# Whaling Ships have no build limit

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/whaling-ships-have-no-build-limit/289499>\
**Category:** III - Report a Bug\
**Created:** [September 11, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/whaling-ships-have-no-build-limit/289499 "2026-09-11T18:26:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![coyotekiller114](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/coyotekiller114/32/42278_2.png) [@coyotekiller114](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/coyotekiller114)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/whaling-ships-have-no-build-limit/289499/1 "2026-09-11T18:26:10Z")

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### ▶ GAME INFORMATION

- **GAME BUILD #:** 100.19.18390.0
- **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam
- **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 11

### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED

On Arctic maps where Whaling ships are the available mercenary boat, there is no build limit, unlike all other mercenary ships

### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Play on an artic map
2. build a dock
3. Observe the absence of a build limit

### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT

There should be a cap to prevent abuse

### ▶ IMAGE

 ![20260910155640_1](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/4/44f82defc9258e7dae57a854881ef0574d20a262.jpeg)

### ▶ GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

[whaling.age3Ysav](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/short-url/9eZFGHJZgQwE8JU4xoFGob25haK.age3Ysav) (3.8 MB)

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**Author:** ![IkoKnight](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ikoknight/32/188557_2.png) [@IkoKnight](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/IkoKnight)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/whaling-ships-have-no-build-limit/289499/2 "2026-09-14T10:01:48Z")

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Thanks @coyotekiller114 ! We are now tracking this 😃