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Learning how to increase resource slots helps you manage resources effectively and maximize yield in Sid Meier’s Civilization 7.
In Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, resources are materials or commodities that provide unique effects on your settlements and civilizations. They are usually acquired by establishing settlements near resource nodes, forming trade routes, and conquering other settlements.
These resources can be assigned (slotted) to various settlements using the resource menu, which appears as a leaf icon. However, at a certain point, the demand for resource slots increases, leaving you wondering how to obtain more. Leave the worries behind and join us as we explore how to get more resource slots in Civilization 7.
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Methods To Increase the Resource Slot in Civilization 7
Your Capital City gains more resource slots as the game progresses. The following methods can help increase the resource slots of your settlements.
Camels
Camels are the primary way of increasing your resource slots in the early ages, particularly during the Antiquity Age. As a resource, Camels expand the resource slots of your settlement by +2 while occupying one slot for themselves. However, this won’t work during the Modern Age.
Policies
Several policies, like Commodities and Metropole, increase resource slots. As they both increase one resource slot, make sure to equip these policies when unlocked.
Civics
Several civics, like Chola and Mississippian, increase resource slots. These will take effect when you study the unique civics and unlock them.
- Aksum (Periplus of the Erythraean Sea): Increases one resource slot for Settlements on Coast or Rivers.
- Mississippian (Cah-nah-ha): Increases two resource slots in Capital
- Chola (Nagaram): Increases two resource slots in Capital
- Ming China (Lijia): Increases two resource slots in Capital
Wonders
The resource slots of settlement can also be increased by building certain Wonders.
- Colossus: Increases three resource slots
- Monks Mound: Increases four resource slots
- Tomb of Askia: Increases two resource slots
- Machu Picchu: Increases two resource slots
Buildings
Researching and constructing certain buildings in a settlement can also increase resource slots.
- Market: Increases one resource slot
- Lighthouse: Increases two resource slots
- Wharf: Increases two resource slots
- Department Store: Increases two resource slots
- Factory: Increases one resource slot
Leaders
Leaders like Amina can increase resource slots. She increases one resource slot in the settlement. Moreover, the resources assigned to those slots receive +1 Gold.
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