Celebrating percentages.

[rah]

Just a quick question for the MP boys.

What's your default tax/sci/lux settings when you first start celebrating. I know people tweak them as they go along but what is your starting place.

Mine are
T 10
S 40
L 50

or
T 0
S 50
L 50

Depending on the state of my treasury.

How about you guys.

[Hydey]

Usually they are along the same lines as Rah but if funds are very short and I will require to rush the odd temple or market to keep the growth going I may use.

T 50
S 0
L 50

Turning the science back up once the funds are in order.

[finbar]

Same as rah. Subject to the bank balance.

Jeez, if ever there were a thread to attract an economist, this is it.

[Ming]

50% on lux and the rest depends on whether I'm delivering cavarans and how much money and beakers I have for the turn.

There is no reason to go above 50% lux that I have noticed. It has no effect. Is that correct?

[rah]

Actually that was what I was trying to feel out, the Lux tax. I was wondering if anyone used more or less than 50%

[Ming]

Some times, I see no difference between 50 and 40 percent... but I have NEVER seen 60% or more make any difference.

[Makeo]

I generally use 30% Luxuries and a combination of T and S depending on other factors.

I'm usually only celebrating 1-3 of my main cities to begin with and they usually have temples and trade routes so 30% will get them up to size 7. I've found that you can celebrate from 8 to 9 in republic but not to 12, unless you have HG to help although seems like that only will help to celebrate the wonder city anyways.

So I generally wait till democracy to celebrate above size 8 in most of my cities.

If I'm trying to celebrate a lot of cities rather than just my main ones I might try 50% lux. I agree that above that does not help.

Sometimes if i have a good science lead or want to get some super cities going I will set lux at 30% and T at 70%. In democ cities with a bank and courthouse can be grown infinitely at 30%. The money made with T at 70% is used to buy improvements in other cities to get them started as well.

[rah]

Well it seems pretty consistent.

One more question. Does anyone set LUX above 0 when in desp or monarchy?

[Ming]

Why bother

[Makeo]

edit. nevermind.

[atawa]

Sometimes in despo if I get realy hutscrewed.

[atawa]

Oh and regarding the question, in a normal game I'll go T60/S10/L30 right after trade and usualy keep them this way.

City's without traderoutes will need temples to celebrate beyond size 5 though.

[rah]

Originally posted by atawa
City's without traderoutes will need temples to celebrate beyond size 5 though.

At what difficulty level?

[atawa]

King, I was talking about a normal game

[rah]

Hmmm, if you look at the prefered settings thread. Deity was almost a unanimous selection for those that posted here. So King must be for the those that are abnormal.