Happy to see that trade for Saltpeter.

These are exactly the settings that are changed as a consequence of this succession game in the next version of CCM.Civinator, a few comments on items in the Civilopedia vs the biq file:
Please consider that Exploration allows for ships to sail in seas and oceans and the building of Galleons. I think that it should also allow for Sea Trading to exist. Also, Mercantilism allows ships to sail in oceans, so why does it not allow for Ocean Trading?
- Mercantilism correctly shows it allows Sea Trading, however it is with an icon that I overlooked it several times. I would prefer it being announce in writing as a new ability similar to the way Ocean Trading is announced.
- Naval Tactics says it allows Sea Trading, it does not allow Sea Trading
- Steam Power allows Ocean Trading, but it does not have an announcement to that effect.
Many of the civs can be reached by sea without ever crossing an ocean. We have a sea only route to Indo-China. Though I would not use it for the invasion, because the shortest route is to cross the ocean.Ugg, reading the above makes it sound like it will even take longer to get the resources across oceans.![]()
Even with the saltpeter deal with Turkey you will need horses in the city of your home island for the upgrading of horse archers. This is why I have left the last Arabian city at that time alive in my game. In your game the last Arabian city was conquered by you and that chance is lost.We could colonize the Horses by Damaskus, build Horse Archers, ship them over to the Home Island and upgrade them.
Why are you not risking some of your cheap longboats, that can cross ocean terrain (so with the risk of sinking) to discover the world, as the old Vikings would have done it ? You are playing on an archipelago map with many islands in it, so the chance is great, that with the increased speed of your ships in this game, you can enter safe waters after one or two turns in ocean terrain.
The more important question in my eyes is, why you haven´t found the other civs yet ?How do you think I found the Inca and there nice block of cash?
OK, I've officially got it.
Japan beat us to Free Artistry by 5 turns. Buy it for Tobacco and 6000 gold?
They started Great Playhouse as soon as they learned it.
I'll buy it.