GL revisited

[DeepO]

hmmm... you're right, the goldcity won't be the best barracks city. And it would certainly work as a worker factory of sorts...

I like the extra commerce, but if we need more defense, it may be better to settle another city first. At least there is some kind of plan to get more production going

DeepO

[Shiber]

Another reason in favor of settling the gold city: it will bring us closer to settling the incense desert and claiming incense, which we'll need in order for Hurricane to grow up to size 8 without having to use entertainers (currently it can support 6 citizens without entertainers).

[nbarclay]

Racing for a wonder, it would make more sense to use the luxury slider rather than entertainers. 10% on the luxury slider will eventually add two to the population Hurricane can support, and only EotS and the gold hill city would even feel that below size five or six.

[Shiber]

Of course, but we'd want to avoid using either options altogether.

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by Shiber
Of course, but we'd want to avoid using either options altogether.

That depends on how much we give up if we delay a city in a better location in order to build (and road to) the incense city sooner. (And once we hit size 9, nothing we can do will save us from needing the luxury slider.)

[Theseus]

I am convinced... let's go for the GL. No distractions though. Let's get Hurricane on it right away. Other towns can build up our military. Given peace with Vox, we are only at risk of Galley invasions, which, while run by humans as opposed to the AI, are not yet worrisome.