# Polish Companion and Lipka Tatar pop incosistent for no obvious reason **URL:** \ **Category:** III - Report a Bug\ **Created:** [September 11, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/polish-companion-and-lipka-tatar-pop-incosistent-for-no-obvious-reason/289462 "2026-09-11T02:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wuke](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/wuke/32/146888_2.png) [@wuke](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/wuke)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/polish-companion-and-lipka-tatar-pop-incosistent-for-no-obvious-reason/289462/1 "2026-09-11T02:43:27Z")
### ▶ GAME INFORMATION 👇 _These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed._ - **GAME BUILD** #: 100.19.18390.0 - **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam - **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 11 ### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED 👇 _DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). LIMIT TO ONE_ BUG PER THREAD. If Royal Union is **not** sent, Companion and Lipka Tatar unlocked by Royal Banner card cost 2 pop each. They cost 1 pop each if Royal Union card is sent, regardless of whether Royal Banner card has been sent, before or after. ### ▶ 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. send Royal Banner without sending Royal Union ### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT 👇 _What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?_ Companion and Lipka Tatar should cost 1 (or 2) pop regardless of how they are unlocked. ### ▶ IMAGE 👇 _ALWAYS attach a PICTURE (.jpg, .png, .gif) or VIDEO (.mp4, YouTube link) that highlights the problem._ 2 pop if Royal Union is **not** sent ![屏幕截图 2026-09-11 104206](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c99bdc8251f263c03a3c8a06e88bbce39af531a9.jpeg) ### ▶ 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._ -