First Conquests Win - One City Challenge

[Fatwreck]

I think I might try one out later

[Jon Miller]

another try

demigod

tiny

greeks

everything turned on

opponents included Sumer and Persians

did better, I was getting unlearned techs (by anyone) all the way tell the last

when Sumer just decided to take me out

I reallly should have defended my city better (I just left the hopliets there and had no barracks)

they were cautious with me, I think I need to work on keeping the AI off my back

I think to do so (The game I won in), is to influence the AI to attack eachother often

I died 1 turn away from the industrial age

Tthe only of the 5 early wonders I try for

Newton
Shakespeare
Copernicus
Mauseleum or Hanging Garders (does the same for one city, but Hanging Gardens costs more)
Colosus

that I missed was newton's

don't know how I would have ended pu

KPm io;;er

[Jon Miller]

one thing I did was after getting philosophy I didn't head straight for republic

I made a detour to get Literacy

not sure if it was worth it

but I know that in the past I have had the problem that Republic is too slow when I get to it

and this time it wasn't

because I didn't fall behind there

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

oh and it is key to get democracy first

the computer rates it highly, and will give oyu a lot of the techs that you missed for it

Jon Mliler

[Risa]

Here's my first demigod game:
standard, pangaea 60% water, raging barbarian, other random;
I'm Byzantines, other 7 opponents are random (unkown yet), most aggressive. default rules except no culture link.

Starting position is as below:

[Risa]

Here's the save. Anyone interesting in it?

Game rules are modified a bit:
removed "Explore" command from settler/worker/tactical nuke/all ground artillery units/leader;
added "Airlift" command to scout/explorer/all ground artillery units/all king units/leader;
added "Foot Unit" flag to scout/explorer/leader/all king units;
Marine: 120 shields --> 110 shields;
Modern Paratrooper: 6/11/1, land offense --> 6/13/1, land offense and defense;
Musketman: 60 shields --> 45 shields;
Rifleman: 4/6/1, land offense and defense --> 4/7/1, land defense;
Mech Infantry: land offense and defense --> land defense;
Modern Armor: 120 shields --> 140 shields;
Cannon: bombard 8/1/1, 40 shields --> bombard 8/1/2, 60 shields;
Carrier: 1/8/7, Mass Production --> 1/8/6, Advanced Flight;
Battleship: bombard 8/2/2 --> bombard 12/2/2;
AEGIS Cruiser: bombard 6/2/2 --> bombard 8/2/2;
Stealth Fighter: removed Smoke-Jaguar from stealth attack targets list;
Impi: land offense and defense --> land defense;
Musketeer: 60 shields, land offense and defense --> 45 shields, land defense;
Privateer: removed require support flag;
Conquistador: 70 shields --> 60 shields;
Hwach'a: bombard 8/1/1, 40 shields --> bombard 8/1/2, 60 shields;
Guerilla: bombard 3/0/1 --> bombard 5/0/1;
Javelin Thrower: added bombard 1/0/1; enslave as worker --> enslave as warrior;
Cruiser: bombard 7/1/2, 160 shields --> bombard 8/1/2, 150 shields;
Curragh: added unload flag; naval power --> naval transport; (change for AI)
Paratrooper: land offense --> land offense and defense;
TOW Infantry: bombard 6/0/1 --> bombard 10/0/1;

Republic free unit per town/city/metropolis: 1/3/4 --> 1/2/2;

Coastal Fortress naval bombard defense: 8 --> 24;

[Risa]

well, it's here.

[Jon Miller]

I will stay by watcing reports

probably no more attempts by me for a while

wow, you did change a lot of things, were all neccesary?

Jopn Miller

[Fatwreck]

ok I just tried one, started without freshwater though, that was a pain...

small world, pangea, emperor 6 civs including me... I played the babs...

I built the Colossous, Great Library, Sistines, Copernicus and was on my way up on the tech tree towards shakespears but then the french attacked me just after I made a deal with them for banking..

I thought it was pretty fun though, think I´m gonna try one more...

[Fatwreck]

edit: DP

[Fatwreck]

Edit: aaargh the submit reply button was not working so I pushed it a few times more than needed, sorry

[Fatwreck]

tried some more, stepped down to monarch but it just went worse

I´ll try one more later then I´ll give up

[Jon Miller]

don't give up...

Jon Miller

[Fatwreck]

made another try at emperor, by far my most successful game (weird that I do better on emp then on monarch)yet... got five wonders, but got waaay behind in tech at the end of the Middle ages... got ripped of on both copernicus and Shakespear by a couple of turns...

I probably would have won a cultural victory (I had 6000 culture when the game ended) but as in all other games someone attacked me and this was the final thing I saw:



friggin germans

[MrWhereItsAt]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
emperor

Jon Miller

Ye Gods! What did you do? I can't imagine ever being ahead on ANYTHING in a OCC on any level! I would very much like to see a screenshot of your successful attempt, and maybe a clue or two for those of us awestruck at someone who can win EASILY on Emperor - let alone with just one city!