Forts don't connect resources on islands

[popejubal]

I don't know what code change made this happen, but Archipelago maps are just a little extra annoying because you can't access a resource by putting a Fort on the island to allow the resource into your trade network. This means you have to actually put a city on every podunk little island that has a resource you want to claim even if the rest of the island is otherwise worthless. Normally (at least CivIV regular normally), you should be able use the resource with a Fort and Road on it as long as it is in your cultural borders.

As a note on this, I did build the fort and then the road because I am aware of the bug that caused the trade network not to update and give you proper credit for the resource if you build the road and then the fort.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Normally (at least CivIV regular normally), you should be able use the resource with a Fort and Road on it as long as it is in your cultural borders.

That feature isn't in FfH.

 

[megamanx06]

No, i don't think that worked in normal civ iv.

 

[Lone Wolf]

No, i don't think that worked in normal civ iv.

It was added in BTS.

 

[Mailbox]

bActsasCity has been gone from forts for a long time, probably as a result of people constantly reporting boats on land as a bug (even though they were always in forts and this occurred in regular BtS).

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Part of the reason was that the AI would only build forts on mana instead of nodes. I don't think there would be that problem with only the upgraded forts connecting resources though.

 

[Valkrionn]

If anything, I'd have just Citadels connect resources.

 

[megamanx06]

I know forts connect resources, but I didn't think it worked on islands.

 

[readercolin]

Acts as city means that it acts as a city in all respects - from connecting a resource, allowing boats passage, to city attack and city defense bonuses. I'm not sure if regular FFH has this, but I know that orbis at least has towns act as cities. This can provide a way to connect resources that are on an island in your workable radius, but you don't want to plunk a city down on. If it functions as a city, you should be able to see such in the civilopedia.

-Colin

 

[popejubal]

Part of the reason was that the AI would only build forts on mana instead of nodes. I don't think there would be that problem with only the upgraded forts connecting resources though.

Thanks for the info MagisterCultuum. It's a shame that the act as city made the AI get silly, but it makes sense. When the required tech is Never, the AI will build a fort so that the resource will be gained as soon as it discovers Never....


I actually do the same thing as the AI with Oil in base CivIV. I want that resource the instant I discover Combustion, so I build a fort on the Oil before I discover the tech - even if it's on an otherwise attractive tile in the BFC of a city. I'm perfectly willing to give up a decent number of hammers in exchange for not having to worry about remembering to hook up that resource when the time comes.