Tomice
Passionate Smart-Ass
I often have this dilemma:
There are one or more nice +3 mountain adjacency spots near my capital.
Should I research astrology and build a Holy Site or research writing and build a Campus first?
Going for the Holy Site first opens up the chance to found a religion, maybe even one with decent beliefs. It also may allow a monumentaly golden age push that is so essential for early expansion. But I tend to lack enough science, especially if I try to build two holy sites for more faith-bought settlers.
Going for the Campus instead boosts science and makes me generally stronger, but it might also mean missing a religion of my own and not having as much for monumentalism.
Any advice?
What to prioritize, especially if there's only one such spot per city?
Also, is there another district that's as important in the early game?
Note: this thread assumes that we don't play as a civ that's biased strongly towards a certain victory condition or a certain district and aren't overly focused on a religious victory. Civs that need religion to use their unique abilities properly also don't count.
There are one or more nice +3 mountain adjacency spots near my capital.
Should I research astrology and build a Holy Site or research writing and build a Campus first?
Going for the Holy Site first opens up the chance to found a religion, maybe even one with decent beliefs. It also may allow a monumentaly golden age push that is so essential for early expansion. But I tend to lack enough science, especially if I try to build two holy sites for more faith-bought settlers.
Going for the Campus instead boosts science and makes me generally stronger, but it might also mean missing a religion of my own and not having as much for monumentalism.
Any advice?
What to prioritize, especially if there's only one such spot per city?
Also, is there another district that's as important in the early game?
Note: this thread assumes that we don't play as a civ that's biased strongly towards a certain victory condition or a certain district and aren't overly focused on a religious victory. Civs that need religion to use their unique abilities properly also don't count.
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