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Heresson
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Emperor
of syrian frogs
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Jun 2000
time: 02:13
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Hi
I've played Civ4 for a couple of times. Earlier, I achieved great victories. But now, playing at harder levels, I have a serious problem: barbarian axemen. It wasn't a problem earlier, because I had teh Great Wall.
My problem is that as soon as I find bronze or iron working, dozens of barbarian axemen appear. I can easily defend cities with archers, but outside cities they are no match for an axe. I wouldn't mind that, if they weren't destroying my infrastructure. I need my own axemen to defend, but I can't build them, because before I can build them, axemen come and destroy my iron / copper mines. I've learned to deal with that by founding distant cities, kind of turning barbarian wrath away from the centre of my empire, or by fortyfying archers on the hills, but it's still extremly annoying, and hill strategy can't work if +4 barbarian axemen appear each turn.
How do You deal with that?
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Deity
Dance Dance for the Revolution!
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Jan 1970
time: 20:13
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What level are u playing?
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Technical Assistant
Of the Peanuts Gallery
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Apr 2004
time: 19:13
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Playing at prince/monarch, I've never had this problem... I always get AH well before barbs get beyond the Warrior level (even if it's after I get IW, which is rare).
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Warlord
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Feb 2003
time: 01:13
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Dozens is a lot, Chariots are a must if you are to defend against such a horde. I have never seen a dozen axes on prince. Expand fast and reveal as much of the fog as you can, try playing Creative.
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Deity
Dance Dance for the Revolution!
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Jan 1970
time: 20:13
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Play as the Native Americans. Not only do they have tough archers, but the Dog Soldiers don't require copper hookup, and will beat a barb axeman more often than not.
When I play them the 1st defenders in my cities are Dogs. With COM1, Cover1, and Medic1, behind (cheap)walls, they can fight off 3 or more attackers in the same round.
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Prince
The Bear Flag Republic
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Jan 2006
time: 17:13
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Heresson,
Did you maybe get the barbarian event that spawns Barbarian units?
I keep several units fortified on forested hills along my borders to give me an early warning for both barbs and any AI incursions. Sometimes a Guerilla or Woodsman promoted Warrior or Archer can hold off several units.
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King
Tornio, Suomi Perkele!
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Oct 2002
time: 03:13
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It really isn't the defeating of the barbs I find difficult, it's the fact, that I'm at war 24/7 with them. Every turn, someone marches along... It gets very tiring. Maybe I shouldn't have exterminated all the other civs. 
Though, my current game was rather fun, in that regard. Me, safe behind GW, gearing up for war with Vicky next door, send my troops away, only to lose any contact with her few turns before I invade. Turns out, barbs had conquered her empire. Of four cities. That's bad, really. I tooks them all. 
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Deity
Dance Dance for the Revolution!
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Jan 1970
time: 20:13
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Except at Monarch or higher, the AI starts with archery, so it can handle barbs pretty well from the get-go.
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Deity
Dance Dance for the Revolution!
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Jan 1970
time: 20:13
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What else is going on? Slaving too much? War weariness? Lack of happy resources?
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Heresson - attach a save so we can have a look at it maybe?
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Chieftain
The Netherlands
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Apr 2008
time: 02:13
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For some reason, everytime I build the Hanging gardens, my gold income drops dramatically. A bit odd since with a higher population, you work more tiles which in turn would results in more income.
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