
Originally Posted by
dumas
Personally, I find that building up a navy in the beginning is a big drain and unnecessary. The AI normally lifts the seige to your port in one turn. You only need one cheap ship to transport troops as long as that ship always stays in harbor. When you actually need a navy or can afford it, you can build it up in a turn or two from several cities. There're a few exceptions like if you absolutely need to block land bridges in Iberian Penn or Constantinople, but even that is rather unnecessary in the early game.
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