Can't find oil on the whole map in CIV 6

[Lone Trooper]

I already launched a sattelite and can see all on both continents. It's the current year 2000 and i still can't find any oil. What am i doing wrong?

[Lone Trooper]

Ok apparently you have entire continents without any oil on them.... Fair enough.... Very realistic game CIV 6, i like the whole Disney aesthetics of it and fairy tale mythical oil barrels.

[ManRammer]

I agree. Have a HUUUGE continent. ZERO oil on it. There is an oil in the middle of the ocean though that I found xD

[nakaVS]

Abundant resources. Never start without it, lol.

[Dray Prescot]

There ought to be some oil resources at sea.

[Tijger]

Happened to me too once, its unfortunate but thats RNG for you. Had a similar problem with coal once, only 2 available on the entire world map and right behind my nice Chinese neighbour who didnt like me much. He liked me less when I wiped him off the map, though :D

[Bouncer]

Originally posted by nakaVS:

Abundant resources. Never start without it, lol.

This is an idea I can get behind.

But yeah, strategic resources can be very finicky in this game. And by finicky I mean stupid. Whole world with less than 2 oil, that's just stupid.

[skylark2011]

Originally posted by SpaceOwl:

I already launched a sattelite and can see all on both continents. It's the current year 2000 and i still can't find any oil. What am i doing wrong?

I don't think launching the satellite will reveal all resources as such, unexplored regions of the map won't show resources until it has been explored with a unit.

I'm currently playing a huge map and have launched a satellite, but the unexplored regions where I haven't sent a unit yet are showning no resources whatsoever on this map.

It may simply be that you need to explore more with a unit to reveal sources of oil.

[BoydofZINJ]

oil seeems to be the rarest material in CIV VI. I hjad a game where I found two in the artic ocean and had to build trash cities just to get them. Those trash cities eventually got to 4 pop. LOL

[nakaVS]

Originally posted by BoydofZINJ:

oil seeems to be the rarest material in CIV VI. I hjad a game where I found two in the artic ocean and had to build trash cities just to get them. Those trash cities eventually got to 4 pop. LOL

Tbf, any area with 3 pop potential (a total of 3 food from 3 worked tiles) should be created if you're playing optimally. At that point they can build a full commercial district, which is worth the settler cost to a certain timeframe (not worth it late game obviously). Ahh, the tedium of being forced wide after being forced into tall in 5 lol.

[BoydofZINJ]

Originally posted by nakaVS:

Originally posted by BoydofZINJ:

oil seeems to be the rarest material in CIV VI. I hjad a game where I found two in the artic ocean and had to build trash cities just to get them. Those trash cities eventually got to 4 pop. LOL

Tbf, any area with 3 pop potential (a total of 3 food from 3 worked tiles) should be created if you're playing optimally. At that point they can build a full commercial district, which is worth the settler cost to a certain timeframe (not worth it late game obviously). Ahh, the tedium of being forced wide after being forced into tall in 5 lol.

i know... i know... in my first game i only built 1 settler and then liberated a few others and their cities. Why make cities when someone else does it for you!!!!

[Mike]

how obviously does gameplay > realism have to present itself before people understand why they arent in game design?

[Lay`ton Innocence]

Looks like launching satellite won't reveal all resources, archae. sites and such in your unexplored area.
But a curious question. If a certain kind of resource is not available on the whole map, would I able to get it if I'm the Suzerain of Hattusa with 3+ envoys?

[nakaVS]

Originally posted by Mike:

how obviously does gameplay > realism have to present itself before people understand why they arent in game design?

Mate, everything is too rare. It's an easy fix for the devs.

[nakaVS]

Originally posted by RWBY.Cyker:

Looks like launching satellite won't reveal all resources, archae. sites and such in your unexplored area.
But a curious question. If a certain kind of resource is not available on the whole map, would I able to get it if I'm the Suzerain of Hattusa with 3+ envoys?

There are a couple of Great People options as well. I know for a fact one gives you an oil for free.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Could also be underneath AI-controlled cities. It probably starts with full knowledge of where they are, as it did in Civ V.