Migalart
Chieftain
Pyramids strategy how to begin to win on Emperator.
Assumptions:
1.) you know civilization very well (probably you know previous parts starting from civ1)
2.) you are generally efficient in implementing any strategy in civ
3.) it is quite easy for you to win on Monarch, at the beginning AI has more points but quite soon you are able to outperform it.
I have to admit that many strategies that are working quite well on Monarch are much more difficult to implement on Emperator. The main problem is that at the beginning of the game AI is to strong.
Settings:
- I prefer to have small maps (because later standard map is to slow)
- Standard number of AI opponents 5
- No technology trading I always turn it on
At the moment except of the cultural win strategy which I dont like, I have worked out one way to compete with AI on Emperator. This strategy can work with above mentioned settings, I will describe only the beginning, if you manage to do it right, you will be on good position to compete with AI.
Let us start with choosing the civilization. As you have probably notice on medium level difficulties (Prince and Monarch) probably the best two leaders traits are commercial and philosophical. Elizabeth is good choice, but no longer on Emperator.
Because of low values of basic happiness and health our strategy will try to solve it, we have to choose leader with expansive trait. The second may be commerce or philosophical.
I prefer Ph, so we are taking Peter of Russia.
We are starting with mining and can go directly for bronze working and we have scout at the beginning. It is not a bad start
. The main point in this strategy is to build pyramids, it will be not easy, if we do not manage to do it, we are lost.
Now there is very important issue to include. We dont have commerce , the map I small , difficulty is high it means that our research at the beginning will go very slow.
We have to limit our self to only the most important technologies at the beginning.
Bronze working - the most important, it allows us forest chop and reveal cooper that will allow us to built better units, so we start the game researching bronze working
Mysticysm, Polyteism, Meditation, Monoteism Forget about it, As you have started with bronze working AI for 100% will get first two religions before you, There is small chance to get to judaims, but it is so small that it is better not to go for it. I have to accept that you will not have the religion in the first stage of game
Archery only If you dont have copper near your borders. If you have it, dont waste research points build axemen, the time for archers will be later
Masonry second necessary we need it to build pyramids
Wheel if we have stone near our borders , this is third technology we will try to research. It will allow us to connect query to our city, and built pyramids twice faster
Agriculture it may be fourth technology. If we have started near flood plains it will help us to grow very fast (we have +2 health so we prefer starting positions near flood plains)
Animal husbandry may be next, but this will be much slower to research
Time to play:
With you scout check terrain, with some luck you will get 1-3 free technologies form barbarians villages. Primary resource for you is cooper and stone.
Build worker, and use chop strategy, build another worker and settlers. After that start to build military units, and allow your capital to grow to 4 (max happiness without any resources).
Your second city place near stone and forest. If you dont have stone it will be more difficult but still possible (at least you dont need wheel so fast). Forget about stonehenge , AI will get it first for 90%, you dont have mysticism and you could not build it anyway. In the second city start to build pyramids. If you have stone connect query to the city and chop, if dont, you will have to chop twice as many trees. Do not build any other city improvements, concentrate all resources on building pyramids. In your capital build third worker and use it also to chop. The best way is to have 3 workers in one tile they will chop a forest in one turn.
If you manage to build pyramids, the way to victory is much closer. Change government for representation. Now you have + 3 happiness in 5 cities because of representation, and +2 health because of expansive trait. It is enough to compensate low Emperator values.
Now build another 3 cities, to have them 5 in total, try to improve their quality, connect them with roads. Get additional resources. In this time you will have to encounter a swarm of barbarians horde. You need to have minimum one axeman in your capital and pyramid city. Axemans are much better than archers, because you can use them to attack and secure your improvements. As your axemen will get experience on barabarains woriors, take +10% to streanght and later +25% vs archers. If you have it you are save form barbarians
Soon you will get your first GP it will be great engineer from pyramids. Use it wisely the best choise is to hurry Partenon if you dont have marble.
Now it is time to second part of a strategy bosting your research. In 3 new cities build obelisk they do not have other culture yet. Build granary in every city it is cheaper for you. After that build library in every city, support enough food, to have 2 scientist in every of your 5 cities. Because of representation each scientist will bring you double science. Because of philosophical trait and partenon, every scientist will bring you three times great person points. Very soon you will have great scientist use a first one to create academy, and join all others to your capital city. Soon you will notice that it is possible to outperform AI in research even in Emperator level
, but only if no technology trading is enabled.
You should get now a religion - cristianity or teoism, It should be possible. In the worst scenario, you have to get islam if you made everything right you will get it for sure.
Few words regarding diplomacy. At the beginning you have no chance to defeat your closest neighbors. However war is necessary ! You need to disturb AI , send as many defensive units as you can on your enemy territory and destroy improvements. In this time AI will have 3 time more military strength than you have. But you will be better in research. Rush for you your UU, hope to get horses, and if you have it, start to conquer.
Good luck
Assumptions:
1.) you know civilization very well (probably you know previous parts starting from civ1)
2.) you are generally efficient in implementing any strategy in civ
3.) it is quite easy for you to win on Monarch, at the beginning AI has more points but quite soon you are able to outperform it.
I have to admit that many strategies that are working quite well on Monarch are much more difficult to implement on Emperator. The main problem is that at the beginning of the game AI is to strong.
Settings:
- I prefer to have small maps (because later standard map is to slow)
- Standard number of AI opponents 5
- No technology trading I always turn it on
At the moment except of the cultural win strategy which I dont like, I have worked out one way to compete with AI on Emperator. This strategy can work with above mentioned settings, I will describe only the beginning, if you manage to do it right, you will be on good position to compete with AI.
Let us start with choosing the civilization. As you have probably notice on medium level difficulties (Prince and Monarch) probably the best two leaders traits are commercial and philosophical. Elizabeth is good choice, but no longer on Emperator.
Because of low values of basic happiness and health our strategy will try to solve it, we have to choose leader with expansive trait. The second may be commerce or philosophical.
I prefer Ph, so we are taking Peter of Russia.
We are starting with mining and can go directly for bronze working and we have scout at the beginning. It is not a bad start
. The main point in this strategy is to build pyramids, it will be not easy, if we do not manage to do it, we are lost. Now there is very important issue to include. We dont have commerce , the map I small , difficulty is high it means that our research at the beginning will go very slow.
We have to limit our self to only the most important technologies at the beginning.
Bronze working - the most important, it allows us forest chop and reveal cooper that will allow us to built better units, so we start the game researching bronze working
Mysticysm, Polyteism, Meditation, Monoteism Forget about it, As you have started with bronze working AI for 100% will get first two religions before you, There is small chance to get to judaims, but it is so small that it is better not to go for it. I have to accept that you will not have the religion in the first stage of game
Archery only If you dont have copper near your borders. If you have it, dont waste research points build axemen, the time for archers will be later
Masonry second necessary we need it to build pyramids
Wheel if we have stone near our borders , this is third technology we will try to research. It will allow us to connect query to our city, and built pyramids twice faster
Agriculture it may be fourth technology. If we have started near flood plains it will help us to grow very fast (we have +2 health so we prefer starting positions near flood plains)
Animal husbandry may be next, but this will be much slower to research
Time to play:
With you scout check terrain, with some luck you will get 1-3 free technologies form barbarians villages. Primary resource for you is cooper and stone.
Build worker, and use chop strategy, build another worker and settlers. After that start to build military units, and allow your capital to grow to 4 (max happiness without any resources).
Your second city place near stone and forest. If you dont have stone it will be more difficult but still possible (at least you dont need wheel so fast). Forget about stonehenge , AI will get it first for 90%, you dont have mysticism and you could not build it anyway. In the second city start to build pyramids. If you have stone connect query to the city and chop, if dont, you will have to chop twice as many trees. Do not build any other city improvements, concentrate all resources on building pyramids. In your capital build third worker and use it also to chop. The best way is to have 3 workers in one tile they will chop a forest in one turn.
If you manage to build pyramids, the way to victory is much closer. Change government for representation. Now you have + 3 happiness in 5 cities because of representation, and +2 health because of expansive trait. It is enough to compensate low Emperator values.
Now build another 3 cities, to have them 5 in total, try to improve their quality, connect them with roads. Get additional resources. In this time you will have to encounter a swarm of barbarians horde. You need to have minimum one axeman in your capital and pyramid city. Axemans are much better than archers, because you can use them to attack and secure your improvements. As your axemen will get experience on barabarains woriors, take +10% to streanght and later +25% vs archers. If you have it you are save form barbarians
Soon you will get your first GP it will be great engineer from pyramids. Use it wisely the best choise is to hurry Partenon if you dont have marble.
Now it is time to second part of a strategy bosting your research. In 3 new cities build obelisk they do not have other culture yet. Build granary in every city it is cheaper for you. After that build library in every city, support enough food, to have 2 scientist in every of your 5 cities. Because of representation each scientist will bring you double science. Because of philosophical trait and partenon, every scientist will bring you three times great person points. Very soon you will have great scientist use a first one to create academy, and join all others to your capital city. Soon you will notice that it is possible to outperform AI in research even in Emperator level
, but only if no technology trading is enabled.You should get now a religion - cristianity or teoism, It should be possible. In the worst scenario, you have to get islam if you made everything right you will get it for sure.
Few words regarding diplomacy. At the beginning you have no chance to defeat your closest neighbors. However war is necessary ! You need to disturb AI , send as many defensive units as you can on your enemy territory and destroy improvements. In this time AI will have 3 time more military strength than you have. But you will be better in research. Rush for you your UU, hope to get horses, and if you have it, start to conquer.
Good luck
I do disagree with not being able to beat your neighbor militaristically... It's possible, and you don't need Quechuas to do it. Of course, it WILL drag your science down if you're not careful...
