Pioneer Build Improvement Time

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Used a pioneer to grab a far a way fire crystal, two things I noticed.

1. It never looked like it finished constructing (even fifty turns later) and yeah this is probably a graphical bug but leads into #2

2. I couldn't find anywhere where it told me how long it would/should/was taking to build the improvement. Granted this might have been because of the graphical bug and it was already technicly already built so i could no longer see it. But if something like that isn't in it probably should be.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Happened to me too, the graphics just do not update.

 

Plus sometimes, it will however consider that you do have the ressources (fire mana collecetd in ressources), while some other time no, you just get a damn carpenter building a shrine at vitae eternam for... nothing.

 

Last case I encountered, I send the pioneer, he builds, but, construction hangs graphically after the 5 turns used for construction, no ressources are collected. I launch construction anew, when available in the adjacent city and Bam! 5 turn later, the shrine still looks like it is a work in progress but I do get the ressources.

 

All these problems were already happening in 2A, getting a little worried here..

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I believe I saw a dev posting that not all the improvement graphics were finished so some just used teh same "under construction" graphic. As for the other part the only thing I know is if the resource isnt under your influence you get a a penalty on the output, unless this was changed for 2-B.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Civfreak, reply 2
I believe I saw a dev posting that not all the improvement graphics were finished so some just used teh same "under construction" graphic. As for the other part the only thing I know is if the resource isnt under your influence you get a a penalty on the output, unless this was changed for 2-B.
End of Civfreak's quote

 

Seems right, nevertheless, except that speaking of shrines; I did manage some other time to get them finished and graphically updated (in Beta 2A at least), they were quiet dull by the way.

 

Also, good to hear about the penalty for faraway resources, however, how can they implement that when dealing with shards... you get only half a shard..?

So, in the end, I still really think there is some kind of glitch and that is not due to placeholder graphics or some game mechanics.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Pioneers build instantly. But the finished graphics aren't checked into the public tree.