I've played TBS strategy since the 70s and the only games I usually can't win is if the AI cheats by a staggering level on the highest difficulties. I don't mind losing - in fact the first 3-4 losses I put down to being rusty. Does anyone else play XL epic games (well, they used to be epic - now the AI just mobs me by turn 50 from all sides even if they share my alignment and I treat them well.) If I start human, I almost always have high morale in every city before I even construct anything. For example, I like to play Orc warlords but I never start (not even my capital) with barren land around me. I had a game where I had 12 cities and multiple manticore stacks - most of the AI had at least 12 cities - but they all decided to attack me instead including people of my alignment who admired me one moment and then declared war a few turns later.įinally, I've noticed that if I start with a race that likes Mtns, Temperate or Forests (forget designation) the morale in my cities (unless I'm a rogue) is always far far better than starting with any other race. They never ever make an alliance - even if I have them admiring me (800+) and of the same alignment.

I've also noticed the AI never makes peace or makes it only to break it shortly thereafter early game. The AI will not only have top tier - but be able to settle new cities, defend them, while sending a steady stream of (for example) Golems and Flame Tanks at me (my 2 hero stacks in my last game by about turn 50 had destroyed 8 Golems! with 8 more coming at me). I haven't won a game yet despite streamlining my playstyle and producing top tier units as fast as possible. Now, I've started playing again and the AI clearly cheats in huge amounts compared to the old 'King' setting. I won 80% of the time and the 20% losses were due to poor starting positions usually. I took a break from AoW3 - before the break I played on King AI (7 opponents) on an x-large map (surface only) with no cities (we all had to settle) and average everything but no dwellings, roads or wandering monsters.

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