From a mathematical point of view; wouldn't it be easier to just add up all the population points?

For example if you have 5 cities pop 10 and 1 city pop 15 your total population (and score) will be 65.

I think the population changes depending on your closeness to the next population point.

If I posted an HiTM GOTM would _anyone_ else play??

You guys just cannot believe how much better this HiTM mod is than the vanilla _WAAAY better_

I don't think it works that way in Civ 4 any longer, at least not judging by the test I've just done. It is purely a population level for each population point and it only rises when you reach the next level. In Civ III it grew with the input of food so it a city grew constantly as you approached the next pop point, they must have changed it back? *shrugs*

BUT...

From a mathematical point of view; wouldn't it be easier to just add up all the population points?

For example if you have 5 cities pop 10 and 1 city pop 15 your total population (and score) will be 65.

You still can't do that though because the population growth is not linear. So for example the 8th point represents more people than the 7th point, which in turn represents more people than the 6th point. And so on...

That means that 2 cities of population 4 don't add up to the same total as 1 city of population 8. You could give in your victory post all your 1's, all your 2's, all your 3's etc... but its easier to compare if its just 1 number.