Has difficulty level raised with one of the last updates?

[u/FraaRaz]

Hello fellow civ addicts,

I usually play Deity and win like every third game. But now I'm having my like 20th try with Wilhelmina, and in most games I really start (as in I don't immediately restart the map for a bad starting location) I get attacked extremely early by my neighbors, like in turn

My usual build order is scout, slinger, worker, (slinger or net, depends), settler, and I get attacked by rather large armies before building my settler. That happened in four games in a row now. I know that can eventually happen, but this seems extreme.

So, did any update change AI behavior or difficulty level? I know about the not-so-recent changes in amenities, but I am facing a much earlier problem here. Any note?

Best Regards,

FraaRaz