@someonepro,
We had this debate on the forums a very long time ago. The solution is to just set the # of weeks in a game to 0 - 5. I honestly never deal with latejoiners anymore, not sure why. But when I did, setting the turn limit much lower solves everything. You could also stretch your money (don't worry, with the right strategy it's harmless) and invade every country you think a latejoiner would join (Cyprus, Finland, Iceland for examples).
Here's the original topic http://afterwind.com/forum/topic.php?topic_id=390
@Sandtime, the forum nukes idea(s) probably won't happen, sorry. You can already find Nuclear weapons when rare units are put on though (Nukes = Short-range missile, Long-range missile, Afterwind)
Hey guys, i'm a long-playing member of Afterwind, and just wanted to put this out there:
http://afterwind.com/forum/topic.php?topic_id=3413
Also, Afterwind is an excellent game. You should all play it 24/7, it's just that awesome.
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