Does worldbuilder map changes effect score

[gavos]

Does it effect your score if you enter the world builder and make changes to terrain.

I have from time to time made a couple of small changes to terrain at the start of the game to make my first cities use of my land more effective. I never add resources or units, just change say a tundra/desert to a plains to avoid the 25% production penalty for a city built on this square.

Do you consider this cheating?

Does it effect my final score?

Anyone else own up to doing this?

[Hellcat]

Desert terrain effects tile improvements, such as roads, cottages, windmills, etc. It carries no penalty for building city improvements, such as granaries.

[Urban Ranger]

Never tried it myself, but I read that editing the map in any way will be noted.

[gavos]

I have discovered that if you try to change the terrain for a square with a city allready on it (captured from barbs) the city becomes invisible on the map. The new terrain sits on top of the city.

I have got to stop cheating!!

Problem is i find the game bloody hard compared to previous civs. And i hate losing!!

[Axxaer]

Re: Does worldbuilder map changes effect score

Originally posted by gavos
Do you consider this cheating?

Yes

[Hauptman]

I have been known to change a tile or two, to save myself the hassle of remaking the map over and over and over... Although that phase has passed, I wouldnt be above doing it again if my start really blew chunks after the 2nd or 3rd map redraw.

[ingolfson2]

I use the worldbuilder if I need to clean up roads that I hate, especially in conquered territory. Since I SHOULD be able to do that without it, I do not consider it cheating.

I have been known to restart 20 times until I like the starting point. After all, a game can easily take a wekk or more, if you have RL things like work. Don't wanna be stuck in a place I don't like enough.

Though, in Civ 2 I once moved my settler 40 rounds (!) over the world and then settled down and still did quite well.