How do you get a Great Admiral out of a lake?

[DanaLea]

I have a few harbors on lakes, I like the production, food, and trade route boost, as well as one or two on the coast. But my last two Great Admirals have both shown up in a lake. The first was no big deal, his retireable ability was to allow all naval units to move over the ocean. But this new one, I need to put him on a ship to upgrade it, but he's in a stupid lake. I did a search before posting this and someone said they were able to transfer him to another city by placing him in the harbor hex. That's not working for me, I think it's becase my city center isn't on the edge of the lake, it's two hexes a awy (the harbor in on the second ring).

Why are Great Admirals even able to spawn in a Lake anyway?!?!!? They should only show up in a coast tile (unless maybe it's your only harbor) and moving to a new city should be done from the harbor, even if that's not connected to the city center. Or hell, they are people, allow him to WALK to another city.

 

[UWHabs]

I've never figured it out myself. But agreed - they should never spawn in a lake. It's a weird glitch.

 

[Leyrann]

Let me ask you another question.

What is a non gameplay reason to build a harbor in a lake?

 

[mrjepson]

Where I live there are plenty of harbors on lakes (Great Lakes on Canada/US border). It really works well for moving certain goods as compared to railway or trucks.

The house I grew up in was right beside a harbor district serving an industrial district!

 

[Leyrann]

Where I live there are plenty of harbors on lakes (Great Lakes on Canada/US border). It really works well for moving certain goods as compared to railway or trucks.

The house I grew up in was right beside a harbor district serving an industrial district!

But are those the same size as sea harbors?

 

[liv]

pretty much the same.

 

[Mr Jon of Cheam]

It is silly that you can't transfer them over land, as you say they're just people.

 

[DanaLea]

Let me ask you another question.

What is a non gameplay reason to build a harbor in a lake?

It's a really really big lake?

Where I live there are plenty of harbors on lakes (Great Lakes on Canada/US border). It really works well for moving certain goods as compared to railway or trucks.

The house I grew up in was right beside a harbor district serving an industrial district!

Yeah, what he said.

It is silly that you can't transfer them over land, as you say they're just people.

GREAT people... LOL

 

[Leyrann]

It's a really really big lake?

I think the only lakes that maybe have Civilization-sized harbors (= the size of a top-5 or top-10 harbor from a country) are the Caspian Sea (which would probably be represented by an inland sea rather than a lake) and the Great Lakes (of which I actually doubt it because there's no reason to build a big harbor there when you can simply build it in Quebec City or New York or something and then ship over land or smaller rivers).

Let's be real though - you only built those harbors for the trade routes, and you just got punished for your greed.

 

[Archon_Wing]

Let me ask you another question.

What is a non gameplay reason to build a harbor in a lake?

Caspian Sea? In a world where the body of water is big enough and there are islands, harbors and naval control would still be important. Whether or not it is connected to the other seas may or may not be a big deal. Not every power needs a blue water navy.

What is a non gameplay reason that admirals are allergic to land?

 

[DanaLea]

Let's be real though - you only built those harbors for the trade routes, and you just got punished for your greed.

I don't think playing the game within the set rules of the game is greed. If they allow harbors in lakes, then I shall place them in lakes. But if an admiral needs to be on a ship to work, then it needs to be placed in the SEA.

 

[Returning Lurker]

Drop an atomic bomb on the Great admiral’s tile. He shall respawn in the nearest unpillaged harbor or coastal city. Go full nuclear!

 

[DanaLea]

Drop an atomic bomb on the Great admiral’s tile. He shall respawn in the nearest unpillaged harbor or coastal city. Go full nuclear!

in 740 AD? I'm still researching Square Rigging and Colonialism!!

 

[MrRadar]

Drop an atomic bomb on the Great admiral’s tile. He shall respawn in the nearest unpillaged harbor or coastal city. Go full nuclear!

Ha! A truly 'nuclear solution'!

 

[Returning Lurker]

in 740 AD? I'm still researching Square Rigging and Colonialism!!

“Git gud scrub!”- Gandhi

 

[Vandlys]

I think the only lakes that maybe have Civilization-sized harbors (= the size of a top-5 or top-10 harbor from a country) are the Caspian Sea (which would probably be represented by an inland sea rather than a lake) and the Great Lakes (of which I actually doubt it because there's no reason to build a big harbor there when you can simply build it in Quebec City or New York or something and then ship over land or smaller rivers).

Let's be real though - you only built those harbors for the trade routes, and you just got punished for your greed.

Why are you comparing a fictional map to our real world scenario? If it were profitable in real life to have these harbours in smaller lakes, we would. In the world of Civ it is, so they have.

Also, "How do you get a Great Admiral out of a lake?" sounds like the start of a great Civilization joke..

"How do you get a Great Admiral out of a lake?"
"You don't. What a joke."

Okay, I suck. Can anyone do better?

 

[SammyKhalifa]

Let me ask you another question.

What is a non gameplay reason to build a harbor in a lake?

Chicago?

 

[MrRadar]

"How do you get a Great Admiral out of a lake?"

You call Alpha Centauri for a Planet Buster...

Spoiler :

 

[Grumpbeard]

Isn't there a transfer city button? Doesn't that work from Harbors? I've never tried.

 

[Kyro]

You basically can't because great admirals can only be relocated from city centers unless you manage to carve out a path to the ocean somehow....like this:

Extremely situational though...if my major cities can get access to the sea by connecting its lakes using another city I always do so because it's totally fun to reenact the Suez Canal.