Incompetent captains?

[Mark Anthony]

I'm getting kind of angry here. In at least three different games played in the last week I have lost Galleys to "treacherous waters" AFTER building the Great Lighthouse (By the way, I am playing Vanilla CivIII, v1.29f, Warlord level, Archipelago maps with all Civs). At first I thought because the galleys had been built before the GL, I had to take them back to dock to be retrofitted. That didn't work (although I have not taken them to a city with a harbor yet). Then I waited until after building the GL before creating the Galley and it STILL visited Davey Jones' Locker! Even after exiting the game and rebooting the computer this happened.

I have never noticed this issue before in playing Civ. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to reload my game? Does the "Travel Safely in Sea Squares" benefit only apply to Galleys created in harbors? Rogue invisible hurricanes? Be There Monsters Here?

 

[vmxa]

Harbors only allow ships to be upgraded and they create veterans for ships built in a harbor city. No effect on water travel.

It is technology that allows ships to travel over sea or ocean tiles. I forget what it is in C3, but one tech gives sea travel and another grants ocean travel. I think it is magnetism and navigation for ocean. Astronomy for sea.

The lighthouse adds one to the range of a ship and increases the chances of survivial in sea tiles, iirc. It does not grant travel over ocean.

 

[Ginger_Ale]

The Great Lighthouse only keeps ships safe in sea tiles. Otherwise, your ships have a 50% chance of sinking each turn in ocean tiles (if you didn't have the great lighthouse, they would have a 50% chance of sinking in sea tiles too). (In Conquests, if you are Seafaring, the chance is only 25%). Check the link about Sinking Chances in my signature for more info.

 

[WackenOpenAir]

ye, most likely you are not noticing the difference between sea and ocean tiles. Note the 3 different collors of bleu in the water.

 

[Thunderpants]

Mark , simple answer to this problem , as in any journey there is always one problem too little beer. Hang on, i think its too much beer ... i can never get this rule right...

Anyway follow the advice from the people in the know, ie above, and follow my advice for a fun amusing game.

 

[Mark Anthony]

Hmmmm.... I think Thunderpants may be on to something...

 

[Bluemofia]

I vote that your ships are sinking in the ocean.