I started a new game last night... it is 500AD and the Egyptians are irrigating hills.
Not only are they irrigating hills, but their starting location was just south of a huge hill region... they are settling cities in the middle of the hills and are irrigating so they have some chance of growing.
I'm pretty happy about that.
Thumbs up to Soren!
Maybe their play testing was dedicated to the AI customability... their must be some excuse for some of the lack of GUI features...
Like UNIT STACKING!
(I want to keep bumping this issue so it will be in CIV IV!)