@DocT - Generally, you are correct on the size of my empire.
I build for each city a courthouse, and am trying something more like an HoF attempt, but I do conquests for fun, and I think it just may work.
The good part is me having lots of cities inside a DEFINITE protected border.
Another plus is that unlike HoF games, you have 1-pop migrants
About the 50%/50% -
I have only 2 luxury yet, and don't need any science now, so money would be also good, but you can't buy anything with it (except upgrades, and embassies).
So I don't need both at so high, but I rather stick to 50/50 and keep the money to hold all the corrupted cities structures if they'll cost too much near the end. Other ideas?
-- TIP --
I noticed that the Huns haven't too much of anything to begin with, except lots of rivers food and forests.
So now I have tons of unprotected cities inside a well protected border which is expanding in only one direction so far - west!
I do build courts a lot, then aquaduct if needed, then barracks..
The Sassanids border has been quiet, and thus all my wars are on the west.
-- VPs --
Note that I'm real far from any VP location, so I must earn my VPs in wars.
I'm far above any AI except the 2 Romans.. I may even succeed to out war them in VP before they win at about turn 130...
-- Game Update --
Update from my game is that 3 Visigoths cities have been razed after they declared war on me.
I signed a pact with the Vandals to help me kill them off
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I can see myself heading towards East Rome now.. and it is not yet 100 turns.
St. Peter's is mine, and you can imagine the culture I'm getting with so many cities.. not to speak of my 2nd radius borders..