Just to make sure and avoid any confusion, I have started a random game on a large map at Deity before starting this one.
The infamous start:
[1-2]I decide to move the settler one tile to the plains. We might be able to find a use for the bonus grassland later hopefully. Warrior goes NE. Caere founded on second turn and set to warrior. Research to Currency at max 60% ready in 60 turns. Not sure if this is the right thing to do though.
[6] Another warrior is ready and goes NW.
[7] A pair for Roman warriors is spotted. We give Caesar Trade and Agriculture and receive Warrior Code and 30g in exchange. WC is the most expensive 1st tier tech iirc. Eastern warrior steps on a hill which says Illiria on it.
[9] Caere grows to size 2 and luxuries upped to 10%. Kolchians build Golden Fleece. That was fast indeed.
[10] Caere finishes warrior and starts on worker. Lydians build Riches of Kriosos and Sea People finish Sail Mastery. Caere starts on worker and warrior fortifies to guard the capital.
[11] Our borders expand and we meet a Gallic archer. We are up Trade on them, so I trade it for all their gold just to prevent trade with Rome.
[13] We meet heroic Macedonian archer. They are up Wheel and Domestication on us. Nothing of it can be traded.
[15] Scythians complete Bravery. Our western warrior survives attack of barbarian and comes to Liguria. Caere finished worker and starts on archer. Egyptians build Sphynx.
[17] Gallia has Domestication as well. We can buy it now but then there will be no way to trade it around except for some change from Caesar. I turn research to Currency on minimum.
[18] Nineveh build the Library of Nineveh.
[20] Macedonia has Tools now as well.
[21] Eastern warrior marches to Troy. They are up Domestication, Tools, Nature Cult, and Wheel on us. Gallia also has tools and Domestication. We can trade Wheel from them for 210g+3gpt. Traded Wheel to Rome for Tools and 110g. Traded Wheel to Gallia for Domestication+1g. We are at tech parity with Rome, Macedon, and Gallia for far.
[22] Archer ready, start on settler.
[24] We meet Iberia and trade them Trade for 142g+1gpt.
[30] Troy has Copper Working. Settler is ready in 1 turn. We are being somewhat cornered by Romans already since they built a city nearby. Might be starting in the center of the map is not that good idea. We need the granary badly. I would start on Etruscan Pottery immediately. It is 200 shields, a rather heavy investment for 2 granaries though. Dont really know.
Here is our homeland. And situation in the west and in the east:
And
SAVE
Archers can have a go at them.
That seems a lot ! Maybe 20 turns because this is a slow mod, but 30 sounds just too much.
