How do you create a city?

Hi All,

I am probably making myself look stupid but I cannot figure out how to create a city. I created the little "colonist" guy, I send him out in the world. I find a great spot and the only thing he can do is create an outpost... I have upgraded the outposts a bit but no where do I see... "Make a city"

 

This cannot be too hard because I see others talking about making too many cities, I just cannot figure out how to do it.

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Reply #1 Top

If the "Settle" button is grayed out, hover your mouse over it and it should give you an explanation as to my you cannot settle there. After playing Beta 4 a few times, I've noticed that places that are actually fertile are few and far between. Keep exploring with your troops and when you come across tiles that have the materials/grain and essence icons, those are the places you can settle. Everywhere else, you can't, even if there's a bunch of cool resources next to each other (if that's the case, create that outpost there and reap the benefits anyways).

Reply #2 Top

You can only settle in certain places on the map.  These places can be seen in the icons that overlay the tile and represent the resources avaialble to a city created on that spot.  Here's a screenshot:

 

You'll need to find a tile with at least food and production before your pioneer can create a town.