Medieval Times in BC

[BjoernLars]

I've been playing the demo a couple of times of the Chieftain level and each time around turn 80ish / 90ish (400 BC) some civilization is making it to the Medieval era.

Is anybody getting this? For me, I think that the Medieval period popping around 400AD give or take for an average AI...

 

[Piernik]

So don't play on chieftain level

 

[ruskyandrei]

On prince the age times were pretty accurate. (save for me getting to medieval in like 1000 BC because i built the Great Library and took Civil Service)

 

[wapamingo]

I am playing the full game, and:

(1) tech progression fast pasted (my first game was on chieftan and teching was really fast, on prince still fast I can get to medieval before 0BC)
(2) I find that with the tech progression going this fast, I will skip building some units
(3) Production seems slowed down (not yield tiles, but cost of production); takes me forever to build stuff (at least perception)

Other than that, game is very good (well, I really dislike city screen and citizen management).

 

[Iceciro]

It does seem like production doesn't scale correctly with unit costs. Is there any way to get more than 3 hammers off a tile (aside from Manufactory which burns a Great Engineer)?

I guess Iroquois with a lumbermill on a forested hill.

 

[BjoernLars]

So don't play on chieftain level

I would think that a higher level than chieftain there would be an even greater likelihood that the ID would be able to advance to the Medieval age before the BC/AD switchover.