Best Resources Set

[Myalam]

I'd agree that going with all pop boosters is useful to get new improvements (though the optimal industrial one gives almost all pop boosters anyway [1.24 vs 1.29 pop boost]).

Edited September 21, 2007 by Myalam

[King Irwin]

As usual, Veritas knows what he's talking about Do the math, and you can usually tell what's best for your nation. I made an excel spreadsheet a while back that makes it a little easier to compare resource sets. It can be downloaded here. I found that as a young nation (when I made most of my income on tech deals), I used the 8 bonus set (although I wasn't getting scholars yet) to reduce the cost of tech. Once I gave up tech selling and started tech buying, I switched to the industrial set.

[x Tela x]

I'd agree that going with all pop boosters is useful to get new improvements (though the optimal industrial one gives almost all pop boosters anyway [1.24 vs 1.29 pop boost]).

You're right, of course. But just to nitpick:

Agriculture gives: 30.56% population boost

Industrial (5 bonus/auto build) gives: 26.15% population boost.

Just remember, like-improvements are additive, everything else is multiplicative.

5 clinics = 10%

5 clinics & Fish = 1.10 * 1.08 = 18.8%

[Viluin]

??? neither pigs nor sugar are in the industrial setup.

According to a guide I read on the old forum the ideal industrial setup includes Sugar.

[Drai]

According to a guide I read on the old forum the ideal industrial setup includes Sugar.

It allows room for 3 resources that don't contribute to the bonus resources. They are usually fish, cattle, and either sugar or gems.

[Myalam]

You're right, of course. But just to nitpick:

Agriculture gives: 30.56% population boost

Industrial (5 bonus/auto build) gives: 26.15% population boost.

Just remember, like-improvements are additive, everything else is multiplicative.

5 clinics = 10%

5 clinics & Fish = 1.10 * 1.08 = 18.8%

I was just counting the resource boost, not the boost + improvements and the wonder.