I never make it to late industrial/Modern age

[Artifex]

If I win the game it is with knights and cavelry it is over. I would like to make it to tanks or modern tanks. I dunno, maybe this is how the game plays. I guess I could sit back and not attack and wait it out, but it seems in a game you should win as soon as you can.

I assume huge maps would make it to modern age but I can't imagine how long that would take to play and the tedium of moving hundreds upon hundreds of workers...that is just scary. I dunno I wish the ancient and medieval age were a bit shorter so I could play with tanks and planes some.. I never have even got to see a tank. I play on monarch btw..if i move up to emperor or diety I think the ai cheating would be so bad as to make the gameplay ludicrous...I dunno. *shrug*

[alva]

The AI doesn't cheat more on emperor or deity, he just gets a few extra units to start with.
Oh yeah, euhm, and some production bonusses
but that's more or less it

btw: wy shouldn't you move up, monarch is obvious way to easy for you

up, up, up the ziggary squat for you myladio
(or something like that )

[Artifex]

"Oh yeah, euhm, and some production bonusses"

Yes I am sure the bonuses are pretty tame.

I guess you can forget about wonders on emperor and diety.

[alva]

ancient age, mostly yes (usually you will need a GL, not always though)

well, that's why it's just a bit more difficult on emperor then on monarch
call it FUN, that 'll help

[JohnM2433]

Maybe you should use the editor to speed up the tech rate. That way by the time you build up a sizable army, you will be in a later era than you would otherwise.

[Artifex]

I was thinking about that john.

[Jaybe]

Artifex, you just need to be more of a builder!
Remember, it isn't the "quantity" of games, it's the "quality". You do NOT need that many workers (I don't automate workers either).

And I should try (as in REALLY FOCUS) on being brave and being a berserker before the middle ages. I have only had 2 domination or cultural victories, and usually mix it up with modern armor.

[NeoStar]

Problem=I never make it to late industrial/Modern age

Solution=Post 1.29 Scenarios

I'm having fun with them

[Hagbart]

You could try playing on a bigger map like large...

[Saint Marcus]

I guess you can forget about wonders on emperor and diety.

I usually manage to build on or two ancient age wonders.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

I usually build one settler with my first city and that's it. From then on that city only builds improvements and wonders. It can usually get 1 to 4 ancient wonders on diety depending on the production available.

[Yit]

I have the same problem too, but I play on warlord. I'm a pansey. I think going to regent or something might quicken it. Heh, on my first game I got to the year 2035 and had just discovered knights

[JohnM2433]

Yes, Yit, someone commented in an another thread that at lower levels, tech progresses slower, because the AI produces it at a penalty. In a typical game at Regent level or above, most technology is usually obtained by trading with other civs, even if your science rate is at 100%. Presumably, tech progresses even faster at the highest levels, because of AI bonuses. On those levels, you will probably be able to get a tech earlier, and possibly cheaper, as early availability of the tech among the AI should bring the price down. But you may trail behind the AI in tech development; keeping up will definitely require a lot of trading, as opposed to developing techs on your own.

[trickey]

I saw a game on diety, where the civ were in the modern age by 1000 a.d The guy playing it (sulla, from civfanatics) figured our that at that rate, the AI got a new tech something like every 2.93 turns. I am sure if the game was on a lower difficulty, itn wouldnt have moved nearly as fast.

[The Templar]

Hey Artifex, when you get to the modern age, you'll just find it dissapointing. So be sure that you use my Space Race Mod v4 (click link in my signature).