Got Great people, want Golden Age

[thirdmonkey]

Ok, I know I am not the brightest bear in the tree, but this is not intuitive.

When I select a "Great Engineer" I see a bunch of symbols. One of them is grayed out and looks like a wheel. Mouse over says it is "Golden Age"

It tells me I need 2 in order to start this Golden Age. Well, right now I have gathered 3 "Great Engineers" in my capital. No matter how many of them I select, the wheel stays grayed out and I don't get a Golden Age.

I hope that was clear.

Can some bright conquerer tell me what I am doing wrong?


Thanks.

 

[narmox]

It says you need two _different_ great people to start a golden age

 

[Spindrift]

Your GPs need to be of differing types. Take two of those engineers and spend 'em on somethin' pretty.

What do they do with the great people, anyway? Are they sacrificed to the civ gods, or do they just sort of disappear into a cloud of metaphorical representation?

 

[slothman]

How did you get 3 engineers!
I only got one in many games.
Maybe you build the applicable wonders early, are lucky.

 

[calyth]

Maybe you build the applicable wonders early, are lucky.

There are enough ways to influence which GP is going to be produced that there's very little luck in doing so - unless you don't bother building specialist and let the wonders add a certain type of GP points. Even then, mouse over the GP bar in your "city full" view and it will give you the probabilities of getting a certain type of GP.
I have, in one city, with 100% great prophet because I needed one for building a shrine.

 

[Bast]

Yeah it's very hard for me to get Great Engineers too.

 

[thirdmonkey]

Thanks for the help.

Yes. I have 3 engineers. I don't have anything useful for them though. Guess I can complete my current wonder with one, save one for the golden age and put the third inside my city for resources.

 

[Finite Monkey]

I find the Golden Age to be less of an option with those GP's then typically what they provide. Whether it is a boost in production, culture etc. (Especially a rushed wonder) it is often just better in my opinion to use them for a non golden age use.

The exception I make to this rule is the Space Race. If you are building several pieces all at once the the GA can really pay off.

 

[korfez]

Build the pyramids and the Hagia Sophia and you get great engineers

 

[warpstorm]

To get a great engineer have a city with no wonders and only use engineers as specialists. 100% chance that eventually it will produce a great engineer.

 

[Vaiks]

The second golden age will take 3 GP and the third, four.

You should think a lot before sacrificing 2 GP for a golden age...

 

[slothman]

The problem is that I thought only forges allow engineer specialists in the early game.
The next is factory far in the future.
Besides wonders.
I could do all the specialists I want but I need buildings to do so.
Even "caste system" won't work.
At least as far as I know only wonders and limited engineer specialists near startallow great engineers.

 

[VladTepes]

I use my first Great Prophet to build the Great Holy Site (or whatever it's called in-game). My first GA does not generally occur until the late Renaissance because of this, and if I get a Gr Scientist early he goes toward and Academy. 100% sci boost for the game beats a 7 turn gain!

 

[henrycccc]

Don't start the GA unless you are in at least the industrial age.