We didn't see the cow in the opening screenshot as such 1E is better(worker 2 turns earlier, growth 3 turns earlier, by the time you reach size 2 if i focus just on production i have 3*4+2*2+5*1=19 production or exactly the chop you get by the time i am done with the farm, obviously stopping growth would be stupid at that point, but already at that point you can see the huge difference in development paths, if you follow this through to turn 40(where you got your first settler) i would further work double floodplain(+5) for 5 more turns(which is growth exactly to size 3) then work the pigs(+8) to size 4(4 turns unfortunatly, but 7 overflow into the next pop), this means that the worker finish the goldmine 2 turns after growing to size 4, since we want to hit size 5 the turn afterwards we would work grassland forest one turn and a grassland forest hill one turn(22 food in the bin), working the gold one turn then brings us to size 5(1 move, 12 worker, 7 until size 2, 5 until size 3, 4 until size 4, 3 until size 5, this means 32, obviously a settler is not going to take 7 turns at this point(though i would want to build a worker first), this means by the time you get your settler out, i will as well, i will have an additional worker, way more forests to chop, a size 5 city(you had size 2(!!)) and way more improvements(as well as having worked the gold for plenty of turns already))... Tech path should have been AG -> AH though... Definatly grow the capital one more pop before building another worker, what is up with so many people building workers and settlers with tons of food in the food bar`? Why is there no worker by your second city 10 turns ago? :'(. Get out the workers before the settlers not the other way around! Tech what you want but with this group teching writing -> alpha and trading for IW should be easy(and alpha is not all that much more expensive than iw anyways). Could obviously toss in pottery before that. No idea why you are focusing so much on demographics this early in the game, it hardly matters, but you want to prioritize FOOD! in the early game and so far you haven't done that at all(it'll cost you in the long run but of course this game is still salvagable). Food then production(either through whipping or the normal way) then commerce should come by just plopping down some riverside cottages and working the golds you have avilable... You got a pretty nutty position / surrounding land, please don't waste it .
Why the hate for desert hills? I would take peaks in my bfc with a good capital over a mediocre capital with 20 tiles any day.. This is one of the very best capitals i've seen(double floodplain, a good food resource, plenty of production and gold).
As long as you haven't started a new game it should be in your autosavedirectory.
oh i should probably structure my posts better eh?
Why the hate for desert hills? I would take peaks in my bfc with a good capital over a mediocre capital with 20 tiles any day.. This is one of the very best capitals i've seen(double floodplain, a good food resource, plenty of production and gold).
As long as you haven't started a new game it should be in your autosavedirectory.
oh i should probably structure my posts better eh?