16-01-2003 07:59									#1
	Iron Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

There are two sources of iron that we are aware of. One is already within ND territory. The other is within the hills of the Military Border.

	16-01-2003 08:39									#2
	Remove this text

DUN DUN DUNNN

Let's get that unclaimed iron asap.

	16-01-2003 13:00									#3
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Damn! That block of iron is in non-fertile land.

What do we research now?

	16-01-2003 16:11									#4
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

We could put a city on those forest plains just a bit above then have it get a temple and it's first expand will will include the iron, and until then we could colonise it. Then the city would have the iron but also those advanced grasslands.

I don't know how you can actually play with those graphics....

	16-01-2003 16:32									#5
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

Yep. Put the city on the southernmost forest tile. After expansion, it will have the iron within its borders, and it can use plenty of bonus grasslands.

IIRC, this is the spot where I proposed to put a city earlier.

	16-01-2003 18:47									#6
	Full PM-box? Change here!

I say, let's make this a real military border with a city on the hill in the corner of the river next to NDE's city. This will also grab the iron when it expands.

	16-01-2003 19:05									#7
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

This is another possibility. I think we must choose between those two options (this can be done later, when we actually have a settler).

	17-01-2003 04:44									#8
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

The only reason I don't think we should put the city on the hill is that would then have TWO rather unproductive cities. The Forest location will have more food AND less corruption.

	17-01-2003 04:45									#9
	Support Apolyton

Is it necassary to build a city adjacent to the source of iron?

We do not need iron yet... it is also deep within the Military Border, beyond the grasp of ND, and most certainly GoW. Placing our next city there would mean that both the borders of the Northern Province and the Southern Province may very well be compromised. I strongly urge the rest of you to consider placing a city near the iron when we can accomodate it, and no sooner...

	17-01-2003 05:37									#10
	Increase the size of your Attachments

Comedy colony option.

	17-01-2003 21:30									#11
	Inflate your Upload Space

Trip is correct.

This seems to happen a lot lately...

Last edited by BigFurryMonster on 17-01-2003 at 21:39

	18-01-2003 03:03									#12
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

Trip, my option is not adjacent to the iron, rather, it would place our third city on the edge of the hills and just north of the spice, SE of the NDE city closest to us. I propose this merely to boost our defensive capability in the region, and our claim in the Military zone.

	18-01-2003 05:18									#13
	Full PM-box? Change here!

I didn't mean exactly on top of the iron, but you know what I mean.

It's more important to force our borders, then expand backwards now than anything else. Iron is a low priority until we can build Knights.