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Octopus posted 02-15-99 02:06 PM ET
I'm playing with 2.0, and I'm sorry if this has been pointed out already, but...
The restriction for building a borehole is that it can't be started next to another already existing borehole. The same is true of some other terrain improvements as well (such as "drill to aquifer") However, this doesn't prevent two 'formers in adjacent squares from starting simultaneously, resulting in two adjacent boreholes when they are done. This feels like it is contrary to the spirit of what you intended. However, it's a nice feature, so if you wanted to leave it in...

Octopus posted 02-19-99 10:00 AM ET
Anyone from Firaxis care to comment? I'd hate to build up a strategy around this, only to have it taken away in a later version. However, I'd also hate to not take advantage of this if it was going to stay in the game.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-19-99 11:15 AM ET
It's fixed in our code. Look for it in the next patch.
jkm
firaxis games
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Author	Topic: Terraforming "feature"
Octopus	posted 02-15-99 02:06 PM ET I'm playing with 2.0, and I'm sorry if this has been pointed out already, but... The restriction for building a borehole is that it can't be started next to another already existing borehole. The same is true of some other terrain improvements as well (such as "drill to aquifer") However, this doesn't prevent two 'formers in adjacent squares from starting simultaneously, resulting in two adjacent boreholes when they are done. This feels like it is contrary to the spirit of what you intended. However, it's a nice feature, so if you wanted to leave it in...
Octopus	posted 02-19-99 10:00 AM ET Anyone from Firaxis care to comment? I'd hate to build up a strategy around this, only to have it taken away in a later version. However, I'd also hate to not take advantage of this if it was going to stay in the game.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-19-99 11:15 AM ET It's fixed in our code. Look for it in the next patch. jkm firaxis games