In the early part of the game expansion was very slow because of lack of any specials or even a forest to help speed up the production of the first settler. Huts were counter productive initially (two off path techs) but afterwards hut luck was decent.
Date Notes
-4000 Washington founded. With restarts off, conquest is too tempting to ignore.
-3950 -> Alphabet. Some of the rivals are Celts, Japanese, Egyptian, and English.
-3750 Warrior produced. Settler started.
-3450 Alphabet -> Code of Laws. Pottery from hut. Resource seed is 13
-3250 Warrior Code from hut.
-3100 None horseman from hut.
-3050 Writing from hut.
Status at -3000
Population: 0.01M; Cities: 1; Techs: 4; Government: Despotism
Gold: 0; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 settler, 1 warrior, 1 None horseman
Goals: Expansion
Celt: no contact
Japanese: no contact
German: no contact
Egyptian: no contact
English: no contact
purple: no contact
-2850 New York founded with access to whale.
-2350 None archer from hut.
-2050 Code of Laws -> Bronze. Boston founded.
-2000 Bronze from hut.
Status at -2000
Population: 0.05M; Cities: 3; Techs: 6; Government: Despotism
Gold: 6; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 settler, 1 warrior, 1 None Archer, 1 None horseman
Goals: Expansion, Monarchy
Celt: no contact
Japanese: no contact
German: no contact
Egyptian: no contact
English: no contact
purple: no contact
-1950 -> Burial. None archer from hut.
-1900 Philadelphia founded.
-1800 Advanced tribe founds Atlanta.
-1600 100g from hut.
-1350 Chicago founded.
-1300 Burial -> Monarchy.
-1200 San Francisco founded.
-1000 Buffalo and St. Louis founded.
Status at -1000
Population: 0.09M; Cities: 9; Techs: 7; Government: Despotism
Gold: 1; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 settler, 1 warrior, 2 None Archers, 1 None horseman, 2 diplomats
Goals: Expansion, Monarchy, Trade, mapmaking
Celt: no contact
Japanese: no contact
German: no contact
Egyptian: no contact
English: no contact
purple: no contact
-0825 Monarchy -> Currency. Monarchy established. T3L0S7.
-0750 Detroit founded.
-0675 New Orleans founded.
-0600 Currency -> Trade.
-0500 Baltimore founded.
Status at -500
Population: 0.24M; Cities: 12; Techs: 9; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 10; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 9 settler, 1 warrior, 2 None Archers, 1 None horseman, 2 diplomats
Goals: Expansion, Trade, mapmaking, Marco
Celt: no contact
Japanese: no contact
German: no contact
Egyptian: no contact
English: no contact
Sioux: no contact
-0450 Trade -> Mapmaking. Denver founded.
-0300 Cincinnati founded.
-0275 Mapmaking -> Mysticism. T7L0S3. Dallas founded.
-0250 Egyptian civilization destroyed by Japanese. First Trireme built.
-0200 Marco built.
Writing, Trade -> Celt (5) -> Iron Working, Wheel, peace, maps
Writing -> German (2) -> Construction, peace, maps
Writing, Construction -> English (1) -> Mysticism, peace, maps
Bronze, Construction, Monarchy -> Japanese (3) -> peace, maps
Writing, Construction -> Sioux (4) -> peace (cut off)
-0175 -> Seafaring. Iron Working, Trade -> Sioux (4) -> Math, maps. Los Angeles founded.
-0100 Kansas City founded. Advanced tribe founds Kerman; the first offshore city on island 10.
-0075 Richmond and Las Vegas founded.
-0050 Zahedan founded on island 14.
-0025 Dashtestan founded on island 23.
+0001 Trade -> German -> Seafaring, maps.
Status at +1
Population: 0.47M; Cities: 22; Techs: 17; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 4; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders: Marco
Units: 17 settler, 1 warrior, 2 None Archers, 1 None horseman, 4 Triremes, 2 diplomats
Footprint: 19 cities in home (1-2 more planned), one in each of 10, 14, 23.
Goals: Expansion, Barracks (4 being built), Hanging Gardens, Philosophy, conquest of English
Celt: 8 cities, 13 techs
Japanese: 8 cities, 12 techs
German: 5 cities, 12 techs; war with Sioux
Egyptian: Destroyed by Japanese
English: 5 cities, 11 techs
Sioux: 4 cities, 13 techs; war with Germans
Date Notes
-4000 Washington founded. With restarts off, conquest is too tempting to ignore.
-3950 -> Alphabet. Some of the rivals are Celts, Japanese, Egyptian, and English.
-3750 Warrior produced. Settler started.
-3450 Alphabet -> Code of Laws. Pottery from hut. Resource seed is 13
-3250 Warrior Code from hut.
-3100 None horseman from hut.
-3050 Writing from hut.
Status at -3000
Population: 0.01M; Cities: 1; Techs: 4; Government: Despotism
Gold: 0; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 settler, 1 warrior, 1 None horseman
Goals: Expansion
Celt: no contact
Japanese: no contact
German: no contact
Egyptian: no contact
English: no contact
purple: no contact
-2850 New York founded with access to whale.
-2350 None archer from hut.
-2050 Code of Laws -> Bronze. Boston founded.
-2000 Bronze from hut.
Status at -2000
Population: 0.05M; Cities: 3; Techs: 6; Government: Despotism
Gold: 6; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 settler, 1 warrior, 1 None Archer, 1 None horseman
Goals: Expansion, Monarchy
Celt: no contact
Japanese: no contact
German: no contact
Egyptian: no contact
English: no contact
purple: no contact
-1950 -> Burial. None archer from hut.
-1900 Philadelphia founded.
-1800 Advanced tribe founds Atlanta.
-1600 100g from hut.
-1350 Chicago founded.
-1300 Burial -> Monarchy.
-1200 San Francisco founded.
-1000 Buffalo and St. Louis founded.
Status at -1000
Population: 0.09M; Cities: 9; Techs: 7; Government: Despotism
Gold: 1; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 1 settler, 1 warrior, 2 None Archers, 1 None horseman, 2 diplomats
Goals: Expansion, Monarchy, Trade, mapmaking
Celt: no contact
Japanese: no contact
German: no contact
Egyptian: no contact
English: no contact
purple: no contact
-0825 Monarchy -> Currency. Monarchy established. T3L0S7.
-0750 Detroit founded.
-0675 New Orleans founded.
-0600 Currency -> Trade.
-0500 Baltimore founded.
Status at -500
Population: 0.24M; Cities: 12; Techs: 9; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 10; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders:
Units: 9 settler, 1 warrior, 2 None Archers, 1 None horseman, 2 diplomats
Goals: Expansion, Trade, mapmaking, Marco
Celt: no contact
Japanese: no contact
German: no contact
Egyptian: no contact
English: no contact
Sioux: no contact
-0450 Trade -> Mapmaking. Denver founded.
-0300 Cincinnati founded.
-0275 Mapmaking -> Mysticism. T7L0S3. Dallas founded.
-0250 Egyptian civilization destroyed by Japanese. First Trireme built.
-0200 Marco built.
Writing, Trade -> Celt (5) -> Iron Working, Wheel, peace, maps
Writing -> German (2) -> Construction, peace, maps
Writing, Construction -> English (1) -> Mysticism, peace, maps
Bronze, Construction, Monarchy -> Japanese (3) -> peace, maps
Writing, Construction -> Sioux (4) -> peace (cut off)
-0175 -> Seafaring. Iron Working, Trade -> Sioux (4) -> Math, maps. Los Angeles founded.
-0100 Kansas City founded. Advanced tribe founds Kerman; the first offshore city on island 10.
-0075 Richmond and Las Vegas founded.
-0050 Zahedan founded on island 14.
-0025 Dashtestan founded on island 23.
+0001 Trade -> German -> Seafaring, maps.
Status at +1
Population: 0.47M; Cities: 22; Techs: 17; Government: Monarchy
Gold: 4; Cost: 0; Trade routes: 0D0F;
Wonders: Marco
Units: 17 settler, 1 warrior, 2 None Archers, 1 None horseman, 4 Triremes, 2 diplomats
Footprint: 19 cities in home (1-2 more planned), one in each of 10, 14, 23.
Goals: Expansion, Barracks (4 being built), Hanging Gardens, Philosophy, conquest of English
Celt: 8 cities, 13 techs
Japanese: 8 cities, 12 techs
German: 5 cities, 12 techs; war with Sioux
Egyptian: Destroyed by Japanese
English: 5 cities, 11 techs
Sioux: 4 cities, 13 techs; war with Germans