Civ 5 - how to protect city states?
I can't work out how to protect city-states in Civ 5, or even how to offer to so. Where is the button you press to do this?
Best Answer
You can pledge to protect a City-State. Before the Gods & Kings expansion the game required you to at least be friends with the city state before you are allowed. The mechanic changed for the expansion however, now allowing you to pledge to protect city states immediately. For some reason, the AI is allowed to pledge city states right away, even in the base game. G&K just evened the playing field in this sense, but you won't need to buy the expansion to use the mechanic.
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How do you ally a City-State in Civ 5?
At 30 Influence, you are considered a Friend to a City-State. At 60, you're Allies. If another Civ is Allies with a City-State, you must pass them up in Influence to take this over. When this happens, there is often a diplomatic hit because you've stolen their Alliance.Can you conquer city states in Civ 5?
You can declare war against a City-State just like you declare war on another civilization, and the effects are pretty much the same as well.How do you defend a City-State in Civ 6?
If you surround the city hex of each of your city states with units, then no one will be able to capture the city state without first killing at least one of your units. This will make your city states effectively immune to aggression by your friends and allies.Can you conquer a City-State?
As separate political entities, city-states may be conquered and later liberated (see below). As before, you can choose to court city-states and use their benefits, you can ignore them and concentrate on your rivals, or you can conquer them for their territory.Civ 5 Guide | City States and the Diplomatic Victory
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Answer 2
It's in the detail window for a city-state, second option down - Pledge to Protect.
Note you cannot pledge to protect a city-state if you are at war with them.
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