City tile yields

[AgentDib]

I didn't realize this at first but your city always adds 2 food and 1 production to the underlying tile now. The start priorities have shifted dramatically away from hill/ocean/mountain. As in BNW, Forest and Ocean do not matter for city yields.

Example starting yields:
3F 2P 1E - Plains River
4F 1P 1E - Grassland River
3F 2P 0E - Plains
2F 2P 1E - Desert Hill
2F 2P 0E - Grassland Hill
2F 1P 2E - Desert River (floodplains are replaced by city)

Personally, I am prioritizing rivers and plains for city settlement.

 

[59saintdane]

But production is so easy to come by with trade routes. Why not pick grassland for the less abundant food instead?

 

[AgentDib]

Grasslands are pretty good too, and may be better if you have problems getting your free colonist before you finish pioneering. I find that with Plains I am usually finishing pioneering immediately before the colonist so it lines up well. The big change is to avoid grassland hills which were a desirable location in Civ 5.