Is there any limit for Trading Companies cities?

[Baur]

Only recently I understood the power of Trading Companies and started to actively use them. But it seems that number of cities that could have this corporation is limited as I see 13 max. in my game for England though I had much more cities available for this option. Is it right?

 

[Leoreth]

Yes, the global number of all corporations is limited. The only way to attract one to a city when the limit is reached is to exceed the corporation score of a city that already has it, causing it to leave that city.

 

[Baur]

Thanks a lot!

 

[Tigranes]

Yes, the global number of all corporations is limited. The only way to attract one to a city when the limit is reached is to exceed the corporation score of a city that already has it, causing it to leave that city.

Can you please explain the concept of corporation score of a city and how does one exceeds it ? And what is the exact limit? 13 per company?

 

[Leoreth]

Basically there is a behind the scenes calculation for each city that gives it a score for a specific corporation, based on available resources and buildings that are relevant for the corporation, plus some other factors like civics. That's all documented as "increases likelihood to spread". Cities with a high enough score get the corporation. If the limit on corporations on the map is exceeded, the score decides which cities the corporation will spread to.

 

[Imperator Knoedel]

Would it perhaps be possible to display this score when you hover over a industry's icon in the city screen?

 

[Leoreth]

Not the way it works right now, and besides I prefer it behind the scenes. There is sufficient indication on what counts towards the score already imo.

 

[Malchar]

One might call it the "invisible hand".

 

[Baur]

Is there any cap for corporation resources? It seems to me that Trading Company capped at 10 food and 25 gold.

 

[Imperator Knoedel]

Not the way it works right now, and besides I prefer it behind the scenes. There is sufficient indication on what counts towards the score already imo.

You sound like Jon "the AI should be mysterious" Shafer.

 

[Leoreth]

Nice try, but no.

 

[Fresol]

The texts in the Corporation Advisor could use some update after the civics and buildings overhaul.