User Guide

CITIES
Players new to Civilization IV and its predecessors might want
to play a couple of games before taking on this section. Once
you’ve had a chance to poke around a bit on the City Screen,
you should be familiar enough to tackle advanced manage-
ment of cities.Veterans of previous Civilization games may feel
comfortable enough to jump right in and start reading.
THE CITY SCREEN
To open the City Screen, [double-click] on a city on the main
map. (Click on the city artwork itself, not on the city’s name –
the name brings up a “lite” version of the City Screen.) This is
where most city management take place. The following dia-
gram demonstrates a typical city in Civilization IV:
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City Name
The name of the city is listed at the top of the city screen.
Displayed next to it is the city’s current size. For each popula-
tion point that a city has, it possesses one citizen who can
either work the land (by selecting any tile in the City Map at
the center of the screen) or become a specialist (by using the
Specialist Display on the right side of the city screen).
Food Bar
Directly underneath the city’s name is the Food Bar. On the
left side of the bar is displayed the amount of food that is cur-
rently being produced and the amount currently being eaten
by the people of the city. Each population point requires two
food under normal circumstances; if a city has become
unhealthy, it may require additional food (see below). If the
city’s food supply exceeds the amount needed to feed its peo-
ple, the Food Bar will begin to fill up and the city will begin
to grow. When the Food Bar is completely full, the city gains
one population point. (Conversely, if a city does not have
enough food to support its population, the Food Bar will
shrink and starvation will occur if it is completely empty!)
The Food Bar will usually show the number of turns needed
for the city to increase in size; moving the mouse over the
Food Bar will show the exact amount of food stored at the
moment and the amount needed to grow.
Production Bar
Underneath and accompanying the Food Bar is the
Production Bar. On the left side of the bar is displayed the cur-
rent amount of production that the city creates each turn.The
center of the bar shows what the city is currently producing
(which could be a unit, building, or wonder) and how many
turns it will take for the current project to be completed.
[Rolling over] the Production Bar will also show the exact
amount of production carried out on the current project so
far, and the amount needed for completion.
As each turn passes, the Production Bar will fill up until what-
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Food Bar
Investment
Percentages
City
Maintenance
Health Display
City Defense Bonus
Happiness Display
Religion
List
Resource
Box
Specialist
Display
Great
Person
Points
Bar
Minimap
City Build MenuPortrait
Window
City
Production
Queue
City Management Menu
Unit List
City Map
Production Bar
Culture
Display
City
Nationality
City
Building
Roster
Trade
Income
List
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