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Founding New Towns
The most common way you gain new cities is by sending out Settlers to build them
and Workers to tame the wilderness around them.The terrain under and around your
city is important, so if you want to select the best possible place for your future metrop-
olis, make sure to read “Choosing Your Location” below. (If you want to jump right in,
choose a square with rivers and special resources near it.)
and Workers to tame the wilderness around them.The terrain under and around your
city is important, so if you want to select the best possible place for your future metrop-
olis, make sure to read “Choosing Your Location” below. (If you want to jump right in,
choose a square with rivers and special resources near it.)
When a Settler stands on the square where you wish to build a new town, press [B] or
click the Build Order. (If you’re not sure which button is which, just put your mouse
cursor over each one until the identifying text appears.) If you choose Build by mis-
take, you can click the X icon on the Name City screen to call the whole thing off.
click the Build Order. (If you’re not sure which button is which, just put your mouse
cursor over each one until the identifying text appears.) If you choose Build by mis-
take, you can click the X icon on the Name City screen to call the whole thing off.
Your advisors propose a name for the new town; type in a different name if you prefer.
When you’re satisfied, press [Enter] or click the O icon.The City Display opens so that
you can arrange the town’s initial production and economic development.The Settler
disappears; it becomes the first citizens of your new burg.
When you’re satisfied, press [Enter] or click the O icon.The City Display opens so that
you can arrange the town’s initial production and economic development.The Settler
disappears; it becomes the first citizens of your new burg.
Choosing Your Location
Choose the sites where you build towns carefully. Citizens will work the terrain sur-
rounding the city square in an X-shaped pattern (see “City Radius” below for a dia-
gram showing the exact dimensions).This area is called the City Radius.The terrain
square on which the Settler was standing becomes the City Square.The natural resources
available where a population settles affect its ability to produce food, shields, and com-
merce. Cities near fresh water sources can irrigate to increase crop yields, and cities near
mineral outcroppings can mine for raw materials. On the other hand, the arid terrain
will always handicap cities surrounded by desert, and cities encircled by mountains find
arable cropland at a premium.
rounding the city square in an X-shaped pattern (see “City Radius” below for a dia-
gram showing the exact dimensions).This area is called the City Radius.The terrain
square on which the Settler was standing becomes the City Square.The natural resources
available where a population settles affect its ability to produce food, shields, and com-
merce. Cities near fresh water sources can irrigate to increase crop yields, and cities near
mineral outcroppings can mine for raw materials. On the other hand, the arid terrain
will always handicap cities surrounded by desert, and cities encircled by mountains find
arable cropland at a premium.
In addition to the economic potential within the city’s radius, you need to consider the
proximity of other cities and the strategic value of a location. Ideally, you want to locate
cities in areas that offer a combination of benefits: food for population growth, raw mate-
rials for production, decent income, and natural resources.
proximity of other cities and the strategic value of a location. Ideally, you want to locate
cities in areas that offer a combination of benefits: food for population growth, raw mate-
rials for production, decent income, and natural resources.
Natural Resources
When you look around your world, you’re sure to notice the icons that appear on some
terrain but not on most. Each of these represents natural resources that exist in
terrain but not on most. Each of these represents natural resources that exist in
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