weirest tech path ever

[jackdog]

Currently playing pericles prince continents normal speed and size, 4 on my continent and 3 on on the other including Zara,

Took my time to get over there and find out what was going on but when I did I find Zara is close to my score and has scientific method, damn I think as tech lead avoiding it until late due to monasteries, cant lose the fusion race, then I notice he DOESN'T have liberalism yet, amomg various other early techs.

What the hells up with that...

 

[Reggie]

... last night i build my first Destroyer without Astronomy and it may even have worked withiut Optics .... thats a weird Techpath...

 

[JKWSN]

I had to race Napoleon for Physics when the SOB didn't have Aesthetics->Music or Currency->Paper

 

[OKScientist]

I had to race Saladin for Scientific Method, when he didn't even have Education...

 

[Inspector Javert]

well you don't really need music or pretty pictures in order to make a zeppelin but you might need education to create a scientific method...

 

[Cookie Crumbs]

I had to race Napoleon for Physics when the SOB didn't have Aesthetics->Music or Currency->Paper

He must have had Paper since you need it for Printing Press which you need for Scientific Method. IIRC you don't need Currency for Paper.

 

[Bushface]

The tech tree allows all sorts of beelines, and there are plenty of techs which aren't utterly essential in every case. For example, if you avoid Aesthetics you can't get Drama, Literature, Music or Military Tradition but there are routes to all other techs: your choice depends on your priorities.