Barbarian town

[mimi]

Restarted the same map, ahhh, 9 or 10 times now (will get it right eventually but, as someone so kindly pointed out, I'm a bit on the dumb side so takes lotsa tries)...

This last start was the first time a barbarian town showed up on my island... was also the first time the barbs had archers (I don't research that tech and hadn't contacted anyone off-island yet). (Captured the town and it included a worker. Didn't realize they had workers. )

Anyway, wondering why this time a town would show up? (I had explored the whole island) I like this town... and its worker... would like more to show up... is there something I can do to "encourage" that?

[Cort Haus]

If you want to encourage barb towns then don't build many towns yourself, as they spawn in the FoW like barb units.

[Kc7mxo]

Villages will eventually grow into a town if no one grabs them up.

As time passes barbarian uprisinges under the fog of war will also sometimes include a settler and thus create a city.

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Kc7mxo
Villages will eventually grow into a town if no one grabs them up.

I had seen this speculated on before, but I don't think it's true. I've seen those huts-with-warriors on late into the game.

[johnmcd]

Don't believe that either, as cool as it would be.

[TheHateMale]

Barb cities likely just require a larger fog of war (3*3?) to spawn in, whereas units only need one square of it.

[SpencerH]

I've seen a barb continent but I didnt see whether it had progressed like a regular civ. That's the closest thing I've seen in cIV to the barb civs that occasionally developed with fanaticism in CIV2.

[Lambiorix_be]

When I play the earth scenario North and south America is barbarian territory. There are about 4 towns in south america (1 big town and 3 small ones). They always have a very large number of units that come out of all those city in a pathetic attempt to destroy my new town. (I say now pathetic attempt but the first time I played the scenario I underestimated their numbers. They were like ants you can crash a lot of them but if they keep coming you are eventually eaten)

[JuniperBoy]

I found a sizeable island which was pretty isolated, so didn't discover it until the 1600s or so. It had 2 barbarian cities, one of size 9, another about 5. Plenty of irrigation, pastures, workboats etc, and fairly well defended with longbowmen. Was a nice ready-made city when I took it over, with granary and stuff.

[CarnalCanaan]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
I had seen this speculated on before, but I don't think it's true. I've seen those huts-with-warriors on late into the game.

Try a Terra map. When the Barbs are left unmolested for half the game, they get wicked big. And sending the necessary invasion force is remarkably difficult/expensive. (As I feel it should be, if we're simulating ol' Mutha Earth.)

Plus, they send units to defend the Goody Huts, kinda like Aztec tribute states! Sehr toll, Sirian!

[Tuberski]

In my last game I took a size 15 barb city that had expanded it's culture twice.

ACK!

[Axxaer]

Yeah I'm guessing a lot of these people having been playing Terra maps because they are guarranteed to have lots of powerful barbs in the new land.

[Tuberski]

A picture of the city right before I took it:

ACK!

[Axxaer]

Yep that's what you get on Terra for leaving the barbs alone for so long!

[Tuberski]

I love terra maps and prefer them.

Even if you blocked in at the start you have a chance to expand later on a terra map.

ACK!