Hi guys,
The title says it all: i'm currently playing an Emperor game as Montezuma, on a fractal map. After discovering i was isolated, i went for The Great Lighthouse, and got it VERY late because of mistakes, lack of forests, and idk, inexperience i guess. But got it nonetheless.
Now, 525 BC, 6 cities, TGL, it sounds decent. But i really have little to no experience in isolation, and therefore i'm not feeling too confident. I'd appreciate some advices, about what i should do now.
Below is my 525BC save. Hopefully you guys can help me out.
Here is a summary of what i did:
After realizing i was isolated, i was already feeling desperate: i needed too many techs for my taste, and going for TGL was adding even more techs to research. Also, i needed to build the wonder in my second city (otherwise i thought it would be too late) which had no forests.
In that case, should i really have targeting it? Was it a mistake?
I also didn't spawnbust as efficiently as i could, and only with warriors despite the copper nearby: i didn't want to make a monument in the city slow-building TGL.
I managed to expand to 6 cities at this point; i had to rush the last city's settler (3 pop whip the capital) in order to get a hapiness resource.
After realizing my land was really lacking hapiness resources, i decided to research monarchy right after writing.
In general, what are the techs to prioritize when isolated?
Futur plans: i guess i have to beeline astronomy. Should i go for The Great Library, or other wonders..? (I have marble)
Any type of criticism, remarks, advices etc is strongly appreciated. Thanks
The title says it all: i'm currently playing an Emperor game as Montezuma, on a fractal map. After discovering i was isolated, i went for The Great Lighthouse, and got it VERY late because of mistakes, lack of forests, and idk, inexperience i guess. But got it nonetheless.
Now, 525 BC, 6 cities, TGL, it sounds decent. But i really have little to no experience in isolation, and therefore i'm not feeling too confident. I'd appreciate some advices, about what i should do now.
Below is my 525BC save. Hopefully you guys can help me out.
Here is a summary of what i did:
Spoiler :
After realizing i was isolated, i was already feeling desperate: i needed too many techs for my taste, and going for TGL was adding even more techs to research. Also, i needed to build the wonder in my second city (otherwise i thought it would be too late) which had no forests.
In that case, should i really have targeting it? Was it a mistake?
I also didn't spawnbust as efficiently as i could, and only with warriors despite the copper nearby: i didn't want to make a monument in the city slow-building TGL.
I managed to expand to 6 cities at this point; i had to rush the last city's settler (3 pop whip the capital) in order to get a hapiness resource.
After realizing my land was really lacking hapiness resources, i decided to research monarchy right after writing.
In general, what are the techs to prioritize when isolated?
Futur plans: i guess i have to beeline astronomy. Should i go for The Great Library, or other wonders..? (I have marble)
Any type of criticism, remarks, advices etc is strongly appreciated. Thanks