Unable to Complete Victory

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I started a new game and made it winable by conquest only. During the game I allied with the AI to my north and killed everyone to the south etc then when I decided its time for him to die since everyone else is dead I cant declare war or attack him. Hell I turned one of his cities into a volcano still no luck. 

 

So basically unless I miss something. When playing conquest only game you CANT win if you at some point ally. So I guess I'll just start a new game.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Just wait until the alliance treaty runs out. It works for 99 turns, if I'm not mistaken, and ends automatically once the time is up. You could also use Curgen's Volcano to end the game. Find the enemy sovereign and cast CV on him/her. This will automatically kill the sovereign (no respawn) and end the game for you. Well, you could probably consider this an exploit, because CV isn't supposed to do that, but the choice is there.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

 



So basically unless I miss something. When playing conquest only game you CANT win if you at some point ally. So I guess I'll just start a new game.

 

that's right - if you want to stomp everyone, you shouldn't make alliances. the diplomatic victory condition eliminates that problem - diplo victory is essentially a shortcut to conquest. instead of eliminating everyone, you can ally some and eliminate the rest without artificially waiting 99 turns for an alliance to end or using/abusing Curgens Volcano.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Yeah the curgens volcano right on the king did the trick only cost me about 20 turns to find and burn him. The creators should maybe remove the ally option completely for conquer only victory.

 

Thanks for the tip

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

I have an opponent paying me tribute that I can't declare war on.  I'm hoping some other faction will kill him.

In one game I got stuck in a non-agg pact.

Why can't we cancel these treaties?