Why don't I get to choose capture over destruction?

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PaladinWhite

9/23/2008 8:55 PM

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I'm finally getting the hang of Civ3, having played four or five free-play games and two of the scenarios. Sometimes, when I defeat the last defender on an enemy's city and move in, I get the popup option to claim the city or destroy it. But other times, my attackers automatically raze the city. Is there an option somewhere that I can change so that I always get the choice?
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Dunedein

9/23/2008 9:46 PM

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You aren't allowed to capture size one cities with less than ten culture is the rule. It was put into effect in one of the first patches, as people were conquering vast numbers of undefended AI cities on the really high difficulties. It didn't solve the underlying problem (stupid AI), merely patched the whole with a temporary fix. If you don't mind never being able to destroy cities, then you could get the Conquests "no-raze patch". It's on civfanatics, so just search there or google for it.
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PaladinWhite

9/23/2008 10:02 PM

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Wow, thanks for the amazingly detailed response! So if the city is either larger than size 1, or has more than 10 culture, I'll be able to capture it? But it doesn't need both?
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psweetman1590

9/24/2008 6:56 PM

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Correct, one or the other will do. Though I coulda sworn I had a size 4 get autorazed... must've just been a glitch.
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Dunedein

9/28/2008 5:01 PM

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PaladinWhite (9/23/2008) Wow, thanks for the amazingly detailed response! No Problem, ask more, I love it!
-- "Politics have no relation to morals." -Niccolo Machiavelli "If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril." -Sun Tzu

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