Oh man, 18 pages of comments. I can't read all that. But here's my thoughts, as I go through the video:
- More TSL maps are always welcome, especially a better full-sized earth
- AI using boats better, I hope it's true! I'd love to actually have trouble from Norway or (Elizabethan) England, etc. But a lot of the "we've made AI better at X" have not really turned out to be all that... true... in the last few years
- Trebuchet, nice. Captapult to Bombard was way too long of a gap. I assume line infantry is like this game's version of 5's rifleman... between musket and infantry, I guess?
- Spain buff is welcome, they really needed one. I'm glad both portugal and spain have a decent push towards science; their colonial expansion led to a wealth of new things coming back to Eurasia, which is often not properly represented in civ games (like how England's brand of colonialism is pure warmongering). A straight up "extra 3 gold/2 faith/1 production too trade routes, maybe even more, without even having to try!" is really good, too! I'm excited to do a spanish science victory when the patch comes out, I love going for civs "second best victory" type.
- Khmer, another one that really needed a buff. And goddamn did they get one. Is it just me, or did their missionaries lose martyr, though? But I'm glad to see one of the few tall civs get even better at tall; tall really needs buffs.
- China buff fairly minor, which is fine becuase they werne't as desperate as some other civs.
- Mapuche... a civ I think I've only played once. Honestly, they still don't really match my style, but they'll be even more fearsome than they were before, but as usual, only in very niche situations, so it seems fair. A general production boost makes them more versatile, so maybe I'll go for an unusual victory type with them for fun... they love to be near mountains, so maybe a science game?
- I'm really glad they boosted Canada's tundra farms, which were kind of a waste before. And wow, mounties are now basically double as useful.... two parks. Better expand to those mountains quick and early! I have still yet to win canada's seemingly preferred diplomatic victory, because every time I try, I acidentally win culture first, though. Hope they make culture a bit slower to win.
- Georgia getting straight up faith on kills, but losing the protection war thing? Uhh... not really sure that helps...