Mauryans Strategy Guide

Learn how to conquer Humankind on the highest difficulty. This guide details AI bonuses, optimal strategy, and map settings for the Mauryans.

This guide provides strategies for beating Humankind on its highest difficulty, focusing on the Mauryan civilization. It details the AI bonuses at higher difficulties and outlines a general strategy to overcome them.

Humankind Difficulty and General Strategy:

On the highest difficulty, AI receive significant bonuses: +3 Food per Farmer, +3 Industry per Worker, +3 Money per Trader, +3 Science per Researcher, +60 Stability, and +2 Combat Strength per Unit. These flat bonuses are less impactful in the late game. Combat should be avoided in the early eras due to the strength advantage. The strategy involves avoiding early war, establishing trade for luxury resources, choosing Agrarian and Builder cultures for early game scaling, and focusing on accumulating Fame. Winning requires maximizing Fame, as a strong position without enough Fame leads to a loss. The game can be ended by reaching the science victory condition or by eliminating/vassalizing all other cultures.

Map Settings:

• World Size: Huge (allows for more expansion and minor culture spawns).
• World Shape: Large Pangea (facilitates scouting and trade partner access).
• Land Percentage: 70-80% (balances land for expansion with enough ocean for trade routes).
• Climate: New World (ensures specific environmental conditions).