Erosion spell not working

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I am trying to use the Fish Market mod and am having the usual "can't build a harbor" issue with all my cities, even though a couple of them have a beach tile in their ZOC.

I have tried using the erosion spell that is supposed to turn cliff into beach and I cannot get it to work anywhere.

Any ideas?

 

I am bound and determined to make a use of harbors and ships. (I'm not really sure why.)

I do really like the idea of the Fish Market app.

I hate running out of food tiles!

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Like you, Kapeman, I am also determined to use harbours and ships and I have built harbours in every game as soon as a city reaches level three. As you have discovered, they are a little quirky. You need to have a full beach tile (all four sides) adjacent to one of the city buildings on one side and touching the water on the opposite side. You can have a small fraction of a tile along any of the sides of the full tile - that's okay, but a grouping of partial tiles won't work. With this in mind, sometimes you may need to cast the erosion spell more than once.The key is having one full contiguous tile, otherwise you won't get a harbour. Be persistent and keep trying. Once you get the hang of it, you will be able to build harbours for any city close to water. They are a missed opportunity for most players (blank stares all around)who don't realize how useful harbours can be with the Fish Market mod. Fairly early in the game you can double your Kingdom's food production which is a huge boost. Also boats are great for exploring and scouting since they cannot be attacked. I have often found special resources this way which led to an early win even at higher difficulties. It's too bad that their movement is so gimped. If they had slightly greater movement they would also be good for transporting troops!

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top
Quoting Gaston_DAoust, reply 1

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With this in mind, sometimes you may need to cast the erosion spell more than once.The key is having one full contiguous tile, otherwise you won't get a harbour. Be persistent and keep trying.

End of Gaston_DAoust's quote

 

But that is the point. I can't find any tile that I can cast the spell on. Every tile I put the cursor over is red.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

are they cliff tiles your trying to cast it on? if that isn't working I'd wait and go straight for destroy land spell.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

I have used the erosion spell without any problems in every iteration of the game including the latest beta patch. I think you may be missing something. How you line up the buildings in relation to the cliffs does make a difference. Try experimenting, the erosion spell does work.