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Publishing House Initial cost: 540 Extremely inexpensive and arguably
better than its counterpart wonder (Gutenberg's Bible, also discovered
through the printing press advance), the publishing house can be a cheap
way to boost science levels of the city in which it's built. Like all
city improvements, choose that host city wisely; don't waste time building
the publishing house in your production centers. Devote that city almost
strictly to scientific research.
Rail Launcher Initial cost: 6,000 Planning space exploration? The quickest way to establish colonies in space is to construct the rail launcher in your production centers. Remember, choose that host city wisely. Constructing the rail launcher in a city that does nothing but collect gold or research advances will do nothing for your exploration of space. The sole purpose of the rail launcher is to send units to space; therefore, you must place this improvement in a unit-building city.
Initial cost: 3,000 Quite the versatile advance,
conservation lets you construct pollution-killing recycling plants, a
must if several cities are suffering from rampant toxic waste. Further,
the conservation advance also awards its discoverer with the ecotopian
governmental model as well as the eco terrorist unit, two solid acquisitions
for clever military offensives.
Initial cost: 4,500 Plenty of interesting gadgets lie down the robotics research path (following mass production). On the city improvement side of things, the robotic plant can be yet another method for boosting the critical resource of production units, perhaps the most important late-game resource when producing military units and wonders becomes a "who can do it faster" affair. But, like most positive production bonuses, the robotic plant comes with a substantial pollution price tag, not to mention a fat maintenance cost. As most players have probably built various production-enhancing improvements, you could steer clear of the robotic plant. Consider the improvement, however, if you are either extremely desperate or relatively pollution free.
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