Civilization V

Blips · 2012-12-03T16:26:02.000Z

I think what’s more unbelievable is how China built a Mayan pyramid, in the ocean.

I think it’s possible to purchase tiles at ranges greater than 3 away, but I could be wrong. It might be dependent upon city size.

PeterK · 2012-12-03T16:36:10.000Z

I don’t think it’s possible to purchase hexes that are more than 3 away, but natural cultural expansion can grab them. I’ve had it happen with my own cities before, so it’s not just AI cities that benefit.

sangkancil99 · 2012-12-03T17:17:52.000Z

Nephrinn:

Here’s a screenshot of the China one for those that don’t believe me:

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That’s some bullshit right there.

Really? have you seen the chinese replica of theeiffel tower and white house just to name a few?

Dan_Theman · 2012-12-03T19:21:51.000Z

PeterK:

I don’t think it’s possible to purchase hexes that are more than 3 away, but natural cultural expansion can grab them. I’ve had it happen with my own cities before, so it’s not just AI cities that benefit.

This. It happens all the time, and it will target tiles with resources over generic tiles (developed resources are the only direct benefits from grabbing tiles more than 3 away from your city).

Matthew_Bramblet · 2012-12-03T20:13:33.000Z

The Civ V city manager AI is much more aggressive about obtaining resource tiles nearby (or not so nearby, as the case may be) than it was previously. It seems like it used to fill in all the hexes within the 3 tile radius, before expanding out further; now it will aggressively snake towards and take resources for the entire civ, even if they aren’t within the 3 tiles usable by the city.

In a situation when settling that close to the AI, I tend to purchase those tiles quickly, to make sure I have them locked in. Make sure you have enough gold to do it all at once, though; they’ll bitch about it when you buy near them, so it seems better to get it out of the way in one shot. (And prepare for war, of course, if you’re building up that many cities right next to them…)

LordGek · 2012-12-03T20:17:09.000Z

Nephrinn:

Here’s a screenshot of the China one for those that don’t believe me:

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That’s some bullshit right there.

I too have done very similar snakey fingers to grab resources. It’s totally legit and one of the cooler bits of Civ 5 that feels like modern day “District Gerrymandering” (sp?).

Telefrog · 2013-01-15T11:00:56.000Z

Something called “Civilization V - One World” has shown up in Steam’s database.

221522 Expansion - One World Content
221523 Expansion - One World EXE

Is there an expansion or DLC on the way?

ineffablebob · 2013-01-15T11:09:43.000Z

Looks like just rumor right now. Gamespy asked for comment and got the brush-off from Firaxis.

Miramon · 2013-01-15T13:59:02.000Z

So last game I conquered Rome and noticed an odd farmland hex. Most of the grassland tiles had the usual 3 food for a farm (or 4 food + 1 gold for an irrigated farm since I had civil service). But one of the hexes was different… an unirrigated grassland farm, with nothing else unusual about the mouseover description: 3 food + 1 production. What? How?

Scotch_Lufkin · 2013-01-15T14:24:40.000Z

Screenshot?

LordGek · 2013-01-15T15:04:52.000Z

Miramon:

So last game I conquered Rome and noticed an odd farmland hex. Most of the grassland tiles had the usual 3 food for a farm (or 4 food + 1 gold for an irrigated farm since I had civil service). But one of the hexes was different… an unirrigated grassland farm, with nothing else unusual about the mouseover description: 3 food + 1 production. What? How?

Any mods in effect?

Miramon · 2013-01-15T20:30:25.000Z

Nope, no mods, nothing. I don’t think I have any relevant saves for a screenshot, sorry.

Blips · 2013-01-16T14:01:51.000Z

A quick question for you experts: started a new game to learn the features of the expansion. I used a great scientist to build an Academy. The tooltip said that constructing the building would connect strategic resources to my empire. I built it on a hill with gold expecting to get the bonus from gold, except nothing has happened. Have I encountered a bug?

rezaf · 2013-01-16T14:37:44.000Z

I’m not sure … but gold isn’t a strategic resource to begin with, or is it?

rezaf

fdsaion · 2013-01-16T14:50:26.000Z

It’s a luxury resource IIRC, so you should be getting 4 happy from it. Now, if you’re talking about the improved yield you normally get from a mine on it, you don’t get that, I think. Been awhile.

Mysterio · 2013-01-16T15:26:53.000Z

Blips:

A quick question for you experts: started a new game to learn the features of the expansion. I used a great scientist to build an Academy. The tooltip said that constructing the building would connect strategic resources to my empire. I built it on a hill with gold expecting to get the bonus from gold, except nothing has happened. Have I encountered a bug?

Great Person improvements, of which an Academy is one, will always connect Strategic resources that are on the tile. Gold is a Luxury resource, so it requires a mine to connect it. The reason Great Person improvements apply only to Strategic resources is because not all Strategic resources are revealed at the start of the game, unlike Luxury and Bonus resources. Horses, for example, are shown only after researching Animal Husbandry. This alleviates the situation in which you build a Great Person improvement on a tile, only to find it contains a Strategic resource after you research the unlocking technology.

KiloOhm · 2013-01-16T15:32:26.000Z

Mysterio:

Great Person improvements, of which an Academy is one, will always connect Strategic resources that are on the tile. Gold is a Luxury resource, so it requires a mine to connect it. The reason Great Person improvements apply only to Strategic resources is because not all Strategic resources are revealed at the start of the game, unlike Luxury and Bonus resources. Horses, for example, are shown only after researching Animal Husbandry. This alleviates the situation in which you build a Great Person improvement on a tile, only to find it contains a Strategic resource after you research the unlocking technology.

Wait - you don’t need to build the great person building in a city? I knew that for the General but had no idea about the scientist.

Mysterio · 2013-01-16T15:41:37.000Z

KiloOhm:

Wait - you don’t need to build the great person building in a city? I knew that for the General but had no idea about the scientist.

You can’t create a Great Person improvement in a city. They’re called Great Person improvements, not buildings, so they’re created on the tile upon which the Great Person is expended. Are you confusing this with Great Person slots in certain buildings, like the two Great Scientist slots in the University building?

ravenight · 2013-01-16T16:25:55.000Z

Mysterio:

You can’t create a Great Person improvement in a city. They’re called Great Person improvements, not buildings, so they’re created on the tile upon which the Great Person is expended. Are you confusing this with Great Person slots in certain buildings, like the two Great Scientist slots in the University building?

Could be thinking of how it worked in Civ 4…

Scotch_Lufkin · 2013-01-16T16:41:19.000Z

Isn’t that also how it worked in Civ 4…?