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Univarse9 posted 06-04-99 12:15 AM ET
I actually got a base built on top of Mount Mountain although it was rocky, any other people saw this kind of phenomenon?

Nell_Smith posted 06-04-99 12:19 AM ET
Univarse:
You mean you built one yourself, or you saw one of the AI factions build one? I've seen the AI building on top of Mount Planet quite often (especially the Hive, for some reason), but haven't been able to build there myself, whether or not the tile is rocky. I always thought it was just an AI glitch...?
Nell
MichaeltheGreat posted 06-04-99 12:26 AM ET
Nell, I built one right on it one of my early games. What are you doing still up? Doncha have to work tomorrow/this morning your time?
Nell_Smith posted 06-04-99 12:49 AM ET
Michael:
Was that before Patch 3? I only played about two games before installing that patch, and since then I can't build on top of Mount Planet.
I'm not still up, I'm sleep typing
Night!
Nell
Darkstar posted 06-07-99 04:45 PM ET
Nell - I have a saved game where the Hive sent a pod to build a city on the lava in version 3. They skipped the 10 or so tiles that were between, to gain the bonus land. (You know how they are about the special lands) Does that count?
The AI can and does disobey the rule about not building in or on the Volcanic terrain. Just like the terraforming rules are flaky about Volcanic, and how the AI can build sensors and roads on the Lava. Hey, that is the way the programmers made it. Obviously a feature that is just misunderstood by us stupid users, because its always been that way and they haven't bothered changing it despite it being reported to them by just around 50 different users...
(hard to tell how many since the forum's got wiped and threads lost...)
-Darkstar
BusterMan posted 06-07-99 05:00 PM ET
I saw this glitch or whatever you want to call it in my first game (Beleivers built it). I haven't seen it since.
/s
-Parker
Stasis Archon posted 06-07-99 06:14 PM ET
I've built on top of Mount Planet lots of times, but only when the top square wasn't rocky (sometimes it's rolling). Are you sure it was rocky terrain?
Univarse9 posted 06-08-99 11:09 AM ET
Yes Mr. Stasis Archon, I am very sure...(I reloaded the damn game and checked, OK!?)
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Author	Topic: Volcano Bases?
Univarse9	posted 06-04-99 12:15 AM ET I actually got a base built on top of Mount Mountain although it was rocky, any other people saw this kind of phenomenon?
Nell_Smith	posted 06-04-99 12:19 AM ET Univarse: You mean you built one yourself, or you saw one of the AI factions build one? I've seen the AI building on top of Mount Planet quite often (especially the Hive, for some reason), but haven't been able to build there myself, whether or not the tile is rocky. I always thought it was just an AI glitch...? Nell
MichaeltheGreat	posted 06-04-99 12:26 AM ET Nell, I built one right on it one of my early games. What are you doing still up? Doncha have to work tomorrow/this morning your time?
Nell_Smith	posted 06-04-99 12:49 AM ET Michael: Was that before Patch 3? I only played about two games before installing that patch, and since then I can't build on top of Mount Planet. I'm not still up, I'm sleep typing Night! Nell
Darkstar	posted 06-07-99 04:45 PM ET Nell - I have a saved game where the Hive sent a pod to build a city on the lava in version 3. They skipped the 10 or so tiles that were between, to gain the bonus land. (You know how they are about the special lands) Does that count? The AI can and does disobey the rule about not building in or on the Volcanic terrain. Just like the terraforming rules are flaky about Volcanic, and how the AI can build sensors and roads on the Lava. Hey, that is the way the programmers made it. Obviously a feature that is just misunderstood by us stupid users, because its always been that way and they haven't bothered changing it despite it being reported to them by just around 50 different users... (hard to tell how many since the forum's got wiped and threads lost...) -Darkstar
BusterMan	posted 06-07-99 05:00 PM ET I saw this glitch or whatever you want to call it in my first game (Beleivers built it). I haven't seen it since. /s -Parker
Stasis Archon	posted 06-07-99 06:14 PM ET I've built on top of Mount Planet lots of times, but only when the top square wasn't rocky (sometimes it's rolling). Are you sure it was rocky terrain?
Univarse9	posted 06-08-99 11:09 AM ET Yes Mr. Stasis Archon, I am very sure...(I reloaded the damn game and checked, OK!?)