Well, I just started playing Civ5 awhile ago. I started a game with:
Country: Russia (Catherine)
Map: Huge Earth
12 countries, 20 city-states
3rd game speed (right before marathon)
Difficulty level: 4 (is that king?)
And, I started in the USA, where Maine would be. So, everything was going fine. I saw Arabia (plus a few other city states) were the only things in North America. I took Arabia and left them one city. Then I scouted South America. Only USA and Persia. USA is super weak, Persia's military is a little weaker than mine. I will attack and take over both soon. (Persia is like 230 score, I'm slightly above that). Then I sent a ship over to Europe. Germany is also super weak, and Ottomans have an empire similar to mine in size, and a similar score. However, then I met ROME! Augustas' score is like 440!!! His military could easily crush any AI's or mine. I signed a defense pact with him. I was going for a domination victory, like I had done on difficulty 2. I think I am the closest to a space victory, but that would feel to cheep. I want to crush everyone with my military. Now, I have like 2,200 gold so I will buy more units, produce more, and take USA and Persia. How do I defeat Rome though? It seems impossible since he probably started in Asia with weak neighbors.
Can I still win via domination? I will build the most impressive Navy for sure, and use it to destroy anything near the coast, then send in a melter unit. I know this isnt what Russia wa made for, but GO NAVY
(Any tips at all would be greatly appreciated regardless)
Also, my unhappiness is +5 but never more, I have 3 cities and a few puppets.
Country: Russia (Catherine)
Map: Huge Earth
12 countries, 20 city-states
3rd game speed (right before marathon)
Difficulty level: 4 (is that king?)
And, I started in the USA, where Maine would be. So, everything was going fine. I saw Arabia (plus a few other city states) were the only things in North America. I took Arabia and left them one city. Then I scouted South America. Only USA and Persia. USA is super weak, Persia's military is a little weaker than mine. I will attack and take over both soon. (Persia is like 230 score, I'm slightly above that). Then I sent a ship over to Europe. Germany is also super weak, and Ottomans have an empire similar to mine in size, and a similar score. However, then I met ROME! Augustas' score is like 440!!! His military could easily crush any AI's or mine. I signed a defense pact with him. I was going for a domination victory, like I had done on difficulty 2. I think I am the closest to a space victory, but that would feel to cheep. I want to crush everyone with my military. Now, I have like 2,200 gold so I will buy more units, produce more, and take USA and Persia. How do I defeat Rome though? It seems impossible since he probably started in Asia with weak neighbors.
Can I still win via domination? I will build the most impressive Navy for sure, and use it to destroy anything near the coast, then send in a melter unit. I know this isnt what Russia wa made for, but GO NAVY
(Any tips at all would be greatly appreciated regardless)
Also, my unhappiness is +5 but never more, I have 3 cities and a few puppets.