The Hoover Dam

[Captain THC]

Hey, sorry if this question has been asked before (probably has), but the search engine is screwing up.

When you build the Hoover Dam wonder, does it bring the affects of a hydro plant improvement to the cities that aren't next to a river, even though hydro plants can only be built in cities that are?

The manual says "In every city on the same continent" - so I guess that would mean all cities get the benefit, even if they're not located by a river. But it doesn't seem to work that way, which is why I'm asking if anyone knows for sure.

Thanks,

The Captain
THC is me

[Solver]

I'm almost positive that it works the way that it provides ALL cities you have on that continent the effect.

[reefer addict]

im sure its all cities on the continenet, river or no river

[Willem]

I've been using the same flags the power plants do for most of my other buildings as well, and anytime I get a wonder that builds something in a city, it does so in all cities, regardless of whether it's supposed to have one or not.

[Wormwood]

If you've already built coal plants in some cities, do you still get the benefit? Do the production abilities add up, or does the coal plant disappear like barracks with Sun Tzu?

[Willem]

Someone posted once that if you have the Hoover Dam, you can also have another power plant working, like the Nuclear.

[Wormwood]

I should correct myself, the barracks do not disappear, so that was a bad example

[Jaybe]

Hoover Dam provides the effect of a Hydro Plant to each of your cities on the continent, regardless of river presence. The dam is producing the power and power lines are distributing the power to each of the cities, which is why rivers are not required. Just as in real life, though MUCH more powerful.

The primary advantages of hydro power is that no pollution is added. You only get the affect of THE LATEST power plant you build in a city. The only advantage to a Nuclear Power Plant over a hydro plant is that it provides twice the production bonus. A Nuc Plant is also clean, unless there is an accident (likely during riots (and anarchy??)), in which case you lose half the population and the surrounding 8 tiles are all polluted.

[Thrawn05]

Originally posted by Jaybe
The primary advantages of hydro power is that no pollution is added. You only get the affect of THE LATEST power plant you build in a city. The only advantage to a Nuclear Power Plant over a hydro plant is that it provides twice the production bonus. A Nuc Plant is also clean, unless there is an accident (likely during riots (and anarchy??)), in which case you lose half the population and the surrounding 8 tiles are all polluted.

I never had a prob so far with Nuclear Plants... so if firaxis planed on having nuclear plants used rarely, they did poor job.

[Solver]

I had them, when I allowed disorders to happen in Nuclear cities. Nothing but a small petard blow...

[Jaybe]

(Hmmm, maybe I'll try building a nuc plant again, after all)

[Thrawn05]

Originally posted by Jaybe
(Hmmm, maybe I'll try building a nuc plant again, after all)

I see no reason not to. I play Regent most of the time. I have yet to make it into the modern age in Monarch+.

[muxec]

The best wonder (except Hollywood in DyP mod)

[neonext]

if it is "every city on the same continent", then do other civs that share the continent with you get the benifits also?

[Solver]

No. Wonders always only work for your civ.