Inquisitors are a pain

[Lithiumstar]

I'm having issues with spreading my religion because my enemy is spaming inquisitors. I can't achieve religious victory : no way I could overrun him because everytime I manage to convert his city he use his inquistors to erase my religion.

Any advice would be nice , thanks a lot.

[theguynamedguy]

Leave behind a couple inquisitors or a an apostle with the theological combat promotion behind to defend converted cities. Religion is like combat, you have to defend the cities you conquer or someone will come by and take them

[Despiser]

That was the whole purpose of the inquisition, to wipe out heretics

[theguynamedguy]

Originally posted by Despiser:

That was the whole purpose of the inquisition, to wipe out heretics

Don't be too hard on the OP; no one expects the [insert AI civ] inquisition

[Zordiark Darkeater]

when the AI pisses me off with their religions... i created tons of Apostless and inquisitors and swamr his main city with them .... then its my religion that it pulsating arround like a madman to his other cities so makes my job waaaay easier to convert his other cities all arround...

[theguynamedguy]

Also, just in case OP is still checking this: focus on converting cities that have holy sites. If you convert a city with a holy site, then it'll only produce inquisitors for your religion, and won't be able to remove it

[gimmethegepgun]

Murder's also an option. Take a bunch of cities and then there won't be as many that you have to convert and prevent inquisitors.
You could give the cities back if you felt like it, or kill them outright so they stop making inquisitors.

[erneiz]

Bring an army of apostles (3-4 of them), activate the +5 theology battle card, and BURN THE HERETICS (bring along some gurus too and remember to replace them). Do not spend the last charge on those apostles and just initiate battles. Their cities will sometimes convert themselves if you do the inquisitor hunting in THEIR lands.

[Lithiumstar]

thanks a lot for your advices, will try this !

[Elliott]

I admit when pursueing a religious victory I have on a number of occasions simply invaded major religious rivals taking their holy sites and wonders for myself and then using inquisitors to remove the offending faith.

It feels cheap but then there are so many religious civs that also have poweful domination options I feel they are intended to be played this way. Also a good old fashioned war in the mid-game is a nice break from amassing faith and sending out missionarys!

[travisdead1]

Originally posted by theguynamedguy:

Originally posted by Despiser:

That was the whole purpose of the inquisition, to wipe out heretics

Don't be too hard on the OP; no one expects the [insert AI civ] inquisition

HAHAHA!

"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"

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