{"id":3355,"date":"2017-11-11T18:32:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T18:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kalle-online.net\/blog\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2018-07-20T08:49:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T08:49:14","slug":"civilization-5-conquest-of-the-new-world-scenario-native-american-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalle-online.net\/blog\/civilization-5-conquest-of-the-new-world-scenario-native-american-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Civilization 5 Conquest of the New World Scenario Native American Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to win Conquest of the New World playing a Native American civilization<\/h1>\n

First of all: The Native American strategies in this guide apply to playing on Deity<\/strong> difficulty. This means you’ll have a much easier time winning this scenario on lower levels of difficulty. I didn’t play on any difficulty other than Deity, so this guide is basically a log of several failed attempts including a summary of the things I learned at the bottom.<\/p>\n

My first attempt failed after only a few hours when 2-3 French Conquistadores overran my little Incan empire consisting of not much more than the initial 2 archers and 2 spearmen. This one is not worth talking about.<\/p>\n

Failed attempt #2: Playing the Aztecs because they generate Faith from combat<\/h2>\n

My location was north of the equatorial rain forest. This causes too early conflict with the Europeans, who easily captured my capitol. Fortunately 1 turn later I got my sixth social policy and chose “Horsemen of the Plains” granting me 6 free Comanche Riders. These are the only competitive units the Native Americans will have until very far into the game.<\/p>\n

\"Conquest <\/a>
Tenochtitlan by the Sea <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Tenochtitlan captured <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Comanche Riders to the Rescue <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

With them I was able to recapture Tenochtitlan every time. And I also captured all the treasures the Europeans generated so my Gold income was massive. In the end I had a reasonably sized army including some veteran crossbowmen, but all of that came much too late. Also the unmolested Inca had already outpaced everyone, because he was all alone in South America<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Conquest <\/a>
My own Treasures <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
The huge Inca Empire <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Became strong, but too late <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Failed attempt #3: Playing Shoshone<\/a> because of their expansion ability<\/h2>\n

Deciding for a Native American civilization in Conquest of the New World isn’t easy. Next I wanted to try the Shoshone and indeed: When you want to settle vast land, denying it to other settlers (distance: 7 tiles, 6 tiles between two cities) whilst also getting the precious resources, the Shoshone unique ability is great. Newly founded cities automatically expand to the most precious resources close by. In this attempt I was in South America and saw almost no European military offense:<\/p>\n

\"Conquest <\/a>
Beautifully spaced cities (7 tiles) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Bribing France vs. England <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Netherlands — out! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
War with Neighbors <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Better, but not good enough <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Again strong, but too late <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Native American Strategy Fail #4: Shoshone, same map, one more city<\/h2>\n

In above attempt I waged a draining war against the Iroquois<\/a> in the South. This time, playing the same map (loading the\u00a0initial<\/strong> save game) I settled south of the choke point, kept them at bay with a citadel and eventually conquered most of them. What helps tremendously is building the Texcotzingo Wonder<\/strong> in the capital, granting +4 Faith (2 VP per turn) but more importantly +6 Food, which will grow your capital like nothing else.<\/p>\n

\"Conquest <\/a>
Grow the Capital <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Settling where I did before <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
Can’t settle within 3 tiles <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
France scores massively <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Conquest <\/a>
English Navy <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

But even with the additional faith from<\/p>\n