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[HazieDaVampire]

Originally posted by zulu9812


Every time you take over a city, it knocks off 1 population point, thus knocking 1 pop.point off a size-1 city will destroy it. This is to simulate the destruction wreaked by an invading army - there's gonna be some damage. Makes sense to me.

Well, it should only simulate the havoc of an invading army if the city has defensive units! Its must be a simple ‘safety’ feature like Solver explained.

[zulu9812]

Originally posted by ixnay37
That's not how it works in civ3...

Civ2, yeah, but not civ3

Nope, it's definately the case with Civ3 as well - I just tested it in-game. 15 Knight took size 4 Rome, knocked it down to size 3. Simple as that.

[zulu9812]

Anyone disagree? It'd be best to get this right.

[lockstep]

I'm starting a game right now, and will take a close look at the population/conquest issue.

[HazieDaVampire]

the manual say you can take citys of size 1

[Grrr]

Don't forget the many mistakes in the manual.

[ixnay]

It was changed like this in one of the patches, I believe...

[zulu9812]

It must have been one of the early ones (i.e. 1.16f), coz I can't remember ever being able to take a size 1 city without destroying it, and what with the UK release being later than the US I'd have been palying with that first patch almost straight way.