Cover II promotion: how to get it?

[André Alfenaar]

I have some melee units that have the cover I promotion, but they can not be promoted to cover II. Why? According to civilopedia cover I is the sole prerequisite of cover II. Anyone knows?

 

[André Alfenaar]

Nearly 150 views. Really no one knows? So it is a bug?

 

[jg4444]

didnt know there was a cover II, i always pick something else

 

[MadDjinn]

unfortunately it's a bug. There's some xml missing that is required to hook it up.

 

[Louis8k8]

Are you sure it's a bug? I've gotten cover II in G+K. I don't recall which particular unit or what path but I remember clicking that filled shield icon when it's available.

I'm gonna take a guess that you need cover I, Barrage II / Drill II.

I know for sure Cover I isn't enough because the barracks/armory/militaryacademy combo gives me 3 upgrades and I always go Barrage I -> Cover I -> Medic. And there was no Cover II after Cover I.

Try Anti-aircraft gun Barrage II/Drill II + Cover I. I always go Cover for that unit. That might be the one I got Cover II for.

 

[Big J Money]

If it's an XML bug, it should be an easy local fix right? Can someone figure out the fix and post it here or make a mod?

 

[compwiz1202]

Maybe it was changed to make city sieging harder. Even with Cover I as long as my unit strength isn't eclipsed by the city, I can fortify a melee in forest or hills in city barrage range, and barely take any damage after healing 10 a turn. Might never take damage with Cover II.

Well, at least until they decide to add a ranged/naval unit to the barrage

 

[georges bonbon]

Thus the question remains.

Does Cover II really exists?

Or did they forget to remove Cover II from the Civilopedia?

 

[Buccaneer]

If it's an XML bug, it should be an easy local fix right? Can someone figure out the fix and post it here or make a mod?

The it would end up being like a lot of mods where an easy local fix could make it worse (e.g., unbalances or breaks things). Some people think that by flipping a bit, it will take care of a "problem" not realizing the cascading effect that one change can make, esp. without having access to the base code, or throws things out of whack because they don't know how it would affect the AI (except through limit trial and error, which is not testing).

 

[Wuddel]

Well Cover 2 existed in vanilla. Yesterday I got the first time a unit to all promotions (Gattling Gun, ex scout) and it only could get Cover 1.

 

[Barghaest]

I posted the fix here:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=467493&page=2

Should be the first post on page 2, at least it displays like that on mine.

 

[georges bonbon]

Txs.

Sorry for the late reaction, but I have been away without internet.