Militry Service

[BCLG100]

does anybody no what militry service on the histograph menu is and how to improve cos no matter what happens i always seem to be last in it

 

[JuicyCivNewbie]

If it's the same as it was in civ2, and AFAIK it is, it's a kind of unit-to-population ratio. So if you have a few really small cities with tons of units, you will get a high military service rating. If you have lots of undefended cities (which I usually do, no need defending internal cities past riot control units) and/or lots of very big cities with high population, you will have a low military service rating. So, even if you had the biggest army in the world by far you could still be last in military service if you had a big population. I'd not worry about it too much, as long as you're winning wars and you're top in many other demographics (MFG goods, and GNP are the most important as they measure your overall production as an empire), it's no big deal.

If you really want to be top in it just build/draft a load of cheap units.

 

[God]

Thanks Juic for the info. I've never managed to be no.1 in Military Service.

Its kind of a waste, as it really doesn't matter.

 

[BCLG100]

yeh thanks i didnt know that

there really isnt any point in it like god said