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madpig posted 04-16-99 03:56 AM ET
Can someone explain how they use landers? I played a game last night where I forwarded a load of units to a sea port where I had transporters waiting ("L" on their status flags). I then set the units to lander "l" but they all sat there on the same spot. I'd expected them to board.
Any help appreciated.
eborg posted 04-16-99 05:16 AM ET
The 'I' key is for drop units (a special ability), not for moving units on board of a transport ship.
To get your units boarded, right-click on the ship, choose action, choose load/unload transport.
Or, visually more attractive, move the ship to a sea field next to a land field and then let your units just move onto the ship.
madpig posted 04-17-99 03:22 AM ET
Sorry : the units were set to board using "L". Why didn't they board?
iak posted 04-19-99 10:54 AM ET
So you had a transport (on hold?) in a city and the troops you move in didn't load when you pressed "L"? Or maybe the transport was on sleep ("L"), was it so? I recall that units will board a transport on hold, but I've never tried with one on sleep. Activate the transport and maybe move it out and back in to the city. (So a sleeping transport will not be loaded, is that the lesson?)
madpig posted 04-19-99 03:17 PM ET
Thats the story : very frustrating.
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Author	Topic: landers
madpig	posted 04-16-99 03:56 AM ET Can someone explain how they use landers? I played a game last night where I forwarded a load of units to a sea port where I had transporters waiting ("L" on their status flags). I then set the units to lander "l" but they all sat there on the same spot. I'd expected them to board. Any help appreciated.
eborg	posted 04-16-99 05:16 AM ET The 'I' key is for drop units (a special ability), not for moving units on board of a transport ship. To get your units boarded, right-click on the ship, choose action, choose load/unload transport. Or, visually more attractive, move the ship to a sea field next to a land field and then let your units just move onto the ship.
madpig	posted 04-17-99 03:22 AM ET Sorry : the units were set to board using "L". Why didn't they board?
iak	posted 04-19-99 10:54 AM ET So you had a transport (on hold?) in a city and the troops you move in didn't load when you pressed "L"? Or maybe the transport was on sleep ("L"), was it so? I recall that units will board a transport on hold, but I've never tried with one on sleep. Activate the transport and maybe move it out and back in to the city. (So a sleeping transport will not be loaded, is that the lesson?)
madpig	posted 04-19-99 03:17 PM ET Thats the story : very frustrating.