golden age

[hwynboy]

What does it mean when you get into the golden age and when you go out of it?

 

[punkbass2000]

A GA adds one shield and one commerce to every tile that produces at least one shield and one commerce (respectively). Note that this is still capped by despotism's limitations. The ending of the GA just means things are back to normal. You can trigger your GA by building or capturing wonders that have the traits that your civs has or by killing a non-barbarian unit with your UU.

 

[Cu Chulainn]

anybody know if you get a GA from killing a privateer?

 

[punkbass2000]

I would think so, but no, I don't have any hard evidence.

 

[Flintlock]

I just tested, and yes, you can get a golden age by destroying a privateer.

 

[Sid Monster]

Can Culture, Expansion or happiness trigger a GA as well?

 

[punkbass2000]

No. Only the two ways I outlined.

 

[citizen001]

I though GA DOUBLED production, food and commerce! i must have been mislead!

 

[Crimso]

Yeah, doubling food would really screw your civ up, wouldn't it? I mean, imagine 15 turns of nation-wide starvation post-GA.