[Gameplay] Buildings constrained by rivers

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In a recent game I placed a city between rivers and now am unable to build anything.  When I delete the forest NW of the city, I can build there; apparently my docks allow me to "cross" that particular river, but there is no way to cross the others.  Now, that may make perfect sense in terms of gameplay (though I don't happen to like it), but what troubles me is that I could find no reference to this effect of rivers in the gameplay concepts section of the Hiergamenon (or anywhere else, for that matter).

Is this documented somewhere that I missed? Is it reasonable to ask that it be changed in the future?

A picture. Note empty list of what can be built.

river-constrained city

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Holy Joan Rivers!!!

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

OMG I have totally been there in one of my games!

I remember saying to myself, "I can't believe the AI would build a city there."   O:)

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

That looks...like it needs to be fixed...

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

If you could raise land on rivers it wouldn't be an issue, but unfortunately when you try it tells you the tile needs to be empty.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Well, yes, the rivers are bizarre. However I had some misunderstanding about how building stuff works, which I overcame in a replay.  First, (duh), I could start building stuff if I razed the forest NW of the city.  Second, southeast on the open green area across one river is a much better starting location -- I've managed to build everything I want so far, and likely have enough room for everything I want in the future.

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

Kingdoms have two riverside buildings.  I noticed you put them side-by-side in the screenshot above, but you can actually use them to bridge a river.  Build one first, wait for it to finish, then build the other across from it.

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

Thanks! I accidentally did that in a replay; nice to know it's a real feature.