I built the first one okay, no problems. Once it was done, I started on number two. It got to 82%....and stopped. I watched it for a couple of hours (I was dealing with my culture problem, and was hoping the mastaba would fix itself), I decided to try and build a third mastaba. I had bricks- tons of bricks, loads of bricks. I have bricks coming out the wazoo. I didn't know if the worker gangs were lost, or what. There was no progress, even when the floodplains were under water. So, I plunk the third site down. And whaddya know? They finish it. The second monument is STILL on 82%. There's one little bricklayer on top of it. The rest are just walking around that area of town, and everytime I click on them, they tell me quite cheerfully that their bricks will make this monument STRONG! I tried to appease Osiris, since he does more work for me on monuments than my workers do (he built a good 60% of the Pyramid. I didn't even import any wood or build carpenter's guilds!) But he just keeps giving me good floods. I don't NEED good floods, I have plenty of excess food.
Could someone download the save file and tell me what my problem is? I'd also appreciate some general tips on what I could be doing better. I've met all the goals except for the Monument, but I know I could be better. I'm just getting back into this game. I used to play it all the time, but the friend I was borrowing it from wanted his disc back. Even back then, though, I was awful. When I played a demo of Zeus, I started looking for copies of Pharaoh and Zeus again- I only found one of Pharoah, but it's as fun as I remember it.
The forgotten mastaba should be easy to find, it's the only one not completed. It's on the northern most isle of the city map.
[This message has been edited by Merseyferrier (edited 10-24-2004 @ 01:18 AM).]