Help an idiot? (horses)

[nathan201291]

Hi all,

I've just started playing Civ 3. This is the first time I've ever player a Civilization game.

My question is regarding resources. I understand that you need to build roads to a resource in order to access it. But is that it?

In my case I was trying to gain horses. I invented the wheel and horseback riding. I found a horse on the map and built a road to it with my worker, then nothing happens, no message or anything. The road went all teh way from my city to the horse. I thought this would allow me to build horse archers?

I'm playing as Zulu, can they even use horses is that my problem?

Any help would be great.

Cheers.

 

[Raliuven]

Welcome to the forum!! Post #1

You are correct, but that is not the entire story. The road must lead to your city and then any city connected to that city by a road will also be able to use horses.

HOWEVER, that is only true if the horses are within your cultural borders. If it is outside your borders then you have some options - move a worker or slave to the resource and build a colony on the resource. You can only do this if the resource is not within the borders of another civilization - and if they plant a city next to the resource, they will automatically destroy your colony without attacking it (and for a bonus, next turn YOU will be considered the thief and invader and be told to leave ).

Most players would suggest planting your own city next to the resource to capture it within your borders. Then if the AI wants the resource they'll have to attack you for it (or flip the city with culture).

**Edit** BTW, there are no horse archers in the standard game - beginning horses make chariots, then by HBR horsemen. Also, you will not always receive a message when you connect resources. IIRC this only happens the first time you hook up a luxury and the first time you connect a strategic resource (like iron or horses).

 

[Verarde]

If the resource is not inside your borders, then I suggest building a Settler and placing it near the horses in order to bring them inside your borders. If your two cities are pretty far apart, then fill in the gaps with other cities.

 

[darski]

Personally for horses I like to build on the resource. Much tidier that way and no pinching by AI