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Engineers & fortifications on rivers

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:57 am
by Moonchild
I've placed an engineer on a river hex and noticed that it cannot build fortifications on that hex:
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Is that correct? Is river considered a "resource" hex (upon which fortifications are not allowed)?

Re: Engineers & fortifications on rivers

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:45 am
by firsteds
Isn't that specific hex one of those rare examples of a hex that is both land and sea? I think an amphib can move right in there and attack Hamburg from memory, and then disembark. I am not 100% sure but I don't think rivers are an issue for engineers.

Re: Engineers & fortifications on rivers

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:21 pm
by OldCrowBalthazor
Moonchild wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:57 am I've placed an engineer on a river hex and noticed that it cannot build fortifications on that hex:
river.jpg

Is that correct? Is river considered a "resource" hex (upon which fortifications are not allowed)?
That's a 'Canal' tile and it's not possible to build a fortification in that hex. (Kiel Canal)
Same goes for the Panama and Suez Canal hexes. 🙂

Re: Engineers & fortifications on rivers

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:41 am
by Moonchild
Thank you both! I think both this hex and the one above (north) are both land/sea hexes, i.e. "Canal" tiles.

Re: Engineers & fortifications on rivers

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:07 pm
by Elessar2
Cities can't be placed there in the editor either.