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Cathedral: A Cathedral makes four unhappy people content and is very useful for

keeping a large city out of civil disorder. It requires the advance of Religion, costs

160 resources to build, and costs 3 coins per turn to maintain. The effect of all

Cathedrals in your cities is increased if you possess Michelangelo’s Chapel, a

medieval Wonder of the World, until the achievement of Communism.

City Walls: City Walls triple the strength of a defending unit, except when

attacked by a Bomber or Artillery unit. This tripling occurs after considering the

effects of terrain and veteran status. Cities defended by City Walls do not suffer

population loss when a defending unit is destroyed. Walls also prevent the disaster

of Floods. They require the advance of Masonry, cost 120 resources to build, and

cost 2 coins per turn to maintain.

Colosseum: The Colosseum is a large stadium for holding athletic contests and

other events drawing crowds. Its presence makes 3 unhappy people content. It

requires the advance of Construction, costs 100 resources to build, and costs 4

coins per turn to maintain.

Courthouse: Reduces corruption in a city by 50%. It requires the advance of the

Code of Laws, costs 80 resources to build, and costs 1 coin per turn to maintain.

Factory: Increases the amount of resources generated by a city by 50%. A Factory

becomes obsolete and stops working if a Manufacturing Plant is built in the same

city. A Factory requires the advance of Industrialization, costs 200 resources to

build, and costs 4 coins per turn to maintain. The effect of a Factory may be

increased by the presence of a Hydro Plant, a Nuclear Plant, or a Power Plant. It

may also be increased by the Hoover Dam, a modern Wonder of the World.

Granary: Cities possessing a Granary use up only 50% of their stored food to

create new population. The storage box empties only by half. In addition, the

Granary prevents a Famine disaster from destroying population. The Granary

requires the advance of Pottery, costs 60 resources to build, and costs 1 coin per

turn to maintain.

Hydro Plant: Increases the resources generated by a city by 50%. In addition, a

Hydro Plant reduces the probability of pollution. A Hydro Plant may only be

built by a city adjacent to a River or Mountain square. It requires the advance of

Electronics, costs 240 resources to build, and costs 4 coins per turn to maintain.

Selling Improvements: You may sell an existing improvement to raise cash by

pressing the sell button next to its name in the improvements roster of the city

display. A dialog box appears showing how much cash you would receive for

selling, normally 1 coin per resource invested. Choose whether to sell or not. If

you sell, the improvement disappears from the city and the money is added to

your treasury.

Selling improvements may be useful when you are short of money and

threatened with the random sale of an improvement. It may also be useful when

you are under attack with no reasonable chance of defending or recovering a city.

By selling off its improvements, you reduce its value to the enemy and salvage

something. You may sell one improvement per turn.

Improvement Types

An alphabetical list of improvements follows, including the benefit of the

improvement and the technology that makes it possible.

Aqueduct: Cities without an Aqueduct may not grow beyond a size of 10

population points. In addition, Aqueducts prevent the disasters of Fire and

Plague. Aqueducts require the advance of Construction, cost 120 resources to

build, and cost 2 coins per turn to maintain.

Bank: Increases the luxuries and taxes generated by a city by 50%. It requires the

advance of Banking and the city must already have a Marketplace improvement.

The bonus from a Bank is added to that of an existing Marketplace and then

applied. This bonus takes effect after all other considerations, including trade

routes. Banks cost 120 resources to build and 3 coins per turn to maintain.

Barracks: New units built in this city are already veterans, increasing their attack

and defense factors by 50%. Barracks prevent the disaster of a Pirate Raid. No

technology is required to build Barracks. However, all existing Barracks become

obsolete and disappear when you acquire the advances of Gunpowder and

Combustion. In each case a new generation of Barracks may be built. The

maintenance cost of Barracks is 1 coin at the Chieftain and Warlord levels. At

Prince and King levels, the maintenance is 1 coin for the first generation, 2 coins

for the second generation, and 3 coins for the third. At Emperor level,

maintenance costs are 2/3/4.

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