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Atomic posted 06-17-99 07:31 PM ET
I'm trying to figure out what the point of these are in the game. All the manual says they do is "Operate Underwater", but apart from this there dosen't seem to be any real advantage to building them.
Am I missing something here?
googlie posted 06-17-99 08:04 PM ET
I've never built one in over 40 games
Krushala posted 06-17-99 08:12 PM ET
I have built sub transports. Even though I'm pretty sure the computer knows where all my units are anyway. Although I have noticed the computer ai sends out needlejets to search for units a lot, and when they find one they attack it. I suppose sub transports can be real useful in multiplayer. If you fix the bug in alpha.txt you can also add aaa to sub transports.
Krushala posted 06-17-99 08:23 PM ET
Actually now that I think of it, I'm going to try to build real submarines in my next game. With good attack and defense values, and see if the computer finds them as easily as they find my regular ships. Even with stasis armor the computer ai chaos ships still win by attacking first. I would like some defensive advantage with ships.
Sheitan posted 06-17-99 11:25 PM ET
The computer is not effected by submarines, but in multiplayer (I believe) they act as if cloaked.
- Sheitan
TheMadStork posted 06-18-99 02:56 AM ET
I would build them if I knew the AI wouldn't hunt them down immediately, and if they actually looked like subs. Who designed that as a special ability instead of a separate chassis, anyway?
I go now.
M_ashwell posted 06-18-99 04:47 AM ET
one word
TRITON
the nuclear subs
sit on the edge of the enemies land mass with 12 p.b's and press the red button!!!
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Author	Topic: Submarines
Atomic	posted 06-17-99 07:31 PM ET I'm trying to figure out what the point of these are in the game. All the manual says they do is "Operate Underwater", but apart from this there dosen't seem to be any real advantage to building them. Am I missing something here?
googlie	posted 06-17-99 08:04 PM ET I've never built one in over 40 games
Krushala	posted 06-17-99 08:12 PM ET I have built sub transports. Even though I'm pretty sure the computer knows where all my units are anyway. Although I have noticed the computer ai sends out needlejets to search for units a lot, and when they find one they attack it. I suppose sub transports can be real useful in multiplayer. If you fix the bug in alpha.txt you can also add aaa to sub transports.
Krushala	posted 06-17-99 08:23 PM ET Actually now that I think of it, I'm going to try to build real submarines in my next game. With good attack and defense values, and see if the computer finds them as easily as they find my regular ships. Even with stasis armor the computer ai chaos ships still win by attacking first. I would like some defensive advantage with ships.
Sheitan	posted 06-17-99 11:25 PM ET The computer is not effected by submarines, but in multiplayer (I believe) they act as if cloaked. - Sheitan
TheMadStork	posted 06-18-99 02:56 AM ET I would build them if I knew the AI wouldn't hunt them down immediately, and if they actually looked like subs. Who designed that as a special ability instead of a separate chassis, anyway? I go now.
M_ashwell	posted 06-18-99 04:47 AM ET one word TRITON the nuclear subs sit on the edge of the enemies land mass with 12 p.b's and press the red button!!!