Agreed. I haven't given resource distribution much thought over the years.
That is neither a suggestion nor a request, is it though.Uranium placement is atrocious.
I hope this is the right thread:
One tiny suggestion: no Aluminum resource is found in what is now Guinea in West Africa, but in the real world it is one of the richest counties in bauxite deposits. Indeed, finding aluminum is a bit difficult for African and Middle Eastern Civs...and having one here would be more realistic and less frustrating for late game Civs in this area.
To add to this, nowadays it is a known fact that Finland has one of the richest gold resourches in Europe. So it would be right to add some gold there espesially in Lappland.
Sweden is also really rich in gold and other metals, so a gold resource on the northern Swedish coast would be great.
Perhaps their excess health could contribute to their food production
Isn't that Harappa's power?
In another thread, the pointlessness of the Chinese and Maya UPs was mentioned. The Chinese one at least rewards innovation. The Maya one doesn't really affect anything, since it's just a faster tech rate for an era—which is already considered with civ-specific modifiers.
Perhaps their excess health could contribute to their food production, a lá Cordoba in RFCE? It could represent their plumbing and urban gardens.
Here's an idea for a new Mayan UP (if feasible): Tiles adjacent to two (or more) cities can be worked by both cities.
Represents the high density of population in the Yucatan, and encourages the settling of several cities in their small core area.