# Royal Houses in VIrgin Islands can't be built on

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**Category:** III - Report a Bug\
**Created:** [September 15, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/royal-houses-in-virgin-islands-cant-be-built-on/289679 "2026-09-15T23:22:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/royal-houses-in-virgin-islands-cant-be-built-on/289679/1 "2026-09-15T23:22:06Z")

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### ▶ GAME INFORMATION

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

- **GAME BUILD #:** ######
- **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam / Microsoft Store
- **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Mac / Linux

### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED

👇 _DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). LIMIT TO ONE BUG PER THREAD._

### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

- Less than **25%** of the time / matches I play (RARELY)
- **25%** of the time / matches I play (SOMETIMES)
- **50%** of the time / matches I play (FREQUENTLY)
- **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. Find royal house
2. Try to build on it
3. Can’t

### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT

👇 _What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?_

Should be able to build on Royal House sockets. I even tested it on the one on the opponents’ side.

### ▶ IMAGE

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

 ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/f/7fdb2ab461657b3af20120699d549698e4eb4f65.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._

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