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Haupt,
Well, since I've been playing as a warmonger lately, I generally only switch over to infrastructure once I've thrashed my neighbors. Initial builds are temple/barracks. Then units, units and more units. Then I kill things.
Of course, it all depends on the geography and luck, but generally I pick up a few techs and a map of the continent from the first civ I kill. Civ #2 provides many of the more advanced ancient techs (code of laws, currency, construction, etc.) and may vault me into the middle ages - though it often leaves me 1-2 techs away. It's all about how fast I get to them and how many civs are on the continent.
Basically, once I have the tech to build something... I just can't help it. I am a builder at heart, remember. I generally consider the beginning of the middle ages as the time when I must start building improvements other than temples & barracks. Optimally, I would like to build key improvements in my best cities even earlier, but it all depends on my casualties. I often hit a bad run of luck where I will lose a bunch of horsemen to 1 freakin' spearman (like the bowman who wasted two horsemen - 1 elite - and a swordsman last night unfortified on open ground) and my high production cities need to replenish my forces.
-Arriangrog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
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Arrian sounds like you and I have similiar playstyles. However I must admit that I did learn from you in your other older posts here.
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Yes! Always start world wars! It's great fun! Just make sure you've got some civs on your side..Up the Irons!
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Cool. I may try a "builder" game as Egypt at some point soon, just to see how it plays out with the 1.21 patch, but I have to admit that I have been seduced by the power of the dark sideOriginally posted by Haupt. Dietrich
Arrian sounds like you and I have similiar playstyles. However I must admit that I did learn from you in your other older posts here.
As for world wars... well, if one's homeland is secure (built up properly) and one is religious (quick switch over to monarchy) and one has a large, updated military... why not break something?
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AgreedOriginally posted by Arrian
As for world wars... well, if one's homeland is secure (built up properly) and one is religious (quick switch over to monarchy) and one has a large, updated military... why not break something?
-Arrian
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Build a strong navy and expiditionary military force and start the war. That way, as the AI's are killing each other, you can land in your enemy's backyard and conquer them easily. Have a bunch of settlers and defensive units ready to colonize the area right away or else your allied AI's will grab that land.
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