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Topic: Caravan vs. Freight |  |
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Narck
ACS Forum Helper
Houston, TX, USA
Apr 99
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posted December 03, 2000 23:04
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Caravan gives 1 Trade Route Point and costs 380 production points to build.Freight Transport, the modern age equivalent of the caravan, gives 3 Trade Route Points and costs 1200 production points to build. Comparing Freight Transport to Caravan shows we pay 1200 production points for the Transport to get 3 Trade Route Points, whereas for 3 caravans we would pay 1140 points to get the same result.  I want my caravans back!   |
Mercantile
Prince
Westcoast of Canada
Sep 2000
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posted December 04, 2000 05:55
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more corruption thus a higher cost for freight  ah the benefits of the modern era  ------------------
Do you shovel snow in your birkenstocks? |
wheathin
Prince
columbus, oh, usa
Apr 99
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posted December 04, 2000 08:33
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Yes, but you can build three trade routes in one turn from a large city. With caravans, it's take three turns. Sounds like a good deal for me...
Ideally, you could extend this prinicple to other units with SLIC. Build two musketeers at once, for example...
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Anunikoba
Warlord
Michigan,USA
Sep 1999
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posted December 05, 2000 01:21
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Really, what's the deal with this? Doesn't sound right. |
wheathin
Prince
columbus, oh, usa
Apr 99
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posted December 05, 2000 09:51
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The deal comes from the added benefits of efficiency from only needing one turn. A city with ~1500 production can make freight in one turn and only waste 300 production. That same city would have waste of 3000 over 3 turns if it tried to make caravans instead. Freight prevents that waste. |
Narck
ACS Forum Helper
Houston, TX, USA
Apr 99
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posted December 05, 2000 18:38
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Hmm yes, hadn't thought about it that way yet. I guess it is a better deal, although I still don't see why it has to cost more |
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