How to show the city radius?

[nuttinjeff]

Somebody knows how to show the city radius in the main map? (not the culture radius). This would be usefull to position cities.

 

[wmtrexler]

Well you can see the city radius from the city screen. However the city radius has remained unchanged since CIV 2 (I do not remember what CIV 1 radius was).

It is a fat cross:
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Turn on the Grid (button above the mini map) and you should be able figure it out.

 

[nuttinjeff]

I know the fat cross format and i know that i can see it on the city screen. But when i make a new city, i dont want to calculate the radius of all surround cities and future cities. That sucks.

 

[Inflammatory]

You can turn on tiles by clicking on one of the icons above the mini-map (second from the left or something). Play around with those and see what you find.

 

[remconius]

Also you can zoom out and use the tactical overlay to draw on the map. draw lines around your cities and make dots where your future cities should go.

 

[Fieryphoenix]

Tactical overlay???? Yumpin yimminy! *rushes to discover it*

 

[Astax]

There are plenty of things they probably wanted to put into the game but couldnt Why? Civilization: Call to power is why :/ Or so me thinks. I dont thinkt hey are allowed else they might get sued. I would so so so so love to see the stupid city radius And the stupid trade routes on map, and the stupid workers too so i can change who works what square without opening the city.

 

[wmtrexler]

Maybe down the road someone will release a mod for it.

 

[claxer]

yeah this is something I would have liked to see, it would make it a lot easier to see what tiles your city can utilize having some sort of border put around the tiles.

In the meantime, the best way I have found to know quickly the radius of workable tiles for a city is by using the 6 rule. Each side of your city has 6 workable tiles on each of its sides, they are arranged 3 wide x 2 high. So you just need to imagine the following tiles projecting from each side of your city with the center tile being in line with your city tile;

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which ends up looking as wmtrexler wrote above (except a bit more symmetrical in the game since the text doesnt really make the shape look right);

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XXXXX
XXCXX
XXXXX
_XXX

 

[nuttinjeff]

Yes I know the "workarounds" but for me a option to show the city radius, is basic....

 

[Scotty Mack]

Yes I know the "workarounds" but for me a option to show the city radius, is basic....

I appreciate your concern, but for me, working out a city radius with the grid on is also basic.