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    Dyslexic agnostic insomniac Senior Member Goofball's Avatar
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    Default Why can't I build watchtowers?

    Bug, or feature that I just don't understand?

    In my current Moorish campaign, I own Tripoli. As this is an extremely large province, I want to build watchtowers along the road between Tripoli and Egypt so I don't have to constantly patrol for rebels. I have had my general roaming around the desert for 10 turns trying, but there is nowhere in the province that allows him to build a watchtower.

    The same thing is also happening to me in Toulouse.

    Am I missing something?

    When I was playing a previous campaign as the Eqyptians, I had no problem building watchtowers all along the Tripoli road.

    Also, in this campaign, I own Arguinn(sp?). For the first 5 or so turns I owned it, I was unable to build watchtowers there. Then, all of a sudden and for no apparent reason, I was able to build them.

    I also noticed this same problem in RTW occasionally, but was never able to figure it out there either...

    What gives?
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    Guardian of the Fleet Senior Member Shahed's Avatar
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    Default Re: Why can't I build watchtowers?

    Sounds like the bug where if there has been a natural disaster in a province the game no longer allows you to build watchtowers. I think it depends on if you saved/reloaded/loaded on the turn of the natural disaster.
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    Default Re: Why can't I build watchtowers?

    I've had the same problem in the Jedda province. I can't find any spots in the region to build a tower. That provice is a plague on my economy, the spies and army it takes to keep it rebel free cost way more to maintain than it brings in... I'm thinking of gifting it.

    I also remember an egypt campagin in RTW where I had the same problem. I don't think it has anything to do with disasters, I think it's the terrain specifically... it could have to do with desert territory, but I can build watchtowers in the deserts outside of Baghad, Mosul, Cairo & Alexandria just fine.

    If anyone can shed light on this, it would be awesome.

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    Guardian of the Fleet Senior Member Shahed's Avatar
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    Default Re: Why can't I build watchtowers?

    It is a bug. Confirmed, already been reported in multiple threads.

    Regarding terrain, you cannot build anything or cross "impassable" terrain, such as much of Jedda and the Saharan provinces.

    EDIT: The bug is there, 100% sure of that.

    I'm not sure what might be affecting the 2 cases outlined in this thread though.actually wait, maybe it's soemthing to do with the open desert ? Not sure.

    Reference: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=74974
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    Default Re: Why can't I build watchtowers?

    Hmmm... the issue with Jedda can't just be impassable terrain, I can march my armies all over that province but can't build watchtowers. I don't recall a natural disaster there but who knows it very well could have happened.

    Strangely, I had the same issue in RTW -- I've been under the impression that watchtowers just can't be built there.

    Has anyone else ever built a watchtower in Jedda? This would confirm that I'm just being affected by the natural disaster bug.

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    Lord Saika Magoichi Member Seign Thelas's Avatar
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    Default Re: Why can't I build watchtowers?

    I, as the Turks, had plenty of watchtowers built in Jedda, and all across North Africa. I didn't have a problem constructing them either, maybe only Islamic factions can build towers in desert terrain?

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    Default Re: Why can't I build watchtowers?

    Quote Originally Posted by seignthelas
    I, as the Turks, had plenty of watchtowers built in Jedda, and all across North Africa. I didn't have a problem constructing them either, maybe only Islamic factions can build towers in desert terrain?
    Nope, I could build watchtowers with Portugal in the desert.
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