Now, upon reaching renaissance era, we get huge expansion stability boost and city-founding bonus, so beeline education seems an optimal strategy.
Method: research paper, get a GS and partly bulb education. Use cottage economy, steal or trade for guilds and engineering from Portugal after 1130. Fill your core area right after education, you won't have to worry about expansion penalty for a while.
Method: research paper, get a GS and partly bulb education. Use cottage economy, steal or trade for guilds and engineering from Portugal after 1130. Fill your core area right after education, you won't have to worry about expansion penalty for a while.
