C2C - city growth

[blindmouse]

Playing C2C V4.03

The AI has cities of size 67, 50, 72, with very few farms. I have cities size 50, 57, 42, for example, with plenty of farms adjacent to them. Why are the AI cities so much bigger?

 

[Somebody613]

Playing C2C V4.03

The AI has cities of size 67, 50, 72, with very few farms. I have cities size 50, 57, 42, for example, with plenty of farms adjacent to them. Why are the AI cities so much bigger?

What do you even mean by v4.03? The current version is v41, so you probably mean v40.3, whatever that is (I don't remember such a patch number, but I could be wrong).
Anyways, in C2C, farms and similar stuff have a MUUUUUCH lesser effect on city growth and building making - you have instead a myriad of BUILDINGS (and RESOURCES) providing you with a TON of various boosts to food and other resources.
So if they have more and better resources (which means more and better buildings as well, and sometimes by a LOT) - it's no wonder you lag behind in city size.
Try, dunno, TRADING with them, maybe?

 

[blindmouse]

Ahh, ok that makes sense. And yes I fat fingered the version number .