by "NoSpam" <fake@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Mar 31, 2008 at 11:07 AM
"Bob Terwilliger" <virtualgoth@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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news:fsmvll$u21$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> David wrote:
>
>> the rather crude AI tends to put colonies far too close together
>> and they need thinning out.
>
> How far away do you prefer your cities to be to each other? I try to
> shoot for about 5 tiles (e.g., 4 tiles north/south and 3 tiles
> east/west), but I'm not sure that's optimum.
I go for 6 tiles between cities. This way each city can expand 3
tiles.