Early game gold...

[Thermopylae]

So I'm relatively new to Civ V. I can confidently win every time on Chieftain, so this time I decided to step up to Warlord, except that already I'm having huge problems with money.

I'm playing as Elizabeth (English) on the British Isles map, Quick, Warlord. Right now all I have is THIS, plus one scout who's off having a look around. What do I do? How do I become profitable? There aren't any buildings that make me money until Commerce and clearly I don't have access to Gold or Silver resources. How do I become profitable early-game, or at least not losing money? I mean if I'm at +0 or worse (I'm at 2 income and 2 expenses), then how am I supposed to set up a second city? Any help is appreciated.

 

[animalguy]

Welcome to the forums!

As to your game all I can say is settle along rivers/plantaion luxeries. They provide extra commerce which should help your situation. Working the silk in your capital will help, aswell as going tradition and taking the monarchy policy. I suggest you take a look at the the 4 cities tradition stratagey, it will help you immensly with the early game.

 

[Gamewizard]

That is a rough capital spot for sure. Settling 2 more cities to the east near Russia along that long river will help. As soon as you have a second copy of a lux resource you could try selling it to Russia. You could even sell your horses to her now if you don't plan on using them in the next 30 turns (or however long it is that deals last on quick speed).

 

[Thermopylae]

What about it makes it a poor capital spot? What would make it a good spot?

 

[Jelster]

What about it makes it a poor capital spot? What would make it a good spot?

Lack of lux's, no river (better farms) and no cattle/deer. Your food resource will be limited until you expand to the river.

Ideal locations include at least 2 lux's, river, and wheat or deer for additional food.

 

[Browd]

I wouldn't worry about your current gold situation. Improving and trading spare luxuries and resources (like the horses) and continuing to explore and gather gold from ruins and meeting city states will get you where you want to be.

But, to answer your question, worked river and luxury tiles give gold, so a capital that isn't on a river will struggle with gold until luxuries are improved and worked. For example, to the east is a coastal hill on a river with sugar in ring one. A city there would have strong production (from the hill) and gold (from the river tiles and improved sugar). For your current capital, you have researched mining, so you might send your worker down to chop the forest and improve the lux to the southeast -- looks like it's the only tile you haven't improved.

The graphic obscures the city banner, but it looks like you are up to 5 pop in your capital, so your next build item might be a settler (and, if you chop that forest while building the settler, you will shave time off the build, shortening your stagnation time). Unless you expect an immediate barb infestation, I would send my worker to clear the fog along the coast to the east to see if there are any better coastal city sites.

 

[animalguy]

Personally I think this game calls for a tp spam in others territories. Go forth and conqouer them with longbows. Just make su you have enough luxuries to keep your happiness above 10. From what I can see you are in Ireland, so your trading options will be limited, but that also means you will have more land to conqour/settle. Good luck