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1212 posted 05-31-99 11:38 PM ET
Well i have heard of the heralded ASTROID IMPACT but just what is it??? what happens. Why does it happen. Where does it it happen. Well sorry to annoy any individuals but i want to know. For i have not seen one in my many games.
LoD posted 06-01-99 01:37 PM ET
Found in script.txt (game tags removed):
------------Chief Planetologist---------------
Major Asteroid Strike on Nessus Prime! All Nessus Mining Stations destroyed!
also:

------------Chief Planetologist---------------
Major Asteroid Strike near $BASENAME0! Massive casualties! Dust clouds will reduce global energy production for next ten years.
FYI: The second one was entitled EATHIS .
LoD
trippin daily posted 06-01-99 07:46 PM ET
Yeah, they exist. They had a thread on here a long while back (it has probably been claimed by the FIRAXIS thread fairy). They had several people saying they had seen it and what it was like and all. They have two types. One is on Nessus, it knocks out all the minig stations, the other is like a planetbuster hitting your best city (yes, and always that city), or cluster of cities. So don't stack SP's in one city and your safe.
Trippin Daily
1212 posted 06-01-99 07:50 PM ET
Thank you
Univarse9 posted 06-03-99 08:47 AM ET
There's somethin pretty wrong with the asteroid random event for Nessus Mining Stations. If the asteroids can hit that, why don't they knock out other orbital improvements in the sky?
LoD posted 06-04-99 12:52 PM ET
Univarse9: It's just one asteroid and it strikes Nessus (which is a moon). And even a large mass like an asteroid has an astronomically low probability of hitting a satelite.
LoD
quizara tafwid posted 06-04-99 01:32 PM ET
Univarse9: to follow up on LoD's response, please realize that all Nessus Mining Stations are on Nessus and are not satellites like the skyfarm, power, and defense satellites. Thus an asteroid can take out all of the Nessus Mining stations and, at best would take out one satellite.

Univarse9 posted 06-08-99 11:28 AM ET
Uh...okay. Instead, hows bout this:
After the impact, the debris left over destroys one-or-two satellites.Better?
Rackam posted 06-09-99 09:26 AM ET
To answer the original question, I've been impacted 4 times now, latest game has had 2!
But, I discovered an upside to being hit by an asteroid. Normally a tree farm/hybrid forest square will give 3-2-2, but in the asteroid crater, it gives 3-3-2.
~Rackam the asteroid target
Aredhran posted 06-09-99 12:17 PM ET
Rackham... Are you an amphibious unit ?
Aredhran
(the ~ )
xknwn1 posted 06-10-99 04:56 AM ET
As a novice to SMAC, I prefer to peruse these Forums for tips to help improve my game play. However, the strikes, of both types have happened to me. The last, the most unusual. Playing as the UoP, I was in Vendetta against Yang's Hordes. I had captured the Hive, complete with three secret projects. I was using the base as a staging area to move on to other bases when the strike occured. Base, projects, & forces, all destroyed. The remaining crater was named "Garland", the second one so named on the map. (Confusing? Yep!) Secondly, in the Secret Projects Reports, the destroyed projects were highligted in red, base of creation was listed as "None", and the ownwership was chalked up to "ALIENS"! All were lost for the remainder of the game. That made my day! You'd think that if you can capture a project from another faction, it should be just as reasonable to have the option to recreate the project (if so inclined) if it is destroyed. A unit is destroyed, build another one. Same should hold true for Secret Projects. If it's destroyed, put it back in the list and try again. Food for thought Firaxis!
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Author	Topic: Astroid Impact!!! How many have you seen???
1212	posted 05-31-99 11:38 PM ET Well i have heard of the heralded ASTROID IMPACT but just what is it??? what happens. Why does it happen. Where does it it happen. Well sorry to annoy any individuals but i want to know. For i have not seen one in my many games.
LoD	posted 06-01-99 01:37 PM ET Found in script.txt (game tags removed): ------------Chief Planetologist--------------- Major Asteroid Strike on Nessus Prime! All Nessus Mining Stations destroyed! also: ------------Chief Planetologist--------------- Major Asteroid Strike near $BASENAME0! Massive casualties! Dust clouds will reduce global energy production for next ten years. FYI: The second one was entitled EATHIS . LoD
trippin daily	posted 06-01-99 07:46 PM ET Yeah, they exist. They had a thread on here a long while back (it has probably been claimed by the FIRAXIS thread fairy). They had several people saying they had seen it and what it was like and all. They have two types. One is on Nessus, it knocks out all the minig stations, the other is like a planetbuster hitting your best city (yes, and always that city), or cluster of cities. So don't stack SP's in one city and your safe. Trippin Daily
1212	posted 06-01-99 07:50 PM ET Thank you
Univarse9	posted 06-03-99 08:47 AM ET There's somethin pretty wrong with the asteroid random event for Nessus Mining Stations. If the asteroids can hit that, why don't they knock out other orbital improvements in the sky?
LoD	posted 06-04-99 12:52 PM ET Univarse9: It's just one asteroid and it strikes Nessus (which is a moon). And even a large mass like an asteroid has an astronomically low probability of hitting a satelite. LoD
quizara tafwid	posted 06-04-99 01:32 PM ET Univarse9: to follow up on LoD's response, please realize that all Nessus Mining Stations are on Nessus and are not satellites like the skyfarm, power, and defense satellites. Thus an asteroid can take out all of the Nessus Mining stations and, at best would take out one satellite.
Univarse9	posted 06-08-99 11:28 AM ET Uh...okay. Instead, hows bout this: After the impact, the debris left over destroys one-or-two satellites.Better?
Rackam	posted 06-09-99 09:26 AM ET To answer the original question, I've been impacted 4 times now, latest game has had 2! But, I discovered an upside to being hit by an asteroid. Normally a tree farm/hybrid forest square will give 3-2-2, but in the asteroid crater, it gives 3-3-2. ~Rackam the asteroid target
Aredhran	posted 06-09-99 12:17 PM ET Rackham... Are you an amphibious unit ? Aredhran (the ~ )
xknwn1	posted 06-10-99 04:56 AM ET As a novice to SMAC, I prefer to peruse these Forums for tips to help improve my game play. However, the strikes, of both types have happened to me. The last, the most unusual. Playing as the UoP, I was in Vendetta against Yang's Hordes. I had captured the Hive, complete with three secret projects. I was using the base as a staging area to move on to other bases when the strike occured. Base, projects, & forces, all destroyed. The remaining crater was named "Garland", the second one so named on the map. (Confusing? Yep!) Secondly, in the Secret Projects Reports, the destroyed projects were highligted in red, base of creation was listed as "None", and the ownwership was chalked up to "ALIENS"! All were lost for the remainder of the game. That made my day! You'd think that if you can capture a project from another faction, it should be just as reasonable to have the option to recreate the project (if so inclined) if it is destroyed. A unit is destroyed, build another one. Same should hold true for Secret Projects. If it's destroyed, put it back in the list and try again. Food for thought Firaxis!