For Chronicles civs, Bombard Tower disappears instantly after destruction

Grandy02 · February 25, 2026, 9:58pm

GAME INFORMATION

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GAME BUILD #: 169652
GAME PLATFORM: Steam
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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While the Chronicles civs don’t have access to the Bombard Tower or an equivalent, it can be placed for them in the Scenario Editor and generally has the appearance of the Mediterranean building.

However, when such a Bombard Tower is destroyed, it disappears instantly without a destruction animation, only the dust cloud is seen. There is no rubble, either.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

Open the Scenario Editor and set the architecture of Player 1 to a Chronicles civ, e.g. Macedonians.
Place a unit for Player 1 to prevent instant losing. Click the “Buildings” tab and place a Bombard Tower.
Test the scenario, select the Bombard Tower and delete it. No destruction animation or rubble, the building just vanishes.

EXPECTED RESULT

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I don’t expect an “antiquity” skin for the Bombard Tower, since it is simply not used for those civs. But since it can be placed for them in the Scenario Editor and uses the Mediterranean skin, it should also have appropriate destruction and rubble graphics instead of disappearing at once.

IMAGE

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What the Bombard Tower looks like for Chronicles civs in the Scenario Editor:

When destroyed, it vanishes, nothing but the dust cloud appears:

GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

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