# California Bear Flag issue-Mexico

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/california-bear-flag-issue-mexico/290219>\
**Category:** III - Report a Bug\
**Created:** [October 3, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/california-bear-flag-issue-mexico/290219 "2026-10-03T13:54:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheMightyBonk](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/themightybonk/32/182855_2.png) [@TheMightyBonk](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/TheMightyBonk)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/california-bear-flag-issue-mexico/290219/1 "2026-10-03T13:54:31Z")

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### ▶ GAME INFORMATION

👇 _These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed._

- **GAME BUILD** 19.18309
- **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam / Microsoft Store
- **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 11 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Mac / Linux

### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED

👇 California Bear Flag does not interact properly with the Land of Zaragoza card. After spawning one stack of bears, bears will never spawn again.

### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

👇 _How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST!_

- **100%** of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS

👇 _List CLEAR and DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue ourselves… Be descriptive!_

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Age up Tlaxcala

2. Age up Coahuila

3. Revolt

4. Send Bear Flag

5. Send Coahuila

6. Use flag twice. After first flag, bears do not spawn despite bear build limit not being reached.

### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT

👇_Bears would spawn to limit_

### ▶ IMAGE

👇 _ALWAYS attach a PICTURE (.jpg, .png, .gif) or VIDEO (.mp4, YouTube link) that highlights the problem._

### ▶ GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

👇 _Attach a SAVE GAME (.aoe3Ysav) or GAME RECORDING (.aoe3Yrec) of the match where you encountered the issue. Link it below if using an external file service._

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