


I will continue adding/correcting info as it comes. I hope that people will find this guide useful. Having a more in-depth understanding of these terrain values can really help your strategy when deciding where to build your cities, and so I’ve also added a section on city placement strategies. I’ve recalculated them to make them more compatible with the other values in this guide. I’ve included the bonus value of resources as well though the information is already in the manual, the way they calculated the values are unusual. I’ve also made a list of worker improvements and their value modifications for each type of terrain. There are five factors involved when using terrain effectively: terrain values, terrain feature values, improvement values, bonus resource values, and civics and tech bonuses–all of which accumulate. There is a lot more to it than what is avaliable in the manual or Civilopedia, and this guide is an attempt to cover as much of it as I can. The guide will give you a complete breakdown of the types of terrain and their food, production and commerce values (FPC). Other Important Factors when Placing a Cityĭownloads for pdf and text versions of this guide Introduction: How Terrain Modifies Improvements (detailed charts)Īdded Bonuses Through City Improvements
