Across all three ages inCivilization VII, you’ll find yourself constantlyacquiring new settlementsin one way or another.
The process can begin when you land founded or acquired a new settlement from another leader.
The first factor is how many cities you already have in your empire.
The more cities you own, the higher the cost of converting to a new town.
However, the cost of converting a town is reduced the larger it is.
The biggest difference between a town and a city is the cost of producing buildings and units.
Towns can only purchase buildings and units with gold instead of opting to wait a set number of turns.
Cities, on the other hand, have the option to produce items using either turns or gold.
This is great if you have a large treasury, but what if you’re out of gold?
The other major factor to consider in upgrading a town to a city is the Focus of your towns.
This is done by clicking on the capital tile of any town in your empire.
Also, once a town has Focused, it sends all of its food to your empire’s capital.
If you choose to convert a town into a city, the town’s Focus is removed entirely.
This can be a detriment to your capital if it relies on the food towns bring in.
Should you convert towns into cities in Civilization 7?
In Civilization VII, there’s no need to turn a town into a city until it fully develops.
There’s so much to learn and discover when you’re exploring the massive world of Civ 7.
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