Is this the best possible start?

[callan]

Story so far: Decided to bide my time till BNW picking up some missing achieves. Noticed I was missing "Nobody expects the...." so I fired up what I'd intended to be a right quick game as Isabella. Settings are Large Fractal w/10 Civs & 15CS @ normal speed but only
Prince difficulty (which is a massive shame but I hadn't intended it to be a "serious" game). Anyway, the start location was good, 3 Deer, 3 Dyes and a Gems on coast. I started researching Mining and producing a scout and found a ruin right quick which upgraded my
Warrior. Scout grabbed a ruin said Spearman had lit up for 100g and another ruin for my Spearman on the turn Mining completed gave Masonry aswell. Scout then grabbed another ruin which upgraded him to an Archer and BOOM the Spearman found the FoY. 500g, to
buy a settler and 20 happiness when I plop him. Which I'll do as soon as I finish this!

At a stroke this changed what had been a very solid start into my best start of all time. Does anyone know a way of editing the save to up the difficulty by any chance?

 

[Unresolved]

Ehhh, no desert, mountain(next to capital), river, or salt/marble luxuries. Also no faith wonder near you. Oh, and there's too much coast for my taste. So I'd say no, it's not the best possible start .

 

[callan]

I'll have 3 cities by Turn 20ish. Plus the Fountain of Youth. I dunno man, I think it's pretty sick, it's an auto win for sure, even on Deity. Such a shame it is Prince, really is

 

[Unresolved]

It's nice, but doesn't live up to the title. Certainly any game with 3 cities by turn 20 is very good. Should be an easy win

 

[callan]

Oh man, I just spent ages trying to figure out how to get 3 cities by turn 20 because I thought you were hinting it was possible but I've just now realised you were simply quoting what I'd mistakenly said. I thought I'd typed 2 cities by turn 20. Well that's 15 minutes I'll never get back! Meanwhile I've made it to turn 27 with 27 happiness though, that's a first! Third city on the way and I lucked out on another free tech aswell. This start might not make for an awesome capital but it's sure sped everything else up 30 turns.

 

[nanomage]

looks like a good happiness sourse to power some massive REX. 8faith FoY is quite a lackluster tile to work, but hopefully it will not take long to get a religion going. Still not the best start I think. There has been a thread recently with Spain GBR start and mt. Cailash in 10 tiles, that one surely was better.

 

[IkM]

No, that's not the best start. but; river + 2-3 wheat + marble + a few different lux. would be best start. also flood plains would make it far better.

edit: also, spoiler for the big pic would be good.

 

[Wolvenheart]

I once found the Great Barrier Reef and El Dorado first as Spain on Deity. 2000 gold to help get things started.