I moved the warrior E revealing another corn and decided to SIP because i didn't really see a good alternative. Ag + Worker first obviously. I wanted to go straight for Pottery next, but the more i explored the more worried i got about barbs. I didn't meet another civ until after 3000 AD i think, and so far i only have contact with Capac and JC. It seems we are only connected to the other civs by small strips of land on both sides to the north at the top of the map. I did read the map spoiler b/c i have never played Tectonics Mediterranean. I'm guessing we are located on something that's supposed to resemble Greece or possibly even Italy. Or maybe it's not that realistic?
Anyway, i decided to go for The Wheel after Ag since that left both BW and Pottery as possible 3rd techs. I built a 2nd Warrior and started a Settler at size 4. BW won out for 3rd tech b/c i really needed a plan B if there wasn't copper around for barb defense. Copper appeared near the NE coast near some sheep so i finished teching Pottery and then went for AH. Who knows when we will get Alpha here, and this city won't be worth much without the food.
Settler went straight for the copper + sheep site while i revolted into Slavery, and i then whipped a 2nd worker at size 4 since i needed to road through hills, mine copper, pasture sheep, chop out an axe and numerous other things. The overflow went into a warrior to sit on London b/c my initial warrior died to a double barb attack earlier.
1st worker finished roading to 2nd city then mined and hooked up copper while 2nd worker stayed near London, built one cottage, then moved into a forest to time a chop with the copper being connected. I think that's where i left off. I have 3 warriors, I'll have an axe in London next turn (will probably build a 2nd too), AH finished revealing horses just outside of London's BFC, and my 1st worker is now improving the sheep.
I think I'm gonna go for Writing next since there's no pressing need for Mysticism and border pops yet, and I would like to start getting those Philo GPP. I need to get another settler out soon. London is size 5 with a big food surplus and will be size 6 in 3 turns, so i can 3-pop whip rather than slow build or burn forests. I'll finish the axe in 1 turn, and then a granary in 2 turns just in time to switch to a settler at size 6. Not sure what the overflow should go into though b/c Writing won't be finished in time to put it into a Library. York will finish a worker in 1 turn and then likely build a 2nd axe. Alternatively, i could build the 2nd axe in London with the settler overflow and start right in on a granary in York.
I also need to decide where to send that settler. There's a double fish + horse site 3S of London, but that can definitely wait a while. The gold to the NW would be nice, as much for the happiness as the research boost. I think the two gold can be split b/t a city using the wheat to the east and another on the western coast using the fish. Another city to the south can grab clams and some river tiles, and even borrow the wheat for awhile until it gets a border pop for clams. There's also room for a helper city east of the capitol though i don't know exactly how many cottages we'll be working there. I think i want the gold first though...
I assume going Aesthetics is still the play here even though we have limited contact with other AI? We have marble, it's Deity, there are a lot of AI here if we can ever meet them, and we have most of the important early techs already so there's no huge rush to get Alpha. Anything I'm overlooking?
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Interest kept intact. Will check next week if my teachers spare me from those incessant lab reports.
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