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colossus
Chieftain
Hong Kong
Nov 1999
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posted February 20, 2001 23:03
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In my game a few days ago, I noticed that my city with KRC generating 3 shields in a railroaded plain tile. This prompted be to believe that railroad increases the shield of ANY tile by 50%. I used to think that the railroad works only for specials. |
Paul
Emperor
Zwolle, The Netherlands
Mar 99
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posted February 21, 2001 01:11
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Railroads work on all squares. But if a square produces only one shield you won't notice it because the bonus is rounded down. |
Albert B
Chieftain
Indianapolis, IN USA
Dec 2000
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posted February 21, 2001 08:03
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It definately works on all squares... I use them on forests and mined hills all the time. Speaking of this, it brings to mind one of the things that annoy me the most about the AI - the fact that they railroad EVERYTHING!!!! In civ1 this was a great idea because any square that produced 2 or more any resource received a benifit from being RRed. Also, you had to build RR around a city site to keep from losing 1/3 movement when passing through them. However, in civ 2 there is absolutely know reason to build a RR on any site that does not meet one of these to criteria: 1. produces 2 or more shields or 2. is used to connect one city with another. Granted, having the AI civ having railroads everywhere makes it a little easier to advance your army around a fort posted unit to get to the real prey, but this is really another problem rather than a benefit. Think how much more effectively an AI could defend itself if it had a much less intense network of railroads! Anyway, that's my rant for the day, does this annoy anyone else as much as it does me? Or did I just get up on the wrong side of the bed today? Albert B |
Caesar the Glutton
Chieftain
Washington DC
Nov 2000
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posted February 21, 2001 15:24
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Anyway, that's my rant for the day, does this annoy anyone else as much as it does me? Or did I just get up on the wrong side of the bed today?Albert B[/quote] The AI annoys me too....besides being unnecessary, railroading every square is just stupid looking. ------------------
Nam si violandum est ius, regnandi gratia violandum est: aliis rebus pietatem colas |
Sieve Too
Prince
New Hampshire, USA
b.02-15-99
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posted February 22, 2001 10:18
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In a similar vein, the AI will waste engineer time building farmland on deserts and mines on glaciers instead of transforming those useless terrains to something better. |
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