Recent content by Dracaena

Being a beginner, I wouldn't worry too much about planning city specialization in advance. As you play and complete more and more games, you will start to get a feel for what is possible with a given piece of land. Not every city needs to be highly specialized, the main reason for specializing...

Indeed he does. Do it! :)

Judging by those screenshots, you are so far ahead you could do just about anything and still win.

Have you considered using the Holy Romans or Zulus? Imagine a city with corp maintenance of 40: Corp Maintainence: 40 Free Market + Courthouse: 15 Free Market + Courthouse + Ikhanda: 9 Free Market + Rathaus: 7.5 Environmentalism + Courthouse: 25 Environmentalism + Courthouse + Ikhanda: 15...

It may appear to be more expensive but due to the NO UPKEEP even with a considerable army pacifism can actually save you gold. It depends on the size of your empire, and stage of the game. A large empire with high civic upkeep costs and high inflation can often save gold even with a huge army. A...

Forts can make canals up to two tiles long that naval units can cross. If you have a city in the middle you can extend it to three, although that means you wont be able to have any other useful improvements on the fort tiles. Therefore desert, unforested tundra, and ice are prime choices for...