Talk:Settlements

Production

• measure of your 'supplies' income
• used to build buildings and directly increase other incomes (by upgrading buildings, usually)
• used to promote military units
• used to increase settlement tier

Culture

• measure of your 'influence' income
• used to increase influence with neighbors
• used to defend against neighbor cultures
• used to perform diplomatic / espionage actions

Military

• measure of your 'mettle' income
• used to levy new military units

• has a one-time cost in mettle and supplies, and ALSO permanently decreases both incomes by some amount
• big armies make broke nations

• used to promote existing units

• has a one-time cost in mettle and supplies
• often require the unit to either undergo training (time) or survive a battle

Turns

• 15 days each
• 6 turns per season
• 24 turns per year

Seasons

• affect incomes
• Spring: +culture, -supplies
• Summer: +military, -culture
• Fall: +supplies, -military
• Winter: -everything

High-Level Benefits of Buildings

• improve economy
• grant a special ability (and minor economy boost)
• unlock better unit types
• unlock better diplo / espionage actions