Question re: Population Growth

[Squeek]

Playing for the first time, I noticed that the population of my biggest city's seems capped at 6. Is that right? The food storage bin is full, and the caption above it says, "Growth in 9999." It doesn't empty, and I don't get any more citizens.

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see anything about limited population growth in the manual. What's up?

 

[WildFire]

You need an Aqueduct. You need an aqueduct to grow beyond a 6 if you are not on a river or a lake. To get past 12, you need a hospital.

Sorry but i 'have' to: Please ask these questions in the newbies thread.

BTW, welcome to CFC!

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

Population growth is limited to size 6 unless your city is right next to a river. If it is not, it cannot grow past size 6 until you build an aqueduct, available with construction. After that, all cities are limited at size 12, until you build a hospital. After that, they will continue to grow until there is not enough food for further growth.

EDIT: Hmm, seems you got to it only seconds before I did. Ahh, well. Btw, I don't think being next to a lake allows you to grow past 6... I thought it was only a river?

 

[Tacit_Exit]

Btw, I don't think being next to a lake allows you to grow past 6... I thought it was only a river? [/B]

"Access to freshwater" is all thats required (river OR freshwater lake adjacent)

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

Hmm, I could've sworn it was only river... The FAQ clearly says cites need access to 'a river or need an aqueduct'

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=298797&t=1369#post298797

 

[WildFire]

It is definitly a lake too, as long as it is freshwater like Tactic said. Someone should tell Killer to update that!

 

[Aggie]

Originally posted by WildFire444
It is definitly a lake too, as long as it is freshwater like Tactic said. Someone should tell Killer to update that!

Well, are you? Oh well, he will read this post...

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

Oh well. Thats what I love about this place... learn something new everyday... Yeah, that should probably be corrected in the FAQ... don't want people like me going around with the wrong impression...

 

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

tx for taking the time and PM me... a link to this post would have been enough.....

 

[kring]

The FAQ still doesn't mention lake; you may also want to add the size of the lake is a factor in determining whether or not it is a freshwater source.

 

[TheNiceOne]

The FAQ don't need any update since it is correct (IIRC).

You need a river or aqueduct to grow above size 6. Freshwater lakes do not help.

What may confuse some of you is the fact that to start irrigating a square it needs to be adjacent to a river or freshwater lake (or another irrigated square).

 

[Rowain deWolf]

Nope TNO. I can asure you a lake is enough for growing beyond 6. But it must be a freshwater lake = the coasttile must provide 2 food instead of 1.

Rowain

 

[Gothmog]

I am down with Rowain deWolf on this one. The tip he gives about how to check is very useful too when you can't see the whole thing.

The only difference is that you cannot build Hoover on a lake.

 

[test_specimen]

Originally posted by Rowain deWolf
Nope TNO. I can asure you a lake is enough for growing beyond 6. But it must be a freshwater lake = the coasttile must provide 2 food instead of 1.

Rowain

might be redundant: and the land tiles adjacent to it must give you +1 commerce.

 

[Grey Fox]

I think that as long as a Lake is only based on Coastal water, it will be a freshwater lake.

 

[Padma]

@GreyFox: A freshwater lake is any body of water that is 21 tiles or less in size.

(A Firaxian said that in a thread here a few months back. )

 

[Grey Fox]

Originally posted by Padma
@GreyFox: A freshwater lake is any body of water that is 21 tiles or less in size.

Strange... because I got two lakes that are 21 tiles in size, and none of them give 2 in food per tile (ie what freshwater tiles does)

 

[planetfall]

Moderator Action: Planetfall, Grey Fox, don't give any current GOTM (or even Tournament..) spoiler info outside of those forums spoiler info threads. It might give new players of that GOTM (like maybe me ) an unfair advantage over the competition. Also, don't announce that a particular feature of the map is a from the GOTM/Tourny map.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

 

[Padma]

Originally posted by Grey Fox
Strange... because I got two lakes that are 21 tiles in size, and none of them give 2 in food per tile (ie what freshwater tiles does)

Strange.

I'm searching for that Firaxian post now ....

 

[cracker]

Planetfall,

This your second incident this morning with posting spoiler information from a GOTM game into other discussion threads. Please do not do this, as it basically disrupts the game play and ruins the fun for other players.

I know Grey Fox started the converstation; he will fix the mistake. You just must not chime in and make the problem worse. I think the pattern of doing this is just because you do not yet realize how discourteous it really is.

-- cracker