This is simply false. The Map Generator only modifies the starting BFC, which means that your chances of finding copper or horses are just as good as they are on any other map.
My Deity experience is limited but, in general I find you have enough time for either BW or AH but not both. I would have gone for BW and fell back on archery if need be. Still, the safe course is not wrong.
Exactly. Given that I moved my settler before settling, I shouldn't count on finding either. Think of it this way: not counting tiles in the cap's BFC, what are the odds that a random tile has a horse or copper resource? Pretty darn low. Only when the map has been "nudged" can you count on it. I
probably have something on that bare grass tile, but I have no idea for sure. Even if there is something, I can't depend on it being, say Horse and not copper or iron (or even Aluminum, Oil, Uranium or nothing at all).
Hunting is an optional prerequisite to AH, my "gamble for resources" tech. Otoh, I know that I'll need BW and I could probably put off AH, depending on how I settle.
From what you show us, white should be 1N. Of course, nothing should be settled east until IW and Calendar.
Thanks for confirming that. I was trying to judge between where I currently have white and 1N and either way, I knew that it would be a long time before I was ready to settle that city. Looking back at the screenshot, though, I noticed that a bubble isn't showing up: there's a source of incense on that desert tile at the bottom. There's actually another one, but any city that would claim it would be pretty much be just to claim it/ them.
I think red should 1N too. Can't tell from the screenshot though. Ignore the suggestion to split red and yellow. Your objective is to bring in the gold. Having both in the inner nine is huge. The city build order should be red-green-? Before green you will need some military.
I'll have to take another look there. I remember debating with myself on moving it up or not, but I thought because I'm using "Flood Pains" (not a typo), for food it shouldn't matter whether both of them are part of the box of nine. In that case, I might as well save myself some maintenance. On the other hand, by moving red 1N, moving yellow 1N starts making sense.
Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions. I appreciate it.