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Krickett posted 04-13-99 07:29 PM ET
is there any way to prevent that damn asteroid from falling on you. I was the Morgans on Librarian and lost 3 cities and 5 wonders (not to mention the energy).
eNo posted 04-13-99 09:36 PM ET
Asteroid?
trippin daily posted 04-13-99 10:13 PM ET
I think you were hit by somebodies planet buster... how far were u into the game? did it leave a huge crater? and if not... and this did happen.. i think this makes the list for top 5 bugs
Victor posted 04-13-99 10:32 PM ET
Nope!
An asteroid hitting you is a random event. It only hits the most powerful nation. There is an incentive to spread out your wonders.
NuWav posted 04-13-99 10:58 PM ET
I've gotten hit by asteriods twice now, but ive only lost one city each time, likely cause i spread my cities out, and once a wonder. No way to avoid it, even if you reload autosaves, it is a random event.
trippin daily posted 04-13-99 11:56 PM ET
What level do you all play on? I mean no wonder it never hits me.. I play on thinker r transcend most of the time... so im rarely the most powerful nation, and if i am, it isn't by much... so ive never seen the asteriod. How come it doesn't hit my enemies
Travathian posted 04-14-99 12:10 AM ET
Sorry, I couldn't help but laugh at this
"even if you reload autosaves, it is a random event"
Think about it for a moment . . .
*lightbulb over your head*
If was random it shouldn't happen next turn. Try reloading a game like 5 turns back and see if it still happens, or if another random event happens. I am kind of curious about the result.
Travathian posted 04-14-99 12:11 AM ET
Oh, and not to flame you or dis you or anything NuWav, just thought it humorous how you worded it =)
ehh posted 04-14-99 07:28 AM ET
He travathian,
ever wondered what would hapen if a save game would save the random seed?
*lightbulb*
NuWav posted 04-14-99 08:15 AM ET
Sorry, wording was awkward, tried to put two ideas in the same sentence, b/c I was in a hurry going somewhere else.
Yes I have tried the autosaves that far back (5 turns), also tried reloading after energy market crashes and it still happens.
Schoop posted 04-15-99 06:03 PM ET
I think that "random" events are set to happen when you first start your game. What difficulty were you playing at? I also think Firaxis added new random events with each successive difficulty level.
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Author	Topic: asteroid
Krickett	posted 04-13-99 07:29 PM ET is there any way to prevent that damn asteroid from falling on you. I was the Morgans on Librarian and lost 3 cities and 5 wonders (not to mention the energy).
eNo	posted 04-13-99 09:36 PM ET Asteroid?
trippin daily	posted 04-13-99 10:13 PM ET I think you were hit by somebodies planet buster... how far were u into the game? did it leave a huge crater? and if not... and this did happen.. i think this makes the list for top 5 bugs
Victor	posted 04-13-99 10:32 PM ET Nope! An asteroid hitting you is a random event. It only hits the most powerful nation. There is an incentive to spread out your wonders.
NuWav	posted 04-13-99 10:58 PM ET I've gotten hit by asteriods twice now, but ive only lost one city each time, likely cause i spread my cities out, and once a wonder. No way to avoid it, even if you reload autosaves, it is a random event.
trippin daily	posted 04-13-99 11:56 PM ET What level do you all play on? I mean no wonder it never hits me.. I play on thinker r transcend most of the time... so im rarely the most powerful nation, and if i am, it isn't by much... so ive never seen the asteriod. How come it doesn't hit my enemies
Travathian	posted 04-14-99 12:10 AM ET Sorry, I couldn't help but laugh at this "even if you reload autosaves, it is a random event" Think about it for a moment . . . lightbulb over your head If was random it shouldn't happen next turn. Try reloading a game like 5 turns back and see if it still happens, or if another random event happens. I am kind of curious about the result.
Travathian	posted 04-14-99 12:11 AM ET Oh, and not to flame you or dis you or anything NuWav, just thought it humorous how you worded it =)
ehh	posted 04-14-99 07:28 AM ET He travathian, ever wondered what would hapen if a save game would save the random seed? lightbulb
NuWav	posted 04-14-99 08:15 AM ET Sorry, wording was awkward, tried to put two ideas in the same sentence, b/c I was in a hurry going somewhere else. Yes I have tried the autosaves that far back (5 turns), also tried reloading after energy market crashes and it still happens.
Schoop	posted 04-15-99 06:03 PM ET I think that "random" events are set to happen when you first start your game. What difficulty were you playing at? I also think Firaxis added new random events with each successive difficulty level.