Have you played Sapiens mod ? Do you like it ?
If you don't know about it, it's a big overhaul mod available in the workshop. I recently started playing it and I like it quite a bit. some remarks :
- Settlers take A LOT of turns to be produced in the beginning. Even with 4-5 population. It cripples my early game. Am i doing something wrong?
- The two units per tile feature feels very good.
- There's a ton of buildings and wonders, and it starts getting a bit overwhelming once you get in the industrial era. I've restarted one or two games because of this. However it's not a bad thing, I like it. It's just that it takes some time.
- Founding a religion is hard. I've also seen some pantheons being founded in turn 2...
- Game feels harder in general. I used to stomp on emperor, now I'm struggling. AI is definitely stronger.
- City states management is not so different after all. It's just less convenient because you have to produce and send the envoys, you can't pay for influence. But the AI seems pretty stupid about them as always.
- War in the early game is more interesting. The honor policy tree is now viable. Catapults are no longer dogshit. The two units per tile feature makes these early wars more viable since you can protect your archers and catapults.