OTAKUjbski
TK421
I'm stuck in a tech-path rut, and I need some new ideas -- all are welcome.
EDIT: BTW, I play on Monarch difficulty.
EDIT: BTW, I play on Monarch difficulty.
Early Gunpowder:
cannot be done with a civ that starts with fishing.
must avoid meditation and pottery.
Theology from Oracle
Paper from great scientist
Education from 2x great scientist
Gunpowder from great scientist.
I suggest you build the Pagoda to get pacifism and tech code of laws for caste system. You can probably get gunpowder mid 300s with a bit of practice, earlier with a philosophical civ.
Downside: no pottery for a long time. (alternative path is to leave out the last scientist for gunpowder and just tech gunpowder normally in which case you just need to avoid meditation (for philosophy).
works great with Zara and his cheap libraries.
Immac.
You self research aesthetics- probably want to do that anyway so you can get the wonders including the GS-propelling great-library.
and you don't have sailing or compass because you don't have fishing. trust me- it can be done.
This was my first attempt (i screwed it up because i didn't realize i could avoid fishing and pottery and get it even faster).
Have a look at this screenshot: [snip]