Converted Natives in Sid Meiers Colonization

[anna.o.hoff]

In the help section it says that converted natives can learn skills in tribal cities just as othe units but I never get that option. Neither can I make them soldiers... Why? When playing Colonization from a CD I remember both of these were very much possible. Anyone that knows what is going on?

[DeRock]

I have never been able to equip converted natives with guns. They are good at creating raw resources. Typically I put them in school and create statemen or veteran soldiers. I don't think you can train them back at native cities.

[anna.o.hoff]

Did you play using a CD or Steam? I see a difference between them.

[eliasmenacho]

I don't remember well, but i think you can remove their "skill" like other units and they become regular colonists

[Dr_JWILD]

I just verified, you in fact cannot remove their skill in the way one might a specialist (such as statesman, carpenter, fur trapper etc.).
The only way I know of assimilating a convert is by way of a founding father named Bartolome de las Casas. When Bartolome de las Casas enters your continental congress all existing Indian converts are assimilated as free colonists. NOTE that this is a one time deal. If you receive converts after Bartolome has entered congress, these converts will remain converts unless you either disband them as a unit (an act which is usually not advised), and unless they either are killed/captured or starve (which usually won't happen). They cannot receive skills from a schoolhouse, college, university, or from Indian settlements. Therefore, and especially if converts are important for your strategy, it is advised that you only choose Bartolome de las Casas if and when you think you have most or all converts that you need/plan-to-have already available (i.e. living in your colonies or traversing the map under your control).

[Albemouff]

My advice : don't use converts, they suck !

Whatever job you give them, they'll have a better equivalent in professional colons. And you can't even give them weapons for cheap troops (you could in the original game, though, if i remember well).

[Wrarb]

I usually send converts to a village, get them trained up and wipe the skill specialist then put the now free colonist to work, good if you need them to grab a stockpiled gun, plus the free colonist will turn into a speialist after a while.