Foreign office visibility bonus

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   After five years playing I built my first foreign office to level one.
Previously my visibility radius was 17.0 (5 base, +10 consulate level, +2 Inquisitive populace)

Now it is  22.1 with the extra 5.1 stated as due to the 10% bonus a level 1 foreign office gives. I was expecting 18.7, so can anyone explain this please? 

There is a post by GM ThunderCat on 09OCT11 that states the radius is:

((5 + Town Consulate Level/2) + (Visibility Discoveries * 2))              * (Foreign Office Multiplier) squares

What I'm hoping to achieve is not to see diplo units but extend the range where the size of NPC units is visible so I have less need to scout before sending against them.

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Artemisia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 20 Oct 2021 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote Artemisia Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Foreign office visibility bonus Posted: 01 Sep 2025 at 14:32
	After five years playing I built my first foreign office to level one. Previously my visibility radius was 17.0 (5 base, +10 consulate level, +2 Inquisitive populace) Now it is 22.1 with the extra 5.1 stated as due to the 10% bonus a level 1 foreign office gives. I was expecting 18.7, so can anyone explain this please? There is a post by GM ThunderCat on 09OCT11 that states the radius is: ((5 + Town Consulate Level/2) + (Visibility Discoveries * 2)) * (Foreign Office Multiplier) squares What I'm hoping to achieve is not to see diplo units but extend the range where the size of NPC units is visible so I have less need to scout before sending against them.

bzn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Warrior Joined: 18 Oct 2022 Location: Kul Tar Status: Offline Points: 309	Post Options Post Reply Quote bzn Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2025 at 01:37
	the description in game on the building is wrong. it says +10% per level, but actually, the bonus is +30%. so, with a level 1 foreign office, you will see 17.0 * (1 + 0.3) = 22.1sq. a level 20 foreign office will get you 17.0 * (1 + 6) = 119sq

Artemisia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 20 Oct 2021 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote Artemisia Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2025 at 08:16
	Thank you, that makes sense, and makes the building a lot more useful.