Not only that, but Gold Deflation mod. Take your time mod for slower science/culture. However, you can harvest resources if you are in a pinch.
Unit upgrades - This was intentional to have more battles of attrition and hopefully level out the player skill levels (because I suck). Also One does not simply upgrade an Ironclad to a Battleship.
I have to agree that your games are always well designed. So far the combat experience in this one has been entirely different; with all the trees affecting visibility & movement.
@andrewsmart48 Hope you’re enjoying our battles as much as I am! Good job punishing my early game mistakes…
That first settler getting captured was a huge setback for me! I confused the rules of this game with another (modded) one where scouts couldn’t fight…