Resource Tiles and City Center

[aksully]

Is there an instance where you would want to establish a city center say on a mountain tile that has gems, gold, or silver that would also be a tile bordering ocean tiles? And this city would be on a different land mass than your capital? Especially if non terrain & resource/bonus tiles are inland?

Sully

 

[sercer88]

well, 1st of all, unless you are playing a mod that allows it, you can't build cities on mountains...

 

[aksully]

you squirrel! Get back ye to your boats! You clever sod!

 

[Turner]

I think, with any kind of commerce bonus, you keep it. But if it's a shield or food bonus, you don't get to keep it.

 

[TimBentley]

A strategic reason (e.g. getting a resource) may be a good reason to settle on a bonus even if you lose it. Probably you can settle next to it though. You lose food bonuses. Commerce bonuses are kept (I'll ignore despotism). For shield bonuses in the most significant situation, a town on a 1-shield square (e.g. a BG), the shield is lost since there's a 1-shield minimum anyways. Otherwise the shield bonus is kept.

Hm, I hadn't noticed this list had omitted anarchy before
Food :
• basic value : 2
• if civ = agricultural : +1

Shields :
• basic value : this of terrain
• if city size = city : +1
• if city size = metropolis : +3 if civ = industrious, +2 otherwise
• if no shield so far : +1
• if golden age = on : +1
• if mobilisation = on & city production = military unit : +1

Commerce :
• basic value : this of terrain, river bonus applying
• if city size = village : +1
• if city size = city : +4 if civ = commercial, +2 otherwise
• if city size = metropolis : +6 if civ = commercial, +3 otherwise
• if city = capital : at least 4
• if civ = seafaring & city = coastal : +1
• if government = republic/democracy : +1
• if golden age = on : +1

To all three :
if government = despotism or anarchy, for shields and commerce, and for food if city not by fresh water : -1 if value > 2