I've been trying for quite some time to break out of Warlord difficulty and move on to Noble. I've failed probably five or six times now, getting myself into unwinnable situations. However, in my current game;
Difficulty: Noble
Speed: Epic
Size: Small
Type: Pangaea
Civ: America/Washington
Other Civs: Qin Shi Huang, Tokugawa, Isabella
Vanilla CivIV
Time victory disabled;
I feel I have a real chance at winning. However, I could be screwed if I manage to bungle the war which I hope to use to catapult up my score. Therefore, I am asking for advice.
Recent History: The whole lot of us ganged up on Tokugawa recently, with me taking Kyoto and Satsuma, Isabella taking Tokyo and razing several other cities, and Tokugawa's 'friend' Qin Shi Huang culture-flipping Edo. In short, Tokugawa got killed. This brought me way up in the score, pretty much tied with Isabella, (though Qin Shi Huang is still ahead of both of us) However, despite my best efforts, Izzy began pulling ahead. Even a golden age on my part did not stop this, and I began to lose the tech race. So, I decided to bring a war to Spain, knock Izzy out of the running at least, and bring me to hopefully second or first place.
Overview:
![](http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5197/civ4screenshot0069kv2.jpg)
The Invasion Force:
![](http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4830/civ4screenshot0070hq6.jpg)
Note: as you can see, the stack does include a large number of catapults, they are just not visible on the side-bar list.
Invasion Path:
![](http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2317/civ4screenshot0068xm6.jpg)
The Political Situation:
![](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/197/civ4screenshot0075tr9.jpg)
![](http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3593/civ4screenshot0076jt6.jpg)
The Problem:
![](http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5236/civ4screenshot0071jb9.jpg)
![](http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3025/civ4screenshot0072zv5.jpg)
Note: Qin Shi Huang has a massive, technologically advanced army, and is on good terms with Isabella.
The Question: How should I manage my country so as to allow me to destroy/conquer large portions of Spain in order to knock it out of the running, bring up my score so as to allow me to have a chance at a victory condition, AND avoid having a war with Qin Shi Huang, or at least a large scale, long one, until I am ready for it?
Difficulty: Noble
Speed: Epic
Size: Small
Type: Pangaea
Civ: America/Washington
Other Civs: Qin Shi Huang, Tokugawa, Isabella
Vanilla CivIV
Time victory disabled;
I feel I have a real chance at winning. However, I could be screwed if I manage to bungle the war which I hope to use to catapult up my score. Therefore, I am asking for advice.
Recent History: The whole lot of us ganged up on Tokugawa recently, with me taking Kyoto and Satsuma, Isabella taking Tokyo and razing several other cities, and Tokugawa's 'friend' Qin Shi Huang culture-flipping Edo. In short, Tokugawa got killed. This brought me way up in the score, pretty much tied with Isabella, (though Qin Shi Huang is still ahead of both of us) However, despite my best efforts, Izzy began pulling ahead. Even a golden age on my part did not stop this, and I began to lose the tech race. So, I decided to bring a war to Spain, knock Izzy out of the running at least, and bring me to hopefully second or first place.
Overview:
![](http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5197/civ4screenshot0069kv2.jpg)
The Invasion Force:
![](http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4830/civ4screenshot0070hq6.jpg)
Note: as you can see, the stack does include a large number of catapults, they are just not visible on the side-bar list.
Invasion Path:
![](http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2317/civ4screenshot0068xm6.jpg)
The Political Situation:
![](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/197/civ4screenshot0075tr9.jpg)
![](http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3593/civ4screenshot0076jt6.jpg)
The Problem:
![](http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5236/civ4screenshot0071jb9.jpg)
![](http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3025/civ4screenshot0072zv5.jpg)
Note: Qin Shi Huang has a massive, technologically advanced army, and is on good terms with Isabella.
The Question: How should I manage my country so as to allow me to destroy/conquer large portions of Spain in order to knock it out of the running, bring up my score so as to allow me to have a chance at a victory condition, AND avoid having a war with Qin Shi Huang, or at least a large scale, long one, until I am ready for it?