It was mostly to get ourselves out of the comfort zone. Try to choose Divine Inspiration and Itinerant Preachers. The AIs on Emperor will have little say in the religion game with that combo.
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It was mostly to get ourselves out of the comfort zone. Try to choose Divine Inspiration and Itinerant Preachers. The AIs on Emperor will have little say in the religion game with that combo.
It should also be reasonably easy to pass World Religion at first occasion if the goal is to dominate religiously. And given the lower difficulty, settling more cities just for the sake of extra pressure would not be as punishing as on deity. ( using diplomat on 3-4 civs to buy their vote).
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Trying it again; this time I took Itinerate Preachers instead of Religious Texts, and that has made all the difference. (I think Religious Texts is better when you don't go Piety) Turn 100:
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Napoleon is pushing back, but he did not take Piety so he'll run out of faith soon. I built the Great Mosque and I'm buying a missionary every other turn even tho' I don't have anyplace to send them right now. He is also the culture leader, so this won't end well for one of us
I've been lagging back in the medieval era to buy missionaries, inquisitors, and cathedrals cheap, but I need to get my science on pretty soon and take the lead.Here is a list of the OECG series so far:
1. Russia (King, Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded)
2. the Mayans (Emperor, Great Plains Plus, Epic speed, Large size, Unmodded)
3. Egypt (Emperor, Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded)
4. the Ottomans (Prince, Archipelago, Standard speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
5. Germany (Emperor, Hellblazer´s Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Modded with Hellblazer´s map pack (v.8))
6. Ethiopia (King, Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded)
7. the Incas (Emperor, Frontier, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded
8. the Papal States (Emperor, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Modded civ to play otherwise unmodded)
9. the Shoshone (Immortal, Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded)
10. Austria (Prince, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
11. Byzantium (King, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
12. Babylon (Warlord, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
13. Spain (Emperor, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
14. Finland (Emperor, Lakes, Quick speed, Standard size, Modded civ to play otherwise unmodded)
1. Russia (King, Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded)
2. the Mayans (Emperor, Great Plains Plus, Epic speed, Large size, Unmodded)
3. Egypt (Emperor, Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded)
4. the Ottomans (Prince, Archipelago, Standard speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
5. Germany (Emperor, Hellblazer´s Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Modded with Hellblazer´s map pack (v.8))
6. Ethiopia (King, Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded)
7. the Incas (Emperor, Frontier, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded
8. the Papal States (Emperor, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Modded civ to play otherwise unmodded)
9. the Shoshone (Immortal, Pangaea, Quick speed, Small size, Unmodded)
10. Austria (Prince, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
11. Byzantium (King, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
12. Babylon (Warlord, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
13. Spain (Emperor, Pangaea, Quick speed, Standard size, Unmodded)
14. Finland (Emperor, Lakes, Quick speed, Standard size, Modded civ to play otherwise unmodded)
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Emperor
Trying #14 one more time. Last night I converted the whole world to my religion except for the other holy cities, and one or two more AI cities their owners were struggling to maintain with all the pressure my religion was exerting, and I had 9 missionaries standing around with nothing to do. Meanwhile I was lagging in science (catching up slowly), only mediocre in culture in spite of finishing the Aesthetics tree, and Napoleon beat me in the Worlds Fair and has beat me to almost all the wonders. And I think the Incas are about to declare war, and my military isn't bad but it's not up to that because I wasted so much production on the WF.
I think other than maybe the opener, Piety is not the right way to go. Tradition, Liberty, or even Honor would be better. Or I should have taken the belief where you can buy pre-industrial units for faith and bought a musket every other turn instead of a missionary and gone on the warpath to eliminate the competition.
I think other than maybe the opener, Piety is not the right way to go. Tradition, Liberty, or even Honor would be better. Or I should have taken the belief where you can buy pre-industrial units for faith and bought a musket every other turn instead of a missionary and gone on the warpath to eliminate the competition.
As a comparison, I didn´t touch Piety at all. My SPs were: full Tradition, Patronage opener (for Forbidden), full Aesthetics, Commerce 2, Exploration opener (for Louvre), full Rationalism and Freedom 7. Early BO in Helsinki was: Scout-Monument-Granary-Great Library (t24)-Stonehenge (t31)-National College(t37) and expos after that. I stole two workers early to smoothen the trip.
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Okay, I finally got #14. CV on turn 236. There were 26 cities following my religion, and I had 2 GP's out converting the rest. Left side of Liberty, Piety opener to unlock Great Mosque, finish Liberty, Aesthetics, Rationalism, Freedom(9), and then the left side of Patronage just because. I settled 5 cities, one of them coastal so I could build Sydney Opera House. I didn't use any concert tours at the end because the civs that mattered wouldn't give me open borders, and I was gaining on them really fast anyway. I wonder if I should have proposed International Games while everyone still liked me and I had open borders?
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Something weird is going on with the map generation when I create a game using Finland. In my previous game there were no city states. In this game there are no luxuries and apparently no city states (I haven't explored the whole map yet) even though I double-checked when I set it up; there should be 12 CS's.
OECG#15: Crowded
This time we play as Denmark. The level is King and we play on an unmodded Small Continents map with Standard size and Standard speed and all VCs are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. Here the idea is to settle at least four cities yourself. What you decide to after that is obviously up to you. The map offers some early surprises but your initial land is very good and you should be able to take full advantage of it. Sail with Harald on this easy and positive journey through time. What will you do? Kill them all or amaze the world with your culture or science. You can´t go wrong here. Have fun!
This time we play as Denmark. The level is King and we play on an unmodded Small Continents map with Standard size and Standard speed and all VCs are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. Here the idea is to settle at least four cities yourself. What you decide to after that is obviously up to you. The map offers some early surprises but your initial land is very good and you should be able to take full advantage of it. Sail with Harald on this easy and positive journey through time. What will you do? Kill them all or amaze the world with your culture or science. You can´t go wrong here. Have fun!
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The obvious choice for OECG#15 was Liberty, but because Copenhagen had no access to fresh water I went Tradition instead to unlock Hanging Gardens, then really focused on cranking out settlers and just enough military units to escort them. I settled 5 cities; the 5th was mainly just to keep someone (probably Portugal) from putting a city in the middle of my little empire and cutting off land access to my southern city. I was going for a science victory and was almost there but because I had resurrected one of the AI's and had taken control of the world congress, I was setup for a diplomatic victory when the world leader vote came around. So I bribed a couple of the remaining CSs and went for it.
Tradition, Exploration, Rationalism, Freedom.
Tradition, Exploration, Rationalism, Freedom.
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OECG#16: 3CC (Three city challenge)
You get an absolutely fantastic starting position on a map that otherwise offers mostly tundra, ice and barbs. Here the task is to play as the Celts. The level is King and we play on an unmodded Boreal map with Small size and Quick speed and all VCs are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. Here the idea is to settle three cities yourself - not more and not less. On top of that you are allowed to conquer AI cities but then you need to burn them to the ground. You can go for any peaceful VC but the game is designed for a CV. As a hint the vicinity of Sydney is more valuable than what meets the eye at first glance. Some of the AIs will struggle with these harsh conditions but I am sure the Celts will emerge supreme. As a benchmark it took me 164 turns to win. Can you do it faster? Enjoy this rare ride!
You get an absolutely fantastic starting position on a map that otherwise offers mostly tundra, ice and barbs. Here the task is to play as the Celts. The level is King and we play on an unmodded Boreal map with Small size and Quick speed and all VCs are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. Here the idea is to settle three cities yourself - not more and not less. On top of that you are allowed to conquer AI cities but then you need to burn them to the ground. You can go for any peaceful VC but the game is designed for a CV. As a hint the vicinity of Sydney is more valuable than what meets the eye at first glance. Some of the AIs will struggle with these harsh conditions but I am sure the Celts will emerge supreme. As a benchmark it took me 164 turns to win. Can you do it faster? Enjoy this rare ride!
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Salt and marble and sheep (on a hill) and wheat. And fresh water. That looks pretty good!
If you capture an AI capital I guess you're supposed to sell it?
That was my thinking. There is only one that is close enough to bother with such an operation. And then, who would pay enough for the city?
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Emperor
I thought Attila might give me open borders and a little gold for it, then I'd have a place to send him a trade route. But I didn't have to go there; no wars at all.
CV on turn 196. I probably could have shaved a few turns off of that if I'd managed my theming bonuses better. I was friends with everybody, even tho' they hated each other. (having by far the strongest military but only using it against barbarians helps with that) I think I'm the only one who picked an ideology (Order) If I just one more turn they will start backstabbing me soon when a few go Freedom and Autocracy.
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OECG#17: Typically Terra
This is a bit more difficult. We play as the Ottomans. The level is Emperor and we play on an unmodded Terra map with Small size and Quick speed and all VCs are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. As usually, this map type offers limited expansion possibilities early on, but after researching Astronomy your settling possibilities are more or less limitless. Get your settlers out fast, if you intend to build some. The space around you will vanish quit fast. As a benchmark, I more or less took an OCC approach. Thankfully, conquering cities is easy on this level. I didn´t bother with settling the new world at all. Instead I reached a CV on t206 with three cities only. But if you want to, you can go in a totally different direction. Maybe ICS would be fun here? Enjoy the ride whatever you decide to do!
This is a bit more difficult. We play as the Ottomans. The level is Emperor and we play on an unmodded Terra map with Small size and Quick speed and all VCs are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. As usually, this map type offers limited expansion possibilities early on, but after researching Astronomy your settling possibilities are more or less limitless. Get your settlers out fast, if you intend to build some. The space around you will vanish quit fast. As a benchmark, I more or less took an OCC approach. Thankfully, conquering cities is easy on this level. I didn´t bother with settling the new world at all. Instead I reached a CV on t206 with three cities only. But if you want to, you can go in a totally different direction. Maybe ICS would be fun here? Enjoy the ride whatever you decide to do!
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Science victory on turn 283. Tradition, Exploration, Rationalism, Autocracy, Aesthetics opener, then started working on Commerce. I settled 4 cities and captured 2 Ai cities; razed one and kept the other.
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OECG#18: Forest and jungle everywhere
This was surprisingly fun on a map template I rarely use. We play as Brazil. The level is King and we play on an unmodded Arborea map with Standard size and Quick speed and all VCs are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. As usually, the start is a little slow on this map typ, but I am sure that you will like your land a little later in the game. I enjoyed my journey, ending in a CV on t200. With this civ, I hope that you follow in my footsteps, but obviously you can do something totally different if you want to. Enjoy!
This was surprisingly fun on a map template I rarely use. We play as Brazil. The level is King and we play on an unmodded Arborea map with Standard size and Quick speed and all VCs are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. As usually, the start is a little slow on this map typ, but I am sure that you will like your land a little later in the game. I enjoyed my journey, ending in a CV on t200. With this civ, I hope that you follow in my footsteps, but obviously you can do something totally different if you want to. Enjoy!
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OECG#19: No time for diplomacy
I hope that you will enjoy #18 at some later point because Brazil is just that good on maps like that. In the meanwhile, I present something totally different: We play as the Huns on an unmodded Pangaea map with Large size and Quick speed and all VCs, except for Diplomacy, are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. The difficulty level is Emperor. Attila and Salt is a good combination for any game. Here you can go on the offensive very early on, if you want to. Or you can do as I did and play them to a CV. I finished on t203 but there is potential for much more. Which route will you take, the sword or the pen? Enjoy!
I hope that you will enjoy #18 at some later point because Brazil is just that good on maps like that. In the meanwhile, I present something totally different: We play as the Huns on an unmodded Pangaea map with Large size and Quick speed and all VCs, except for Diplomacy, are enabled and QM and QC are turned on as usual. The difficulty level is Emperor. Attila and Salt is a good combination for any game. Here you can go on the offensive very early on, if you want to. Or you can do as I did and play them to a CV. I finished on t203 but there is potential for much more. Which route will you take, the sword or the pen? Enjoy!
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