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My first Regent game, Vanilla Civ3, 1.21g.
I expected the AI to be a little more agressive and be able to keep up (even outpace) me in tech or troop strength. I didn't count on the AI being so ridiculous stupid as to try to sneak attack me when I have a more powerful miltary.
It all started in 520 AD when the Babylonians, my neighbors to the south, decided that it'd be fun to creep into my territory and head for my southernmost city. I, Persia, having built a large cache of Immortals, was preparing for an assault on the Zulu to my north. I hadn't expected the Babylonians to be dumb enough to try to unleash their Bowmen on me while I was building up. My primary forces on the north side of my territory, the Babylonians failed several times in trying to attack my pikemen; several turns later, my Immortals were beating back the fools into their own territory. On the third turn of major conflict, their first city fell. Two turns later, and their capital was mine. The rest of their cities I captured effortlessly. I demanded their last city on the continent as a payment for peace. Hammurabi, how foolish! Reduced to four cities on two neighboring islands, all for his foolish agression!
Later, my army of Knights succeeded in taking 3 Zulu cities but could not progress further. With a Forbidden Palace in Babylon, I was half again as big as the Zulu, and quite productive. With the advent of Calvary, I swept away the Zulu, reducing them to one city on tiny island nearby.
My Cavalry would become prolific; I became desirious of the last few Babylonian cities, and shuttled them to the nearby island on Galleons. My aggression against the Babylonians yielded a great leader, which I later would rush SETI. The Calvary cut through Babylon, taking their last city.
The Greeks' colonies sharing that island with the Babylon, I turned murderous and captured four of their cities. When Egypt was brought in via the MPP, I captured one particularly nice Egyptian Vacation Spot as well. Thus satisified, my Calvary retired for some time; having served me well in 4 wars now.
Tanks were coming. I became the tech leader and strove away, selling my older techs to the group of mutually comparable but assuredly secondary rivals; I became quite rich with my tech trading.
A mass upgrade to infantry.
Tanks pouring out--preparing to secure my secondary island on which I had conquered 9 cities and 3 iroquois remained. I expected to soundly thrash the iroqouis--I had mech infantry and tanks--they had not even tanks. When I had 40 or 50 tanks, and a sizeable navy, I was just 2 or 3 turns from attacking.
What fools these AI opponents are! The Iroquois infantry marched on my secondary island's colonies--cities guarded by mech infantry! Foolish--when confronted with their misdeed, they turned red with embarassment and declared WAR!
10 tanks made quick work of their infantry threatening my cities. Two turns more, and those 3 satellite cities were mine. Another Iroquois Vacation Spot fell without much resistance. The assault on the main continent began at once. Streams of tanks and artillery, with some mech infantry. Two carriers, two destroyers, and two battleships accompanied my transports. Hopelessly outnumbered, their navy soon became an underwater museum. City after city fell--soon the Great Lighthouse, J.S. Cathedral, and Leonardo's workshop were mine. Cheap upgrades for my tanks as I discovered Synthetic Fibers. In a few short turns, their fate was sealed. I threw them off the continent, exiled to three cities on two small islands. The Iroqouis had come to regret their foolish mistake! I embarassed them by demanding an inconsquential city that shared an island with the last Greek holdout. It came undefended, but with an Iroquois rifleman outside of it, I would have surely lost it the next turn. I embarassed them--gifted the city to the Greeks; to them it came with a defender. Hiawatha, such a fool--a respectable position among the civilizations, but greed sealed his fate.
The Romans I had watched with their abusive nature. Several times they threatened me, demanded tribute. I refused. They turned tail and went away. Fools.
They conquered much of their neighbors, the Greeks. A few wars with each civilization from time to time had allowed it to gain cities on several islands. They controlled three great wonders. Solidly in second place, they could have easily conquered Egypt or Germany. They were close behind in tech, but lacked Synthetic Fibers.
I asked what they'd care to offer for Miniaturization. 130 GPT. Easily double any deal I'd had throughout the game. What a steal! I sold it to all those who cared to pay something for it, to prevent them from themselves resellig it.
Less than five turns later I watched a lone Roman transport, unescorted, sail along my northern shore on my main continent. I suspected a sneak attack, and all of my coastal cities having their usual 1 mech infantry, decided to see what they would do. They landed, unloaded, and headed for an undefended inland city. What fools!
I confronted them with their error. They declared war! How foolish. I had stashed 45 modern armor, but most was on an adjoining island. I had a large amount of artillery and navy. 5 fully loaded carriers, 10 destroyers, 5 battleships, and 12 bombers. 7 transports quickly became 10, and pulling up the scrubs of modern armor I kept around here and there, I destroyed their pitiful stack of 6 tanks with ease.
I had luckily strategically placed some modern armor, carriers, and transports on most edges of my empire; they went into quick action, taking out the Roman Vacation Spots one by one.
The Romans, the fools they were, had no modern armor, nearly no airforce, and almost no navy. They attacked the Germans--after having attacked me, far more powerful, even as I had been planning the destruction of other civilizations. So now they were fighting not just me, but Egypt and Germany as well.
Within five turns I had reconquered all of former Greek territory. There were still some Greek citizens in some of the cities. I pounded his hard cities, taking 3, and Rome. I sold all of the improvements, and then abandoned the Roman cities. Athens, home to one great wonder, I kept for myself, along with the rest of former Greek territory.
Now it has come down to that Rome has just 4 cities on its main continent left; 4 on a neighboring island.
How foolish this AI is! Continuining to attack me at the height of my power!
I expected the AI to be a little more agressive and be able to keep up (even outpace) me in tech or troop strength. I didn't count on the AI being so ridiculous stupid as to try to sneak attack me when I have a more powerful miltary.
It all started in 520 AD when the Babylonians, my neighbors to the south, decided that it'd be fun to creep into my territory and head for my southernmost city. I, Persia, having built a large cache of Immortals, was preparing for an assault on the Zulu to my north. I hadn't expected the Babylonians to be dumb enough to try to unleash their Bowmen on me while I was building up. My primary forces on the north side of my territory, the Babylonians failed several times in trying to attack my pikemen; several turns later, my Immortals were beating back the fools into their own territory. On the third turn of major conflict, their first city fell. Two turns later, and their capital was mine. The rest of their cities I captured effortlessly. I demanded their last city on the continent as a payment for peace. Hammurabi, how foolish! Reduced to four cities on two neighboring islands, all for his foolish agression!
Later, my army of Knights succeeded in taking 3 Zulu cities but could not progress further. With a Forbidden Palace in Babylon, I was half again as big as the Zulu, and quite productive. With the advent of Calvary, I swept away the Zulu, reducing them to one city on tiny island nearby.
My Cavalry would become prolific; I became desirious of the last few Babylonian cities, and shuttled them to the nearby island on Galleons. My aggression against the Babylonians yielded a great leader, which I later would rush SETI. The Calvary cut through Babylon, taking their last city.
The Greeks' colonies sharing that island with the Babylon, I turned murderous and captured four of their cities. When Egypt was brought in via the MPP, I captured one particularly nice Egyptian Vacation Spot as well. Thus satisified, my Calvary retired for some time; having served me well in 4 wars now.
Tanks were coming. I became the tech leader and strove away, selling my older techs to the group of mutually comparable but assuredly secondary rivals; I became quite rich with my tech trading.
A mass upgrade to infantry.
Tanks pouring out--preparing to secure my secondary island on which I had conquered 9 cities and 3 iroquois remained. I expected to soundly thrash the iroqouis--I had mech infantry and tanks--they had not even tanks. When I had 40 or 50 tanks, and a sizeable navy, I was just 2 or 3 turns from attacking.
What fools these AI opponents are! The Iroquois infantry marched on my secondary island's colonies--cities guarded by mech infantry! Foolish--when confronted with their misdeed, they turned red with embarassment and declared WAR!
10 tanks made quick work of their infantry threatening my cities. Two turns more, and those 3 satellite cities were mine. Another Iroquois Vacation Spot fell without much resistance. The assault on the main continent began at once. Streams of tanks and artillery, with some mech infantry. Two carriers, two destroyers, and two battleships accompanied my transports. Hopelessly outnumbered, their navy soon became an underwater museum. City after city fell--soon the Great Lighthouse, J.S. Cathedral, and Leonardo's workshop were mine. Cheap upgrades for my tanks as I discovered Synthetic Fibers. In a few short turns, their fate was sealed. I threw them off the continent, exiled to three cities on two small islands. The Iroqouis had come to regret their foolish mistake! I embarassed them by demanding an inconsquential city that shared an island with the last Greek holdout. It came undefended, but with an Iroquois rifleman outside of it, I would have surely lost it the next turn. I embarassed them--gifted the city to the Greeks; to them it came with a defender. Hiawatha, such a fool--a respectable position among the civilizations, but greed sealed his fate.
The Romans I had watched with their abusive nature. Several times they threatened me, demanded tribute. I refused. They turned tail and went away. Fools.
They conquered much of their neighbors, the Greeks. A few wars with each civilization from time to time had allowed it to gain cities on several islands. They controlled three great wonders. Solidly in second place, they could have easily conquered Egypt or Germany. They were close behind in tech, but lacked Synthetic Fibers.
I asked what they'd care to offer for Miniaturization. 130 GPT. Easily double any deal I'd had throughout the game. What a steal! I sold it to all those who cared to pay something for it, to prevent them from themselves resellig it.
Less than five turns later I watched a lone Roman transport, unescorted, sail along my northern shore on my main continent. I suspected a sneak attack, and all of my coastal cities having their usual 1 mech infantry, decided to see what they would do. They landed, unloaded, and headed for an undefended inland city. What fools!
I confronted them with their error. They declared war! How foolish. I had stashed 45 modern armor, but most was on an adjoining island. I had a large amount of artillery and navy. 5 fully loaded carriers, 10 destroyers, 5 battleships, and 12 bombers. 7 transports quickly became 10, and pulling up the scrubs of modern armor I kept around here and there, I destroyed their pitiful stack of 6 tanks with ease.
I had luckily strategically placed some modern armor, carriers, and transports on most edges of my empire; they went into quick action, taking out the Roman Vacation Spots one by one.
The Romans, the fools they were, had no modern armor, nearly no airforce, and almost no navy. They attacked the Germans--after having attacked me, far more powerful, even as I had been planning the destruction of other civilizations. So now they were fighting not just me, but Egypt and Germany as well.
Within five turns I had reconquered all of former Greek territory. There were still some Greek citizens in some of the cities. I pounded his hard cities, taking 3, and Rome. I sold all of the improvements, and then abandoned the Roman cities. Athens, home to one great wonder, I kept for myself, along with the rest of former Greek territory.
Now it has come down to that Rome has just 4 cities on its main continent left; 4 on a neighboring island.
How foolish this AI is! Continuining to attack me at the height of my power!
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