Gavagai hopes to update this time

[Gavagai]

Waiting for my start...

[GeneralKilCavalry]

[Gavagai]

Thanks! This capital is annoying, though...

[Gavagai]

Financial: +1 commerce on land tiles that have 3+ commerce, +1 commerce on water tiles that have 2+ commerce, +100% production of bank
Expansive: Remove Worker bonus, add +100% production of Aqueduct
Creative: Reduce Library bonus from 100% to 50%, Remove production bonus for Colosseum
Charismatic: +100% production of Monument, +100% production of Colosseum
Imperialistic: +100% production of Stable
Aggressive: -25% unit maintenance cost and +100% production of Jails,
Philosophical: +150% GPP instead of +100%
Protective: +75% domestic trade route yield

Am I correct that there are no other changes to traits from vanilla? If yes, then FIN, EXP, CRE are still the best traits. Arguably, SPI now comes close. I think I'll most likely just choose Pacal.

[Gavagai]

Decided I'll go with Sury as my first choice. I think FIN was hit a little bit too hard by nerfs, it was turned into a mid- lategame trait. But I strongly suspect that it would actually be worse than ORG as such.

[Gavagai]

New Protective is strong. +75% to domestic trade routes is +2 commerce per city out of early game in most circumstances. So, let us say you have 16 cities by T120. You will have +32 gpt which is a fucking lot. Of course, 40 turns later the bonus becomes mostly irrelevant but still - it is strong. Not strong enough, of course, for PRO to be in the first pick, so IDK what Jowy is smoking...
On the other hand - is this a multiplicative bonus? If yes, then Jowy's pick might even be not stupid...

[GeneralKilCavalry]

On the other hand - is this a multiplicative bonus? If yes, then Jowy's pick might even be not stupid...

Charriu, could you clarify this? I'm forgetful myself as to what your latest implementation of pro was...

[Gavagai]

I plan to take Egypt as the second pick. Will go for some shameless powergaming this time, want to try to win for a change. India is gone, Inca got nerfed. Other strong options are Zulu, Byzantium, Mongols...

[GeneralKilCavalry]

Naming scheme for this game? Yours are pleasant to see, I appreciated the mummi-troll reference in 48

[Charriu]

On the other hand - is this a multiplicative bonus? If yes, then Jowy's pick might even be not stupid...

I don't exactly understand, what you mean with multiplicative. It works in the same way a harbor works, just only for domestic trade.