CS wont grant me strategic resources?
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This is a long-observed "feature" in the game. Take a look at this thread (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=508615), including Dennis Shirk's reply (the thread related to aluminum, but coal and uranium work the same way).
For whatever reason, if the CS does not have the right improvement on the tile, and you gift them 200 gold to improve that tile, you will get the coal, aluminum, oil, etc. -- think of the gift as a tech transfer payment. Since the AI will probably have a mine on every hill in its borders, the gift to improve a resource works best with oil (obviously the CS won't have pre-existing oil wells or offshore drilling platforms if it doesn't have the required tech already), but since uranium is often found on flat tiles, it can often work there as well.
For whatever reason, if the CS does not have the right improvement on the tile, and you gift them 200 gold to improve that tile, you will get the coal, aluminum, oil, etc. -- think of the gift as a tech transfer payment. Since the AI will probably have a mine on every hill in its borders, the gift to improve a resource works best with oil (obviously the CS won't have pre-existing oil wells or offshore drilling platforms if it doesn't have the required tech already), but since uranium is often found on flat tiles, it can often work there as well.
kingfish101
Prince
Well I for one never noticed such thing in my games.
Per Dennis' comments, Firaxis doesn't view this as broken, just a UI that is less informative than it could be.
Not a bug, you have to wait for the CS to get the tech to unlock the strategic resource. Since the city states are granted techs when the second major civ reach it, that just means to play on a higher difficulty level so that the AI stays competitive in techs longer if its taking too long.
I think its broken because in reality you would have the option of teaching their workers how to work the resource, or having your people go there and work for a fee. But civ 5 is too abstract and doesnt allow you to have situations like that...
Plus its buggy that you do get the resource if you gift them the gold to improve it, but you cant gift them the gold without destroying the improvement somehow...
Plus its buggy that you do get the resource if you gift them the gold to improve it, but you cant gift them the gold without destroying the improvement somehow...
phillipwyllie
Wannabe Deity
Even worse is if they put a trading post on your newly bought mine. I had a CS do that.
DarkestOnion
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I do not run into this problem often because I prefer not to rely on a CS as the sole source of a Strategic Resource. Often it is better to Conquer a City State Ally with a New Strategic Resource if they are incapable of Improving that tile.
Primacide
Settler
I don't know that I'd just haul off and whack a CS for a strategic resource. The consequences are steep and it makes you really pay with the other CS's. I save great generals for these situations and grab the borders of the cs if I can. You can at least bribe your way out of trouble there.
I do feel your pain. I've had to citadel chain like ten tiles away a couple of times for oil.
I do feel your pain. I've had to citadel chain like ten tiles away a couple of times for oil.
kingfish101
Prince
Citadel chain for oil? Damn son, I feel you.
Primacide
Settler
Don't even get me started on coal. Effing coal. My denouncing neighbor has 44. I have three. After I use a GG.
kingfish101
Prince
At least you have enough coal to pick an ideology! Well, if your denouncing neighbor has a weak military, you could just take that coal for yourself....
