In a quick pace game (Prince level), with Babylon, I was able to reach the renaissance era on turn 33 and the modern era on turn 63. Probably not a record, but extremely fast. The idea is to farm great scientists, and i had quite a few SPs since my build order was : scout worker scout stonehenge great library university. While running 1 city only you can build the oxford university rather than the porcelain tower for a faster GS.
you get 1 GS at writing (unique ability) 1 free tech with the great library (and oxford/porcelain tower) and i rushed bought a library and a garden in Babylon. 2 techs were unlocked from rationalism SP and 2 scientists were produced by Babylon ( the 2x rate of GSp is huge ) so researched pottery calendar writing philosophy theology. The only tough spot is you have to time the great library to finish on the same or next turn as you find Theology (requires some tweaking of scientists). GL gives you education, you sacrifice your BABs free GS on Acoustics : Bingo you re in renaissance, so you can unlock freedom and rationalism (golden age).
The scouts find faraway trading partners you can sell your luxuries to ( I had a small detour to research trapping because Babylon was founded on Ivory )
Now research sailing optics and compass while building a university (rush it if you re lucky with gold) and Oxford. When that completes unlock Astronomy, then use 1 or 2 GS that babylon gave you to open Navigation/Archeology. Finally when you have another SP you can slingshot rationalism with the scientific revolution to grab scientific theory and Biology... Voilà you're a modern man
Now maybe it's time to make setllers LOL
Norm
you get 1 GS at writing (unique ability) 1 free tech with the great library (and oxford/porcelain tower) and i rushed bought a library and a garden in Babylon. 2 techs were unlocked from rationalism SP and 2 scientists were produced by Babylon ( the 2x rate of GSp is huge ) so researched pottery calendar writing philosophy theology. The only tough spot is you have to time the great library to finish on the same or next turn as you find Theology (requires some tweaking of scientists). GL gives you education, you sacrifice your BABs free GS on Acoustics : Bingo you re in renaissance, so you can unlock freedom and rationalism (golden age).
The scouts find faraway trading partners you can sell your luxuries to ( I had a small detour to research trapping because Babylon was founded on Ivory )
Now research sailing optics and compass while building a university (rush it if you re lucky with gold) and Oxford. When that completes unlock Astronomy, then use 1 or 2 GS that babylon gave you to open Navigation/Archeology. Finally when you have another SP you can slingshot rationalism with the scientific revolution to grab scientific theory and Biology... Voilà you're a modern man
Now maybe it's time to make setllers LOL
Norm
tx for pointing it out Norm
