Can you beat Deity without any warmongering?

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Some players lean on the damn Praets too heavily, IMO. What's the fun in contually smacking the planet about with the most superior unit in the box?

The fun is trying to prevent the other players, who inevitably out-tech, out-culture, and gang up on you, from smacking you back

It's like saying "What's the fun of always playing for a knockout victory in boxing? It's more fun to win on score."

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by LordShiva
It's like saying "What's the fun of always playing for a knockout victory in boxing? It's more fun to win on score."

More like saying "I always box with nails in my gloves. Mwuhahaha!"

[Saurus]

Originally posted by OliverFA
That raises a complementary question: Which is the highest level that can be won playing peacefully? Emperor?

I have beaten Emperor peacefully several times but never ever beeing close of doing so on Immortal level.

So winning peacefully on Emperor is still very possible - though matters are not always in your own hands ... you need both luck and a working strategy - You can no longer "play by feeling" witch you still can do at Monarch level.

Immortal ... theoreticly I think it could be possible to win even at this level peacefully provided that everything goes accordning to plan AND you are very, very lucky.
This, however, is more in the hands of what the A.I:s decides to do. If the A:I:s decides to fight among themselves all the time, then you should be able
to make something out of it.

My limited experience with Deity tells me that it is not possible to win peacefully on this level.

[OutsiderSubtype]

Peaceful Deity Culture Victory

This is a good but slightly dated thread describing a way to get a totally peaceful culture win on Deity. Basically, it involves rigging the map to ensure you have Stone at your capital (and rigging the opponents to make sure they won't come after you too fast). Eventually you build the Pyramids and rush-buy a bunch of cathedrals FTW. It won't work every time, but it will probably work one time in ten.

I've never actually tried it on Deity myself.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by MikeH
I've never actually played as any of the Romans. Random leader should get me one of them eventually I guess.

You poor deprived child

[Vassi]

It's possible but you have to attack one of the opponnents early on to get few cities. Last time I played deity I launched the space ship 1890 with only 1 war.

[rah]

Just for grins, what were the other settings?

[Vassi]

I didn't click custom game.