Too many units!

[mossewaarde]

Hello a big problem I always encounter is the meassage 'Too many units in the game' after I played the game a while. So I am unable to produce units. Too bad the computer opponents don't have this problem! Anyone have a solution?

 

[Prof. Garfield]

Try this thread:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=205794

I haven't read the thread through, and I don't vouch for anything in it. (I've never run into the unit cap when playing the game, so I haven't looked into fixing it.)

 

[timtofly]

Hello a big problem I always encounter is the meassage 'Too many units in the game' after I played the game a while. So I am unable to produce units. Too bad the computer opponents don't have this problem! Anyone have a solution?

Destroy the AI units and then it will allow you more.

 

[mackerel]

It's not quite as simple as destroying AI units, though that's certainly an important part of the answer. Because the "too many units" check is performed when attempting to create a unit, and unit creation happens at the beginning of your turn, every AI civ's production will be processed before you get a chance to replace the destroyed units. If you're in a situation with more than one large enemy civ, any losses you take could be replaced by fresh enemies with no chance to build reinforcements.

Can you provoke war between AI civs? Turns are always processed in order by color, so if you can get the two civs before you to fight, their destroyed units are your opportunity to grow. If you're looking to replace your own outdated troops, stack them next to one of the last civ's cities and let them be destroyed. If you can only make room for a few units this way, consider spies, gear your cities to produce gold, and reduce enemy production capability by bribing cities.

Can you post a save from the game in question? It sounds like a fun problem to get hands-on with.

 

[VoidStalker]

I also have run into that problem, and it is what made me stop playing civ2 (although I always come back for more - eventually), and have also seen the "cannot create more cities" message as well.

I have tried to install the mods in the thread for civ2 unlimited, but have had no success in making a game that actually allows me to receive the benefits. Not sure exactly what I am doing wrong, as when I start the civ2 unlimited it opens up the screen, and seems to run correctly, but then I still am limited in units despite having checked all the boxes at the game creation screen.

Any thoughts for what I might be doing wrong?

 

[Ali Ardavan]

Are you guys deliberately stock piling units? 2048 is 8 units per city assuming you have reached max number of cities. Why do you need so many units?

 

[timtofly]

Hello a big problem I always encounter is the meassage 'Too many units in the game' after I played the game a while. So I am unable to produce units. Too bad the computer opponents don't have this problem! Anyone have a solution?

Are you guys deliberately stock piling units? 2048 is 8 units per city assuming you have reached max number of cities. Why do you need so many units?

From the OP it seems the AI have stocked piled.

 

[ScottieX]

Are you guys deliberately stock piling units? 2048 is 8 units per city assuming you have reached max number of cities. Why do you need so many units?

So you can write you name with battle ships all over the oceans and with engineers and howitzers on the continents.