Can't use great Leader Trajan

[Divaythsarmour]

I was playing as Rome in a Civ Complete game this weekend. One of my elite leagonaries caused a great leader (Trajan) to a appear. But unfortunately, I couldn't seem to use him for anything. I expected that I could build an army with him. I tried moving him to a city with a group of leagionaries thinking that maybe he needed to be in a city to build the army. No luck with that. He couldn't rush a building project either. Is this some kind of an error?

 

[Aabraxan]

He does need to be in a city to build an army. I'm not sure why he couldn't rush a building, unless maybe you had some "tainted" (rushed or chopped) shields in the building. Did you have enough cities for the next army? You have to have 4 cities per army.

 

[Furiey]

In Conquests, Military Leaders can't rush all buildings/wonders, only military type buildings, Scientific Great Leaders are what you need for rushing things.

As Aabraxan says though you can't have any rushed or chopped shields in the building progress and you need enough cities to build another army.

 

[splunge the 2nd]

More experienced players please correct me;I believe you can only build an army if you have a certian number of cities. I'm trying my first OCC and got a milatary leader and can't get ahn army either.

 

[Aabraxan]

No, splunge, you are correct. You have to have 4 cities to build an army.

 

[Bucephalus]

Aabra, you have the patience of a saint.

 

[splunge the 2nd]

Bucephalus, Aabraxan, not only do I forget the rules of army construction, apparently I've forgotten how to read

 

[hrhomer]

No, splunge, you are correct. You have to have 4 cities to build an army.

And, IIRC, you have to have at least 4 cities per Army - if you have 3 armies, and only 15 cities, you can't make another Army until you have that 16th city...

Joe

 

[Spoonwood]

Don't get so hard on yourself Splunge, you only mis-read ONCE HERE.

 

[Delphi456]

In Conquests, Military Leaders can't rush all buildings/wonders, only military type buildings

That's news to me. So, they can't rush science buildings? Guess I've only used them to rush military small wonders.

 

[Bucephalus]

Bucephalus, Aabraxan, not only do I forget the rules of army construction, apparently I've forgotten how to read

No offense, Splunge, just gentle teasing.

 

[del62]

You can definately use a MGL to rush the Apollo Program

 

[Furiey]

I've just checked the Civilopedia and that says MGLs can only hurry Small Wonders or ordinary buildings. The Apollo Program is a Small Wonder.

 

[Divaythsarmour]

I'll have to reload that game. I must have had only 3 cities when Trajan appeared. An army would be useful.