Settler first opening

[DMOC]

Giant Earth Map. It's a mod that makes a map that's huger than a huge map. Presumably, like the earth map included on regular CIV, the start locations are fixed (though that's a guess based on DMOC saying anybody using the GEM would always start in the same place with Julius Ceaser)

Although it doesn't make a map quite as large as the frankly insane map that DMOC posted in the 'largest map size anyone's ever WON on' thread.

Yes, starting locations are fixed. The romans start on flatland and there's a 3 hammer hill tile that can be settled up 1 north.

 

[Mikehendi]

If you're lucky enough to have a plains hill stone/marble nearby with another forested plains hill adjecent, you could go settler first, settle on the plains hill stone/marble, and build nothing but imperialistic settlers at size 1 from the 2nd city! 11 recources/turn at size 1!

This could free up your capitol for other things, like wonderspam or so. You already settled on stone or marble as a bonus for this. Hmmm, does an ind/imp leader exist?

 

[Iranon]

Yes, Augustus... very very solid leader overall