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"Yep, he's already sitting here for four days, eating almost nothing, didn't touch his water, just chiseling. It seems this light kind of rock
has taken his mind. We tried dragging him away, but he kept fighting, hence the bandages on his feet - he tried to kick trough the wall of my house when I blocked the door. Al I heard him say was 'I have to finish it - quickly'. I knew he's always loved mechanisms, but... Just look at what gears he has there! There's no way he can ever get that working, and I don't dare think what will happen if he finds out it doesn't work. whatever it is."

Quanitzin grinned. The mind of those guys was so easy, so simple. Planting the idea had only taken him a split second - and he knew his subject was stubborn enough to keep going, especially now the god had given him 'a little boost'. It was a long time that he had entered one's mind, and he had forgotten what he could reach, what complex ideas a whole bunch of simple minds could work out together. The light rock was, figurarly, a gift from the gods, but he would also need cloth. And that would just happen to be the specialization of...

"The Jesters. Send them a messenger, we need lots of cloth, and we can give them obsidian, or whatever we still have in stock. I believe we still have an abundance of bones, which our craftsman can make into virtually everything, and we also have more than enough furs and meat. While you're at it, make him ask what else but cloth they can trade. Oh, and ask if they could lend us some criminals for an arena fight, our people would love to see a warrior fighting those creatures. And don't forget to ask how that bow-thingy works that the diplomat mentioned."

"Here," said the scout, and he marked a position on the map. "We might have all our basic needs here, but we need somethingelse than just the rainforest. I know, our ancestors have lived in the forest, and so had theirs and those before - but this world is not that of our ancestors. The animals are different here, not to mention the plants and trees. We have to expand, simply to provide our villagers their everyday needs. The outpost south of here, Acotuatl, is a stabel community now, we can look to other horizons. Let's go to the West."

"As I told you, we can settle next to this river, a few miles from the sea. There is a forest more inland, with lots of wildlife, the river contains various kinds of fish and the plains are great for farming. This might sound unhonourable to you, Sir, but as our people expand, we will not be able to hunt for everyone anymore, no matter how much hunters we put on the task."

"Fine," answered Axayacoloc, after a few minutes of silence. "You're in charge. You prepare now, you take supplies for a year and between 50 and a hundred people who want to go, I'm sure there's lots of guys with a thirst for adventure here. If the land there isn't as good as you told me it was, I will keep you personally responsible for every single problem that causes. Is that understood?"
"Understood, Axayacoloc-Coatl. I will not fail you."

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- Universe size (Tiny, Small, Medium <1>, Large, Huge) <3 for large/huge>
- Density (Sparse, Normal <2>, Dense <1>, Packed <1>)
- Player Positions (Close, Farther, Moderate <3.5>, Distant <0.5>)
- Galaxy Clumping (Yes <3> or No <1>)
- Winning Condition(s) (Owns 60% of planets, Attains tech 22 in 4 fields, Exceeds a score of 11,000, Exceeds second player score by 100%, Has a production capacity of 100,000, Owns 100 capital ships, Has the highest score after 100 turns, Only by submission <4>)

I recommend the default options actually, plus galaxy clumping. And size has to be big and will depend on number of players, ofc.

Obvious...