<t> I consider early cities as a way to exploit resources that are beyond the 5 tiles from capital (thus keeping admin strain low). The other use is if you want the logistical extension then its okay to make a small low investment town that acts as a rail and truck depo. If your population is ...

<t> thanks, the free folk settlement i found for this was at 52k so the first pull I did with the strat card was around 47k, this amount has gradually decreased as the normal free folk migration does reduce the settlement but the attract free folk strat does not and can be used each turn to float ...

<t> Efficiency Drive is huge, though it scales off your admin level but its about 15k to 30k depending on roll for around turn 100+<br/>
Until then i was basically selling via trader to cover each turn's expenses.<br/>
I'm -700 in the hole each turn rn but can easily make it back. Also some market ...