Alpha Centauri 2

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire => Modding => Bug/Patch Discussion => Topic started by: MercantileInterest on July 11, 2016, 11:25:33 PM

Title: Air Superiority forbidden to choppers
Post by: MercantileInterest on July 11, 2016, 11:25:33 PM

Looks like the txt file can't disallow air superiority for choppers without denying it to other air units. If this could be done, we'd see a healthier mix of choppers and needle jets, instead of one replacing the other.

Title: Re: Air Superiority forbidden to choppers
Post by: MercantileInterest on July 14, 2016, 05:12:17 PM

Of course, this could be much more easily solved as a multiplayer rule.

Title: Re: Air Superiority forbidden to choppers
Post by: Bearu on July 20, 2016, 03:04:58 AM

The major difference between choppers, needlejets, and gravships remains the potential fact that Needlejets have a much larger fuel range and, I think, a larger intercept range than choppers. The needlejet remains cheaper mineral cost than a comparable gravship, so the needlejet serves as a defensive aerial unit more than the copter.

Title: Re: Air Superiority forbidden to choppers
Post by: BFG on July 25, 2016, 04:17:37 PM

Agreed.  Frankly, they all have uses in my opinion, though I do eventually phase out Needlejets in favor of Gravships.

Needlejets - longest single-turn range; best air superiority unit; best Aero Colony or Transport unit
Choppers - best assault unit with multi-attack per turn
Gravships - Infinite range; can take over bases; Gravship Formers and Supplies