Wall Woes

[steveg700]

So, one funny thing I noticed about walls is that they can't be rushed with gold. I guess this is to prevent someone from springing them up one turn before an attack, which I guess is a bad thing...

Now I've got a city that simply can't build walls, even though I have just researched renaissance walls. Do you reach a point in the later game where you can no longer build walls in cities? You're supposed to do something else to get ranged strike?

 

[Wellfooled]

Now I've got a city that simply can't build walls, even though I have just researched renaissance walls.

Can it not build walls at all or just renaissance walls? In my (very limited) experience it looks like to build walls of a later generation you need to build the walls that come before it first.

 

[Miir]

So, one funny thing I noticed about walls is that they can't be rushed with gold. I guess this is to prevent someone from springing them up one turn before an attack, which I guess is a bad thing...

Now I've got a city that simply can't build walls, even though I have just researched renaissance walls. Do you reach a point in the later game where you can no longer build walls in cities? You're supposed to do something else to get ranged strike?

Yes, I think you are supposed to do something else. Build encampment district which get ranged strike if you have build wall at city center

 

[Browd]

Can you post a save file?

 

[Cronos]

in later ages they come with a range strike built in i think?

also one game i could rush walls with faith as opposed to cash rushing.

 

[BrokenBokken]

I had a similar thing happen. My city had medieval walls. I wasn't able to build renaissance walls because it told me the city had to have the previous era walls to construct it. I think it might be because the walls were damaged, but I saw no option or way to repair the walls.

 

[Browd]

If you suspect your walls are damaged (e.g., the walls are not at full fortification health), scroll to the bottom of the city production screen, where Projects are located, and see if Repair Outer Fortifications is an option.

 

[steveg700]

Sorry if I was unclear, but I simply don't have the option to build any kind of walls in the city.

 

[Browd]

You lose the ability to build (or repair) walls when you unlock the Civil Engineering civic. Have you done that, by chance?