@Guynemer:
The promo for elephants was mostly a joke
Then again, the mountain-crossing was a feat of epic ballsiness, worthy of being remembered 2300 years. Let's not focus too much on historical details
Back on topic, I had another nice idea.
You know what else represents naval conquest/expansion/trade and helps with unhappiness?
Great admirals!
I suggest giving my previously advertised ranged Quinqueremes extra great admiral generation.
I stumbled upon this idea when I thought about an alternative inheritable promotion for ranged Quinqueremes (because recon doesn't fit well on ranged ship as inherited promotion - they mostly aren't used this way).
Extra great admirals would help naval warfare as well as being exchangeable for extra happiness and extra trade goods, a very fitting theme for Carthage.
Ranged Quins should generate quite a bit of extra experience/great admiral points compared to melee ships (because they can help defend cities and attack coastal enemies/barbarians), resulting in a very realistic chance to get a great admiral early.
Both the ranged Quin and the extra admirals should result in much smoother naval expansion (more happiness from extra luxuries, better settler protection from ranged ships,...). Other suggestions like earlier visibility of fish should do the rest.
What do you think about all this?