Save game, I need help with Stalin.

[L4zXX0r]

Ok, this is a Noble game, Big and Small map with islands intermixed, pick your own religions is on as well. I took off time victory, since I don't like it. This is a huge/marathon game.

Stalin keeps invading my defensive pact partner Jauo of Portugal, I'm Elizabeth of England. Stalin has tons of troops, and keeps up war as much as he possibly can, I'm in a position of defending Portugal, because if I don't, he'll just have so much territory and just complete start steam rolling. I've almost built the Manhattan Project and I'm, and I've almost discovered Rocketry. I'm more advanced than Stalin, but his massive amount of troops is really starting to wear on my own production and tech levels. I'm also currently Resident and builder of The Apostolic Palace, and founder of Hindusim and Islam. On our continent, Hindu is the dominant religion, with Myself, Portugal, Carthage and Korea as Hindus. Stalin is the founder of Christianity and is Christian. Korea is also his Vassal. Also on our continent is Hannibal, who is Friendly with me, but also refuses to declare war on Stalin, which is not helping me. I've founded the Mining Corp, and my civics are Rep, Beau, Caste, free trade and organized religion.

In my own opinion, I didn't deal with Stalin early enough. I was playing too peaceful this game.

Any strategy ideas? I'm thinking about building a nuke arsenal and just destroying is production centers.

Attached is the save game.

 

[seizer]

Switch to a hammer-based economy. I'd switch civics to emancipation, state property and theocracy; a more "pure" setup for warmongering would be police state, vassalage, caste system, state property and theocracy. Then spam watermills and workshops everywhere. Build up a mixed stack of CR III artillery, strength/drill machineguns, intercept SAM's and strength/pinch/drill infantry. Kill someone; I'd go for either Hannibal, Jao or Stalin.

I played a couple of turns from your save, and (without knowing very much about the game) I'd say you're in a pretty good position for a domination or conquest win.

 

[L4zXX0r]

Switch to a hammer-based economy. I'd switch civics to emancipation, state property and theocracy; a more "pure" setup for warmongering would be police state, vassalage, caste system, state property and theocracy. Then spam watermills and workshops everywhere. Build up a mixed stack of CR III artillery, strength/drill machineguns, intercept SAM's and strength/pinch/drill infantry. Kill someone; I'd go for either Hannibal, Jao or Stalin.

I played a couple of turns from your save, and (without knowing very much about the game) I'd say you're in a pretty good position for a domination or conquest win.

Well, I appreciate you doing that. So hammer based economy. I was initinally going for a a science victory, since I never do that. I'd like to take out Hannibal, since he's got a bunch of wonders. I kept playing, and I dropped 3 or 4 nukes on Stalin's production centers, and now he's not really bothering me. I need to build up a new force. Thanks for the tips.