Free Buildings from Conquered Wonders?

[Jman5]

I don't normally war-monger but today I thought I would rush an AI wonder-whore. Two of his wonders, hanging garden and great lighthouse, also provide free buildings when you complete them. However when I conquered the city there was neither a garden or lighthouse available.

Does this always happen when you conquer a wonder, or did the AI sell the buildings as I seiged him?

 

[Halcyan2]

I don't know if the AI actively sells buildings.

However, when you take a city through conquest, there is a chance that buildings are destroyed. Free buildings are treated just like normal buildings in this respect, so they can end up getting destroyed.

 

[Jman5]

I don't know if the AI actively sells buildings.

However, when you take a city through conquest, there is a chance that buildings are destroyed. Free buildings are treated just like normal buildings in this respect, so they can end up getting destroyed.

Oh I didn't know that thanks. That would explain why the AI always have so few buildings whenever I take them over. I thought they were just really dumb.

 

[TurboJ]

Those buildings will still have free upkeep, though, because of the wonders, after you build them again. It seems quite random which buildings get destroyed during a siege.

 

[Arcaian]

Oh I didn't know that thanks. That would explain why the AI always have so few buildings whenever I take them over. I thought they were just really dumb.

I think it's a 1/3 chance for any building to be destroyed

 

[Browd]

It varies by building. Some buildings, like the National Visitor's Center and various unique buildings, like the Ikanda, are tagged in the XML as <NeverCapture>true</NeverCapture>, while others are tagged with a destruction chance (e.g., <ConquestProb>66</ConquestProb>).

 

[Ryika]

Rule of thumb: Cultural buildings are always destroyed, there's a 75% Chance of survival for gold-producing buildings, 66% chance of survival for everything else except happiness buildings - they always survive.
Unique buildings will be converted into normal buildings (and vice versa). As mentioned, there are some exceptions.