Best difficulty mod?

[Sknubbinateur]

There are lots of difficulty mods out there. Some give huge bonuses to food and remove bonuses to science/culture, for some it's the other way around. Either stating that science has to be toned down to adjust game pacing, or that food bonuses lead to explosive snowballing at the end.

Which approach do you find the best and why?

Moderator Action: Moved to main C&C forum as that is where question go. leif