Mining on cattle and grass

[maximan]

Why do AI mines cattle and grass and plains
Any reason in this??

I ve noticed that all ai nations are doing this

 

[Anunikoba]

I do it.

To get the extra production. This is especially important at the beginning in a Despotism government, since mines on mountains and hills will only net you +1 to production.

Irrigating grass and cattle has no effect under Despotism, so mine those tiles for the time being.

 

[DaEezT]

also you don't always have access to freswater near your capital so building mines is the only way to maximize resource output right from the start.

I always have at least one city which ise totaly blocked from freshwater by hills/mountains and so I simply put mines on every square. better than nothing and you can always irrigate later.

 

[adamschroeder]

Actually irrigating cattle will net you an extra food point. Cattle on grasslands produce 4 food (3 under depotism), irrigated cattle on grasslands produce 5 food (4 under depotism). Having a square produce 3 or even 4 food in the beginning the game is a huge bonus considering it takes 2 population points to build a settler.

 

[treadwin]

if you have a floodplain and a cow, you have to mine the cow. The floodplain will not mine.

If you get a cow and a floodplain early on, you are doing well !

(I hope nobody reads this off topic - its sounds bizarre)

 

[Sentinali]

Mine all the grassland you can find unless you need outstanding growth from a city. I only irrigate plains and desert. Most of my cities get stoped at the population cap well before I get the tech to make the hospital or aqueduct. Just mine all the grassland you find, the production, expec after railroad will make those cities powerhouses.

 

[Easy Rhino]

yeah, my first game I've been an irrigatin' fool, but all my cities are going to be capped for a LONG time before I get hospitals.

(sigh)

mines are so ugly on grassland.

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