[1.0.0.129] AI settling cities 3 tiles apart (not a bug)

[Reckoner]

Haven't seen this one mentioned before - in my current game as Norway, Brazil settled Manaus & Sao Paulo 3 tiles apart. Is it a bug? no mods involved


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[Browd]

If the cities are on separate land masses (as appears to be the case in your screenshot), the minimum city spacing is one less than usual. It was the same in Civ V.

 

[Reckoner]

Got it, Thanks!

 

[sten_88]

I'm getting so sick of all the bugs in this game, how is it even possible for the game to break its own rules like this???

 

[Browd]

Moderator Action: Merged with existing Bug Report thread.

This is not a bug. Cities can be founded one tile closer than normal if they are on separate land masses, as they appear to be in your screenshot. It was the same in Civ V.

 

[sten_88]

I was unaware of that, there's no mention of anything along those lines in-game that I've seen. The manual (page 93) doesn't say much but it does say "There is one main restriction, and that’s that you cannot build a city within 3 hexes of another city or adjacent to another Civ’s City borders" - which implies that this is in fact a bug (or the manual is incorrect).
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[Browd]

Never trust the manual.

 

[oscarpalaciosru]

Haven't seen this one mentioned before - in my current game as Norway, Brazil settled Manaus & Sao Paulo 3 tiles apart. Is it a bug? no mods involved


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I also thought this was a bug. It *does* feel like a bug. I saw it recently. I had played previous versions since this came out and hadn't seen this before.