Navigable Rivers?

[Ludens]

2.In MTW 2 you can create transitions form shore to shore (those green double arrows), with this you could represent bridges and fords. But you will not be able to get roads to these transitions, due to hardcoded limits.

4. Yes. If you block the river delta and give regions at the river the opportunity to built special river-ships

5.IMHO that is a personal thing. Sure, you can never represent it historical right, but things like phalangites, recruitment and goverment system or minor factions are also represented how historical the engine allows it. AFAIK it would add a new strategic depth, both for human and AI.

XSamatan

PS:If you want to see how it works and try that stuff, Deus Lo Vult has navigable rivers....check it out
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=309

2. , you are absolutely right. Can't have bridge battles there, but I suppose it's only realistic.

4. I think the OP meant to ask if it could be set that only certain ships could enter the river. It's not the same as entirely blocking the river.

5. Indeed it is. However, I wonder how the A.I. would cope with this "new strategic depth". Badly, I suspect, because it was not designed with these circumstances/limitations in mind.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Personally, I wouldn't mine the lower Danube and lower Nile being navigable, maybe a tiny bit of the Rhine. Other rivers I can't really see. Though it all comes back to it looking stupid, damaging trade, or confusing the AI.

[Cartaphilus]

Can't have bridge battles there, but I suppose it's only realistic.

I think that most of players don't miss those boring bridge battles.

[a completely inoffensive name]

I think that most of players don't miss those boring bridge battles.

Its only fun to me when there are two groups of swordmen fighting in the middle of the bridge while groups of archers on both sides are shooting arrows all over the place. When I reenact that scene from my mind with EB, bridge battles never get boring.

[Megas Methuselah]

I think that most of players don't miss those boring bridge battles.

Too true. It only served as a temptation to monstrously take advantage of the Artificial Idiocy. Perhaps if the AI is sufficiently intelligent-ized, bridge battles might prove to be a lot more fun, but as it was in RTW, they ended up being something of a farce.

[Cartaphilus]

I hope that.

But I'd prefer some navigable rivers (two or three, no more - Nile, Danube and Rhin maybe), ad we will see if they are funnier thant the bridge or ford battles.

About the question of the rivers I think that a navigable river will not be so different than the channel that in EBI is connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

[General Appo]

So none of you have experienced the massive joy that comes from fighting a bridge battle with Armoured Elephants on your side? Absolutely hilarious.

[satalexton]

I have....close enough at least. My elephants weren't armoured >_>

[Cartaphilus]

So none of you have experienced the massive joy that comes from fighting a bridge battle with Armoured Elephants on your side? Absolutely hilarious.

Yes, but repeating it turn after turn makes it less funny and finally boring.