18-09-2002 18:02									#1
	Optimal Number of Cities/AI Armies Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

What are the optimal number of cities you want based on each map size? How does the computer build so many military units so fast?

	18-09-2002 20:11									#2
	Re: Optimal Number of Cities/AI Armies Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

quote: Originally posted by tarzan052566 What are the optimal number of cities you want based on each map size?

The more, the better

quote: Originally posted by tarzan052566 How does the computer build so many military units so fast?

At the higher difficulty levels the AI gets some free units at the beginning of the game, not just a settler and a worker like you.

	18-09-2002 20:26									#3
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at higher levels the AI also gets: build bonusses ( I.E. costs less shields to complete units, buildings,....)

He also gets more free units (no upkeep payments)

	18-09-2002 21:10									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Der PH The more, the better

Actually, no. There is an optimum number of cities for each map size. Going over that number will result in higher corruption & waste for your cities, although whether it's for all cities or just the ones over the optimum number I don't know. And I imagine that the amount of corruption and waste is proportional to the no. of cities over the limit.

	18-09-2002 21:24									#5
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And that number can actually be looked up in the Civ3 editor under world sizes.

	21-09-2002 06:33									#6
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zulu9812, adding cities to the perimeter of your empire only effect corruption in core cities if you have a Communist government. Otherwise, corruption and waste are lowest in the capitol, 2nd-lowest in the city closest to the capitol, 3rd-lowest in the city 2nd-closest to the capitol, and so on.

There is a huge thread on this topic: "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Corruption" by Alexman, if I recall correctly.