Leaders Preferred Victory Type

[Norselord]

Does anyone have a list of which victory type the computer AI opponents shoot for?

[Ming]

Well... I'm pretty sure Shaka and Monty go for conquest wins, since they pretty much suck at anything else

I'm not sure the AI's are programed for a specific victory type. While they have a "usual" style of play that might lead to more victories of a specific type than others, I think it's more a matter of how the game develops and what position they are in later the game.

[Brael]

I had a game recently where Monty took over a continent and I took over a continent. Monty went for a space win (and failed).

[wodan11]

I don't think there is any such list. Leaders may have a predisposition, but the VCs they go for are determined in game.

[Norselord]

My last game Mansa Musa won a cutlural victory 2 turns before my invasion fleet was able to land and obliterate his capital.

About 15 turns after the "Just One More Turn" option his empire was a smoldering ruin.

I realized too late that I was going to lose to a CV.

Leaders must each have some sort of tendency towards a victory type. Obviously the psychos tend towards domination, but do some leaders call of the troops and opt for a space, cultural, or diplomatic victory even if they are the most powerful?

I have a good feeling about the military attitude of leaders, but would like to better anticipate the direction they strive towards earlier. This way i can learn to deny techs/resources sooner rather than later.

All things being equal is it possible to rank each leader with a victory tendency? (I know better than to trade iron to the romans, horses to the mongols, etc.)

[rah]

yeah, i have a tendency to believe it's not leader related but more game situational. 90% of my games are played on pangea maps. I have NEVER had another civ win by culture, and from what I've seen in the stats no one has ever tried.

[wertyu70]

In my last game (Shaka, Epic speed, Monarch level) Ramesses tried to go for a cultury victory in early gunpowder age.
He built about every wonder, he was the tech leader and he had 4-5 religions for each city (I think he founded at least 4 for of them), and also he was first in Power.
We were friend for all the game.
Suddenly I noticed he stopped researching, I checked victory screen and I discovered
he had 3 cities with 30k culture.
He was on the opposide side of my continent, but I managed to destroy one of his 3 city just in time (I had to vassalize Boudica and Justinian with my Cannon+Musket army before reaching him).
I realized that the 4 city had just 4k culture, so I think he aimed for a culture victory long before I discovered his plan.

[Cort Haus]

Well done to Blake for coding a Culture Victory strategy into the BTS AI.

I think they decide quite early on if they're going to give it a shot. I've lost to it once, which I applauded at the time, and seen quite a few attempts now.