It's round 8 and we've just entered phase III, the Settle phase. I have Terraforming Engineers in my tableau along with novelty world Gem World, which costs 2 to place. I have novelty world Galactic Studios in my hand, which costs 5 to place. The second portion of TE's III power description reads, "May replace (at no cost) one non-military world with a 0-3 higher cost non-military world of the same type to gain one unit of Prestige (this is not a Settle action and cannot be combined with other Settle powers)." Galactic Studios and Gem World are both non-military.
I called Settle and plan on placing another world from my hand but I thought I would get this special situation taken care of first. So I clicked on Terraforming Engineers in my tableau and nothing happened. I clicked on Gem World from my tableau and nothing happened. I then clicked on Galactic Studios from my hand and the software sent it from my hand to my tableau with the message "You must pay 4 cards for this world" (the other portion of TE's III power grants a 1-card discount for Settling). I don't have 4 other cards in my hand, I only have 2. So while GalacticS was hovering there in my tableau, I clicked on Terraforming Engineers and nothing happened. I then clicked on Gem World and nothing happened.
I can't figure out any other path to try to make this exchange become a reality. Do I have to wait until my normal Settle is completed before the software will let me exercise this special ability of Terraforming Engineers ?
I called Settle and plan on placing another world from my hand but I thought I would get this special situation taken care of first. So I clicked on Terraforming Engineers in my tableau and nothing happened. I clicked on Gem World from my tableau and nothing happened. I then clicked on Galactic Studios from my hand and the software sent it from my hand to my tableau with the message "You must pay 4 cards for this world" (the other portion of TE's III power grants a 1-card discount for Settling). I don't have 4 other cards in my hand, I only have 2. So while GalacticS was hovering there in my tableau, I clicked on Terraforming Engineers and nothing happened. I then clicked on Gem World and nothing happened.
I can't figure out any other path to try to make this exchange become a reality. Do I have to wait until my normal Settle is completed before the software will let me exercise this special ability of Terraforming Engineers ?