Any hints on research strategy?

[Heroes]

Edit: Almost forgot to add, the reason I typically skip archery is that the Persians UU is the Immortal. If horses are near and you have The Wheel tech, you can pump those out very very fast and cheap. They provide great defense and offense, especially when the barbs rush with Archers as they have +100% vs archer units.

No, it's +50% for immortal. Quechua (Incan UU) gets +100% vs. archery units.

 

[verbal13]

No, it's +50% for immortal. Quechua (Incan UU) gets +100% vs. archery units.

Yea your right, my mistake.

 

[rodrigoq]

I usually go bronze working for settler rush, wheen for resources, masonry for stone, then straigt to preisthood for the Oracle. But Researching to writing before oracle is done. Then.. free code of laws.. and a religion, and courthouses, to take the sting out of rapid expansion. Usually I can still; grab monotheism before anyone else, and have every religion except the first two. Especially using great prophets to springboard to theology>civil service>divine right.

Works out well if you can spread your religions faster than the other 1 or 2 civs with them "other 2"