Is 'Phoenix' the Hardest Achievement for the Stupidest Reason
This was my fourth try at trying to get the Phoenix achievement and I am almost ready to give up for good. It is 2073. I own Mars and Pluto with a strong presence. We are at Future Tech 10+. My only Earth territories are North America (fully unified). I could have won a dozen times over, but instead I am coaching the Servants and the Aliens on World Conquest. They don't seem to be getting it. Despite nearly every territory outside of North America having an Alien Compound (there are literally hundreds of them), I can't get anyone to seal the deal. I just had the Alien Administration blow up for the seventh time - this time flipping everything to the Initiative for funsies.
Despite the Servants regularly owning India and China, they have a hard time getting the aliens over 45%. No matter what I do to either ignore Earth or help the invasion, I can't seem to get the aliens to win. I know the AI is TERRIBLE at winning. It is annoying at best.
I looked for good strategies on losing, but can't really find any. I am playing Brutal and Accelerated. Classic 2022 Start. For the past week I have just been playing about an hour a day of just rolling to the next month in hopes I can finally lose, so I start playing this game.
Is there a secret to getting the 'L' that I am missing? Something that makes them suddenly commit?