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pandasa posted 05-03-99 03:41 PM ET
Square: Rocky with Minerals Bonus
Enhancements: Mine + Road
Result: Mineral Production of 7
Shouldn't this be six ???
Minerals Bonus = 2
Rocky with Mine and Road = 4
Total = 6
Am I missing something ???
Cheers.
Warp Warrior posted 05-07-99 07:11 PM ET
It must be one of those mulipliers you get for putting a road through the mine, like the extra 50% you got when you put a Railroad through a mined hill or mountain in CivII.
This make any sense?
rocky terrain = 1 mineral
mine on rocky terrain = 2 minerals
additional 50% for road = 1 mineral
Mineral Bonus = 2 minerals
additional 50% for road = 1 minerals
-------------------------------------
total minerals = 7 minerals
(Don't quote me on this, I'm only guessing)
tfs99 posted 05-07-99 09:02 PM ET
According to the Datalinks -- Construct Mine:
"A mine increases the mineral output of a square:
.
.
Rocky squares: +2 minerals (+3 if road)
A mine provides an additional +1 minerals in a Mineral Resource square."
So the mine/mineral resource combination gives you an additional +1 minerals, on top of the +2 you get for the mineral resource. Hmmm. I didn't know this before.
I went into the Scenario Editor to confirm this and I found out something else: what the Datalinks doesn't tell you is that to get the additional +1, you also need to build a road in the square (or else there's a bug).
Interestingly:
Flat + Mine + Mineral Resource = 3 Minerals
Flat + Mine + Mineral Resource + Road = 4 Minerals
and:
Rolling + Mine + Mineral Resource = 4 Minerals
Rolling + Mine + Mineral Resource + Road = 5 Minerals
This confirms the undocumented requirement for a road to get the extra +1 for a mine/mineral resource combo.
So:
Rocky + Mine + Mineral Resource = 5 Minerals
Rocky + Mine + Mineral Resource + Road = 7 Minerals (5 you normally get, +1 for road/mine, +1 for road/mineral resource)
Thanks guys. A way to get more minerals! Cool.
SMAC n ... Ted S.
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Author	Topic: Resources Question
pandasa	posted 05-03-99 03:41 PM ET Square: Rocky with Minerals Bonus Enhancements: Mine + Road Result: Mineral Production of 7 Shouldn't this be six ??? Minerals Bonus = 2 Rocky with Mine and Road = 4 Total = 6 Am I missing something ??? Cheers.
Warp Warrior	posted 05-07-99 07:11 PM ET It must be one of those mulipliers you get for putting a road through the mine, like the extra 50% you got when you put a Railroad through a mined hill or mountain in CivII. This make any sense? rocky terrain = 1 mineral mine on rocky terrain = 2 minerals additional 50% for road = 1 mineral Mineral Bonus = 2 minerals additional 50% for road = 1 minerals ------------------------------------- total minerals = 7 minerals (Don't quote me on this, I'm only guessing)
tfs99	posted 05-07-99 09:02 PM ET According to the Datalinks -- Construct Mine: "A mine increases the mineral output of a square: . . Rocky squares: +2 minerals (+3 if road) A mine provides an additional +1 minerals in a Mineral Resource square." So the mine/mineral resource combination gives you an additional +1 minerals, on top of the +2 you get for the mineral resource. Hmmm. I didn't know this before. I went into the Scenario Editor to confirm this and I found out something else: what the Datalinks doesn't tell you is that to get the additional +1, you also need to build a road in the square (or else there's a bug). Interestingly: Flat + Mine + Mineral Resource = 3 Minerals Flat + Mine + Mineral Resource + Road = 4 Minerals and: Rolling + Mine + Mineral Resource = 4 Minerals Rolling + Mine + Mineral Resource + Road = 5 Minerals This confirms the undocumented requirement for a road to get the extra +1 for a mine/mineral resource combo. So: Rocky + Mine + Mineral Resource = 5 Minerals Rocky + Mine + Mineral Resource + Road = 7 Minerals (5 you normally get, +1 for road/mine, +1 for road/mineral resource) Thanks guys. A way to get more minerals! Cool. SMAC n ... Ted S.