Unable to build anything in capital city

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My capital city is stuck with a population of 75, a few buildings, and the inability to build any more buildings even though there is sufficient space and resources to do so. When I select the build panel EVERYTHING is greyed out.

I can supply a save game file if your tell me where to send it.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Check this out:

https://forums.elementalgame.com/393849

 

It's quite possible that some other town that became too close, blocked your capital from being able to build anything on free tiles (if those are 4 or less tiles away from other city borders).

Also, wooded areas are of limits for buildings.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

also, there is a limit to the # of buildings you can have. cities can't build all buildings, the limit is lower. this is not a bug, this is game design. you are expected to have your cities specialize.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Nice to know that. Somehow I cant locate where such informations are to be found. I did eventually guess that I had reach a limit of numbr of buildings and teared some less important buildings apart to build others..

 

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting p22, reply 1
Check this out:

It's quite possible that some other town that became too close, blocked your capital from being able to build anything on free tiles (if those are 4 or less tiles away from other city borders).

Also, wooded areas are of limits for buildings.
End of p22's quote

None of these apply. I even deleted some buildings and could not build to replace them.

Save game file uploaded to:

http://filebin.ca/obmzrz/ElementalBadGame.zip

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

I hope the saver game helps.

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Big, reply 4


None of these apply. I even deleted some buildings and could not build to replace them.
End of Big's quote

I haven't yet looked at the saves, but that exactly what I got once. Having current city tiles (that's why destroy/rebuild fails) and those around too close to other city.

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

Ok, I checked the save, and it's exactly the problem I was talking about.

City at north, due to resources linking to city walls expanded so much southwards that all buildable tiles for city at south now fall into less then 5 tiles into distance from the northern city. And, as game rule, you can't build buildings on tiles that are less then 5 tiles away from other city (counting from closest city wall). That's also why even destroying buildings in southern city won't free place for new buildings.

To demonstrate the issue, destroy south lost library, and you will be able to build things in other city, but only in locations at south. Destroy gold mine too, and you'll get more tiles free.

 

P.S.

And yes, whole system sucks.