Adeptus Mechanicus, Cybernetica Datasmith: What determines where a city can be built?

[graphitepaddle]

Just figured out that an engineering unit is required to build a city, and it's the Cybernetica Datasmith unit for the faction that I'm playing.

But what determines where a city can be built? (Know it has to be a tomb for the Necrons.)

[Foxassassin]

The only factions that have requirements are Necon, Eldar and Drukhari. Necron only on tombs, Eldar and Drukhari can only take over existing webway gates.

Besides that, there's one rule; No other cities within 4 tile radius of the first, including enemy/allied cities.

Not counting the resource requirements, of course, outside of that you can make a city wherever you want.

[graphitepaddle]

Thanks Foxassassin for the lightning-fast reply,

Started playing my first game, after the Introduction, and it took me a while to figure that one of the units could build cities. Searching the .PDF told me it was Engineering units. And searching this forum/Internet informed me that engineering units for the Adeptus Mechanicus are the "Cybernetica Datasmith".

[Stardustfire]

to be a little more precise, no other city CORE nearer than 4 empty spaces to where you want your new citys core, normal city tiles dont count.
if it is your own town you want to have 6 tiles betwen the cores (if not Tyranid, there the 4 are enove) so your citys dont take away tiles from each other.
rule of tump you can say with each race you can find the unit (or the building for the unit) that is able to build citys in reseach lvl 2 or 3.
exeption are CSM where the cultiest does the job. thats why they can build 2 citys right at the start, they have 2 cultiest at gamestart.

[graphitepaddle]

Have to ask Stardustfire,

What is the difference between a 'CORE' & 'non-CORE' city?

Have only played as the Space Marines, and still early playing as the Adeptus Mechanicus. Lots of concepts still to learn.

[Stardustfire]

with core i mean your city center with your fortress, city coud be misinterpreted as just a normal claimed city tile. because thats part of your city as well, but dont interferes with the minum range needed to other citys when you want to build a new one.

[graphitepaddle]

Originally posted by Stardustfire:

with core i mean your city center with your fortress, city coud be misinterpreted as just a normal claimed city tile. because thats part of your city as well, but dont interferes with the minum range needed to other citys when you want to build a new one.

Got it!