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malichai11
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How do you build more cities?

January 20, 2012 2:17:44 AM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

This may seem like a stupid question, but I can't figure out how to build more cities. I send out pioneers and they build outposts, but those outposts don't ever turn into cities and I don't see an option for building a city anyplace.

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StoweMobile
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Reply #1 January 20, 2012 2:25:05 AM
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You have to click the "Settle" option. You can only settle on a tile with atleast one grain output, and is atleast 7 tiles away from any other city.

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seanw3
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Reply #2 January 20, 2012 3:42:45 AM
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Keep in mind that the food/production stat for the tile you build on is the only one that matters right now. So don't build on anything less than a 4/3. I like to hold out for the 5/4 t really own in the late game. 

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WhiteWyvern
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Reply #3 January 20, 2012 10:28:37 AM
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Also, outposts never become cities -- they are a way to extend your control to wild resources without the necessity of building a city to claim them. May I recommend playing the tutorial and watching the tutorial videos? They contain all of the information I just stated, answering your question in-game.

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Reply #4 January 20, 2012 11:10:43 AM
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Quoting seanw3,
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Keep in mind that the food/production stat for the tile you build on is the only one that matters right now. So don't build on anything less than a 4/3. I like to hold out for the 5/4 t really own in the late game. 

I have yet to see a single 5/4. But building near forests/rivers makes a 4/3 worth it anyway.

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