Humankind: How to Downgrade a City - Tips and tricks - Ultimate Guide

If you are wondering how to downgrade a city by Humankind don't worry, because in this guide we have you covered.

Why downgrade a city by Humankind?

At one point in the game you may end up controlling a city that you don't really want to control, and demoting is for many a way to get away from unwanted politics, however, it is not technically possible to demote a city, but there are other ways to free yourself of those unwanted policies. So keep reading, so you get a good understanding of how to demote a city.

How to downgrade a city in Humankind?

The first thing to understand if you're wondering how to demote a city is that cities are initially outposts created by units at the cost of influence. Outposts can be linked to a nearby city or converted into cities when the population on of the outpost reaches 1. All of this requires an investment of influence that will depend on several things, including the number and proximity of cities and territories what controls.

It is important to note that civilizations obtain an influence penalty for each city that exceeds their limit, this penalty will gradually increase. Keep in mind that a negative influence will shake the stability of your cities, which could lead to rebellions and more problems. For this reason, it is advisable to get rid of unwanted cities.
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As we already mentioned, it is not possible to demote a city to an outpost in Humankind, what you can do is to merge two cities into one from the Middle Ages after researching Military Architecture.

Select the city you want to merge into> click "Absorb" on the city to delete. This will come at a high price, but it is the only way to get rid of a city.

Another option is to increase the city limit of your civilization.

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• Civilizations can get 1 with the Civic from the council.

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• 3 of Space Orbital in the contemporary era

• 1 of the technology of philosophy in the classical era

• 1 of Foreign Outposts technology in the classical era

• 1 of the technology of mercantilism in the early modern era

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• 1 technology of theology in medieval times

That's all you have to know about how to downgrade a city in Humankind, we hope that all this information has been of the greatest possible help to you so that when you need to get rid of one of your cities you can do it without problem.