Would you put a city here?

[Wiglaf]

I don't get why the AI loves this square.

[snrjefe]

It's not bad. Looks like fresh water, a few resources, it wouldn't be my first choice, but it could support a good city. It may also be that there are resources that haven't been revealed yet.

[Will9]

I don't think the circles (for the human atleast) are affected by unknown resources.

It is an okay spot once you can make windmills.

[Solver]

It's decent. Has fresh water and Copper + Deer in fat cross. Will never grow to be large or very good, but it's a decent city if you improve it correctly.

[Pandemoniak]

Not sure since I cant see the near tiles, but the spot just SE sounds better. Two resources in the fat cross (with France, should be no prob), and river access. So long for +25% hill, IMO. Looks like no ennemy in sight anyways.

[Will9]

I think I see Cattle 2 squares south of the settler

[frenzyfol]

The only things I'd put in that city are forge, barrack, stable and use it to pump units the entire game.
What else would you use it for? Maybe to pump missionaries?

[Tattila the Hun]

I have a question? Why can't we improve mountains? Don't they contain mineable metals in real life?

[Cyrus The Mike]

move down a square and I'll think about it.

EDIT: Ya, or at least be able to put roads on them, mountains have roads

[dannubis]

Only in Chile...

[couerdelion]

Originally posted by Cyrus The Mike
move down a square and I'll think about it.

EDIT: Ya, or at least be able to put roads on them, mountains have roads

There are not really roads over the mountains but ones that got over the passes. There is, at least, a mountain pass here.

Need to see the wider terrain to answer the question. Also is this Napoleon or Louis?

[dregor]

Or DeGaulle!

I personally turned off the suggestions for unit actions. The blue circles always seemed to show up in the strangest places, but I'd be doubting myself when I didn't settle there. Much clearer conscience this way.

[frenzyfol]

Originally posted by Will
I don't think the circles (for the human atleast) are affected by unknown resources.

It is an okay spot once you can make windmills.

You sure about that?
I know starting positions do, but thats kinda different.

[thyrwyn]

The spot SE is not on a river (no commerce symbol in the yield, only 2 food).

Also, it does look like there is a some food resource (3 food undeveloped), which makes this a great spot for 3rd city early in the game as it grabs copper, 2 health resources, and is on a river. It will have food to grow and hammers to make stuff.

[famousguy]

Well sometimes if the AI is samller than the other civs they will build cities far apart from each other so they can still have them ttrade and they have a full field of land to cover after they expand, and i guess that seemed like a good spot, and its behind those peaks so if they have any enemies attacking from the north they can know and get prepared