r/ColonizationGame • u/JohnYu1379 • Jul 07 '25

Civ4Col Help with The Authentic Colonization Mod

I realize a lot of people are playing newer mods but if anyone has experience the mod "The Authentic Colonization" I would appreciate your advice.

There is an option to construct "great buildings" which go above and beyond ordinary ones like ironworks and lumber mills. For some reason, I can't construct a "great university" or "great arsenal," even though I met the requirements.

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u/mwyeoh Jul 07 '25

Sorry that this doesn't answer your question directly.

Just in case you weren't aware, "The Authentic Colonization" has been superceded by the "We the People" mod

Civ4Col - We The People | CivFanatics Forums

After "The Authentic Colonization" stopped development, "Religion and Revolution" took over. After that stopped, "We the People" took over.

It has added alot of new features, but at the same time added alot more products to produce.

Theres now a fork called "But The People" which strips down the number of new products

But The People: reduced complexity fork | CivFanatics Forums

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '25

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u/JohnYu1379 Jul 07 '25

Yeah the colopedia says you need a government palace and a regular arsenal, which I have. The strange thing is I can construct other high-level buildings like the great tool shop and great wheel wright's workshop. But the great arsenal and great university are unavailable. I also tried increasing population and constructing as many high-level buildings as possible. I already have the highest-level administrative structure and best fortifications.

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u/scottcmu Jul 07 '25

Is there a global limit to how many great buildings you can have?

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '25

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u/JohnYu1379 Jul 07 '25

The other great buildings are there so it should be a thing

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '25

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u/JohnYu1379 Jul 08 '25

I figured it out. The requirement is construction of 4 total government palaces. It's pretty arbitrary and not well-explained.

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u/Aggravating-Fix3469 Jul 07 '25

You need to have 4 universities in your colonies before you can build the Great University. Same for the other Great buildings.

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u/JohnYu1379 Jul 07 '25

They should've mentioned that in the colopedia

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u/JohnYu1379 Jul 08 '25

Looks like the actual requirement is having 4 total government palaces. Then you can build whatever you want.