In-game adding of new players

[formerdc81]

What if Merchant of Venice was changed so that if used on enemy cities, the enemy city becomes a militaristic irrational city state? Does the game break/lag too much if I add too many minor civs?

 

[bane_]

"Too much", yes, but that's subjective.
One of my Civs is a one-city only with a special unit that "founds" city-states with a high-level alliance to you, but I limited it to 4 of such city-states.

Never had any lagging issues.

 

[Enginseer]

Maybe late game you'll have a freeze(which isn't bad, it's just the code loading up everything for a new city-state), but nothing on lagging issue.