Must have district

[tobapuw]

Hi folks,

I do understand that with new concept of districts it's highly crucial to specialise your cities now. However, is there a district/s, which outweighs all contras and is a must build in all cities? What's your opinion?

 

[SupremacyKing2]

I think it really depends on the terrain around the city and the bonuses that the district will get. If your city has the right terrain for a science district to get a big bonus, then you definitely want to prioritize that. So, putting a science district in every city might not be the best choice if most of your cities won't give you any extra bonus science from that district.

 

[Mort_Q]

There is a good post about this somewhere, but I can't seem to find it at the moment.

Basically, because the cost goes up every time you build, it's actually disadvantageous to build too many. Only build the ones that get optimal adjacency bonuses at first, and fill in the other stuff later if you need it.

<edit> Found it; http://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/district-settler-builder-cost-formula.600489/#post-14512902 </edit>

 

[redwings1340]

I think it depends on both the terrain around your city and the city states you have envoys in. In my first game as Rome, I have 6 envoys in two faith city states, with a holy site next to a two tile natural wonder, giving me +16 faith per turn from the district alone with the double faith adjacency bonus policy. In the same city, I have a triple mountain campus that gives me 3-6 science depending on whether I have the double science adjacency bonus card equipped. I currently have two industrial zone districts, each one next to three quarries/mines, giving +5 or +8 production in those cities depending on whether I equip the industrial zone extra bonus card (I have six envoys in an industrial city state), but I haven't made any more than that because I'm not sure its worth it in cities without mines/quarries).

I don't see any district that you want to have in every city, save for maybe your unique districts (districts are expensive, the cost decrease really helps). However, if you play your terrain right, your cities can really be specialized, which is one of the biggest changes from V that I've noticed so far.

 

[KrikkitTwo]

I'd probably say Industrial.... because it gives benefits to surrounding cities as well... and it pays for the biggest cot of districts (production)

 

[rpgalon]

I'd say industrial and neighborhood districts.

I would add entertainment district but amenities are not a big deal in this game, housing is a far bigger problem to city growth.