Rolled some huge, inland sea, prince maps with Aztecs but abandoned them after bad ruins. Had a very hard time getting pop, culture and pantheon but got techs and maps and barbarian activity instead. Shoshone is so much better for planning but Aztecs are so much fun and if they are lucky with ruins their bonus culture and absurd food should get you started faster.
Another thing I noticed is how easy it is to tribute on prince. As soon as you get a spear or 2 warriors you can tribute in most cases. Have you tried abusing that yet by scouting with the warrior along the inner ring and buying one more to tribute along the coats in the other direction? Almost every city state you come across should give you 70 gold which could lead to a purchased settler or workers or a maritime state.
Another thing I noticed is how easy it is to tribute on prince. As soon as you get a spear or 2 warriors you can tribute in most cases. Have you tried abusing that yet by scouting with the warrior along the inner ring and buying one more to tribute along the coats in the other direction? Almost every city state you come across should give you 70 gold which could lead to a purchased settler or workers or a maritime state.
My singleplayer balance mod of BTS: https://dl.dropbox.com/s/3u6g4b2nfa74qhm...%20mod.odt?