I was wondering how long it would take longer for that water greed to matter =p My money was on the frem rollin in and draggin those conscripts into a desert lol
would love to see you doing a video of a game vs. AI on Hard or Insane. I find Normal a bit too easy but i can't keep up with the AI's hegemony growth on Hard
I'd say it widened the window where I could have been beaten up early game and slowed down the tempo of choam buying--but Dune always provides room to catch up!
I was so focused on trying to max out hege and choam buying, I actually forgot about third base entirely. It likely would have been best used to drop onto old Ecaz lands near a special to make it a cheap annex for the even faster hege win.