No Iron sources discovered
Most of the time I do not rush Iron Working research. When I get it, my cities are reasonably expanded and several tiles around them are already improved. The problem is that when I have it researched, it reveals Iron sources only outside of my borders. However, when researching other technologies revealing other strategic resources (Coal, Oil, Aluminum etc) quite frequently I do get "X source revealed" and it happens to be inside of my territory. It isn't about size of my civilization, because I even do find Horses when the borders of my only city haven't really expanded. Haven't found a single Iron resource within my borders during all the games I have played. As a result I tend to rush Iron working in the hope, that it will spawn just outside of my territory and will get it by border expansion. Early game without Iron can be quite challenging if you happen to have fighting civilization as a neighbor.
Is Iron resource somehow special in this matter? How does the game spawn resources around the map?
I'm talking about vanilla Civilization 5 and typical setup (no changes in Advanced Options).
Best Answer
Other resources appear when you're already covering a fifth of the map with your cities. This is just the fact that you only have one/two cities combined with RNG luck.
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What is the possible source of iron?
Food SourcesMeats, poultry, and seafood are richest in heme iron. Fortified grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and vegetables contain non-heme iron. In the U.S. many breads, cereals, and infant formulas are fortified with iron.When was iron deficiency discovered?
Iron deficiency anemia was discovered in 1852 by Karl Vierordt and his student H. Welcher.Do we naturally produce iron?
Iron is not made in the body and must be absorbed from what you eat. The adult minimum daily requirement of iron is 1.8 mg. Only about 10 to 30 percent of the iron you consume is absorbed and used by the body.What is the number 1 source of iron?
It is found in animal foods that originally contained hemoglobin, such as red meats, fish, and poultry (meat, poultry, and seafood contain both heme and non-heme iron). Your body absorbs the most iron from heme sources. Most nonheme iron is from plant sources.Iron-Deficiency Anemia Signs \u0026 Symptoms (ex. Fatigue, “Spoon Nails”, Cracked Lips)
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