Help--out of metal!!!

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Okay--Just purchased the game yesterday and was going through the campaign.  Documentation isn't the best (not that I would read it, LOL!), and I've gotten myself stuck.

I created a city that has grown well, trained troops, etc., and all of a sudden I couldn't build anything.  No reasons why, etc.  I *finally* figured out that I'm out of metal.  Guess what?  I have zero metal income since I'm not near a metal resource.  I would build a pioneer and settle near such a resource, but they take a min two metals to create (they seem to HAVE to have a weapon... tried removing it to no avail), and the pioneer pack takes one metal.  Is there no way to fix this???  If not, this seems to be a horrific problem.  Any suggestions?

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm pretty sure pioneers take materials, not iron. You should always be able to build an improvement in your city (for no material cost) that generates 1/turn. Old Growth Forests can be built in to make  4/turn.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Can you trade for metal? 

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Also, I think you're playing it too much like a typical 4x game. The campaign is more limited, and is designed to give you a general idea of how to do things (although not very well explained unfortunately). Keep Relias on the campaign trail and more things will get unlocked to you. Check out the Kingdom Report (button on the bottom left of the UI that looks like a crown). There is a campaign tab that gives you more info about what to do. (Talk to this person, etc etc).

 

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Yup--the campaign is driving me crazy.  I keep wondering if my install is messed up.  For example, if I click on the kingdom button, I can't research spells nor can I research upgrades.  As far as metal goes, it's definitely metal--not materials.  Well, I'm pretty sure.  I'll reload and check.

I even went so far as to remove town structures hoping to give me a "rebate" in metal to no avail.  But I am puzzled why I can't research spells and technologies (my character is up to level 5).  Am I doing something wrong?

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Oh--one last thing.  I am trying to continue with the campaign, but the big "troll monster" killed virtually all of my troops, and all I can train are peasants.  If I upgrade anything like swords, I can't build them (no metal).  

And I just checked... the resource needed *is* metal.  All I can train right now are caravans and peasants.  My city is level 3 and I can't build *anything* (all of the buttons are grayed out, and when I mouse over them, as well as troops, the metal requirements are red I suppose since I don't have any).

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

I ditched the campaign and started playing a scenario.  MUCH easier.  Everything seems to be working just fine now.  I think they really need more tutorials/literature for the campaign... very confusing.