Strategic Resources and District/Wonder Tiles

[Kortanis]

I'm curious what happens to strategic resources that you discover as you progress on the tech tree if they happen to be underneath districts or wonders you built? Do you get access to them or are you screwed?

[terry]

you get them, you just cant build mine, plantation or whatever it takes to improve the tile.

[SamBC]

They get connected by the district/wonder/city. But you don't get the yield.

[Kortanis]

Originally posted by SamBC:

They get connected by the district/wonder/city. But you don't get the yield.

Is yield even a thing? I thought all you needed was access to one and then you can build as much as you want that requires that resource.

[terry]

Originally posted by Kortanis:

Originally posted by SamBC:

They get connected by the district/wonder/city. But you don't get the yield.

Is yield even a thing? I thought all you needed was access to one and then you can build as much as you want that requires that resource.

He is referring to the yield of the tile. If a tile has 2 food and 2 production and you put a citizen on a tile, that city gains the food and production of that tile. The situation you are talking about, the district/wonder erased the yield of that tile so you dont get that yield. You still get access to the resource

[SamBC]

Resources normally add extra yield, more if they are improved. You don't get that if connected by a district or wonder.

[Kortanis]

I guess I'm not getting it. In the case of strategic resources, you only need access to one to build all that you want that requires such a resource to be built so.... why do yields even exist?

[donald23]

Originally posted by Kortanis:

I guess I'm not getting it. In the case of strategic resources, you only need access to one to build all that you want that requires such a resource to be built so.... why do yields even exist?

You need one if you have an encampment. Two if you have no encampment.

Yields are what gives you production, science, food, culture, faith.
Those things allow you to do things in your civilization. WIthout production, you're not getting anything build.
So those yields are important. Strategic resources, besides providing the resource, also give a bonus to the tile yield. That yield further improves when you improve a strategic resource.
By having it pop up under a city, district or wonder, you do not get that yield or the chance to improve. But you do get the resource itself.

[Kortanis]

Originally posted by donald23:

Originally posted by Kortanis:

I guess I'm not getting it. In the case of strategic resources, you only need access to one to build all that you want that requires such a resource to be built so.... why do yields even exist?

You need one if you have an encampment. Two if you have no encampment.

Yields are what gives you production, science, food, culture, faith.
Those things allow you to do things in your civilization. WIthout production, you're not getting anything build.
So those yields are important. Strategic resources, besides providing the resource, also give a bonus to the tile yield. That yield further improves when you improve a strategic resource.
By having it pop up under a city, district or wonder, you do not get that yield or the chance to improve. But you do get the resource itself.

OK now it makes sense. Thank you. :)