Ironworks - are you getting your share?

[Dis]

In all my games with standard maps I have been able to build it 80 to 90% of the time.

But I build many cities. This helps get a good build. I also use world settings that are 3 or 4 billion years old- more hills I think.

[PLATO]

I've been playing for well over a year now and have played over 100 games. I have built the Ironworks once! Just this week I had opportunity to capture a city and build. Got the city and on the same turn the source of coal was exhausted!! Oh well....Maybe next time. The rarity does make it a delight, but I would like to be delighted just a bit more often.

[Quasar1011]

In my modded maps (See the Star Series posts over in the Files Section), I usually cluster iron and coal near to each other 4 or 5 times per map. This still doesn't guarantee the ability to build an Iron Works though . It depends on city placement, for one. It also depends whether or not building cities on hills is allowed. Sometimes I like to hide resources to force players to build colonies. So, since I play on my own maps... I usually do get to build the Iron Works!

[Kuciwalker]

I just went into the editor and unchecked the box that requires it to have all required resources in the city radius. Problem solved.

[Quasar1011]

Originally posted by skywalker
I just went into the editor and unchecked the box that requires it to have all required resources in the city radius. Problem solved.

Did you rename it the Water Works?

[Kuciwalker]

No. It still requires Iron and Coal. It just doesn't need them in the city radius. IMNSHO, this is realistic.