Gunner
Emperor
Ok, here's my initial report up to 400BC playing England.
England (me) has 6 cities so far. I've built the Pyramids, Great Lighthouse, and Stonehenge. London is an absolutely amazing city. Seems almost overpowered to me. I'm not super crazy about the flag for England, would prefer the normal St. George cross.
Rome has 2 cities, but it got really screwed up when it was founded. There was a random barb city named Chehalis one tile north of the Tiber when Rome (the civilization) was created. So Chehalis was absorbed by Rome and it then sent its settler over to found a city one tile NE of the Alps. That city is the one called Rome, but its not the capital. I wonder if there would be some way for you to restrict the creation of barb cities away from certain areas? Rome also founded Confucianism.
Greece has 2 cities, with its second city on the coast of the Black Sea. It seems to me that it is somewhat lagging behind, because its been around for a good while but only managed to build one settler.
Persia has 2 cities, and it also got kinda screwed up with its location. Persepolis (the capital) was founded on the northern coast of Asia Minor, and Pasgarade is on the upper part of the Tigris. I think the reason that Persia may have settled so far away from its home is that there is an Indian city in Persia right now. Perhaps it didn't flip as it was supposed to when Persia was founded?
India and China are doing pretty well, with 5 and 6 cities, respectively. No major issues there, other than the possible Indian city which didn't switch to Persia.
Egypt has 4 cities, but it has gone crazy with the religions. It founded Hinduism, Buddism, Jewdism, and Christianity. That just seems a bit excessive to me. No one else has even had a chance really.
This new approach is definitely going to take some getting used to. The game so far hasn't been nearly as exciting as a regular RoC game was with all of the civs there to start with. I'll see how it goes as I play further.
England (me) has 6 cities so far. I've built the Pyramids, Great Lighthouse, and Stonehenge. London is an absolutely amazing city. Seems almost overpowered to me. I'm not super crazy about the flag for England, would prefer the normal St. George cross.
Rome has 2 cities, but it got really screwed up when it was founded. There was a random barb city named Chehalis one tile north of the Tiber when Rome (the civilization) was created. So Chehalis was absorbed by Rome and it then sent its settler over to found a city one tile NE of the Alps. That city is the one called Rome, but its not the capital. I wonder if there would be some way for you to restrict the creation of barb cities away from certain areas? Rome also founded Confucianism.
Greece has 2 cities, with its second city on the coast of the Black Sea. It seems to me that it is somewhat lagging behind, because its been around for a good while but only managed to build one settler.
Persia has 2 cities, and it also got kinda screwed up with its location. Persepolis (the capital) was founded on the northern coast of Asia Minor, and Pasgarade is on the upper part of the Tigris. I think the reason that Persia may have settled so far away from its home is that there is an Indian city in Persia right now. Perhaps it didn't flip as it was supposed to when Persia was founded?
India and China are doing pretty well, with 5 and 6 cities, respectively. No major issues there, other than the possible Indian city which didn't switch to Persia.
Egypt has 4 cities, but it has gone crazy with the religions. It founded Hinduism, Buddism, Jewdism, and Christianity. That just seems a bit excessive to me. No one else has even had a chance really.
This new approach is definitely going to take some getting used to. The game so far hasn't been nearly as exciting as a regular RoC game was with all of the civs there to start with. I'll see how it goes as I play further.