Well I am... confused and kind of annoyed.
So I never managed to get to build the pyramid or sphinx, because it gives minimal bonuses and is a lot of work to get. But I notice that there is apparently a bonus wonder (Valley of the Kings) you can get if you get both of them in the city. I never built these and it looked kind of neat so I figure ill try for it this game.
So while the sphinx is relatively easy to build, turns out the pyramids requires sculptures.. which requires that tech + the workshop, which also needs a trading post... which requires trade GAH. Anyway, I finally get it both of them in the same city.
And my bonus wonder did not build... I didnt know why but then I notice apparently I can only grab 2 wonders per city at this culture level. Great, except this is quite early in the game and to amass the culture for a Refined city will take.. a long time, 100+ turns at my rate... So I start building all the culture and culture % buildings so I can speed this up a bit. I finally get close (15 turns to next level) and then a message pops up telling me the Valley was built somewhere else.
What? How can this be possible? This wonder requires both Sphinx and Pyramids. I own both so it should be impossible for anyone else to grab this. Not to mention this wonder cannot be built normally, and is automatically built like housing, so if anything the wonder should be popping up for me when the requirements are met.
All that work and having this happened... is a real downer. I think there is a design flaw in this wonder that requires 2 wonders during a time period where its difficult to have a culture level that lets you build more then 2 wonders. The Sphinx unlocks early classic, and Pyramids mid classic era (like I said earlier you need A LOT of unrelated techs), so I dont think its reasonable to expect people to get the valley unless its meant for a much later bonus wonder.
Oh by the way, in this screenshot you also see Barbarians Golden Age
So I never managed to get to build the pyramid or sphinx, because it gives minimal bonuses and is a lot of work to get. But I notice that there is apparently a bonus wonder (Valley of the Kings) you can get if you get both of them in the city. I never built these and it looked kind of neat so I figure ill try for it this game.
So while the sphinx is relatively easy to build, turns out the pyramids requires sculptures.. which requires that tech + the workshop, which also needs a trading post... which requires trade GAH. Anyway, I finally get it both of them in the same city.
And my bonus wonder did not build... I didnt know why but then I notice apparently I can only grab 2 wonders per city at this culture level. Great, except this is quite early in the game and to amass the culture for a Refined city will take.. a long time, 100+ turns at my rate... So I start building all the culture and culture % buildings so I can speed this up a bit. I finally get close (15 turns to next level) and then a message pops up telling me the Valley was built somewhere else.
What? How can this be possible? This wonder requires both Sphinx and Pyramids. I own both so it should be impossible for anyone else to grab this. Not to mention this wonder cannot be built normally, and is automatically built like housing, so if anything the wonder should be popping up for me when the requirements are met.
All that work and having this happened... is a real downer. I think there is a design flaw in this wonder that requires 2 wonders during a time period where its difficult to have a culture level that lets you build more then 2 wonders. The Sphinx unlocks early classic, and Pyramids mid classic era (like I said earlier you need A LOT of unrelated techs), so I dont think its reasonable to expect people to get the valley unless its meant for a much later bonus wonder.
Oh by the way, in this screenshot you also see Barbarians Golden Age
I have an Island that is STILL left withOUT a civ even going there
and the POP of their cities are still at 1
pic 3/4 like in para 1 i am in Renaissance Era??
one.
