Quick forbidden palace question

[jackdog]

Ok 8 cities needed. If you acptuer the 8th but then after biulding the palace it get taken back what happens to the palace, assuming its not in that recaptured city. Are the effects on hold pending 8 cities again or do they stcik around if you go down.

 

[madscientist]

I think you need 6 cities for standard speed, 8 definitely for marathon (which is what I play) and I am not sure for epic.

If the Forbidden Palace city is captured before being complete or you lose the 8th city, production ceases.

If the Forbidden palace is already built, it is still in effect if the 8th city is captured. If the forbidden palace city is captured, the Forbidden Palace is destroyed and must be rebuilt (at least in my experience).

 

[namliaM]

# of cities required is dependand on mapsize not speed.

All others are OK from the previous poster.

 

[jackdog]

So does this not leave a loop hole. You have 6-7 cities, normal speed, and really need the reduced maintenence, you could build a virtually untenable city or two near ice or something that will never grow, leave it unmanned and build the forbidden palace else where. If the cities get taken so what, perhaps a you sneak your religion in the back door to an AI, and as they never grow the maintainence is vastly outweighed by the benefit of the forbidden palave else where. Or Have I not understood. this asumes you have built the palace before the redundent cities are taken, if anyone ever bothers.

 

[madscientist]

# of cities required is dependand on mapsize not speed.

All others are OK from the previous poster.

Yes I stand corrected. I also play Huge maps.

 

[Percy]

If you can spend the hammers to create a Settler, then why not settle a good city instead? ^^

Or even better, capture one from the AI instead of letting it capture one of yours.

 

[namliaM]

I agree with percy... a good city is allways better than any backwater city just to get the FP...

 

[jackdog]

I agree and should have been clearer but am talking about when the land grab is basically over and there are no more even half way decent city sites. Currently stuck on a smallish continent with 4 others and was frustrated to be on 7 cities, build 4 took three. My own fault but the start was not ideal for quick expansion and somehow missed founding a religion, that never happens to me,and so we are all budist and one of the AI's has the majority on the AP palace, I didn't bother building it without my own personal religion. so war ain't easy either until can eek out a better tech lead.

Have built a poor overlapping 8th city and all is well forbidden palace wise but a SoD is right next door and converted to free religion losing my pleased status with everyone. **** em I say, come get me!!!!