Connecting island resources to cities

[gx240]

If you have a resource on an island that is within the borders of a city, how do you connect it to your civilization's trade network? I'm able to build improvements, roads, and work the resource, but I can't figure out how to connect it. Here's a couple pictures illustrating what I mean, incase I'm not explaining it well enough. I can work the copper mine on the island, but I don't have copper in my list of resources.

[MrWhereItsAt]

Try building a Fort there instead - they're supposed to act like cities for defense, ship movement, air unit bases and resource access. This would be the ideal test of that.

[Blaupanzer]

Connecting depends on having the Sailing technology. If ocean squares were involved (not sure how you coud do that with cultural expansion), then you'd need Astronomy.

[gx240]

I tried both but no luck. I think forts just count as cities for combat purposes, as I didn't get access to the resource and it didn't give the bonus for working the tile either. I also tried giving myself sailing and astronomy with the World Builder, but it still didn't show the resource in the city window. Is there something else we're missing?

[MrWhereItsAt]

Perhaps you have to play a turn or two before it comes into play? I'm pretty sure Forts give you access to resources as long as those resources are in your borders. Could you make a test case where your capital is deeper in the landmass, and you have a second city on that one-tile island? That would show if it is possible from the first turn if you can connect resources when using the editor/advanced start option.

[CerberusIV]

According to the manual forts can act as harbours for trade so you probably need a minimum of a two tile island - a tile with the resource and the necessary improvement to work it and another tile connected by road with a fort to act as a harbour to connect the resource.

Maybe.

[Tattila the Hun]

Do forts function as a mines/farms/plantations? Seems you would get the trade connection, but lose the mine digging up the copper.

[CreepyD]

I tried replacing an Oil Well with a Fort and lost the supply of oil..
Forts defo don't give you access to the resource.. I thought were suppose to?

[Kekkonen]

Originally posted by CreepyD
I tried replacing an Oil Well with a Fort and lost the supply of oil..
Forts defo don't give you access to the resource.. I thought were suppose to?

Was it within the workable radius of a city? Forts certainly do give you a resource when they're outside city radii.

[MrWhereItsAt]

If he had access with the Well to begin with, it was within Creepy's boundaries. What's going on with Forts? Do they in fact do what they're now supposed to?

[dregor]

I'm pretty sure in my most recent game I'm getting the gold I've claimed with a fort. Looks like I'll have to double check.

Do you have a road on the tile? If a fort is supposed to act as a harbor for the purpose of resources, you may still need a route.

[Cyrus The Mike]

So does that mean if I have a fort on the coast, I can have a ship in it?

[Kekkonen]

Yup. And planes too.

[Tis I]

is there a road on the tile? even with a mine or a fort your gonna need a road and I don't see one in that screenshot

[MrWhereItsAt]

Originally posted by Tis I
is there a road on the tile? even with a mine or a fort your gonna need a road and I don't see one in that screenshot

That's true, I just assumed from the first post that roads etc had been added.