You can put a farm on the desert tile to make the citizen self sustaining (after fertilizer), Which will allow for a larger city and those “hidden” bonuses that Wodan mentioned. Also remember that any tile improvement is going to contribute to your tile improvement maintenance cost…
Does oasis count as desert Civ 5?
An oasis is an especially lush and verdant area within a desert, usually because it sits atop a source of clean and plentiful water. Oases are extremely valuable resources in an otherwise barren and lifeless desert, and countless battles have been fought between desperate desert tribesmen to possess them.
Is Petra good Civ 5?
Petra is an amazing Wonder and worth pushing to build, so long as you can truly take advantage of the +1 Food/Production. When I say all but Flood Plains, I mean Desert Hills and even Oasis get the bonus. You can put a mine on a Desert hill and get +1 Food, +4 Production in the early-game.
Can a civilization expand beyond a 5 tile radius?
A city’s borders will only expand within a 5-tile radius (not including the city tile itself). While a city cannot work the “extra” tiles (i.e. those outside the 3-tile radius), a civilization is still eligible for strategic and luxury resources located there (if they have been improved).
How does a city expand in Civilization 5?
If no such features are present nearby, the next tiles marked for occupation become the ones closest to the city. For example, if in one direction it has expanded three tiles away, in another two, and in all others it is only occupying the nearby tile, the city would try to expand two tiles away in all other directions.
What happens when a city becomes neutral in Civilization 5?
This is also the only case when tiles which previously belonged to a civilization will become neutral again, instead of simply switching to another civilization. Each city is able to further expand the territory it (and thus your nation) controls.
What are the colors of the different civilizations?
For convenience, different civilizations’ territories are associated with a different, fixed color. For example, the territory of the English civilization is red, while the territory of the American civilization is dark blue.
