Some questions pls help~!! I read half of the posts but couldnt find anything

[Crazy_Menace]

1. Is there any way to irrigate (without the tech) on islands without rivers or lakes?

2. Is there an option to play civ 3 online? I don' t see it in the manual.

thx for replying

 

[Sam_Catchem]

1. No..you need electricity.
2. No online or multiplayer support..mabye later.

 

[jc011]

I don't think so, from the manual, It says that you need a fresh water source, without that, you can't irrigate any of your land.

 

[Crazy_Menace]

not fair my opponents can irrigate everywhere,

 

[Ferd]

AI civs can irrigate anywhere after they discover Electricity, but before that they're supposed to be limited to a fresh water source just like we are.

Fresh water lakes are sources for irrigation. In the Game of the Month, there was a lake down by the Aztec's capital. I didn't notice it until he started using it to irrigate. Someone pointed out that you can tell lakes from salt water by examining and noticing that they supply 2 food instead of one.

 

[Ohwell]

Any water surrounded by land is fresh water, as is rivers.

 

[jc011]

ahhhh...:enlighten so that's how it works! duh, i'm so stupid.

 

[stravaig]

That's not strictly true, Ohwell.
A large inland sea with Ocean squares is not freshwater, and you can't irrigate from it. I think as long as there are only sea and coast squares, that you can irrigate.

- Stravaig

 

[Crazy_Menace]

maybe its me, BUT I saw the ai irrigating at 2000 bc in middle of the desert no sign of water.

 

[Byzama]

As there has already being said, you must have the electricity to make irrigation in the middle of nowhere. I think that is something new, but those saltwater things sucks and realy deep... The best palce to build a city is as near as possible to a river or a small lake. Hope that will give you some help.

 

[Sam_Catchem]

Yeah..I think the AI can sometimes cheat a bit with irrigating. They don't always..but I could've sworn a couple of times they came up with some magical fresh water supply.