LordBalkoth
Prince
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- Dec 7, 2014
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My 4th cities struggle with getting up libraries/granary/workshop/aquaduct/etc. Tossing in a shrine/temple in a timely manner sounds daunting.
Er, what policy tree are we talking here? If you're having four total cities then it sounds like Tradition...but if you're Tradition then you don't need to build an Aqueduct.
I'd also point out that, especially early on, production > growth. If you have a brand new 1 pop city as Tradition on a non-hill and you work, say, unimproved grassland...all you're gaining is 1 extra science and 1 more unhappiness in a few turns. Whereas working an unimproved hill is *tripling* the rate at which you produce stuff. And it's likely that your other cities can make better use of the extra population (because they already have things like libraries and you're probably limited by happiness to some degree).
The main growth is after you get Civil Service and finish Tradition -- more food from farms, 15% growth rate, and instant Aqueducts.
What kind of settings do you usually play on (in terms of difficulty, map type, number of Civs, etc)?