Why Can't They Fly Over The Ocean?

[Kael'Rus]

Seriously, why do my flying units need to embark just to cross the ocean? It's infuriating.

[KingofMemes69]

My flying units fly over the ocean just fine. Are they flying or floating? Or maybe you have non-flying units mixed in the army?

[Kael'Rus]

I put my scouts on birds and they still behave like they aren't on birds.

[Star Paladin]

You have to buy a cheap ability in the bottom white "Civic" technologies. You can't misss it, as it looks like waves of water. And, it's a rule for game balance too.

[Dumah]

Originally posted by Kael'Rus:

Seriously, why do my flying units need to embark just to cross the ocean? It's infuriating.

- balance reasons i guess. You need to take imperial promotion ( or whatever that affinity tree thing is called ) in order to be able to fly above water.

[F.O.A.M]

yea it seems that some units with a flying mount do still become a boat. most "spirits" dont need to though. its weird

[Astasia]

It's an issue with the spell that gives your scouts flying mounts. Normal flying units actually fly over water.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by Kael'Rus:

Seriously, why do my flying units need to embark just to cross the ocean? It's infuriating.

I would also like to ask this question. The winged transformations claim they give your units flying, yet my armies still seem to prefer running around on foot.

Turning them into Demons and Angels doesn't seem to impact their ability to travel across difficult terrain either, unless I just wasn't paying close enough attention.

[messlinger76]

Originally posted by GrandMajora:

Originally posted by Kael'Rus:

Seriously, why do my flying units need to embark just to cross the ocean? It's infuriating.

I would also like to ask this question. The winged transformations claim they give your units flying, yet my armies still seem to prefer running around on foot.

Turning them into Demons and Angels doesn't seem to impact their ability to travel across difficult terrain either, unless I just wasn't paying close enough attention.

+1

[ethorin101]

Form units with Floating or Flying still do the boat thing, non form units don't.

So like, Phantasm Warriors will get on a boat. Demonkin? Get on the boat. Angelize? Get on the boat. Mystic Projections? Get on the boat. Lesser Snow Spirits? What's a boat?

[The Former]

"Real talk", as the kids these days say: Flying units shouldn't be able to fly very far across the water. If you can't reach land in one move it shouldn't be a valid move. Birds can't fly tirelessly, and neither can flying horses or dragons. Every creature needs to land and rest.

That being said, it seems that's not actually something the game accounts for, which I find slightly unfortunate but not such that it'll hurt my enjoyment.

[Dumah]

Originally posted by Lockfågel, Paradoxriddaren:

"Real talk", as the kids these days say: Flying units shouldn't be able to fly very far across the water. If you can't reach land in one move it shouldn't be a valid move. Birds can't fly tirelessly, and neither can flying horses or dragons. Every creature needs to land and rest.

- they could in previous titles.

[RedPine]

Originally posted by Lockfågel, Paradoxriddaren:

"Real talk", as the kids these days say: Flying units shouldn't be able to fly very far across the water. If you can't reach land in one move it shouldn't be a valid move. Birds can't fly tirelessly, and neither can flying horses or dragons. Every creature needs to land and rest.

That being said, it seems that's not actually something the game accounts for, which I find slightly unfortunate but not such that it'll hurt my enjoyment.

But magic! Elementals and the like never need to rest. Otherwise, good points all around.

[Kael'Rus]

Originally posted by Lockfågel, Paradoxriddaren:

"Real talk", as the kids these days say: Flying units shouldn't be able to fly very far across the water. If you can't reach land in one move it shouldn't be a valid move. Birds can't fly tirelessly, and neither can flying horses or dragons. Every creature needs to land and rest.

That being said, it seems that's not actually something the game accounts for, which I find slightly unfortunate but not such that it'll hurt my enjoyment.

This argument holds no water since in previous titles flying + floating units could absolutely fly over water and stay there until the end of time.
It feels to me like they severely dismantled the movement in this game.

[archonsod]

Originally posted by Kael'Rus:

This argument holds no water since in previous titles flying + floating units could absolutely fly over water and stay there until the end of time.
It feels to me like they severely dismantled the movement in this game.

In previous games there was actually a difference.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Moffatt:

yea it seems that some units with a flying mount do still become a boat. most "spirits" dont need to though. its weird

Like:
- does this unit fly natively? yes? fly you fool!
- it is using an extra but normally stays on land like additional angel wings? boat off
- is anyone in the army to whom the second applies? we boat all together - no one left behind!