Great Works Sync- Solved

[TheSsm 4]

HI Guys,

   I know this has been discussed before but I have been looking for a solution for days and it was hard for me to find a solution to this so I am sharing this here so that its easy for others.

   Great works has always been an issue for me, I barely used to see it except in 2-3 cities out of 7. I have tried running it on cheetah speed for an hour etc but it doesn't work. They just unlock and stay unlocked. Thats definitely a bug and I confirmed it with an EA representative.

   Now I found two solutions to this problem.

1. I tried claiming all 7 cities in Edgewater Bay. I developed all of them simultaneously, like 3 months in-game for each region, then switched to the next region and so on. This went on till the great work Solar Farm was unlocked. Once it got approved in one city, I immediately logged into other cities and everything unlocked almost in 1-2 mins max. And I could see the great farm in all cities. From here on it doesn't matter how many in game days you take, apparently it syncs once it is visible from a region

2. This is another method I tried after reading a few articles and posts here in Reflection Atoll. Its been described before. I played in sandbox mode, clamied a city, and played it will I unlocked the solar farm. I clicked on "Build It" and waited till it was approved. Then immediately, I claimed the other cities and withing 1-2 mins it showed up in the great works.

 

So there are 3 things I can conclude from my experiment.

1. The great works sync easily if your cities are empty, and the whole region is empty or they are in the same in game time

2. Once visible in a city, the materials and all sync no matter what.

3. If you have build a great work in the region and in another city that you claim, the works just unlock and do not show up as built even after 1-2 mins, its the bug. Won't sync no matter how much you try.

 

Just my observation.

[AlpineTiburon04 3]

So are they working on fixing the bug?

[d2maloney 0]

Thanks TheSsm I tested this and it works for me!  Thanks so much!  I developed three cities together: one oil city, one ore city, and one university city.  Then, I started the space center research project.  Once it was completed, I went around to the other two cities that were developed and made sure the space center was approved.  I also went to two empty cities, claimed them, and waited until it was approved.  Then, I went to the university city, paid the 1 million simoleon down payment, and waited until the space center was visible.  Once it was visible, I went to the two cities that were developed, waited until the space center appeared, it did in both.  Then, went to the remaining claimed but empty cities, waited until the space center appeared, it did.  Then, claimed the remaining cities, it appeared in them as well.  So, in all three cases: cities developed together (3 days in each city at a time), cities claimed when the project is approved, and cities claimed when the great work is started, the great work appeared.

 

Before trying this I have tried to develop a few regions and have always run into this bug in some fashion.  So there must be some problem with starting work on the great work site before it is seen by the other cities.

[TheSsm 4]

Thanks TheSsm I tested this and it works for me!  Thanks so much!  I developed three cities together: one oil city, one ore city, and one university city.  Then, I started the space center research project.  Once it was completed, I went around to the other two cities that were developed and made sure the space center was approved.  I also went to two empty cities, claimed them, and waited until it was approved.  Then, I went to the university city, paid the 1 million simoleon down payment, and waited until the space center was visible.  Once it was visible, I went to the two cities that were developed, waited until the space center appeared, it did in both.  Then, went to the remaining claimed but empty cities, waited until the space center appeared, it did.  Then, claimed the remaining cities, it appeared in them as well.  So, in all three cases: cities developed together (3 days in each city at a time), cities claimed when the project is approved, and cities claimed when the great work is started, the great work appeared.

 

Before trying this I have tried to develop a few regions and have always run into this bug in some fashion.  So there must be some problem with starting work on the great work site before it is seen by the other cities.

Good to hear it worked.

I tested it in another region game and it works flawlessly. And I noticed, once it appears to be under construction in the city, it syncs, either immediately or within 5 mins for sure, no exceptions. I hope EA come up with a solution to this bug. I am sure a lot of people have it.