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I bump, therefore I am? EDIT: Sorry about bumping so early, this forum really needs a clock somewhere... Anyway, we are hoping to bring in people, both new and old.

Fish and Wheat are the two best individual resources. The best combo would probably be Aluminium/Wheat, given that they are both needed for three of the best bonus resources. Get a Water/Coal trade (as your 5th trade when you get a habour) for the Industrial trade (5BR) set. (EDIT: Carnage beat me to it). The Agricultural (3BR) set would be better for pop growth, though it would be more difficult to get the needed pop boosts.

Austral. Maybe my nation in Antarctica uses a rejected proposal for Australian currency?

The best industrial build (5 BR with fish and sugar/pigs) is also better for small nations if they are being boosted with a large amount of cash. The 3-3.5% (base) population boost from the 3BR trade set is not as good as the infra reduction costs from the industrial set.

Anywhere from 460-474, depending on my current labour camp status.

I've had only one event and that was -$5 tax for a month.

I disagree with the above post. Fish is not actually needed in any trade set for bonuses, though it is the best resource (along with wheat) when comparing resources individually. It is always considered a extra resource, one that could be done without (though it would still be foolish to remove it for no reason). Wheat/aluminium is needed in every single bonus resource trade set so it is a more useful combo. Aluminium and marble outclass iron in infra cost reduction and aluminium has other cost reduction that marble doesn't, making aluminium more attractive. Wheat/aluminium also comprises 2/3 of the beer bonus resource.

Fish/wheat is the best combo, however Wheat/aluminium is probably the one people would be trying to get.

I only make 4.5m after bills with 2 wonders and the minimal soldier size. What wonders do you have? Only 60 happiness for .

About 5.5k infra after 152 days. It would have been more if I switched from the industrial set to the agricultural one, and if I didn't keep purchasing wonders/giving aid to my alliance. Yikes. Is that after labour camps? It's surprising the number of people on black with gems/pigs who don't want/need a fish/wheat trade. The agri set will be worth the effort though.

I lost 3.2k, 1:26 ration How far will the sactioned alliances fall?

Is there a reason why the colour around the circles is orange? Is it for the colourblind?

The larger (and closer to the Agricultural trade set [population]) you get the worse they are. They are good to get if you have all of the other money/happiness boosting improvements (as the reduction in population would slow down the progress to other improvements). Just make sure to check how much money you get each day after getting X amount of Border Walls.

Why are so many leaving?

I can only get 3 before I stop turning a profit. Even then getting the third one only nets me ~3.5k, leaving me with 500 after paying the 3k upkeep for it .

Think about how much better you could have fed that tech addiction if you had spent some more into infra...

I took mine from my !@#$%* name.

Yeah, it goes to your gross income. Income multipliers multiply that by 2.07 and then you multiply that final amount by your tax rate. E.G: 10 x 2.07 = 20.7 x 0.28 = 5.796 _____^____^___^____^_____^ Wonder |Multiplier|Gross|Tax | Tax Income

Shouldn't only 2 clinics be bought? With an agricultural or optimal industrial (all pop boosters except one) at 1999.99 infra you would definately pay back the population needed for the three improvement but a third clinic wouldn't allow you to get another 1k pop.

The problem with that is at the point of time which you would get that improvement it would cost about 3k in upkeep, meaning that if it doesn't get you more than 3k each day then it is costing your nation.

Maybe you destroyed a factory (or two) by accident?

The industrial setup gives almost all the population of the agricultural one anyway.

[bandwagon]I have five bonus resources![/bandwagon] Seriously; Go for a modified agricultural or industrial set

I've got 4999.99 infra with the best industrial set (with all improvements) and I make about 3.3m after bills. If I were you I'd get rid of the oil resource and get sugar. You could do with another two factories as well. With your current setup you'll easily get 3m (before bills) by your 3.5k infra mark

NS forever! *Responds to the same issue for the 1400th time*