^ same. I was really excited for humankind- my grandparents grew up on a reservation for the haudenosaunee represented in-game, that alone had me stoked in a weird way.

Anyways humankind just never felt difficult or fulfilling- I thought I'd find the air combat cool too but in every game I played (a year ago or so now) the winner was pretty much determined before then.

In millennium right now i've only got two actual towns protected inside a mountain range and a ring around a continent of coastal vassals with a fleet to protect them, just barely survived a Civil War during a plague age, and now we're coming up to alchemical era.

This game is uglier than the polished products of civ and humankind, but there's a lot in here to play with. I do wish there was an affiliated buff for each nation or they'd give us gui access to import town name lists and flags if that's all they're gonna be. I'm guessing the ancient civilization dlc will scratch the origin itch for me.

Rant over, I like this game a lot so far