Recent content by b5fan

I think the best solution is to mod out this mechanic entirely. This can be done by setting CostProgressionModel="NO_COST_PROGRESSION" in Base\Assets\Gameplay\Data\Districts.xml. Making districts scale in cost is overkill and just unfun....

I would hope that expansion is controlled in the following manner: 1. Unprotected settler spam is contained by barb invasions early. (You will have to protect your new cities with a decent military) 2. Expansion should only end when you hit another empire's borders. At that point the wars...

I beeline for guilds for TP. Put one on every hill. Use the free GP for a prophet which usually gives you a decent happiness bonus from religion. Also I move to honor for one more happy and 2 bonus culture. After that hit exploration for 3 prod per city and more coastal happiness. Than...

This isn't really a major detriment to expansion. Your capital would have to produce 100 times the average city science in order for fewer cities to improve the science progress.

India ICS Honor > Disicpline > military caste > Liberty > Citizenship > Meritocracy > Professional Army This gives you +4 global happiness with Cerimonal burial and one wall. Add a castle and your per city penalty is evened out.... after that its gravy...

Losing Collective rule does hurt, but you have already hard built 3 settlers. Have the new cities pump out some more settlers and have your capital grow a little more for trade route gold and perhaps build the oracle. Representation would be next in the SP list... at 7 SP the penalty shouldn't...

I like this strategy but it might work better with honor. Go Honor > Disicpline > military caste > Liberty > Citizenship > Meritocracy > Professional Army With this start you will have 5 cpt on a new city with a garrison. Also Professional army should help you upgrade all the archers...