Hey guys, I'm thinking of restarting my current game (currently researching bronze working) due to an unfortunate discovery. I'd like some input on this...
I'm playing on "World", and the continent I started on hardly has any copper. There are only 3 sources, all in enemy territory. The only source not on a mountain tile is on the Eastern most tip (I started in the West).
IIRC, the early worker units that can cross mountains before Mountaineering (e.g work mule) can't build mines. Even if this weren't the case, I am already at the city pseudo limit for Despotism, and I would have to settle about 5 cities to get the closest copper if I want to keep my empire contiguous; *and* I would have to capture/raze the capital that has the copper.
I was hoping a nearby island would have copper, so I prioritized culture in my nearest city to cross the sea, but despite how large the island was, I had no luck.
Of course, not having copper makes it harder to take copper from my competition. The copper is spread among 3 civs, so they only have one each, meaning they definitely won't trade it. There is more than military I'm missing out on, such as wonders, barrels, instruments, and other resources (I think).
Ought I restart, or is it manageable without copper? I'm also on a harder difficulty than my previous game (emperor).