Quote Originally Posted by Jxrc View Post
- how do you know what is the max farm upgrade you can build in a city in order to avoird excessive population ? I undertand that the one that takes four turn to build is normally the limit but there seems to be some difference between province regarding "natural" farming output so that max farm upgrade might have some benefit in rather arid provinces (for instance Sahara)
This depends upon the base fertility of the region and the distance to your (future) capital. You can move your capital, but I found it easier to do so early and then never again and to plan accordingly.
Personally, I do not build any farms if the sum of base farm level, existing farm bonuses and distance penalty is equal to or greater than 6. If required, I raise the population by disbanding cheap units (peasants) and mercenaries in the respective city.