New strategy? surely not

colfran · February 19, 2002, 07:57

A long game, I am Egyptian, up against mainly the Greeks. The English and French are now very quiet.

Rome was the other power, on a huge random map. The germans are also very quiet.

It is 1974 and the Greeks suddenly attack me. the game is regent level.

I have 25 ICBMs stockpiled and 6 tacnukes.

I have hit them very hard with my ICs and the Greeks are now finished, the rest of the world will be no problemo. There were no return strikes, I got the lot.

Is it really as easy as all that? Why the Greeks attacked conventially when they must have known I had ICs is a mystery.

MrWhereItsAt · February 19, 2002, 08:10

It's probably (like in earlier games) that aggression is increased the closer you get to the end date, or the closer you are to winning by spaceship etc. Which version are you playing?

DrFell · February 19, 2002, 11:10

Probably the AI 'figured' you were unlikely to use the nukes. Were there any other nuclear powers in the world? From the sounds of this it seems the AI needs to be a lot more careful when attacking a nuke capable nation.

Willem · February 19, 2002, 11:37

Or maybe they thought you were going to use the nukes and did a do or die first strike hoping to eliminate them. Either way it was poor judgement.

Thrawn05 · February 19, 2002, 13:31

I don't know why firaxis says the AI won't like you if you use nukes. I use them all the time and the only ones pissed are the ones I'm hitting.

This one's gots yer name on it Alex!

colfran · February 19, 2002, 18:39

I was using 1.16. There were other nukes around, I'm sure the Greeks had them as they had the technology and resources necessary. the Germans also had them but didn't use them even though I was overrunning their cities conventionally. I saw them blow up as I occupied German cities.

The whole point of my attack on the Germans(in alliance with the Greeks at that time) was to seize aluminium reserves.

The AI must be a nuclear wimp.

Blaupanzer · February 19, 2002, 19:59

Be happy you don't get what you're wishing for. The Zulus and the Romans use nukes when they have them to launch sneak attacks. Not cool at all!

Thrawn05 · February 19, 2002, 23:26

I went to war with england some time after 2050. Everyone was doing future tech and I felt like going to war. Well, the turn after I razed one of liz's cities, she sent about 10 ICBM down my throut. Luckaly, I had strag def wonder, so only 6 hit me (that's a little more then 75% misses, don't ya think?). Anyway I lost big time. I lost everything in about five turns.

Oerdin · February 20, 2002, 03:24

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Originally posted by Thrawn05
I went to war with england some time after 2050. Everyone was doing future tech and I felt like going to war. Well, the turn after I razed one of liz's cities, she sent about 10 ICBM down my throut. Luckaly, I had strag def wonder, so only 6 hit me (that's a little more then 75% misses, don't ya think?). Anyway I lost big time. I lost everything in about five turns.

Well Thrawn... if she launched 10 and 6 hit then 40% missed not 75%. Are you sure she didn't launch more ICBMs?