Bug - Mt. Fuji isn´t a mountain, or is it?

[hisnessness]

Playing a game as the arabs I built a city next to Mt. Fuji. I was assuming that this would allow me to build the Machu Picchu wonder. However, after researching it, it did not appear in the build list, so I figured Mt. Fuji isn´t a mountain after all. Some time later I got observatory available, and it turns out that this can be built, so Mt. Fuji apparently *is* a mountain. So now I´m thinking that someone had beat me to building Machu Picchu, without me noticing (and btw. thanks a bunch Firaxis for not allowing us to see where wonders have been built, shees). However, a little later into the game the russians build Machu Picchu!

So for Machu Picchu, Mt. Fuji isn´t a mountain, for the observatory, it is.

 

[dannythefool]

I suppose Machu Picchu needs a real mountain because it actually builds the wonder on the mountain tile.

 

[Cinderspark]

No I think this is a standalone bug not connect to Mt Fuji at all. I have played a game next to 2 mountains, had various City States asking me to build Machu Picchu and could never build it. It was VERY late game when it was finally built by some other civ.

 

[Venereus]

All I know about Machu Picchu is that you need a mountain within 2 tiles of the city, and that the mountain tile must be within the city's cultural border (so buy that tile if it isn't). Mt. Fuji didn't count for me either.

 

[hisnessness]

I suppose Machu Picchu needs a real mountain because it actually builds the wonder on the mountain tile.

That would be sensible, but the observatory needs to be built somewhere too I find it quite reasonable that you cannot build on landmark, so I guess my most important point here is that the observatory shouldn´t be available either.

And to address other posts, yes, Mt. Fuji was within my cultural border (which is why I was able to build the observatory).

 

[dannythefool]

That would be sensible, but the observatory needs to be built somewhere too I find it quite reasonable that you cannot build on landmark, so I guess my most important point here is that the observatory shouldn´t be available either.

I totally agree with you, but that's not what I mean. When I built an observatory I didn't actually see that on the map. Maybe I just missed it? But when you build Machu Picchu, it'll change the shape of the mountain and put Machu Picchu on top.

 

[oopsy poopsy]

I totally agree with you, but that's not what I mean. When I built an observatory I didn't actually see that on the map. Maybe I just missed it? But when you build Machu Picchu, it'll change the shape of the mountain and put Machu Picchu on top.

I've seen what I think is the observatory just a tiny bit up the side of a mountain, but I don't know if that's how it always comes out, never really cared that much, but where I once noticed it, it wouldn't affect the Mt. Fuji graphic like MP would. Personally, I'd love the opportunity to build MP on top of Mt. Fuji, 'cause it'd be worth a screenie all on its own. Those are the kinds of little changes that I always think are hilarious. My guess is, it's not a bug though, they intentionally didn't want to merge the two, but observatory wasn't a problem (more a civilopedia bug than a game mechanic bug). Although, there seems to be enough MP problems out there, that it's possible I'm wrong.

 

[Archwizard]

It seems to me that MP should be able to be built on Mt. Fuji. MP says it needs a mountain, last time I checked, MOUNT Fuji is a mountain. I ran into this last game too, I built a city near Mt. Fuji for the purposes of building MP, was really displeased when I couldn't.

 

[The_J]

Easiest way for clarification: Post a savegame .


At leat old faithful is a mountain ingame, so that's a compensation >.<

 

[MadmanAtW]

Easiest way for clarification: Post a savegame .


At leat old faithful is a mountain ingame, so that's a compensation >.<

Old Faithful is a mountain for purposes of an observatory, if I recall that thread correctly, and the OP said that Mt Fuji was for that purpose as well, but not for Machu Picchu.

 

[Venereus]

I think dannythefool is right. It's the world-view wonder display on the map that screws Machu Picchu.

 

[Agent327]

Old Faithful is a mountain:

 

[Venereus]

Old Faithful is a mountain:

So? Does it count as one in game?