Anyone played Diety yet?

Doctor Bob · October 30, 2001, 16:01

Just wondering if any of you merkins out there who have civ 3 played deity yet? How does the AI kick your arse? Do they send over waves and waves of armour and heavy bombers to pummel your spearmen equipped with shiittty sticks and harsh language? Do you get massive battles and Barbarossa style warfare with mass casualties?

Comrade Tribune · October 30, 2001, 18:16

Good question, if somewhat provocative.

I wonder where the people are who said they would break Deity within 24 hours?

Capt Dizle · October 30, 2001, 18:31

I don't have the game yet so my clock is in a holding pattern.

Immortal Wombat · October 30, 2001, 18:45

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Originally posted by Comrade Tribune
I wonder where the people are who said they would break Diety within 24 hours?

Wrong side of the Atlantic, can't get the game yet

David Floyd · October 30, 2001, 19:09

LOL if people claim that they can break Deity in 24 hours they have their head so far up their own arse it's popping out their stomach. I'm playing on PRINCE (Regent) and I have my hands full, and I'm not exactly a bad player...

Comrade Tribune · October 30, 2001, 20:21

Did really no one play on Deity yet?

Come on, the first who kills himself on Deity for the sake of AI evaluation will get a favourable mention by your Comrade.

Kaak · October 30, 2001, 20:26

i think to even have a chance on deity, we will have to wade through the 250 page manual if we are going to just jump right into it. who is going to do that? hehe

David Floyd · October 30, 2001, 20:30

I've already read the important parts of it, and playing the game hands-on gives a much better tutorial anyway IMO...

Knight · October 30, 2001, 20:48

My first game was at Diety and it didn't last too terribly long. I managed to establish a four cities before getting wiped out by a Barbarian invasion. I had about 5 Barbarian riders appear next to each one of my cities, and they went to town until I was totally wiped out. I guess difficulty determines barbarian activity as well as the barbarian setting at the start. Time to give it another go...

Darkknight · October 30, 2001, 21:03

Are you sure that the barbarian riders weren't you own citizens rebelling? Same thing happens in CTP2. Maybe that stuff happens on Deity.

Wittlich · October 30, 2001, 21:08

Well, it's nice to know that the game isn't a "push over" on the Diety level!

Comrade Tribune · October 30, 2001, 21:13

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Originally posted by Knight
I had about 5 Barbarian riders appear next to each one of my cities, and they went to town until I was totally wiped out.

You mean they sytematically razed all your towns?

Well, at least we have one player brave enough to challenge Deity. Be sure to tell us of your next game!

Akillias · October 30, 2001, 21:33

The Best Way To Break Diety is to use Kill Civ Option in the Cheat Menu

Wittlich · October 30, 2001, 21:38

Hopefully there isn't a "cheat menu" in the game...but if I know programmers...

Knight · October 30, 2001, 21:49

I'm a born victim! Second try at Diety goes as follows....

Trying as the Germans again, I found manage to found four cities, but I get behind pretty fast due to bad terrain placement. Fortunately, Berlin and Liepzig are well placed and they get pretty big fast. I manage to pump out enough shields on the Colossus to complete the Great Library pretty quickly when I develop Literature and switch over. With the G.L. built, I manage to snag a LOT of technologies and catch up very quickly in the science race. Catherine of the Russians then gets very angry with me and demands I hand over Hamburg. I refuse, and she declares war, sending a hefty army at my hapless city. Fortunately, my Elite Spearsmen make a dramatic stand and Catherine's attack is halted. So, rather than pound her head against a wall, she establishes an anti-German alliance with the French, English and Iroquois all within two turns. I get attacked from four directions, Berlin is put under siege and I am knocked out before 600 BC.

Time to tone it down for the next try.

Knight · October 30, 2001, 21:57

One other thing...

Diplomacy, even at Diety, seems to be very even and balanced. The other civs seemed very willing to trade, and I didn't have to give away obscenely painful consessions to get something I wanted. Heck, I got Iron Working off the Iroquois for 90 gold and a map, allowing me to gear up for a run on the Great Library. Negotiating at war was similarly interesting. Catherine wasn't willing to let me off the hook once her alliance had me on the ropes. Even after taking Hamburg, she would only agree to a cease fire if I were to give up Liepzig as part of the deal. I disagreed, and she ended up taking it anyway. At least it didn't go without a fight.

Doctor Bob · October 30, 2001, 22:06

The Operation Barbarossa style mass invasions sound cool! I reckon building tons of defensive units is going to be essential to just "survive" on deity level.

Just another 16 days to wait and I'll be getting my butt happily kicked on deity too....

Are there any other players/civ2 veterans tackling deity too?

Wittlich · October 30, 2001, 22:06

All I can say is ... WOW!!!

Diety will be a challenge after all!!

LaRusso · October 31, 2001, 06:22

some people reported being slaughtered in pretty much the same fashion on regent level too

OneFootInTheGrave · October 31, 2001, 07:41

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Originally posted by Doctor Bob
The Operation Barbarossa style mass invasions sound cool! I reckon building tons of defensive units is going to be essential to just "survive" on deity level.

Just another 16 days to wait and I'll be getting my butt happily kicked on deity too....

Are there any other players/civ2 veterans tackling deity too?

Yessss another 16 days *can't wait*

I want to have my ass kicked.

This sounds soooo great

Alexander's Horse · October 31, 2001, 08:02

I went straight to deity level on civ 2. If I can't do that with civ 3 that would be great.

JMarks · October 31, 2001, 08:59

Yesterday I played on Diety and Emporer level as the Greeks. Ouch. Let me tell you something, the Babylonians reproduce like rabits. Oh, and don't do max number of civs on a map untill you got things figured out. Oh, and by the way, for you warmongers, nukes no longer destroy all military units in each city. Instead they have a 50% chance of destroying each individual unit.

Yeah, its hard, but once I get my science going I'll be buggying with the big boys.

Jason Beaudoin · October 31, 2001, 09:15

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Originally posted by Knight
I'm a born victim! Second try at Diety goes as follows....

Trying as the Germans again, I found manage to found four cities, but I get behind pretty fast due to bad terrain placement. Fortunately, Berlin and Liepzig are well placed and they get pretty big fast. I manage to pump out enough shields on the Colossus to complete the Great Library pretty quickly when I develop Literature and switch over. With the G.L. built, I manage to snag a LOT of technologies and catch up very quickly in the science race. Catherine of the Russians then gets very angry with me and demands I hand over Hamburg. I refuse, and she declares war, sending a hefty army at my hapless city. Fortunately, my Elite Spearsmen make a dramatic stand and Catherine's attack is halted. So, rather than pound her head against a wall, she establishes an anti-German alliance with the French, English and Iroquois all within two turns. I get attacked from four directions, Berlin is put under siege and I am knocked out before 600 BC.

Time to tone it down for the next try.

That's strange that you say that you got slammed by the Russians, because that happened to me too. I was playing the Germans as well (love that Military and Science combo), and she threatens me all of the time. It must be a cultural thing.