Build now or later
Test whether the post-build flow returns the full cost before the checkpoint.
- What to record
- Cost, delay, value per turn, checkpoint
- When the choice changes
- War or the Age transition arrives before payback
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Current section
How a settlement converts production into victory
The chain from tiles and specialization to buildings, Resources, GDP and the chosen victory.
- Question
- Where does my next move create compounding value?
- Outcome
- See the bottleneck and the cost of delay
ContextUpdate 1.4.1 · Test of Timechecked 2026-09-01
ECONOMIC CHAIN
A Resource matters only after it converts into the objective.
The map does not provide a ready answer. The next move passes through settlement specialization, the production queue and a real checkpoint.
- 01
Map
Tiles, neighbors and Resource access define the constraints.
- 02
Settlement role
A city and a specialized settlement create different flows.
- 03
Queue
Every building delays a unit, Settler or another district.
- 04
Adjacency
Building context changes actual rather than nominal benefit.
- 05
Resources
Slotted Resources and Treasure Convoys contribute to GDP.
- 06
Victory
Utility becomes value only in relation to the selected objective.
Constraint first. Action second.
Develop or preserve the role
Price only the incremental value after the transition and the lost specialization.
- What to record
- Transition cost, current flow, new flow, horizon
- When the choice changes
- The current role creates value omitted from the estimate
Close the Victory gap
Collect confirmed GDP sources and discount the share that is not yet accessible.
- What to record
- Current gap, Resources, Convoys, Buildings
- When the choice changes
- A source depends on another unfinished action
Method and independence
The source sets the boundary. The scenario stays yours.
Official material confirms the structure of the current version. Every numeric value comes from the game interface and stays on the device.