Possibly another stupid question, how do you utilize rivers...

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I mean REALLY... it escapes me how the heck they fit in... I mean... geez...  they merge in less with the land than the Civ4 or 5 version of rivers... you can't connect... several different paths of rivers to make one giant river spanning a continent, they don't seem to meet up or even end... you try emptying a river into an ocean and it doesn't work... what gives... now I know FE is around the corner in a few months or so... and I DO HOPE that they get around to adding a more improved version of making rivers with the maps your able to build. So far with maps... that are made they are pretty bland... "Ooooooh look... LAND as far as I can see... oh... it's some hills... oh a mountain chain... oh... some desert... oh grassland... oh looky... fallen land with lava in the mix... hey... they even got snow plains..." something missing there... NO rivers... :p 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Yes, there are NO rivers.  This has been 'discussed' to death in other forums on this site.  I like rivers, and the original artwork showed rivers, LOL.  But, they just don't exist on this cursed desert planet of Elemental.  fertile land, yes - water for the thirsty land - nada.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I thought this came up recently in a dev discussion. Rivers being added.. i just don't remember if it was talking about FE or 1.3. The more i think about it though the more i think it was discussing FE. But since i can't find the specific post/discussion maybe it was all a dream..

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

I call laziness on the developers part for not even really thinking out a well thought out way to utilize rivers :p granted... hopefully they fix the mistakes they made when FE rolls around.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

There are many aspects to the landscape (including rivers) that could be changed or added to greatly improve the city planning and Civilization building aspects of the game.  It's the thing that I think needs to be fixed the most, and it's being discussed by the devs the least...

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

https://forums.elementalgame.com/404466 

found the thread about land and stuff and why rivers were taken out of maps in EWOM

soooo I'll be waiting until the start of summer or middle of summer possibly for FE... doesn't mean I still can't have fun with EWOM XD

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

You know, when they say/: "there are no stupid questions but only stupid answers?" They are wrong.

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

Yes, one of the things about rivers is that many communities settle down near a river, but also choose a spot on the river where there is a waterfall.  The falling water is used to power various tools, mills, etc.  Civ never included waterefalls in their rivers.  OH, and EWOM also has no waterfalls (smile).

Reply #8 from Elemental Forums Top

lol at least not on normal maps :p the campaign map has one... but still no rivers :p

Reply #9 from Elemental Forums Top

Oh, I haven't touched the campaign in (it seems like) years.  I had forgotten the rivers were there.  LOL. 

Reply #10 from Elemental Forums Top

lmao, first thing I played was the campaign... which left a lot to be desired... later on I looked at the map in the map editor and noticed some areas I didn't visit that were accessible. There's even an island in the southeast you can go to once you get access to the two ships towards the end of the campaign :p

Reply #11 from Elemental Forums Top

never went to the island... anything worth seeing?

Reply #12 from Elemental Forums Top

not sure... need to replay the campaign again to see :p

Reply #13 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting ElanaAhova, reply 11
never went to the island... anything worth seeing?

 

There is a tempel that gives you some spells, if my memory is correct.