forbidden palace: build soon or keep for later

[Milan's Warrior]

I am curious about what people do with their forbidden palaces.

You can build them fairly soon in the game, and the IA often builds them fairly soon; I like to keep them for the time in which my empire is fairly large and I build them far from my capital, to reduce corruption on a vast area.
The cons is that I waste the benefits of the palace for a long time.

What do you guys do? Actually, it just came to my mind only now, can I see the forbidden palace and rebuild it somewhere else?

Also, how big is the radius of the palace and the forbidden palace?

 

[AdHHH]

I usually leave mine 'til late, but Ive always thought of it as one of the weaknesses of my game...

 

[Shirastro]

It depends on how big my initial empire is.
If its very big, and i dont need to concquer my neighbour than i build it ASAP. If my terithory is smoll and i just know that i will have to fight for more, i leave it for later.

 

[Neomega]

Rush a courthouse in your furthest city, and then start building right away.

 

[Tomoyo]

I build it soonn, unless I plan on capturing a good looking area. I generally do what Neomega does most of the time though.

 

[Binnor]

I usually wait until I've wiped out at least one civ. I then use a MGL to build the FP in the defeated civ's former capital. It means you get the benefit of two empires in one.

 

[Tomoyo]

I usually wait until I've wiped out at least one civ. I then use a MGL to build the FP in the defeated civ's former capital. It means you get the benefit of two empires in one.

But in C3C, the FP doesn't give you a second core. It enlarges your existing core and acts like a super courthouse.

 

[Binnor]

I play vanilla. enough said.

 

[Tomoyo]

I play vanilla. enough said.

I then use a MGL

MGLs weren't in Vanilla civ. That confused me.

 

[Binnor]

sorry i'm not up with the lingo. isn't a great leader created in battle called an MGL?

 

[Milan's Warrior]

In , can you sell small wonders and rebuild them?

 

[Turner]

In , can you sell small wonders and rebuild them?

I don't think so. You might be able to abandon the city, tho, and then rebuild it. Or if you can't raze, gift the city to the AI.

 

[binyo66]

sorry i'm not up with the lingo. isn't a great leader created in battle called an MGL?

I think MGL comes up because there are 2 kind of leaders in C3C, Scientific Great Leader (SGL) which created because of techs, and Military Great Leader (MGL) created in the war. Previous CivIIIs have one 1 type of leader which called Great Leader (GL).

 

[Binnor]

thanks for clearing the MGL thing up binyo66.
a quick question: in vanilla civ does the FP act as a second palace (as I think it does) or as a type of super courthouse (a la C3C)?

 

[JMK]

CIV III and PTW I build the forbidden ASAP sometimes close (first or second ring) from my Capital even using a prebuild if I do not have enough cities. Then I will move my palace using a Great Leader. Beleive me it is a huge advantage to have your forbidden palace built before 10 AD.
Some players would wait for a Gret Leader to rush a Forbidden Palace far away from their Capital, I will move my Palace instead, the difference is if I do not have the chance to get a great leader, at least I have a Forbidden Palace.
Also using a Great leader to rush a Forbidden palace in a city (sometimes captured city) far away from your Capital; this is taking the risk to see your forbidden palace city flipping!!!! This cannot happen with your Capital.

 

[Milan's Warrior]

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this is taking the risk to see your forbidden palace city flipping!!!! This cannot happen with your Capital.

You would be surprised. Yesterday I made a test in Regent , I piled up a huge hoard of gold and initiated propaganda on the Aztec capital. Pronto it flipped.

 

[Rammstein]

Sounds like I need to get C3C. I hate the FP, because when I finally finish it, my empire is still large enough to make it less valuable that it seemed when I began building it.