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Grrr
Chieftain
New Zealand
Dec 2000
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posted December 11, 2000 20:40
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Wouldn't it be a great idea to have units which can travel on rivers and in shallow water, like polynesian tribal canoes and modern hovercraft.
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DarkCloud
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Jul 2000
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posted December 11, 2000 21:47
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This should be in Civ. But only canoe units and smaller ships such as Trimes should be allowed to do so.This brings up a point, should the settlers be able to build Panama Canals and such things as that? |
Grrr
Chieftain
New Zealand
Dec 2000
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posted December 11, 2000 22:00
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You are right about the limitation to small boats such as triremes, and i think it is a gr8 idea of yours to build canals and such things, as this has been historically done in times as early as that of the ancient Greeks quote:
Originally posted by DarkCloud on 12-11-2000 09:47 PM
This should be in Civ. But only canoe units and smaller ships such as Trimes should be allowed to do so.This brings up a point, should the settlers be able to build Panama Canals and such things as that?
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airdrik
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Boise, ID, USA
Oct 2000
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posted December 12, 2000 11:46
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Maybe, they could include the width of the rivers. That way some ships can travel a certain distance up some rivers, and other ships even farther up those rivers. That way you can show the panama canal as it is today: Most ships are too big for it and still have to sail around the tip of South America to get to the other side. |
QW1020
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Dec 2000
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posted December 16, 2000 18:27
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quote:
Originally posted by DarkCloud on 12-11-2000 09:47 PM
This brings up a point, should the settlers be able to build Panama Canals and such things as that?
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In civ2 MPGE you can build "canals" by building a city on a square bordereded by 2+ bodies of wter. Boats pass through the city. This should be easier in Civ3
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orange
King
Moderator at the Civilization Gaming Network
Feb 2000
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posted December 18, 2000 16:45
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here is some discussion on the topic from a long long time ago (ok..May  )Ship travel in rivers ------------------
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Diablo, Bro. of Mephisto
Warlord
Salt Lake City, USA
Oct 2000
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posted December 18, 2000 21:09
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I like this idea. And about 'panama canals', I think that is a great idea too. You should also be able to build bridges across small bodies of water. |
Deathwalker
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Great Britain
Mar 2000
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posted December 19, 2000 04:50
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I th9nk this is a goood idea, you could have like a rver patrol boat?------------------
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Ribannah
Warlord
Castle Gobs, Enroth
Aug 2000
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posted December 19, 2000 09:31
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Originally posted by Grrr on 12-11-2000 10:00 PM
You are right about the limitation to small boats such as triremes, and i think it is a gr8 idea of yours to build canals and such things, as this has been historically done in times as early as that of the ancient Greeks
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In fact, the Chinese were great canal builders in ancient times. I have their Grand Canal - name for the entire network - as a wonder to go with Canal Building (prereqs: Irrigation, Seafaring; leading to Sanitation) in my Technology Tree. ------------------
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