help, I can't build a wonder!

aahz_capone · November 13, 2002, 11:08

AAARGH!! What's going on?!

I'm the french, and for some reason I can't build Sistine chaple in my capitol! No other city is building it and all other cities CAN build it. on the world screen the wonder doesn't appear on the right click menu, and on the city screen it's in grey like some other city is building it.

WTF!?!!?

HELP!!

miccofl · November 13, 2002, 11:34

Add it to a queue. Set up to build something that will only take one turn, then hold down shift and click on the Sistine, it should begin building on the next turn. I should point out that usually if a wonder is greyed out you are building it in another city.

Nikolai · November 13, 2002, 11:43

I would guess that you are in war-time production mode, right? Then you can only produce military units and buildings, not peace-time.

If this is the problem, the only thing to do is to go to war!

Backpack · November 13, 2002, 13:31

Or if you have disbanded something to generate some of the shields already in the city, or (maybe, Can't remember if forestry counts) if you have used a worker to chop trees to add to the shield count.

Hope this helps

KP

Arrian · November 13, 2002, 16:11

Yeah, if you have chopped forrest and/or disbanded units in the city, or partially rushbuilt something, you cannot switch to a wonder. This is to prevent people from rushbuying, say, a colosseum (100 shields) and then switching to a wonder to get a head start.

-Arrian

aahz_capone · November 13, 2002, 21:52

no no no no no!! Grrrrr!!

sorry, guys, but I didn't diband anything or chop forest. (I wondered for a while so I built something to take up shields. now there are no shields in my build box and it still doesn't work. nor are there any other cities building it.

I'll try adding it to a quee, but still this should work!

how do I post a save, so you guys can sse it for your selves?

Spiffor · November 14, 2002, 01:03

When you write a new reply, click the "browse" button at the bottom of the page before posting your reply. You have to zip your save to be able to attach it.

alva · November 14, 2002, 01:42

These things happened pre 1.29(or earlier patches),
but I don't think I've seen it since.

aahz_capone · November 14, 2002, 07:56

Thanx Spiffor.

But there's no need. Problem is solved, and by a very wierd way. I restarted my computer, loaded up the game and switched the wonder from one city to another three or four times, then suddenly I could build it at my capitol! This is odd, since I have v1.29, but hey! it worked.

Thanx for all your help guys. I feel almost embarrassed for using your time.

Purest Warrior · March 4, 2003, 20:43

Just so that people do not think that you have lost it, Capone (or, at least, you are not alone): I am having the same problem and I have had it before.
One of my cities cannot build wonders (large or small), incidently the one with the greatest production.
It is just that city and the wonders are Sun Tsu's Art of War, Leonardo's Workshop and Forbidden Palace.
From what I know neither of those wonders, except Forbidden Palace, require anything in peticular to be built. Requirements for Forb. Pal. are met (16 cities on huge map) and I can build it in every other city.
I tried rebooting, like you suggested, but, alas, to no avail. I am going to try and queue it (and lose the 60 or so shields already produced). Arrgh.

pedrojedi · March 4, 2003, 22:11

I had this problem recently, but it was related to have shields in my buildbox. I know that if the wonder is queued somewhere, then it cannot be chosen to build in another city. Usually only the human player can queue, but who knows?