Has anyone actually managed to launch a SS in a 1-city game before you have to retire? If so, I wouldn't mind some tips. I tried twice, and the closest I came was landing in AC in 2077.
Some specifics: I played a VERY small map (33X33), Prince level, raging horde with 7 civs. The barbs weren't much of a bother, as I fortified some phalanxes on mountains around my city, and got some good cash from leader-hunting.
I did my best to concentrate on science, and towards the end I was producing 680 or so beakers with 70% science. I built all the science wonders except SETI (research lab was cheaper). I started out with 6 river squares in my city radius so my science rate was always good. I traded tech as much as I could too.
I bribed settlers whenever I had the chance, so all my improvement settlers were NONE units (as were most of my military). I built roads on all the tiles as soon as I had Bridge-Building (btw also takes too long), and changed all hills to grassland as soon as I got engineers--which was immediately since I had built Leo's.
I built the smallest possible SS too: 15-3-3-1-1-1 and launched ASAP.
My biggest stumbling block as far as I could see is that it takes forever to get Sewer System, which prevents any real growth for a long time. But is there anything else I should be doing?
Some specifics: I played a VERY small map (33X33), Prince level, raging horde with 7 civs. The barbs weren't much of a bother, as I fortified some phalanxes on mountains around my city, and got some good cash from leader-hunting.
I did my best to concentrate on science, and towards the end I was producing 680 or so beakers with 70% science. I built all the science wonders except SETI (research lab was cheaper). I started out with 6 river squares in my city radius so my science rate was always good. I traded tech as much as I could too.
I bribed settlers whenever I had the chance, so all my improvement settlers were NONE units (as were most of my military). I built roads on all the tiles as soon as I had Bridge-Building (btw also takes too long), and changed all hills to grassland as soon as I got engineers--which was immediately since I had built Leo's.
I built the smallest possible SS too: 15-3-3-1-1-1 and launched ASAP.
My biggest stumbling block as far as I could see is that it takes forever to get Sewer System, which prevents any real growth for a long time. But is there anything else I should be doing?
