Why can't my scouts enter water, even when they've entered my territory?

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Can Scouts go on water Civ 6?

At the start of the game, your land units cannot enter any water tiles. However, once you've learned Sailing technology, Builders will be able to move into coastal water tiles. After Celestial Navigation, Traders will be able to embark. And after Shipbuilding, all units will be able to embark.

How do you cross water in Civ 6?

First, players will need to research sailing, which allows them to build certain ships as well as enables builders to enter the water. This can be done right at the start of the game, and can be boosted by building a city on a coast. That said, it isn't entirely urgent for most civs.

How do you move units across water in Civ 5?

Your scout can just move into the water and sail all by himself. It's called embarkation. The ability to embark a unit into shallow water is unlocked by the optics technology. The Astronomy technology expands this ability by allowing units to also move across ocean tiles, not just shallow water.

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