance against your other neighbor (where you might have the advantage in gaining the spoils).

 

[Headmaster]

Look for a small coastal city w/ saltpeter owned by a weak civ on another continent, put some knights into your ships, send them there, maybe make an alliance with someone if you think you can't take the city on your own. Meanwhile research towards Military Tradition to have cannons and cavalry, stay friendly towards the Chinese (but don't sell them tech so that you're the first to have cavalry), and build city walls in borderside towns.

As soon as you conquered the saltpeter city, make peace ASAP, build a harbour, rush it after 1 turn, defend it at all cost (rush city walls + barracks if you fear to lose it) and build musketmen until the new units are available.

good luck

 

[Lkysam]

Thanks for the help I'll take your advice to take saltpeter heres how I am gonna do it. I've started building up longbowman and knights along the Persians borders. The Persians are right now the weakest civ and have two saltepeter! I also have another question. Should I enlist the help of allies against them? Because I know it hurts your reputation if you make peace before 20 turns are up. I dont want to get in a war that long because like Im said I am a republic and dont want war weariness to get to bad. Also is it realy possible to cut off a civ by not selling techs to them. I find that when I sell a tech to one they take it and sell it to every other civ. A saved game is attached if you want to take a look.
Thanks
Note: I changed america in the mod. Instead of industrial and expancionist I changed it to industrial and scientific.