How do I fix my late game?

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I LOVE this game but just like all others like it, I hate late game. I enjoy early game due to tough, focused decisions. At late game I've got units everywhere and city builds become nothing more than me just queuing every build selection. 

Game example: Xcom Enemy unknown did a pretty good job of continuing to make choices matter.

I tried Epic research but what other changes can I make?

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

i don't really have a solution to that problem. i extend the interesting phase with dense monsters and (sometimes) epic research pace, but sooner or later i'll get to the point where it's no longer interesting, so i either wrap it up quickly if i can, or i just abandon the game and start a new one.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I really enjoy the numbers in the game. In fact I open a spreadsheet and occasionally update it to see my progress with cities and heroes. But once I hit late game there is simply too much going on to be able to continue to stay on top of numbers.

After some thought I've made a few changes. I've made Pioneers cost x5 the population, Heroes take 50% more fame, and Heroes don't divide XP. This should slow down the early game land grab but it still needs some work to really limit city building. I also like the idea of heroes together, just more fun.

Just finished my edits so I haven't got to see the results yet but I'm looking forward to seeing how this works. I did setup a game on a medium map with 11 ai and I just watched them to see how they handled the changes, so far it looks good but a very different play style.

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