remove city?

Hi guys,

I reached the maximum number of cities and the game said I should remove some of my older ones and replace them with new ones. Is there actually a way to do this aside from starving them until they reach 1 and then built a settler. I have 127 cities.

When the world has 128 cities, you have hit the ceiling.

If you have a city you want to relocate, use a combination of starving it down and building settlers. That's the only way I know.

hehe not the most humane way but it'll do.

In versions prior to 474.03, building Settlers in a level 1 city disbands the colony.

Whelkman said:

In versions prior to 474.03, building Settlers in a level 1 city disbands the colony.

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It works in version 475.04 as well. That's how I build up my army of unsupported settlers.

Valen said:

It works in version 475.04 as well. That's how I build up my army of unsupported settlers.

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Hm, I haven't tried it in a while, but, in 474.04, I recall Settler shields piling up until the city reaches level 2. 474.04 is supposedly the same as 475.04.

Buy that barracks. Oh wait, did I say barracks? I meant settlers.

I'm not responding to Whelkman or Valen, but just clearing any confusion some may have from their back-and-forth conversation - especially for newer players.

Whelkman said:

In versions prior to 474.03, building Settlers in a level 1 city disbands the colony.

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As far as I know, all versions of CivDos will disband a city and give you Settlers unless (a) you're playing Chieftain, or (b) it is your only city*. I'm unsure about other version of Civ, e.g., Amiga, SNES, WinCIV, etc.

Valen said:

It works in version 475.04 as well. That's how I build up my army of unsupported settlers.

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Whelkman said:

Hm, I haven't tried it in a while, but, in 474.04, I recall Settler shields piling up until the city reaches level 2. 474.04 is supposedly the same as 475.04.

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I believe it is only Chieftain where your shields will build up until you reach 2 population.

* An interesting note, in Warlord or higher, in your first city - or maybe whatever number city, as long as it is your only existing city - you can build Settlers with a population of one. Multiple times, as many as you can afford! I personally stopped after three while testing (sold Palace + popped a $$ hut).

Whelkman said:

In versions prior to 474.03, building Settlers in a level 1 city disbands the colony.

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Thanks.
I did know it was possible, but did not understand that it was because of 474.03 (used much 474.05 and 474.01 the last years and always did wonder why i can't erase (anymore) a mis-positioned city in 'ingameplay'
by buying a last settler in a level 1 city).

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akTed said:

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* An interesting note, in Warlord or higher, in your first city - or maybe whatever number city, as long as it is your only existing city - you can build Settlers with a population of one. Multiple times, as many as you can afford! I personally stopped after three while testing (sold Palace + popped a $$ hut).

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I simply never did try out or did play too much 'lazy' Chieftain building games.
I simply always did wait until city size level 3, oh stupid me.

I can't believe i haven't realized that so far... after all those years.

But first i have to check out if this is true / works for me, too.

Maybe that explains what did happen
in many games of
2014 CiV1 - THE SPACE RACE CONQUEST (Ver. 3)
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=526175
and the space race conquests before...