Cannot Capture City

[TedN]

I have been attacking my first city for about 15 turns but cannot capture it.

I'm using Ambassadors (6), Vindicators (4), an Executor and a host of Seraphs.

Each turn I can reduce the City Hit Points to 1 (1/185) very quickly but then it just stays at that level regardless of what I throw at it. I assume I have to get it to zero before I can walk in.

Am I doing something wrong or is there a bug. I am playing single player at the easiest level.

Thanks,

 

[stealth_nsk]

You need melee unit to capture the city.

 

[TedN]

OK. I didn't do that because when I selected a melee unit to attack the city it was labelled as a Costly Attack. I've just tried it and it worked.

Thanks,

 

[LORD ORION]

OK. I didn't do that because when I selected a melee unit to attack the city it was labelled as a Costly Attack. I've just tried it and it worked.

Thanks,

Something else that needs to be on the to do list for firaxis. When the win is guaranteed the warning should not come up. (that is to say defender life bar is blinking to 0, and attacker cannot be destroyed in the attack)

I had that warning appear when I attacked a demolished city with a Xeno Titan.

"What, NO! Stupid Advisor" *sigh* poor new to Civ people.

 

[jmm]

I had that warning appear when I attacked a demolished city with a Xeno Titan.

Well, at least it wasn't like the good old times' "Spearman defeats tank" situation

 

[FreedomFighter]

Well, at least it wasn't like the good old times' "Spearman defeats tank" situation

One my Stealth bomber model got shot off by Barbarian with Flaming Torch. . .

 

[GeoModder]

One my Stealth bomber model got shot off by Barbarian with Flaming Torch. . .

It was a technical malfunction (yeah, the afterburner ignited prematurely because of the torch, that's the ticket).

 

[s0nny80y]

I think ai prioritizes targetting range units like ppl do. therefore spam range?

 

[FreedomFighter]

I think ai prioritizes targetting range units like ppl do. therefore spam range?

AI mostly aimed for weakest unit that it can kill off first.

 

[heat]

You need melee unit to capture the city.

Bingo. Done this yet, OP?