Best or most interesting inventions

[blackchoas]

Only game I've played so far was building up from tribal so I haven't been able to do much with technology yet. Just making a b line to Urban planning to build up my cities, grabbing bonuses to slavery along the way

What techs have you tried rushing, what's most interesting and for what situation

 

[Rabid]

Foundries are pretty good overall and the route there takes you through bonuses to HI / HC and discipline which you probably want anyway.

There's also a short route through the other side of the mil tree through to Professional Training which gets you 10% discipline for 4 inventions, which is quite significant if you're going to be doing a lot of early warfare.

Great Temples and Grand Theaters are must haves even if you're not trying to mass convert as they both provide 5% civ level and 10% happiness to integrated / same religion pops for a single building slot. Which is basically equivalent to 15% output or more, each, unless you're already hitting the happiness cap. Open Religion in particular is so close to the top of the invention tree that it's hard to resist getting on day 1, and it's right next to a nice research efficiency bonus too.

 

[Autonomous]

Forced March was pretty crucial pre-2.0, it's definitely on my "beeline" list now.

 

[Bovrick]

I'm loving the Keystone Techs, they're really a great tool for breaking up how you play! Rural Planning vs Urban Planning being the prime example. My first beeline was for Quick March, so useful for larger states.

Turbo-Teching: Embrace Philosophy/Theological Colleges/Sribae - Max Research Efficiency +25%, Scientific Patronage - Research +10%

Looking forward to some all-out invasion techs:

• Promotion Through Valor - Gain ME from City Seiges
• Cultural Administration - PI Gain, Assimilation and Integration Speed(!)
• War Score Oratory Techs on the way to Winning Land by the Spear
• Hierarchy of Responsibility - Control Range increase
• Militant Epicureanism - crap Omens, Stability from Desacrations (sounds so fun)