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Urban Ranger posted 05-24-99 03:18 AM ET
As Mergle pointed out, there's an easy way to make your mw/iod/etc. into demon boils. Just give them patrol routes with way points.
Actually, I managed to create a super IoD carrier with this trick. It has a capacity of 42! Here comes a small horde of invading marines...
MoSe posted 05-24-99 01:29 PM ET
Hmmm... very interesting.
As I'm a micromanager, I never stumble in such loopholes, e.g. I never automate, never use governors, never use patrol routes, I just feel no AI can handle things with the same flexibility and respond as rapidly as I can...
Back to subject, I'd rather name it a bug rather than a trick, and in MultiPlayer I'd deem it a CHEAT.
For PBEMs we should definitely add it to the cheat list.
Goobmeister posted 05-24-99 01:44 PM ET
I agree, though right after I rearm my MW's in Weizen...
Could someone please make sure that cousLee doesn't look in here
Goob
cousLee posted 05-24-99 02:27 PM ET
you tree hugging crusty nasty ole stuck on a Joshua Tree cracked and peeling Gooby thing you! Too Late. It won't do you any good anyway. My choppers are looking for a reason to test their empath chaos weapons! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
tfs99 posted 05-24-99 03:18 PM ET
That happened for me too. I was wondering if it was the patrol path that caused it.
I found another interesting <ahem> feature: I set a patrol route with several waypoints and after the third one (?) it seems that the tile list for the WPs gets hosed and eventually the unit just sits there trying to cross ocean tiles.
I also seem to run into a limitation above four waypoints. It won't let me set anymore.
But, shhhhhhh, these are not bugs and even if they are we don't want to wake Victor Galis.
SMAC n ... Ted S.
Hey_Hey_Hey_Yo posted 05-24-99 05:22 PM ET
VIIIICTOOOOORRR!!! Here's something for ya!
Aredhran posted 05-25-99 04:38 AM ET
Actually, let's wake Victor... He still needs to apologize to some people (right, Trip' ?)
Aredhran
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Author	Topic: The Instant Demon Boil Trick
Urban Ranger	posted 05-24-99 03:18 AM ET As Mergle pointed out, there's an easy way to make your mw/iod/etc. into demon boils. Just give them patrol routes with way points. Actually, I managed to create a super IoD carrier with this trick. It has a capacity of 42! Here comes a small horde of invading marines...
MoSe	posted 05-24-99 01:29 PM ET Hmmm... very interesting. As I'm a micromanager, I never stumble in such loopholes, e.g. I never automate, never use governors, never use patrol routes, I just feel no AI can handle things with the same flexibility and respond as rapidly as I can... Back to subject, I'd rather name it a bug rather than a trick, and in MultiPlayer I'd deem it a CHEAT. For PBEMs we should definitely add it to the cheat list.
Goobmeister	posted 05-24-99 01:44 PM ET I agree, though right after I rearm my MW's in Weizen... Could someone please make sure that cousLee doesn't look in here Goob
cousLee	posted 05-24-99 02:27 PM ET you tree hugging crusty nasty ole stuck on a Joshua Tree cracked and peeling Gooby thing you! Too Late. It won't do you any good anyway. My choppers are looking for a reason to test their empath chaos weapons! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
tfs99	posted 05-24-99 03:18 PM ET That happened for me too. I was wondering if it was the patrol path that caused it. I found another interesting <ahem> feature: I set a patrol route with several waypoints and after the third one (?) it seems that the tile list for the WPs gets hosed and eventually the unit just sits there trying to cross ocean tiles. I also seem to run into a limitation above four waypoints. It won't let me set anymore. But, shhhhhhh, these are not bugs and even if they are we don't want to wake Victor Galis. SMAC n ... Ted S.
Hey_Hey_Hey_Yo	posted 05-24-99 05:22 PM ET VIIIICTOOOOORRR!!! Here's something for ya!
Aredhran	posted 05-25-99 04:38 AM ET Actually, let's wake Victor... He still needs to apologize to some people (right, Trip' ?) Aredhran