Originally posted by marceagleye
I've searched all around this forum and one on infogrames and can't find anything similar to what I'm experiencing. I don't see that these issues are addressed by the 1.21 patch either. I just bought PTW about two weeks ago but just downloaded the patch today.
First problem- I'm Isabella and Bismarck just declared war on me, so I send five swordmen to capture Heidelberg, but when they kill the last spearmen defending the city, they destroy it automatically without my consent. Military advisor never asks if I want to install a new governor.
If a city is population 1 and has no cultural improvements at all, it will be razed automatically -- you have no control over this (unfortunately). Only after a culture-producing improvemnt is built or the population grows will you have an option to keep or raze the city.
Second problem- I discover Republic and have a revolution. As soon as I install republic as the new gov't , over half my cities go into civil disorder. Makes no sense whatsoever. Can anyone explain?
Are you at war? A feature of the game called "war weariness" makes you r citizens unhappy during prolonged warfare. There are numerous threads on war weariness and it is too long to go into here -- but just based on your description, I'd offer up the following facts: the effects of war weariness (citizen unhappiness) does not show under Despotism, Monarchy or Communism -- it only manifests itself under Republic or Democracy.
If you're not at war: Under Despotism, Monarchy and Communism, you can use units (a maximum of 2,3, and 4 per city, respectively, for each government) as "military police": 2 units in a city under despotism will cause 2 citizens that would otheriwse be unhappy to be be content. A switch to Republic or Democracy removes the military police effects, which means you will suddenly have more citzens unhappy than you had under the previous government.
Before you ask "Why in the heck would I ever go to Republic or Democracy, then?" -- under these two forms of government, your empire-wide production of gold goes up significantly resulting in much greater scientific advancement and much greater income (specifically, every city tile worked by a city laborer that already produces one or more gold will produce an extra gold in a Republic or Democracy). Although vastly oversimplifying the game mechanics and strategic choices, many players consider Monarchy & Communism "wartime" govenrments and Republic & Democracy "peacetime" governments.
Next problem- I'm into the 1600's now and 30% into the industrial age. I have 34 cities- 13 of which have banks, but the game refuses to give me the opportunity to build Wall Street. Extremely irritating.
Under PTW, 5 stock exchanges (not banks) are required for Wall Street. Stock Exchanges become available with the tech "The Corporation."
Another problem- From what I've read, an outpost built on a mountain is supposed to allow seeing everything up to four squares away. I built an outpost on a coastal mountain to see way out into the ocean so I'd know when the French were coming, but it had no effect. Why not?
Can't help you. I've not built an outpost before.
Last problem- All AI except England (France, Iroquois, Celts Vikings, Germans, Japan) have total and completely unprovoked hatred of me. Why? I haven't made a demand tribute to anyone, although I declared war against the Iroquois once when they invaded my territory without cause. That's when I saved the game and gave it the filename Irritatingquois. But I haven't broken any deals and I don't go traipsing through AI territory. The Vikings even declared war on me one turn after I sold them Nationalism. You'd think they'd be polite. Go figure. I guess this last problem is a result of my first problem.
Managing AI attitude and understanding how it is affected is complex. A poster named Bamspeedy recently posted a comprehensive guide to AI attitude calculations -- do a search for "attitude" by username "Bamspeedy." (I'd provide a link, but the server seems awfully busy at the moment).
Anyway any help would be greatly appreciated, and I apologize if these issues have already been addressed, but I searched hi and low but could not find threads declaring other players to be having these same problems. Thanks.
A lot of these questions concern pretty straightforward application of certain game mechanics -- but the mechanics can be pretty complex for a new player. You should read the game manual for background (though be forewarned that it contains many mistakes), then read the FAQ thread (it is located at the top of the forum), and then also peruse the War Academy -- it is a link available from the home page for CFC. The manual will give you a broad background, the FAQ will correct the mistakes of the manual and make points more clearly, and the War Academy will start offering insight into how the sometimes complex game mechanics can be utilized to have more fun and be more successful.
You can also ask specific questions in the "Newbies Questions" thread (also at the top of the forum) -- just go there, ask a question on any subject, and you'll most likely get a very quick response.
EDIT: Welcome to CFC
