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Chironean posted 04-05-99 08:58 AM ET
Hi
I had this annoying problem with bunkers. I had an enemy city with just one defensive unit; I send a missile and knock it out and then move my hovertank, but, because there's a bunker in the road, he decides do "capture the bunker" instead of doing what I wanted: capturing the defenseless city.
I think it should be changed; I think we should not stop when walker over a bunker.
Chironean
PS: i don't know if this had been brought before, but ....
Pique posted 04-05-99 11:56 AM ET
It came up in an old TI thread.
I don't remember who came up with it but someone was using it against the AI by putting bunkers in his road system...forcing the computer to stop to 'take control of the bunker' thus delaying their attack until it was counterable.
Pique
Chironean posted 04-05-99 03:13 PM ET
It is a good strategy to make use of a stupid thing in our favor. We didn't have to stop at fortifications in Civ.
What do you guys think of it?
Chironean
MoSe posted 04-06-99 05:47 AM ET
I was rather puzzled at first too.
Well, if it is a designed feature, you can argue about it, but you can do with, methinks. It's a safety for your road nets, nice and useful concept, ain't it?
Don't remember if one unit passes & goes on the next one still has to 're-capture it'.
You have to plan to use TWO units to invade, one takes the bunker and stands, the other rushes on tout-de-suite.
MariOne
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Author	Topic: Capturing bunker problem
Chironean	posted 04-05-99 08:58 AM ET Hi I had this annoying problem with bunkers. I had an enemy city with just one defensive unit; I send a missile and knock it out and then move my hovertank, but, because there's a bunker in the road, he decides do "capture the bunker" instead of doing what I wanted: capturing the defenseless city. I think it should be changed; I think we should not stop when walker over a bunker. Chironean PS: i don't know if this had been brought before, but ....
Pique	posted 04-05-99 11:56 AM ET It came up in an old TI thread. I don't remember who came up with it but someone was using it against the AI by putting bunkers in his road system...forcing the computer to stop to 'take control of the bunker' thus delaying their attack until it was counterable. Pique
Chironean	posted 04-05-99 03:13 PM ET It is a good strategy to make use of a stupid thing in our favor. We didn't have to stop at fortifications in Civ. What do you guys think of it? Chironean
MoSe	posted 04-06-99 05:47 AM ET I was rather puzzled at first too. Well, if it is a designed feature, you can argue about it, but you can do with, methinks. It's a safety for your road nets, nice and useful concept, ain't it? Don't remember if one unit passes & goes on the next one still has to 're-capture it'. You have to plan to use TWO units to invade, one takes the bunker and stands, the other rushes on tout-de-suite. MariOne