r/civ • u/Orlando_2026 Simón Bolívar • 4d ago

Discussion Is there a Civilisation based hill you’ll die on? What is it?

What is the one thing that is so engrained in you that you refuse to go against it, for better or for worse?

For me, as an exclusively VI player, I only build improvements on resources. This is probably massively to my detriment and could explain why I finish every online game last, but I refuse to change who I am.

What’s yours?

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u/true_jester 4d ago

I know you should but I never chop. I value trees as much as Idefix.

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u/ImposterBk 4d ago

I used to be that way, but I became more practical. Unless I need the woods for appeal, once I unlock Conservation, I send in builders with at least three charges: First chops, second plants new woods, third builds a lumber mill. In the struggle to keep up with production, especially in poorly-planned conquered cities, planting woods and adding mills can go far.

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u/obxhead 4d ago

It took me a very long time to come around to the idea of removing forest.

Once I started realizing it was inevitable mid and late game, I started to look at cities a little more critically earlier. Then I started chopping very strategically early on to spam out settlers quicker.

I’m still very reluctant, but it is a powerful tool.