Where to settle?

[jonnyincognito]

Hey All,

I have some questions for everyone, as I can't seem to find very much information in the Civ Complete manual that pertains to specifics. From what I can recall, the center town square is always worked, and isn't affected by citizen placement. If I place a city on a tile, how does what that tile contains get worked?

If it has wheat for example, does that wheat get taken into account for what the town produces in its center square? If it has horses or iron, what happens? Basically, I'm trying to figure out if it's best to place a city directly ON the best tile available, or it's better to build it next (even if that tile is just desert or plains) to it allowing you to improve the tile it's next to. Does a city make any improvements on the tile it's on or add any bonuses to that tile?

What's the best types of tiles to put your city on, regardless of what's around it? I know how the out lying tiles of a city work (NOW) but haven't found much on the exact placement of the actual cities...

Joshua

 

[tR1cKy]

If you place a city on a resource of any type (luxury, stategic or bonus), you get the money bonus for that resource, but not the extra shields nor food.

 

[superslug]

If you settle on a strategic/luxury resource such as horses or spices, it's already roaded, connected to the city. If you settle on a bonus food resource, like cows or wheat, you will not get the food bonus, so it's best to settle one tile away.

I think the city square is always 2 food, regardless of terrain, so I usually go for hills/tundra when I can (as compared to grassland/plains which can be irrigated and railed for higher food production).

EDIT Crosspost.

 

[Renata]

You don't even get the money bonus under most circumstances. Can't remember the rules. Gold hills yes, IIRC, because they produce so much commerce. But something like a 1gpt tobacco tile? No.

I think.

Renata

 

[jonnyincognito]

So, general rule of thumb is to build next to resources? What about grass with the bonus shields?


Joshua

 

[greekguy]

The best terrain you can have for the actual city tile is hill or regular grassland IMO.

 

[SJ Frank]

The commerce is subject to Desposism penalty, just like everything else, that's why sometimes you don't get them. In general, I think, go ahead and settle on the commerce bonus.

With the BG tiles, you get the extra shield back after you grow to size 7. In other word:

- size 1-6, 2 food and 1 shield, just like settling on a normal grassland.
- size 7-12, 2 food and 2 shields, where settling on a normal grassland would still give you only 2 food and 1 shield at this size.

But there may be something funny going on when an Industrious civ settles on a BG. I'm not 100% sure.

 

[island007]

Pretty much what everone else already wrote, I just wanted to add. Fresh water If you can always try to build along fresh water.