Hey, what's everyone's Favourtie Resource?

[Tekee]

Hi!
I wanted to know what resources they would want their perfect City to have?
Like I'd want Gems, (rather then GOld becuase Gold usually appears on Deserts)
And I'd want Cows, because they are like farms but give Poduction bonus as well very good!
And Iron, (instead of Copper becuase I never get Copper ;( but they both do the same but Iron is better )

So yeah I like my cities having one of each to become well-balanced cities

 

[blaugh]

Copper for fast axemen, gems, cows, bananas

 

[bitplayer]

Copper. Give me copper in the fat cross. That and fresh water and its game on.

 

[carl corey]

In one game I got four clams and fish in my capital. (all capitals were extremely well placed in that game IIRC). I whipped Stonehenge, Oracle, Pyramids - only time I got all three on Prince - and when Globe Theater appeared nothing could stop me. Oh, and I was playing Cathrine.

In another one I got two gold and elephants and my first war was with elephants and catapults against archers and an axeman here and there. I was THAT far ahead in techs.

So gimme anything, but gimme lots.

 

[gettingfat]

1. Copper at river - give you choice as early aggressor (axes) or builder (the hammers)
2. Grassland gem - very rare, but better than gold because it does not ****** city growth
3. Gold + floodplain
4. Cow and Fish

 

[jimbob27]

Trees... because somehow I can magically turn them into axemen

 

[Truronian]

Ivory is good to have one of... Happiness and Elephants .

The best resource is iron, has applications for most of the game (and doesn't end up being worse for its square than the standard improvements).

 

[smartus]

I like all resources and it quite depends on the terrain if it will do any good.

I sometimes omit camps on Elephants - Elephants usualy come in groups and I don't like trading Ivory too early beacause War El's are nasty.

Iron on a hill is perfect, Elephant on the plains river is superb for some early tech race with Financial leader. Cows on plains are my favourite food tech, however, pigs on the hill or wheat/corn on plains are good too. Horses on grassland is my favourite resource for early military city.

The ideal and quite often seen location for the first city would be some river plains (cow) + some floodplain squares (none), some hills (copper) and at least 4 forest-grassland squares in the fat cross. If there is a happiness/sea resource nearby, I know it is gonna be a good game

I guess I don't have a favourite resource, I like to have all of them

 

[snipafist]

copper and ivory are two of the big early ones, I'd say, with copper being more common. Ivory is great, as it not only produces happiness but also allows war elephants. Be careful though, aggressive civs will start demanding your spare ivory. Only make as many camps as you'll need (I like to make a few, enough ivory for me and some distant friends to make war with).

 

[PMabey]

copper, gold/gems and quite a few floodplains

 

[Killor06]

Id have to say oil or A.K.A black gold

 

[Tekee]

Trees... because somehow I can magically turn them into axemen

I don't understand how to chop-rush becuase I always feel bad for the Trees, they give you healthiness and extra Production and i always thought that the Extra Production is better then chopping

 

[quizibuk]

sometimes ill chop trees on river, at least a gold replaces the hammer and then you can improve it as you will.

A fish next to your capital is a beautiful thing. Along with either copper/iron on hills or horses.

another square i love is deer on a forest hill. I love that camps dont require you to chop the forest

 

[Landstander]

I love floodplains! Oh why can't I get some rice on a floodplain!?
But I am also partial to stone and marble for obvious reasons.

 

[turquoiseninja]

I don't understand how to chop-rush becuase I always feel bad for the Trees, they give you healthiness and extra Production and i always thought that the Extra Production is better then chopping

I mostly agree. It really pains me to chop down the trees.

 

[Wodan]

I mostly agree. It really pains me to chop down the trees.

I love your alias, Cyloncenturion. Nice that your'e a treehugger.

Wodan

 

[turquoiseninja]

I love your alias, Cyloncenturion. Nice that your'e a treehugger.

Wodan

Yes, I'm a treehugging cylon, dedicated to saving the endangered trees on Cylon-occupied Caprica "By your command!"

But anyways, my favorite resources would have to be:
-Iron (gets youy a LOT of units, remains useful for much of the game
-Ivory (luxury resource AND strategic resource for an awesome unit? Sweet! )
-Oil (VITAL in the late game)

 

[Artosoft]

Marble, Stone, Crab, Iron.

 

[Mr. Civtastic]

1. Iron...all the units Copper gives you, plus the units Copper doesnt.
2. Marble...Oracle, Polytheism wonders, Great Library.
3. Gold...Its the economy, stupid.

 

[Xtream_Rockstar]

ponyies- because they are are so usefull
elephants- my favorite animal and is an awesome resourse
oil- ahh bush should know what im talking about