Assyrians Strategy Guide

Master Humankind's highest difficulty with this comprehensive Assyrians strategy guide. Learn AI bonuses, early game avoidance, luxury trade, and expansion tactics for victory.

This guide provides strategies for playing Humankind on the highest difficulty, focusing on the Assyrians. It details AI bonuses, general gameplay tactics, and optimal map settings to overcome the challenges presented by the AI.

AI Bonuses on Humankind Difficulty:

• +3 Food per Farmer
• +3 Industry per Worker
• +3 Money per Trader
• +3 Science per Researcher
• +60 Stability
• +2 Combat Strength on all Units

General Strategy:

1. Avoid early game warfare (until Classical era at the earliest).
2. Prioritize luxury resource trading.
3. Select Agrarian and Builder cultures early, and scale into the late game as AI bonuses become less significant. Expand widely rather than focusing on a single large city.
4. Focus on accumulating Fame through various means, as ending the game with a strong position but low Fame can still result in a loss.
5. Trigger the end game condition, with the science ending being the most consistent. Alternatively, conquest can be faster if other cultures are eliminated or vassalized early on.

Optimal Map Settings:

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