Their unique replacement for the Archer, the Bowman, as well as their unique early game defensive building, the Walls of Babylon, can make up a great way to defend your cities. What's more, the Babylonians are also very good at defensive combat, particularly in the early game. Try combining this with Rationalism, so that others will never be able to catch up to you in technological development. This allows one to keep ahead of every other nation technologically. This lead becomes hard for the AI to overcome on all difficulty levels outside of Immortal and Deity.Īgain, thanks to Babylon's unique ability, earning Great Scientists is also faster (and easier). This usually increases the empire's Science output by a factor of 3, allowing one to take an early lead in technology. The free Great Scientist upon the discovery of Writing allows one to construct an Academy very early on in the game. The Babylonians are a scientific civilization, meaning they are geared towards outpacing other civilizations in technological advancements.
2.5 Intermittent Chaos, with Chance of Massacre.
