I finished this update a while ago, but didn't bother to actually type anything up until now. So sorry about that.
We start the update by discovering another civilization. This place is crowded!
We also start preparing for a military buildup.
The new civilization to the east are the Huns, lead by Zara Yaqob.
The NSA(Neanderthal Security Agency) has done an admirable job, but its resources will be strained if we try to spy on all our foes. Let's focus on the Persians and the Huns for now.
We're beelining for Sedentary Lifestyle. Here's Animal Husbandry, one of the prerequisites for it.
The Persians have a canoe too!
A size six city is so much better than a size five, so let's try to promote some growth.
We locate the Persian capital. The Persian canoe seems to be heading west, to explore.
Our other explorers are busy as well. That's a lot of cotton.
I start putting some names up. It'd help if people wanted specific places named, but I suppose even random names are better than nothing.
I know the vote was against it, but we had to research Slavery.
A size six city can build a lot of nice buildings that smaller cities cannot.
We encounter a new civilization, Carthage, and the most bizarre leader/nation combo yet!
Hello there, Huns. That's a lot of Atlatlists you've got there.
Our canoe follows the Persian canoe west. Although our canoe is slightly more powerful, the difference is so small as to make the outcome of battle uncertain.
The Huns have a second city!
We start to dream big. We're almost at Sedentary Lifestyle! If you look at the scoreboard, neither the Aztecs nor the Persians have even researched the prerequisites for that, as seen by the techs they're researching(Mysticism and Chiefdom, respectively).
We're still preparing for the buildup rather than building up, but I have a very good reason for that.
The world's first great prophet has been born, it seems.
Hey, where'd the Persian canoe go? Also, you can see the Persians have a second city by the shape of their borders.
We find a Carthaginian city. Its not their capital.
We've finally started our military buildup. See that bamboo armor promotion? A 20% bonus versus archery units is a great boon.
We also found this.
It's a single tile of land cut off from the continent by a mountain range.
I didn't play any further. So the question now is: Persia or Hunnia?