Cities that will grow in 9999 turns

Barry Brenesal · November 7, 2001, 10:19

Anybody else gotten this? You have a size 6 city. It won't grow in zero turns; it will grow in 9999 turns. At first, I thought this was a natural condition following upon the lack of an aquaduct, but then I realized that some cities, under identical conditions, kept growing to size 10 or greater.

Mister Hand · November 7, 2001, 10:50

Cities don't need an aqueduct to grow if they are by a river...that is probably why your other cities were growing, but this one wasn't.

Special_K · November 7, 2001, 11:28

Watch the bigger cities when they get to size 12. If you don't build a hospital they should show the same 9999 as well.

Barry Brenesal · November 7, 2001, 12:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Mister Hand
Cities don't need an aqueduct to grow if they are by a river...that is probably why your other cities were growing, but this one wasn't.

That was it: spot on. Thanks.

Was this something I'd missed in the manual, and if so, where?