for Camel Archer, Horse, Elephant and Dog Units.
Hmmm. How about you chnage all the parts to 10% faster rather than 1XP. That goes for the production of horses and dogs too.
Edit: Ok i fixed the list to have +10%
Also, I while back I made a new modifier for civics that affected cities growth rate. I could easily clone that over to buildings too, so you could have buildings that affect cities growth. In the real world, some cities (Tokyo) subsidized housing, and others (Phoenix) encouraged the growth of Suburbs.
So, you could have:
Suburbs:
+30% Maintenance
+15 City Growth Rate
Subsidized Apartments:
+20% Maintenance
+1
+15 City Growth Rate
Also, not every nation can afford to do this. In India, the population boomed with the growth of Shanty Towns.
Shanty Town:
+2
+10% City Growth Rate
Also, if you have other ideas about the growth rate of cities, tell me. The function can work backwards too, so buildings can slow down city growth.
If you're curious the function doesn't alter the cities food output, but changes the base amount of food a city needs to grow.
with Public Works. with Public Works
with Rice with Public Works with Public Works with Public Works with Public Works with Public Works with Public Works with Public Works
Ok so now I am trying to redo the ideas of the power and water packs.
Water Pack
One major change is the "City Growth Rate" you mentioned before. Thus you need to change existing buildings for them to take effect.
* = New Building
Red = City Growth Rate
Aqueduct
Cost: 100
Health: +2
Requires: Canal System
Obsolete: -
Special Abilities
- 5% Maintenance
- +1
- Required to build Bath House.
- Double production for Expansive Leaders.
- Available for free on Renaissance and later starts.
- Unique Building: Hammam, Baray
- +10% City Growth Rate
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*Cistern
Cost: 105
Food: +1
Health: +1
Requires: Sanitation
Obsolete: Steam Power
Special Abilities
- 5% Maintenance
- +1
- Double production speed for Agricultural leaders.
- Upgraded by Reservoir
+5% City Growth Rate
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Sewer System
Cost: 495
Health: +2
Requires: Sanitation
Obsolete: -
Special Abilities
- 10% Maintenance
- -20% Defense against Espionage
- Required to Build Water Treatment Plant
- Available for free on Modern or later starts
- Builds 20% Faster with Lead
+10% City Growth Rate
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Artesian Well
Cost: 110
Food: +1
Health: +1
Requires: Invention
Obsolete: Civil Engineering
Special Abilities
- +15%
- Double production speed for Agricultural leaders.
- Upgraded by Cannery
+5% City Growth Rate
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*Water Tower
Cost: 150
Food: +1
Health: +1
Requires: Physics
Obsolete: -
Special Abilities
- 10% Maintenance
- +1
- Double production speed for Agricultural leaders.
+5% City Growth Rate
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*Hand Water Pump
Cost: 250
Food: +1
Health: +1
Requires: Scientific Method, Water Tower
Obsolete: Replaceable Parts
Special Abilities
- +1
- Double production speed for Agricultural leaders.
- Upgraded by Wind Water Pump
+5% City Growth Rate
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*Wind Water Pump
Cost: 350
Food: +2
Health: +2
Requires: Replaceable Parts, Water Tower
Obsolete: Screw Propeller
Special Abilities
- 10% Maintenance
- +1
- Double production speed for Agricultural leaders.
- Upgraded by Water Pumping Station
+10% City Growth Rate
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*Reservoir
Cost: 450
Food: +2
Health: +2
Requires: Steam Power
Obsolete: -
Special Abilities
- 10% Maintenance
- +1
- Double production speed for Agricultural leaders.
+10% City Growth Rate
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*Water Pumping Station
Cost: 550
Food: +3
Health: +3
Requires: Screw Propeller, Water Tower
Obsolete:
Special Abilities
- 10% Maintenance
- +1
- Double production speed for Agricultural leaders.
+15% City Growth Rate
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Water Treatment Plant
Cost: 585
Health: +2
Requires: Modern Sanitation, Sewer System
Obsolete: -
Special Abilities
- +10% Maintenance
- +1
+10% City Growth Rate
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*Desalination Plant
Cost: 600
Health: +3
Required: Industrialism, Coastal City
Obsolete: -
Special Abilities
- +15% Maintenance
- +1
- Produces Salt Resource.
+15% City Growth Rate
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I think i will post the "Power Pack" another time ...
Good. I've got the first 9 or so buildings done today, so I'm making good progress.
It looks okay, but one thing to keep in mind. While your modifiers say + X% City Growth Rate, literally, they are subtracting food from the growth threshold. Subtract too much, and you will end up with 1 food to grow.
That would only happen if all of these managed to add up to 100% City Growth Rate, and a player had them all built. Really, the name of the modifier is a misnomer. It should be something like Percent of Food Threshold Change or something like that, but that isn't as catchy as City Growth Rate.
However, adding some buildings that counter this, by slowing city growth may be good too.
After all slower city growth is not always a bad thing. I even programmed the AI to value slower growth if their cities are unhappy, so they think it's good if the cities really unhappy.
I did not mean to do that. I wanted to speed up city growth not reduce it! *smacks head* Well what if i put like -5% City Growth? Would that make it grow faster?
Ahhh!
for the city to grow.
