cultural borders (newbie Q)

[`DG`]

Are cultural borders essentially per-city (i.e. nearby city's borders merely overlap) or do they interact with your nearby city's borders?

Basically what i'm wondering is if I have city A closest to a border I want to expand, and behind city A is city B which has much higher culture, should I always be pushing city A or is it worth putting % increase buildings etc onto city B?

Er, since I'm not sure how much sense the above makes, basically would an increase in B's culture shift the country's borders at line 2, or only at line 1?

 

[Artanis]

Cultural borders are per city, so if I'm reading the question right, the answer would be "line 1"

 

[Palantir30]

Hello and Welcome!

Assuming you own both city A and City B, you dont want to neglect A's cultural growth if you want your borders to expand. B's cultural influence extends to line 1 on your excellent model. Adding cultural buildings to B would increase its borders, but starting from line 1. City A would increase it's borders, and much more quickly be responsible for moving line 2.

Also, the rate that cities expand thier borders relative to culture point accumulations is geometric, so a smaller investment in City A will more quickly move line 2 than a large investment in City B would move line 1. City A might never catch City B on raw culture scores, but it's borders may indeed expand nearly as far.

Was that the kind of answer you were looking for?

 

[Nilrim]

Just a note if city A is owned by you and city B by the AI then no it won't stop at line 1, I have seen cities completly surrounded by the 'other sides' cultural borders. Both my own cities and the AI cities at various times.

 

[oagersnap]

Just a note if city A is owned by you and city B by the AI then no it won't stop at line 1, I have seen cities completly surrounded by the 'other sides' cultural borders. Both my own cities and the AI cities at various times.

It will stop at line 1 if the cultural influence of city B only covers the grey area.

 

[`DG`]

hmm, so when land-grab is the only concern, always push culture at the city's on the outskirts.

Thanks Palantir30

 

[Nilrim]

It will stop at line 1 if the cultural influence of city B only covers the grey area.

Yes you are correct at that, so no matter who really owns city B it's influence on cultural borders won't push past line 1 unless it's overall border pushes out beyond A.

 

[Snerk]

ok new question same issue,
If two cities with connecting boarders are next to another.
And they are both of different civs. Will the city with highest (even just slightlier) cultural output always continue to eat up the border of the city with lower cultural output?

 

[Stalker0]

Let's say however that there is an AI city on Line 1. Will City A and B's culture output combine to effect those squares around line 1 for possible city flips?