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TBear posted 03-02-99 07:08 PM ET
There I was, sitting on my island, connected to the mainland by a little sliver of land, busily trying to build my fledgling nation, when all of the sudden the hoards of invaders began flooding into my beloved county. Please! Please! Would someone at FRAXIS please design a fortification that actually stops the invading hoards for at least a little while! The bunkers didn't even slow down the decrepit old draftee Santiago had sent accross my border, well that's not quite true, he did stop long enough to releave himself on the air intake... All I want is something to cower behind safely as my defense units take pot-shots at the advancing armadas... Is it too much to ask????
TheHelperMonkey posted 03-02-99 07:34 PM ET
I've got a good one. Coastal guns. You place them on your coast. The enemy units once they enter recieve a -50% defense or offense if they attack or become attacked. Just thought, alothough it's a good one.
Pudz posted 03-02-99 07:41 PM ET
how about automatic artilery(sp). if an enemy comes within range, it automatically fires? be a bit more useful than passive sturcures?
Sauce posted 03-03-99 05:29 AM ET
Sounds like you built the bunkers, then didn't put good enough defensive units in them. Bunkers can't do all the work. Besides preemptive strikes are always best. If you see the hordes. ATTACK!!! Then go back to the bunker. And another thing. If you built sensors close by you'll have even more bonus.
PERE posted 03-03-99 08:41 AM ET
A good option is terraforming down, but be carefully !!
Dowdc posted 03-07-99 03:11 AM ET
TBear:
I agree. It doesn't make much sense to me that defenses have been so severely weakened in SMAC as compared to Civ. I mean, you can't even fortify, for heaven's sake. Also, no mountain squares that give +200% defense. Also, bunkers only give +50%, not +200% like they used to. Maybe +200 is a little much, but to go all the way down to 50? Why?
Not that I'm complaining, really. I just don't understand.
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Author	Topic: Please! More Fortifications!!!
TBear	posted 03-02-99 07:08 PM ET There I was, sitting on my island, connected to the mainland by a little sliver of land, busily trying to build my fledgling nation, when all of the sudden the hoards of invaders began flooding into my beloved county. Please! Please! Would someone at FRAXIS please design a fortification that actually stops the invading hoards for at least a little while! The bunkers didn't even slow down the decrepit old draftee Santiago had sent accross my border, well that's not quite true, he did stop long enough to releave himself on the air intake... All I want is something to cower behind safely as my defense units take pot-shots at the advancing armadas... Is it too much to ask????
TheHelperMonkey	posted 03-02-99 07:34 PM ET I've got a good one. Coastal guns. You place them on your coast. The enemy units once they enter recieve a -50% defense or offense if they attack or become attacked. Just thought, alothough it's a good one.
Pudz	posted 03-02-99 07:41 PM ET how about automatic artilery(sp). if an enemy comes within range, it automatically fires? be a bit more useful than passive sturcures?
Sauce	posted 03-03-99 05:29 AM ET Sounds like you built the bunkers, then didn't put good enough defensive units in them. Bunkers can't do all the work. Besides preemptive strikes are always best. If you see the hordes. ATTACK!!! Then go back to the bunker. And another thing. If you built sensors close by you'll have even more bonus.
PERE	posted 03-03-99 08:41 AM ET A good option is terraforming down, but be carefully !!
Dowdc	posted 03-07-99 03:11 AM ET TBear: I agree. It doesn't make much sense to me that defenses have been so severely weakened in SMAC as compared to Civ. I mean, you can't even fortify, for heaven's sake. Also, no mountain squares that give +200% defense. Also, bunkers only give +50%, not +200% like they used to. Maybe +200 is a little much, but to go all the way down to 50? Why? Not that I'm complaining, really. I just don't understand.