New Player as England - Can't Build Anything in York - Why?

**benneyb63** · 09-03-2010, 01:39

Hi all,

Late to the party with MTW2, but am playing my first campaign as England. I've taken York and another province, but I can't build anything in York, even with a governor and sufficient population. Other provinces are fine.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

**A Nerd** · 09-03-2010, 01:47

Did you build a pallisade yet? Perhaps the city needs an upgrade before other structures can be build? The build tree works that way. As the population grows, you upgrade and can build more structures. If I recall correctly, York is tiny at the beginning of the English campaign and you can't do much with it anyway. Hope this helps! :)

**smooth_operator** · 09-03-2010, 09:49

Originally Posted by A Nerd

Did you build a pallisade yet? Perhaps the city needs an upgrade before other structures can be build? The build tree works that way. As the population grows, you upgrade and can build more structures. If I recall correctly, York is tiny at the beginning of the English campaign and you can't do much with it anyway. Hope this helps! :)

my good buddy said it right...other than that...
ENGLAND ROCKS!

**Bilgediver** · 09-03-2010, 18:50

England is ok, but once you play as one of the factions that get Pavise-style crossbowmen, its tough to go back to any bow+arrow unit, even if they are badass like the retinue longbowmen like the English get. The Armor piercing bonus that crossbows have over longbows is insane.

**Myth** · 09-07-2010, 08:58

Originally Posted by Bilgediver

England is ok, but once you play as one of the factions that get Pavise-style crossbowmen, its tough to go back to any bow+arrow unit, even if they are badass like the retinue longbowmen like the English get. The Armor piercing bonus that crossbows have over longbows is insane.

Longbows also have AP. And they trounce any and all crossbow units. They also have stakes and flaming arrows and longer range. Not sure why you would be drooling so hard over the crossbows.

**Aggressor** · 09-07-2010, 16:37

Originally Posted by Myth

Longbows also have AP. And they trounce any and all crossbow units. They also have stakes and flaming arrows and longer range. Not sure why you would be drooling so hard over the crossbows.

Probably because he means Genoese Crossbowmen. If thats the case he has every right to "drool so hard" over crossbows.

**benneyb63** · 09-06-2010, 20:25

Originally Posted by Lord Michael

my good buddy said it right...other than that...
ENGLAND ROCKS!

Thanks guys, apologies for the delay but was away for the weekend.

I don't have the option/ability to build a palisade, only to convert to a Mott/Bailey. This with population of 776 or so. Per the docs, should only need 400 to convert to a town by building the Palisade. This with V1.02. Kinda confused.

Thanks!

**A Nerd** · 09-07-2010, 01:49

I have never had that problem. I could build the pallisade as soon as I conqured the city. Perhaps you should start a new campaign, seeing as you have only begun the one you are playing, and take the city again and see if the build pallisade option is available? Did you occupy the city, or one of the other options? It would be ashame if your game was bugged, York makes decent money when teched up. You could also try to take the city as Scotland as well. Or, the roundabout way, convert to a mott/Bailey, then back to a city? Those crazy Yorksters wouldn't know what the heck was going on! Otherwise, I can provide no assistance.