are factorys a waste of time

[djpjnr]

are factorys worth all the problems they make with regards to pollution ,
also does planting trees slow down the pollution,
ive tryed editing ,but it keeps coming back again.
i do like a nuke filled games but i find i pay for it later..

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Factories are definately worth it in highly productive cities. Pollution isn't much of a problem once u get railroads as you can clear it up easily in one turn. Also I don't think forests have any impact on pollution.

 

[Serpico]

Ask yourself wether a 50% increase in production is worth the little trouble of cleaning the pollution...

Planting trees doesn't help.

 

[wilbill]

Originally posted by djpjnr

i do like a nuke filled games but i find i pay for it later..

Yes, you will. And not building factories won't help nuke pollution.
But factory pollution can be minimized by building Recycling Centers as soon as you can. With them, it's a minor annoyance.

 

[Gogf]

Yes, they are worth it.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

Of course they are worth it. So much extra production.

 

[Frostyboy]

In your least corrupted (wasted) cities, hopefully with hills and forests - YES. In other citites - NOW!

 

[Tomoyo]

I use them so much that I extensively plan their prebuilds. They are definately worth it and pay for themselves very quickly.

 

[JMK]

Originally posted by djpjnr
are factorys worth all the problems they make with regards to pollution ,
also does planting trees slow down the pollution,
ive tryed editing ,but it keeps coming back again.
i do like a nuke filled games but i find i pay for it later..

High Polution is not due to factory (although factory has a little part of it) but to the city size.
Population make polution.

 

[Pfeffersack]

The only positive things trees do is they "absorbe" the effects of global warming - since a patch (don't remember exatly which it was) global warming effects first jungles and forests, before it changes the terrain of tiles.

 

[dreamvirus]

My entire game strategy often revolves around getting Industrialization, building Factories and Coal Plants ASAP, and winning wars by out-producing my enemies, churning out cavalry/artillery/infantry faster than they can. The AI usually irrigates the hell out of grassland and doesn't mine it much, and they often don't bother with factories for a while, so you can really turn the game around at this point. Far from being a waste of time I would say that factories are one of the most important improvements you can make.

 

[sealman]

Yes.

EDIT: opps... I mean "no". Still a little hung over from the UConn victory over Duke.

 

[Fanatica]

Usually, I only build factories in cities with low corruption rates.

 

[sausnebb]

Undoubtedly, but a more interesting question is if coal plants are worth it. I only build coal plants in the 3-5 most produktive cities.

 

[Gengis Khan]

Originally posted by djpjnr
are factorys worth all the problems they make with regards to pollution ,

You don't use factories?

 

[Dave D-Day]

If you can build Nuclear Power Plants; hell; build your Factories! A 50% reduction of production pollution almosts negates the Factory pollution.

Mind you don't let the city fall into civil disorder...

 

[djpjnr]

i aways skip the plants and go for the hover dam ,never build factorys, are you all nuts, haha

 

[Tomoyo]

Originally posted by Dave D-Day
A 50% reduction of production pollution almosts negates the Factory pollution.

A 50% reduction of production? Here I was thinking that factories increase production.

Originally posted by djpjnr
i aways skip the plants and go for the hover dam ,never build factorys, are you all nuts, haha

This won't work if you don't have a single river within a million miles of your core. Or if there are no rivers in the game, period. Remember that Hoover Dam only affect cities on the same continent

EDIT: Just realized that hydro plants don't work without factories, and therefore Hoover's won't work either.

 

[wilbill]

Originally posted by djpjnr
i aways skip the plants and go for the hover dam ,never build factorys, are you all nuts, haha

No, we're not. Tomoyo's right - if you don't build a factory a city doesn't get the effect of the Hydro Plant from the Hoover.
Read this...

Power Plants by Catt

It'll explain how all the power plants work.

 

[rschissler]

A better quote would have been:

I always skip the plants and go for the Hoover Dam, ALWAYS build factories, are you all nuts, haha.