Trying to improve my MA Abyssia Pretender Design

[Mardagg]

ok, after I finished looking at your turn about 40 minutes ago, i got the idea that i could play a short 12 turns with my own setup(F1 B6 this time) and post it here as well
Normal CBM1.71 and streamlands as well

I had a real bad start though:

only 3 neighbours to capital,2 of which swamp provinces and the last with a whopping 50 Heavy Inf/Heavy Cav garrison.lol.
A perfect example ,why making the starting assassin your prophet is advisable with Abysia.Because that way,i could simply assasinate via Smite the 2 tough commanders and take the huge pop province on turn 4.

-15 provinces
-finished second castle on turn 10
-third castle being built as well
- slow with the contracts,first contract built on turn 10,it basically goes 12,13,15,16,17,... until i get to constr 6 and will be able to build 2 per turn.
-pretty healhy kingdom despite the starting problems.
-got the warlock hero on turn 10 i think,otherwise i would be even worse in research
-basically no events at all,1 ill omen IIRC

Note,that i basically played it like my 6B only setup,so i did blood hunt my cap just 3 times,i think,within the whole first year and did concentrate equally on expanding,building 3 castles and blood hunting.That way i built my first contract on turn 10.Next one now,turn 12 and i got enough for another on turn 13 already.I did alchemize some fire gems to get the castle up 1 turn earlier IIRC.
I could easily skip research a bit more since i just need constr 2 for a start,building even 1 less warlock and/or skip the dragon anthemant for 1 or 2 more Demonbred,giving me a big headstart in blood hunting vs you together with my FoB.
That way i could probably achieve the first contract at turn 8 without doing suicide in the other areas.with a really good start and a bit blood hunt luck even earlier.
I could more concentrate on building a 2nd and 3rd castle with a new a lab as well,if i would blood hunt less while remaining still a slight blood slave income lead vs you simply because u have to focus on research more.

All in all i have to admit,that your setup is faster with the contracts than i thought.But you have difficulties in other areas as well,e.g. you cant plan ahead your 2nd and 3rd castle very well,because you dont know before when you get the event/s.
Furthermore you are much more vulnerable vs Human attacks in the early game,especially if catched off guard being low on resources and money.
I agree though,that your mid game/late mid game rocks.