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[Datajack Franit]

But building another capital and trashing the previous one along with the cultural bonus and the core cities of your empire is GODDAMN STUPID!

lol, why don't you get a leader and rush the forbidden palace as suggested?

[alva]

Not always.
There are some instances where it can be veru usefull to abandn your capiton to get a free jump. I never did it though, cause I hardly ever change my palace location.

[Mad Bomber]

But building another capital and trashing the previous one along with the cultural bonus and the core cities of your empire is GODDAMN STUPID!

lol, why don't you get a leader and rush the forbidden palace as suggested?

If you build the FP in a close location to your palace, you can move your palace around to get the most productivity out of your empire. (this is best if done in a gradual manner) The only problem is you need a leader or wait until steampower to make this really effective (a bit of a gamble on a standard map, but a necessity on a huge map)

One benefit of moving the palace is that the palace distance is figured into the CF formula, while the distance to the FP is not. As for the cultural bonus, its only 2cp with the 1000 yr bonus, no big deal to lose, (you will only lose 1 cp per turn as you will still get 1 CP from your new palace)