I moved well beyond Astronomy and it didn't help. I had to get Optics early so I could embark and find everyone (I did) but only 4 different luxuries plus 7 different civs only kept me afloat when running negative cash flow half of the time (lots of buildings to pay for).
Like Fluffball, I went minimal on military and had excellent relations with everyone. But it reached a point where my tech lead would become minimal and eventually lag behind when I had no gold leftover over city-states (a key for science wins, I think).
Like Fluffball, I went minimal on military and had excellent relations with everyone. But it reached a point where my tech lead would become minimal and eventually lag behind when I had no gold leftover over city-states (a key for science wins, I think).
