Americans are scewed

[pchang]

How can you win a battle w/ F-15s?
You can't bomb anyone to death and air superiority doesn't seem to ever intercept anything.
It would appear that you can only get a GA by wonder building.

[Raleigh]

I think they will fix air superiority in the next patch but cannot remember if/where I heard that. It is certainly a common enough complaint in the forum.

Also, the F-15's real power, I think, is its ability to bombard twice and with the twice the strength.

[klesh]

Well in that vein, the Brits are just as screwed. Their Man O' War UU can't kill anyone either. There goes your quick-guarentee for the Golden Age via UU 'victory'.

-FMK.

[pchang]

Au contraire, it is possible to find galleys and caravels when you have men o' war. You just have to attack with a 3:1 numerical superiority to make sure you win

[dr.charm]

"Au contraire, it is possible to find galleys and caravels when you have men o' war. You just have to attack with a 3:1 numerical superiority to make sure you win "

Yes, in a situation that is vastly different from using frigates instead

Cheers,

Dr. Charm

[klesh]

Ahhh, touché!


Well, gee. A time where you need 3:1 odds for a victory sure seems like a Golden Age to me!


-FMK.

[G.A]

Well, I`ve played as Russians (have late UU too), and had my Golden Age way before I could get Cossacks, cause I built Great Library.

And the game seems very reluctant (or it`s impossible at all) to award 2nd golden age anyway, and it also seems to try to "arrange" it in the end of anciend/start of middle age.

[Rathgar1]

And the game seems very reluctant (or it`s impossible at all) to award 2nd golden age anyway

You are only allowed one golden age per game. If you want, you can play as the Americans, build a wonder that expires one fourth of the way through the game(coloussus), and trigger your golden age when you have five cities!

[pchang]

Frankly, I find it impossible to build any of the early game wonders. The AI advantage it too large. Even with millitaristic civ and going to war right away, I cannot generate leaders early enough to beat the AI to building early wonders.