Originally Posted by
LadyMoe
Can they take what isn't there?
If they only get what is available in the city, then the key is to send as much as possible to another city or player until the initial colonization is over, and keep sending out everything you build (even if you have to do your army 10 at a time so you can get them out before the next "collection"), until you have enough army in reserve outside your city to defeat your overlord (or until the overlord gets tired of getting nothing from you).
I'm new to Age II, so I don't really know if this works, since I'm still in BP - but it's a thought....
Another option would be to shut down all production... turn everything to 0. After a few days of that, your conqueror is likely to get tired of it and release your city, no?