Wouldn't it be great if you start a game and all (or almost all) of the world map is already filled with minor tribes/barbs which have borders and small towns/cities which produce units and simple structures? The way it is now is that when you start out there are vast empty tracts of land, save for the occasional barb camp or goody hut. I don't think this is very realistic... in real life nearly all the Earth's surface was occupied by some kind of tribes or nations.
So if you anted to expand you have to use either the sword (military might) or the pen (diplomacy) to get the barb territory added to your empire. You can capture their towns and build them into cities, or you can raze the towns and place your settler in the now empty land, or perhaps the barbs will be wowed by your culture and join your empire willingly.
So if you anted to expand you have to use either the sword (military might) or the pen (diplomacy) to get the barb territory added to your empire. You can capture their towns and build them into cities, or you can raze the towns and place your settler in the now empty land, or perhaps the barbs will be wowed by your culture and join your empire willingly.
