rhettrongun
Prince
Definitely seems to be stable then. I played nearly as many with Persia and had no issues. The gold was problematic for Persia as well. I had to set all my cities to gold optimized to stay afloat for about half the game. Eventually that changed and I had enough income to purchase units/buildings every few turns.
Happiness should definitely be something you can tackle through policy choices. Persia should have more unhappiness than Sparta, and although it was a bit tricky early on, I had happiness well under control mid-late game.
Happiness should definitely be something you can tackle through policy choices. Persia should have more unhappiness than Sparta, and although it was a bit tricky early on, I had happiness well under control mid-late game.