#GAME DIFFICULTY CIVILIZATION 6 MODS#
#GAME DIFFICULTY CIVILIZATION 6 FREE#

I mix SD with Real Strategy, which just makes the AI less dumb. They also receive bonuses to combat, culture, gold, faith and tourism. Smoother difficulty removes AI's having extra settlers, but gives them constant and incremental bonuses through the entire game, so while it may look easier at first, I sometimes have games in which some AI get's far ahead in technologies (+10 from the second) and most of them we're all pretty even.

#GAME DIFFICULTY CIVILIZATION 6 MODS#

I play on Emperor with mods that customize difficulty. I feel like there was something else I was gonna say, but I don't remember now. It's common for me to make an elite strike team of highly promoted units I've had from the Ancient Era and use them for everything. In a typical game I don't overbuild too many military units, but I do take care of the ones I have. Really spices things up and improves the tactics of combat. More hills and mountains always makes the map more exciting, and not just for Inca! I'll play New with anybody. Military units are valuable for longer and don't need to be upgraded as fast, so you can play a much more tactical game. I tend to play all my games on Epic speed, so they last a lot longer and have a different dynamic. But anything below King, as and pointed out above, is just too easy and boring. I'd rather have the flexibility to adjust my playstyle mid-game and maybe even change tracks for a different victory type that I wasn't planning on at the start. I agree with OP and think that the game does tend to become too 'gamey' at extremely high levels. That feels very cheesy, and would be corrected with a better AI, which will not happen.

Immortal without abusing your neighbors is more challenging than Deity with neighbor abuse that you almost cannot avoid as the neighbors usually abuse you first, and now with the grievances it's very easy to stop them in their initial assault, and then take what they built for you very early on, making the game much easier from there on. Immortal is the right place for veterans that do not want to go cheesy/early war against a slug-brained opponent. Deity is still very winnable in any way you like even with this early 'meta' forced down your throat, but sometimes it feels too cheesy. You don't NEED to go that way, depending on neighbors, but the game guides you in that direction. but that feels cheesy.īack to OP: Deity is a good challenge for all the immense bonuses the 'AI' gets, but the 3rd settler really forces the player to strongly consider defense first, which for some (including myself) feels somewhat restrictive.

This makes for some interesting opportunistic play if you spawn close to an AI and you are lucky, in the sense that AIs tend to look around for their 2nd/3rd city before settling, so you could grab that settler for yourself, hugely leveling the playing field from there on. IMPORTANT clarification for all: AI does not get the extra settlers right away, only after building a district (including city centers, so effectively after building a city). Main reason is that 3rd almost immediate Settler on Deity. So, all in all, Emperor gives me the best overall play experience to meet my preferences.

And after that I like to settle into a peacful empire building type of game. Many times I will conquer my closest neighbor, but this is not always the way I play. I prefer to play for either Culture or Science victories. I also get to trade and interact with other AI's that have built at least a decent size empire, with a somewhat developed mid-game. I do, usually, have to build up a minor army to keep the AI honest at this level, but I don't always have early era war forced upon me (like I do with Deity). I don't have to worry about getting the perfect start, I hate restarting. While I consider myself a good player, I don't like to force myself into playing super efficiently. I find, for my enjoyment, this to be the best level that mixes some challenge and still allows for a somewhat laid back playing style.

#GAME DIFFICULTY CIVILIZATION 6 FREE#

So, What is your preferred difficulty level for playing GS?įeel free to explain why - including (if it matters) your personal playing style, or any general settings you feel might impact this (ex: huge map with half the # of Civs). We've also had about a month and a half to play and learn Gathering Storm and settle into our own personal preferences. We've had a lot of topics about the AI, pros and cons of certain difficultly levels, ways to 'fix' various issues that different people have, etc.

Game difficulty civilization 6