Bibor
Doomsday Machine
Academy (Great Scientist tile improvement) provides 5
.
Compared to a Trading Post it's mere +3 "stuff".
Or is it?
Trading post:
basic: 2
add marketiplace: 2.5
add bank: 3
add stock exchange: 3.66
Academy:
basic: 5
add National College: 7.5
add University: 10
(add Observatory: 12.5)
(add Research lab: 20)
In comparison to a pop 8 city (an good medieval city):
basic: 8
add Library: 12
add University: 18
(add Observatory: 24)
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Conclusion: If used with Babylon super-early, research gained from a well-placed single Academy is probably worth an extra decent city in terms of research. Future scientists are (probably) better used for bulbs.
.Compared to a Trading Post it's mere +3 "stuff".
Or is it?
Trading post:
basic: 2
add marketiplace: 2.5
add bank: 3
add stock exchange: 3.66
Academy:
basic: 5
add National College: 7.5
add University: 10
(add Observatory: 12.5
)(add Research lab: 20
)In comparison to a pop 8 city (an good medieval city):
basic: 8
add Library: 12
add University: 18
(add Observatory: 24
)***
Conclusion: If used with Babylon super-early, research gained from a well-placed single Academy is probably worth an extra decent city in terms of research. Future scientists are (probably) better used for bulbs.
But It would not work on a cow. When you can build a pasture, you cannot build an academy. It works on horses pre-animal husbandry, when the strategic ressources is still invisible (iron oil aluminium uranium also) because at that point you can farm or build a GP building.
