Civilization 7: Comprehensive Guide to All Town Focus Options

In Civilization 7, effective management of settlements and units is crucial for achieving success and completing the Legacy Path, particularly in the Modern Age. Cities primarily require production for project completions, while towns necessitate the investment of gold resources, providing essential support to cities as they expand.

Each city must adopt a specific focus, a decision that carries weight and is locked in until the next Age. This article aims to guide players in making informed choices about their town focus options in Civ 7, ensuring optimal gameplay experience.

Changing Town Focus in Civilization 7

Civilization 7 begins with towns set to the default Growing Town focus, enhancing growth by 50% until they reach a population of seven citizens. At this point, players have the opportunity to select an alternate focus. While the Growing Town focus facilitates the rapid expansion of the town by converting its production into gold, players must consider whether to maintain this focus or opt for a new one.

When players choose a different town focus, production still converts to gold, but food resources will instead be directed to connected cities, thus slowing the growth rate of the original town. In this context, “Connected Cities”refers to those linked to the player’s town via roads.

To summarize, the Growing Town focus allows for quicker population growth but at the cost of feeding nearby settlements, whereas switching focus provides various advantages at the expense of the town’s growth rate. As a rule of thumb, it’s advisable for players to stick with the Growing Town focus initially, only switching after achieving a stable population.

Once a new focus is selected, players are bound to this choice or the default option until advancing to the subsequent Age, making it wise to deliberate carefully before making a change.

Town Focus Options in the Antiquity Age

The following are the town focus options available during the Antiquity Age in Civilization 7:

Town Focus	Effect
Growing Town	Boosts town growth by 50%
Fort Town	+5 healing to units and +25 health to walls Food resources directed to connected cities
Urban Center	+1 Culture and +1 Science on quarters Food resources directed to connected cities
Farming Town	+1 Food from farms, pastures, plantations, and fishing boats Food resources directed to connected cities
Mining Town	+1 Production from camps, woodcutters, clay pits, mines, and quarries Food resources directed to connected cities
Trade Outpost	+2 Happiness for each resource tile Boosts trade route range by +5 Food resources directed to connected cities

Town Focus Options in the Exploration Age

Exploration Age Town Focus Options in Civilization 7

Here are the town focus options available during the Exploration Age:

Town Focus	Effect
Growing Town	Boosts town growth by 50%
Fort Town	+5 healing to units and +25 health to walls Food resources directed to connected cities
Urban Center	+1 Culture and +1 Science on quarters Food resources directed to connected cities
Farming Town	+2 Food from farms, pastures, plantations, and fishing boats Food resources directed to connected cities
Mining Town	+2 Production from camps, woodcutters, clay pits, mines, and quarries Food resources directed to connected cities
Trade Outpost	+2 Happiness for each resource tile Boosts trade route range by +5 Food resources directed to connected cities
Religious Site	+2 Happiness and +1 relic slot on temples Food resources directed to connected cities
Hub Town	+2 Influence per connected settlement Food resources directed to connected cities

Town Focus Options in the Modern Age

Modern Age Town Focus Options in Civilization 7

The following town focus options are available during the Modern Age:

Town Focus	Effect
Growing Town	Boosts town growth by 50%
Fort Town	+5 healing to units and +25 health to walls Food resources directed to connected cities
Urban Center	+1 Culture and +1 Science on quarters Food resources directed to connected cities
Farming Town	+3 Food from farms, pastures, plantations, and fishing boats Food resources directed to connected cities
Mining Town	+3 Production from camps, woodcutters, clay pits, mines, and quarries Food resources directed to connected cities
Factory Town	+100% gold towards factory purchases +1 resource slot Food resources directed to connected cities (Requires factory resource improvements to be allocated in this settlement)
Hub Town	+2 Influence per connected settlement Food resources directed to connected cities