User Guide

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IMPROVEMENTS
City improvements represent the commercial, bureaucratic, educational, and public works
infrastructure that make large and efficient cities possible. In the real world, New York
City’s dense population depends on the extensive subway system for transportation, and
buys electrical power generated by distant grids. Los Angeles is located in a desert and
pipes in much of its water from sources hundreds of miles away.
In Civilization II, improvements are also critical to the growth and importance of
cities. Inadequate provision of these facilities can limit the potential size of a city. Each
improvement provides some service or otherwise makes a city work more efficiently. You
must choose which improvement to implement at what time — does your city need a
Marketplace or a Library more? Would a Courthouse provide more benefit than a
Colosseum? City improvements are listed alphabetically in the CIVILOPEDIA. It explains the
building costs, benefits, and maintenance fees of each improvement, along with any
conditions which make the improvement obsolete or non-functional.
Managing
your cities
Improvement Roster
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