The Pilgrim
Deity
Hi, everybody!
First of all let me apologize for my bad english. It's like my fourth language, so please be patient with me.
I'm a very long-time lurker of these forums. I've read a lot and learnt a lot. Therefore I wouldn't call myself a complete newbie with BtS, since I beat the game on Emperor a few times. But the highest levels still are challenging for me. The other problem (or maybe it's the same one) - I'm not much of a warmonger. I find it a lot easier to gain space or AP victory, than conquest or domination. Typically at the beginning I set an initial goal, manage to eliminate one of the neighbors and hurt another. After that I make an attempt to rebuild my economy and clean the mess a little bit, but in no time find myself in the heat of the science race which I have no chance to win. Obviously I'm doing something wrong. I can seed blood-thirsty ideology amongst my people, but can't push it all the way through to the finish line.
So I've decided to "get out of the closet" and ask for help. I will appreciate every piece of advice, tip and critique you have. I'm also kind of lazy with MM, despite I know it's critical at immortal level. Anyway, feel free to scold me for this, too.
And of course, thanks in advance!
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Game Settings
Civ version: BtS 3.17 with latest Dresden's/Solver's unofficial patch (0.21);
Map: Fractal, standard size;
Speed: Epic (I prefer normal, but give us some slack there);
Temperate climate, medium sea level, 6 random rivals;
Difficulty: Immortal;
Victory conditions: all enabled (but with high preference for conquest/domination);
LMA is the only advanced option checked;
As for a nation and leader - random again - and the winner is:
Starting position
I have to admit, I love Willem. I love his traits and for me he's one of the strongest leaders... But when I see map like this one I automatically think about early cottage spamming and Pyramids. This is great, if it doesn’t prevent from you killing the rivals or at least weaken them enough, so they won’t be a problem in the future. And yet I know already I'll struggle to balance between developing and war. Hopefully, with your help I'll see the light!
The save attached, for those who want to shadow.
First of all let me apologize for my bad english. It's like my fourth language, so please be patient with me.
I'm a very long-time lurker of these forums. I've read a lot and learnt a lot. Therefore I wouldn't call myself a complete newbie with BtS, since I beat the game on Emperor a few times. But the highest levels still are challenging for me. The other problem (or maybe it's the same one) - I'm not much of a warmonger. I find it a lot easier to gain space or AP victory, than conquest or domination. Typically at the beginning I set an initial goal, manage to eliminate one of the neighbors and hurt another. After that I make an attempt to rebuild my economy and clean the mess a little bit, but in no time find myself in the heat of the science race which I have no chance to win. Obviously I'm doing something wrong. I can seed blood-thirsty ideology amongst my people, but can't push it all the way through to the finish line.
So I've decided to "get out of the closet" and ask for help. I will appreciate every piece of advice, tip and critique you have. I'm also kind of lazy with MM, despite I know it's critical at immortal level. Anyway, feel free to scold me for this, too.
And of course, thanks in advance!
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Game Settings
Civ version: BtS 3.17 with latest Dresden's/Solver's unofficial patch (0.21);
Map: Fractal, standard size;
Speed: Epic (I prefer normal, but give us some slack there);
Temperate climate, medium sea level, 6 random rivals;
Difficulty: Immortal;
Victory conditions: all enabled (but with high preference for conquest/domination);
LMA is the only advanced option checked;
As for a nation and leader - random again - and the winner is:
Starting position
I have to admit, I love Willem. I love his traits and for me he's one of the strongest leaders... But when I see map like this one I automatically think about early cottage spamming and Pyramids. This is great, if it doesn’t prevent from you killing the rivals or at least weaken them enough, so they won’t be a problem in the future. And yet I know already I'll struggle to balance between developing and war. Hopefully, with your help I'll see the light!
The save attached, for those who want to shadow.