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Scrunge posted 11-27-98 11:20 PM ET
I was just wondering.
1rst. Does someone from Fraxis, or SMAC read this forum, and would they use any good ideas in the final game?
2nd. Are small boats going to be able to sail up rivers in AC?
3rd. I think that you should be able to raze your cities in AC. I think that about half of the population should be converted to weak infantry like partisans in Civ, and the rest would die. Of course certain governments such as democracies would not be allowed to do this, and perhaps the partisans would be barbarian units, since they probably wouldn't feel terribly loyal to you after you burned their homes to the ground, but sometimes it would be worth it to keep the enemy from capturing it.
Historically this happened very often in war.
Scrunge...
Corwin posted 11-27-98 11:27 PM ET
1. They read the threads they find interesting. (I'd say all,but with this ammount of posts I doubt)
2. Game is in the final stages, but Sid has changed once the city radius 2 weeks before shipping.
3. interesting idea
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey posted 11-27-98 11:37 PM ET
1.) Firaxis is very busy with the game, so they don't post much, but I have heard Brian follows the forums.
2.) I doubt it, but it is a very cool idea
3.) I'm pretty sure razing cities will be possible. In one of Brians old designer diaries, he said he gave the AI a tactic in which they attack small weakly defended cities, & raze them to the ground. Though this will count as an atrocity in the game, possibly a major atrocity, I will probably use it a lot.
Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general,
YYYH
DJ RRebel posted 11-28-98 10:45 AM ET
What is razing ??? I thought he meant raising !!! (as in putting up on top of a mountain !!!
Anyways >>>
1) I doubt it .. they don't have much time !!! They might just peek in from time to time, but no one has any evidence of this !!!
2) I doubt it .. where would you draw the line at what ships couldn't go up rivers ??? What would be the point of getting bigger ships ??? What if there were rapids (Like in most rivers) !!! Interesting idea, but I don't think the game-play inplications would be very good or interesting !!!
Ummm .. reading it over, I just figured out what razing means !!! I like that idea .. in Civ2, you could sell off your city improvements ... but that was it, and when your city was defeated and large enough, you would get partizans or whatever !!!
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Author	Topic: Some Questions and Ideas.
Scrunge	posted 11-27-98 11:20 PM ET I was just wondering. 1rst. Does someone from Fraxis, or SMAC read this forum, and would they use any good ideas in the final game? 2nd. Are small boats going to be able to sail up rivers in AC? 3rd. I think that you should be able to raze your cities in AC. I think that about half of the population should be converted to weak infantry like partisans in Civ, and the rest would die. Of course certain governments such as democracies would not be allowed to do this, and perhaps the partisans would be barbarian units, since they probably wouldn't feel terribly loyal to you after you burned their homes to the ground, but sometimes it would be worth it to keep the enemy from capturing it. Historically this happened very often in war. Scrunge...
Corwin	posted 11-27-98 11:27 PM ET 1. They read the threads they find interesting. (I'd say all,but with this ammount of posts I doubt) 2. Game is in the final stages, but Sid has changed once the city radius 2 weeks before shipping. 3. interesting idea
Yo_Yo_Yo_Hey	posted 11-27-98 11:37 PM ET 1.) Firaxis is very busy with the game, so they don't post much, but I have heard Brian follows the forums. 2.) I doubt it, but it is a very cool idea 3.) I'm pretty sure razing cities will be possible. In one of Brians old designer diaries, he said he gave the AI a tactic in which they attack small weakly defended cities, & raze them to the ground. Though this will count as an atrocity in the game, possibly a major atrocity, I will probably use it a lot. Your faithful & hell-bent NIMadier general, YYYH
DJ RRebel	posted 11-28-98 10:45 AM ET What is razing ??? I thought he meant raising !!! (as in putting up on top of a mountain !!! Anyways >>> 1) I doubt it .. they don't have much time !!! They might just peek in from time to time, but no one has any evidence of this !!! 2) I doubt it .. where would you draw the line at what ships couldn't go up rivers ??? What would be the point of getting bigger ships ??? What if there were rapids (Like in most rivers) !!! Interesting idea, but I don't think the game-play inplications would be very good or interesting !!! Ummm .. reading it over, I just figured out what razing means !!! I like that idea .. in Civ2, you could sell off your city improvements ... but that was it, and when your city was defeated and large enough, you would get partizans or whatever !!!