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Civ 7 Town Specializations and Guide
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Towns are settlements in Civilization VII (Civ 7) that can help a connected City grow and have Town Specializations. Learn more about Towns, all the Town Specializations to choose from, and how to convert them to Cities in this guide!
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How Do Towns Work in Civ 7?
Precursor to Cities
In Civilization 7, Settlers build Towns instead of Cities when you found settlements with them. Unlike previous installments of Civilization, Towns are a new mechanic added to the game that changes up how settling cities work.
Towns Can Be Converted to Cities Using Gold
A Town can be converted to a City by using Gold. Converting gives the settlement access to the use of Production to create units and buildings. The cost of converting Towns to Cities increases with the number of Cities you own and decreases with the Town size.
Should You Convert a Town Into a City?
No Production Menu
Towns are not able to use Production to create units and buildings. Instead, you'll have to use Gold when you want to produce units and buildings in Towns.
Projects and Wonders Can't Be Bought
Until they are converted into Cities, Towns are restricted to units and buildings, and you won't be able to purchase Projects and Wonders with Gold.
Converts Production to Gold
With no access to Production, Towns instead convert all the Production yields directly into Gold. You can then use Gold to improve the Town's infrastructure and improve yields or to develop other settlements.
Counts Towards Settlement Limit
Towns will still count towards the settlement limit even before they turn into cities. Be careful not to go overboard in building a lot of them to maintain Happiness in your empire!
Town Specializations
Select a Specialization for Towns
Once a town reaches 7 population, you'll be able to choose a specialization for them to gain various bonuses sucg as having increased healing on tiles or increased Food yield.
Specialize Using the Focus Menu
You can specialize towns through the Focus Menu accessible when you click on a Town.
All Towns are Growing Towns by default and clicking on this cell will open all available specializations. Take note that selecting a specialization will lock the town for the rest of the Age making it a strategic decision you have to consider.
List of Town Specializations
| Specialization | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Growing Town (default) | Increases Town's Growth by 50%. |
| Fort Town | +5 Healing to Units and +25 Health to Walls in this Town. |
| Urban Center | +1 Culture and Science on Quarters in this Town. |
| Farming Town | +1 Food on Farms, Pastures, Plantations, and Fishing Boats. |
| Mining Town | +1 Production on Camps, Woodcutters, Clay Pits, Mines, and Quarries. |
| Religious Site | +2 Happiness and +1 Relic Slot on Temples in this Town. |
| Hub Town | +2 Influence per Settlement Connected to this Town. |
| Trade Outpost | +2 Happiness to each Resouce tile in the Town and +5 Trade Route range. |
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