And that too. Company towns are usually built around a resource like a mine or something, whereas city states arise at natural confluences. A company setup has

And that too. Company towns are usually built around a resource like a mine or something, whereas city states arise at natural confluences. A company setup has only one show in town and whoever controls that is boss. Building out in the desert is Red Alert command sims stuff IMHO. and probably works if you've a nuclear reactor and a ring of tesla-coils around the whole perimeter.