Captain Pugwash
Warlord
I would be interested to know how you guys handle this situation which happens quite often....
I start a new game; my initial position is OK but it contains some jungle squares. I build my first city there. After a few turns of exploration I can see that to the south of my city there is a vast expanse of jungle. To the north is OK and I can build some decent cities there.
As you know, the cities close to the capital are very important because they get the least corruption and become powerhouses later so I build some cities to the north, east and west. But what to do in the south where there is all jungle? Here are the options ...
1. Build a city close to the capital in the middle of jungle squares. It wont have much corruption but needs a truck load of jungle clearance to be made into anything. Will be weak for quite a while
2. Build a southern city beyond the jungle where there is a better location with grassland and hill...a better location but it will be a one-shield city because distance from the capital will cause corruption
3. Dont build a city at all to the south. Trouble with this is that nearby civs will build there for sure and a prime location near the capital is wasted
4. Abandon the game and restart hoping for better start position
What do you do in this situation ?
I start a new game; my initial position is OK but it contains some jungle squares. I build my first city there. After a few turns of exploration I can see that to the south of my city there is a vast expanse of jungle. To the north is OK and I can build some decent cities there.
As you know, the cities close to the capital are very important because they get the least corruption and become powerhouses later so I build some cities to the north, east and west. But what to do in the south where there is all jungle? Here are the options ...
1. Build a city close to the capital in the middle of jungle squares. It wont have much corruption but needs a truck load of jungle clearance to be made into anything. Will be weak for quite a while
2. Build a southern city beyond the jungle where there is a better location with grassland and hill...a better location but it will be a one-shield city because distance from the capital will cause corruption
3. Dont build a city at all to the south. Trouble with this is that nearby civs will build there for sure and a prime location near the capital is wasted
4. Abandon the game and restart hoping for better start position
What do you do in this situation ?