reddishrecue
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And tradition transition perfectly to beyond earth anyway.
Sometimes.
And tradition transition perfectly to beyond earth anyway.
In my experience, if you go scout-monument (which you should if doing Liberty), the free settler typically comes at turn 38-40 without a culture ruin, and 7-12 turns earlier with one.
Timing Libraries and NC with Liberty can be the biggest problem. Just like any other game it is map and Civ Dependant. It appears that most players will use the Liberty Finisher for a GE to rush the NC. However, you can play Liberty and ignore Libraries and NC for a much longer time if you are taking over your map through war and expansion. It will not be the most optimal but you can do many things with Liberty and still win. Most players think that Deity is limited but I find that you have more room to experiment compared to standard ideas.
i mean, wont it be more effective to use the GE to rush petra or sophia or piza tower, given you have ~10 cities?
It appears that most players will use the Liberty Finisher for a GE to rush the NC.
Versus using a GE for Oracle ? I'd probably preffer a fast academy. This would be a discussion between GS vs policy. It probably is hard to make the comparison but my gut feeling is that a GS would accelerate your game faster than a pre-renaissance policy. Unless maybe you want faster aesthetics for a CV... maybe.
Where the policy is really useful is for getting two into Piety. Especially if you have Mosques or Pagodas in your religion, getting the extra +1 faith per shrine/temple is huge for increasing your early game culture/happiness/faith. There's a definite snowball effect there.
I agree that opening Piety can be a good use of a spare policy. But the SP you describe is one in. It has its uses, but I would argue that, for most games, it is a weaker choice than the alternatives.