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Victor posted 03-19-99 10:01 PM ET
First of all, I want to know if Firaxis is waiting off on posting the patch because it is not totally finished, or if there is another pending problem. However, I will get onto the bug:
I reinstalled the game in order to get the patch to install correctly, but when I went into a previously saved game I found that the space elevator was not fixed. It was made worse; now it has no effect. It is supposed to make the mineral cost for satellites to halve, but nothing happens now. I made sure that a base producing 70 minerals did not make a satellite the next turn.
???
Answers, especially from Firaxis, would be helpful and appreciated.
- Victor
paraskous posted 03-20-99 07:49 AM ET
COST is halved by DOUBLING your mineral output at the base. It is no bug, it is maybe somewhat unbalanced - I don't think it needs to be changed.
Victor posted 03-20-99 09:14 AM ET
It was a bug because when producing satellites with cities that have many minerals, eco damage sky rockets. If I remember correctly, Jeff said that it would be fixed by halving the cost of the satellite, but instead the whole part of the secret project that made building satellites faster was deleted.
Victor posted 03-20-99 09:30 AM ET
Another thing. Some here might say that this is not a bug, which could have been true before patch 3.0. Now, the Space Elevator does not affect the cost of satellites in any way, either doubling your output or halving the cost.
Victor posted 03-22-99 06:11 PM ET
Mr. Morris, do you have a response to this problem?
Victor posted 03-23-99 05:14 PM ET
Another note on this bug:
The number left of the mineral output graph doubles when satellites are being produced, but the graph does not show that and the city produces at the rate of the graphed mineral output.
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Author	Topic: The Space Elevator -- Patch 3.0 BUG
Victor	posted 03-19-99 10:01 PM ET First of all, I want to know if Firaxis is waiting off on posting the patch because it is not totally finished, or if there is another pending problem. However, I will get onto the bug: I reinstalled the game in order to get the patch to install correctly, but when I went into a previously saved game I found that the space elevator was not fixed. It was made worse; now it has no effect. It is supposed to make the mineral cost for satellites to halve, but nothing happens now. I made sure that a base producing 70 minerals did not make a satellite the next turn. ??? Answers, especially from Firaxis, would be helpful and appreciated. - Victor
paraskous	posted 03-20-99 07:49 AM ET COST is halved by DOUBLING your mineral output at the base. It is no bug, it is maybe somewhat unbalanced - I don't think it needs to be changed.
Victor	posted 03-20-99 09:14 AM ET It was a bug because when producing satellites with cities that have many minerals, eco damage sky rockets. If I remember correctly, Jeff said that it would be fixed by halving the cost of the satellite, but instead the whole part of the secret project that made building satellites faster was deleted.
Victor	posted 03-20-99 09:30 AM ET Another thing. Some here might say that this is not a bug, which could have been true before patch 3.0. Now, the Space Elevator does not affect the cost of satellites in any way, either doubling your output or halving the cost.
Victor	posted 03-22-99 06:11 PM ET Mr. Morris, do you have a response to this problem?
Victor	posted 03-23-99 05:14 PM ET Another note on this bug: The number left of the mineral output graph doubles when satellites are being produced, but the graph does not show that and the city produces at the rate of the graphed mineral output.