buy unit cooldown rate?

[MIS]

I'm very confused by when I can buy a unit and when I can't. In a town under attack now I can build a scout, but not a military unit. But I think i did last turn and can in other cities. I have enough money. Is there a cooldown rate? If so, what is it? Does it matter if there's a unit already in the city, or it's under siege? Happy or unhappy? Tried google/civilopedia, didn't find anything.

Answer: "View Hidden" is wonderful. It said no suitable place to spawn unit. Thanks to the answers below.

 

[Siptah]

The cooldown is one unit per settlement per turn.

If no units are shown for purchase, you can check the „show hidden“ box. It will then show all units of the age and why you cannot buy these.

 

[Menocchio]

In my experience it seems like you can buy one unit per settlement per turn, but you also need an open space (either the city/town centre or a military building) for the unit to spawn. So, if you have a military unit stationed in the city centre and no military buildings, you can buy civilian units only. I've also noticed that you can never buy walls in a settlement under siege, which I suppose is fair.

 

[theadder]

The UI seems to remove units that you have insufficient gold to purchase, too. It’s confusing.

 

[Vandlys]

The cooldown is one unit per settlement per turn.

If no units are shown for purchase, you can check the „show hidden“ box. It will then show all units of the age and why you cannot buy these.

I don't think there is a limit per turn, it's just about the space to place them. If you have a barracks I think you can buy two per turn, one of them spawning in your city centre and one in the barracks.

But I'm not sure about this and cannot test right now.

 

[Leyrann]

I don't think there is a limit per turn, it's just about the space to place them. If you have a barracks I think you can buy two per turn, one of them spawning in your city centre and one in the barracks.

There is absolutely a 1 per turn limit.

I'm pretty sure units can spawn on any urban district, in fact. With the barracks and city center being preferred.

 

[Siptah]

I don't think there is a limit per turn, it's just about the space to place them. If you have a barracks I think you can buy two per turn, one of them spawning in your city centre and one in the barracks.

But I'm not sure about this and cannot test right now.

I don‘t think so. I haven‘t checked with a barracks, but I tried buying a ship and a land unit in one turn, expecting that it would work, but it didn‘t.

 

[Vandlys]

There is absolutely a 1 per turn limit.

I'm pretty sure units can spawn on any urban district, in fact. With the barracks and city center being preferred.

I don‘t think so. I haven‘t checked with a barracks, but I tried buying a ship and a land unit in one turn, expecting that it would work, but it didn‘t.

Then I stand corrected. Thank you!

 

[ggmoyang]

It seems like buying a wall prevents buying unit on the same turn, unlike other buildings.

 

[Siptah]

It seems like buying a wall prevents buying unit on the same turn, unlike other buildings.

What other is a wall than an immobile unit?

 

[Leyrann]

It seems like buying a wall prevents buying unit on the same turn, unlike other buildings.

It does.