Is this possible?

[SomeoneLikeHim]

I was playing a game with a friend yesterday when this happened. Only after I placed the city did I realise that the game shouldn't have let me do it. There are only two tiles between the cities. Am I missing something?

 

[donald23]

They are on different landmasses, that makes the 4 tile distance irrelevant...

 

[SomeoneLikeHim]

I did not know that, thanks! Could they be 1 tile apart as well then?

 

[Ajuga]

I didn't know that either! That could make for some very heavy coastal fortification. Just plop down 2 extra cities very near to the other and limit them to size 1.

 

[sufficiency]

I didn't know this for a VERY LONG TIME. I think the problem is that in-game it will always tell you that it has to be 3 tiles apart and it does not tell you about this exception.

Also, even if they are on different landmass, two cities still need to be 2 tiles apart. You can't have city-seatile-city arrangement.

 

[Civking5]

I did not know that, thanks! Could they be 1 tile apart as well then?

Yes, they could be.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

So if 2 cities (on two different landmasses) were made by two different civs and only 1 tile apart, could they bombard each other?

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

So if 2 cities (on two different landmasses) were made by two different civs and only 1 tile apart, could they bombard each other?

Yes. I believe so... although not sure, can't check with World Builder :|

 

[krc]

Yes. I believe so... although not sure, can't check with World Builder :|

The WorldBuilder issue has been discussed in the "Confirmed Bugs" section:

A Worldbuilder launch workaround has been posted by a Firaxis tech over on 2KForums: http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?215716-If-you-re-having-troubles-launching-WorldBuilder

 

[Rhavanna]

I'd be more worried about eating those fish!

 

[Sidor1982]

So if 2 cities (on two different landmasses) were made by two different civs and only 1 tile apart, could they bombard each other?

No, they can't. Some vanilla modded games have cities in such prerequisite locations (and they still work in G&K). I've had games where I technically could shoot from one city to another, but the game did not gave such an option.

 

[BrotherInJah]

Yes. I believe so... although not sure, can't check with World Builder :|

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=458963

 

[alpha wolf 64]

from using different min distance mods, it seems like being on different landmasses simply subtracts 1 from the min distance.