Genghis_Kai
GEM modder
Had another game using China. Emperor difficulty. As one would imagine, the game was very tough on me. Neither I or the Jap can launch a war to the other - it was a stalemate on the frontline as history.
Rather than keep building up the frontline army which wouldn't be great enough to conquer a city of Jap, I spent my first two years to conquer the rest of China (Xinjiang, Tibet and Communist) and at the same time, only maintain enough defense at the frontline. It was risky and there were one or two cities close to being captured. But in general, the Jap didn't launch anything too serious on me except keep bombing my improvements and units. By about, 1943, this mission is completed.
After I solidified the western territories, I start to build up my frontline forces. Then slowly, city by city, I have managed to capture 4 cities from Japan's hand. I was expecting the counter reaction from Japan should be smaller now, but in fact, it is completely the other way around. I was back to the defensive mode and keep building fighter to defend my improvements. This was already 1945.
Then all the sudden, Russia declared war on Jap and few turns later, America also declared war on Jap! It was a really a good timing because my defense line was about to broke! The next few turns, I saw intense naval battles in the pacific. What surprised me was that the America actually landed and captured nearly all the island cities of Jap's in the pacific. The American is obviously technologically more advanced than the Jap. The Jap is losing the sea quickly.
But the Jap didn't weakened its land force. The Jap continue to attack my cities and at once, a stack of nearly 20 mixed units was about to take one of my cities! I needed to drain most of my cities' defense to that one city. Lucky the Jap didn't turn his attention to other cities!
BUT THEN, at around 1946, the Jap surrendered to the American! As the Jap becomes vassal to the American, I automatically put to peace with Jap, which makes my game basically ended.
Based on the observation from this game, I believe the AI need sometime to 'learn' the settings before it can launch a sizeable, concentrated attack.
Rather than keep building up the frontline army which wouldn't be great enough to conquer a city of Jap, I spent my first two years to conquer the rest of China (Xinjiang, Tibet and Communist) and at the same time, only maintain enough defense at the frontline. It was risky and there were one or two cities close to being captured. But in general, the Jap didn't launch anything too serious on me except keep bombing my improvements and units. By about, 1943, this mission is completed.
After I solidified the western territories, I start to build up my frontline forces. Then slowly, city by city, I have managed to capture 4 cities from Japan's hand. I was expecting the counter reaction from Japan should be smaller now, but in fact, it is completely the other way around. I was back to the defensive mode and keep building fighter to defend my improvements. This was already 1945.
Then all the sudden, Russia declared war on Jap and few turns later, America also declared war on Jap! It was a really a good timing because my defense line was about to broke! The next few turns, I saw intense naval battles in the pacific. What surprised me was that the America actually landed and captured nearly all the island cities of Jap's in the pacific. The American is obviously technologically more advanced than the Jap. The Jap is losing the sea quickly.
But the Jap didn't weakened its land force. The Jap continue to attack my cities and at once, a stack of nearly 20 mixed units was about to take one of my cities! I needed to drain most of my cities' defense to that one city. Lucky the Jap didn't turn his attention to other cities!
BUT THEN, at around 1946, the Jap surrendered to the American! As the Jap becomes vassal to the American, I automatically put to peace with Jap, which makes my game basically ended.
Based on the observation from this game, I believe the AI need sometime to 'learn' the settings before it can launch a sizeable, concentrated attack.
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