How to upgrade palace?

[AskReeves15]

I want to know how to make upgrades to my palace on my palace view screen and what enables me to make more upgrades? Thanks.

 

[Shujaa]

You can't "force" upgrades to occur, they're awarded to you automatically, and you can choose what part to upgrade and what style to upgrade in by clicking. I'm not sure what triggers upgrades, but my guess would be that it's affected by your score, or some aspect of your empire's prosperity.

 

[Stephan Hoyer]

I'm not sure about the algorithm either, but I notice it tends to be coincident with several factors:

1) When I'm doing particularly well in a war, or have signed a peace treaty.
2) When my cultural borders expand. I definitely noticed this in my 100K culture game, especially after expansions in one turn.

 

[AskReeves15]

Thanks, yeah i was just wondering how to get an upgrade. What causes it. That sort of thing.

 

[RoboPig]

i think the first time you destroy a barb camp, first time you defend youre city from barbs, first time you defend youre city from a civ, culture expansions, when you advance an age, thats what you need to get the palace upgrades. i think happiness has to do with it too.

 

[Pablicosta]

I presume it is to do with keeping your people happy, since the message reads "Your citizens are so happy they have chosen to extend your Palace" or something like that. I think major milestones are the key, and they depend on your Gov type. IE: If your people dont want war and you sign a peace treaty you might get one, or if you succesfully anhialate an enemy civ your people dont like?

 

[NintendoNut]

I know for sure that you get an upgrade when you pass some body in score.

Like, you have 800 points and one of the AI has 810 points. On the next turn you have 815 and the AI has 814. This would trigger a palace expansion.

I know this is true in , not sure 'bout .

 

[brennan]

You get palace improvements when you

Win your first battle with barbarians.
Found your 2nd city (IIRC)
Each time you build a Wonder.

You get the improvement the turn after these achievements.

Not sure about the score thing, I think you get improvements every 1000 years or so automatically.

 

[NintendoNut]

I was pretty sure 'bout the score thing because in my game, I was in 3rd place in score. One turn, I passed persia, and I got a palace upgrade. Next turn, I passed spain, and got another palace upgrade. This may have been a coincidence though.

 

[Madroc]

I think you get an upgrade for each "trigger", whatever they may be. I've had several expansions where I get to add two or more segments at a time.

 

[greenman1234]

Somthing really stupid is that in a scenario or a pre-made map you can't build up your palace.