Capture the Princess?

[Kenshin]

Has anyone tried playing Capture the Princess on conquests?
If so, were you able to 'capture' her? Did you have the capture button available?

Also, does anyone know the shortcut key to capture the princess (if there is one)?

 

[dnassman]

Hate to bring up this old topic after reading that the shift-s shortcut would enable you to capture the princess. I used my immortal to enter the city she was in and pressed/held shift-s while over the city and then walked out of the city with the immortal but she was still in the city. I guess I need a step by step procedure of how to actually capture her and take her back to my city. She was in the capital and that civ died once I took their capital, if that makes any difference.

 

[pertinax]

I am in the same situation, playing both regicide and capture the princess. I have 8 units in the same tile as the princess, but none of them have a "capture unit" function. Help!

 

[kvasir]

ironic isn't it when they created the princess that can't be capture when the whole purpose of the princess IS to be captured!

I don't know how to do it, and the patch v1.15 doesn't seem to fix this.

 

[warpstorm]

Conquests has a bug related to the princess.

 

[Bleser]

Originally posted by warpstorm
Conquests has a bug related to the princess.

Yup, capture the princess mode DOES NOT WORK in C3C, any version. Maybe the first official patch will fix it.

 

[kvasir]

I thought v.1.15 was a patch?

 

[Point13]

it is, i haven't tried it yet though, i'll look into it

 

[Captain Carnage]

no wonder i couldn't do it
(i only got conquests yesterday)

 

[HiroHito]

Originally posted by kvasir
I thought v.1.15 was a patch?

There is no official patch as of yet, still a shame that capture the princess doesnt work =/

 

[KB80]

There is no official patch as of yet, still a shame that capture the princess doesnt work =/

Have you all tried making her Mobile in the Edit games. I had the same issue and then I checked and found out that she is Immobile --- but you can uncheck "Immobile" and even increase the number of moves she makes.

I hope this works for y'all. GOOD GAMING!!!

 

[Empiremaker]

This was an old thread. . She should be immobile - a unit has to capture her. This is the whole point of capture the princess.

Welcome to CFC.

 

[Marsden]

Isn't the princess just another "treasure" unit?

Please check dates of threads in the future before answering a question that was asked 3 years ago.

And just so you don't think I'm angry at you, cause I'm not, but welcome to CFC! Please feel free to post and contribute, but try not to preform any thread necromancy.

 

[sercer88]

Isn't the princess just another "treasure" unit?

I think it only becomes one upon capture...

 

[Marsden]

I think it only becomes one upon capture...

Oh, I see. But it still just basically does the same thing, right? Or am I wrong?

 

[pickle]

i tried to play capture the princess, and couldn't. does anyone know if and how it works

 

[sercer88]

You have to put a unit in the same tile as the princess, select a button that says something like "grab" or "hold." Now that unit protects the princess, and must be taken to the capitol...

 

[KB80]

Awh, you guys are nice. Sorry about revitalizing the thread but I JUST got C3C a few days ago and I was bummed about not being able to "Capture the Princess." I have CivIV but I don't like it as much as CivIII.

Anyway, the "Capture" button doesn't exist in the general game. There are some scenarios that have it... like "Three Sisters." I don't think the programmers ever made a patch to fix this... just kind of went straight to IV. I couldn't even get Atari to respond about the bug.