Build your space ship the same turn you discover a science

[Xaltotun]

I want to know if this is an exploit...

Sometimes I start building my palace while i'm researching the science that will allow me to build the las part of my spaceship and when the science screen pop up as I discoverd it, I click to select a new science then from this screen I click on the city advisor and change the palace for the last part of the Space ship, thus I get the space ship the same turn....

Is it right ?

Is it bad ? (some kind of forbiden exploit ?)

What I mean is not about pre building the palace but to change what a city build by accessing the city screen at that time.....

 

[Adofl Lundgren]

I'll not speak for the others, but IIRC, palace pre-building is done by pretty much everyone. I've used it on several occasions, and I'm sure it becomes even more important on the higher levels. Works wonders on Wonders, too [dance]

 

[Xaltotun]

It's not about pre building the palace. It's accessing the city screen at science discovery phase....

 

[Trev]

Good idea, I will use it myself, also can use nuclear missiles or armies as prebuilds as they are also high shield production items

 

[Adofl Lundgren]

It's not about pre building the palace. It's accessing the city screen at science discovery phase....

Yes, I believe that is an exploit.

 

[anarres]

This is a contentious issue. In GOTM it is allowed, and many people think of it as perfectly normal.

Many people also consider it an exploit, but opinion is fairly divided.

As for me, I don't use it.

 

[Justus II]

I know that we just had that discussion in the Game of The Month forum at the end of the last game, and it was decided that it was allowed, that it was not an exploit, becuase it doesn't give you additional production, just changes it. What IS an exploit is using that screen to switch between wealth and regular production, since they are calculated at different times and you would get city's production counted twice. But going to the city screen to change production for the SS (or for anything else that is newly allowed, like hospitals, etc.) was OK.

 

[cavemanf16]

Justus II, when is 'wealth' in a city calculated then? Before or after the production phase of a city? Can you elaborate on how you would use this "exploit" to generate extra cash per turn?

 

[DaveMcW]

Science and gold are added before techs are discovered, shields and entertainment are added after. So any switch between these resources at the tech discovery phase is an exploit.

 

[Beamup]

Although switching from production to wealth, or entertainment to science/taxes, during the tech discovery phase shouldn't be considered an exploit IMO. After all, that doesn't gain you anything - rather, you lose it!