Screenshot of the Day #86: Dead Paratroopers

Thunderfall · Jan 03, 2003, 03:46 PM

I was playing in Play the World v. 1.14F and I was at war with the Indians. I landed my paratroopers at their territory, then I chose: "(P)illage Improvement".

...and those paratroopers transformed into "dogs" or "monkeys". Can someone explain why those units died?

Thanks to Hawker for the screenshot.

PS: If you haven't tried it yet, try airdrop a paratrooper into the ocean in the game and see what happens.

http://www.civfanatics.com/sotd/sotd86.jpg

cgannon64 · Jan 03, 2003, 03:49 PM

LMAO what are those?? Thats the funniest screenshot I've seen in a while..are those basketballs?

CG

sabo · Jan 03, 2003, 03:51 PM

There must be a bug in the paratroopers TF cuz I sent the exact screenie yesterday, I have invisible paratroopers

the color disk is there, but there is no paratrooper, I"m fighting ghosts now...

Chieftess · Jan 03, 2003, 04:13 PM

Oh, and the ocean-paratroopers have to be dropped in the fog of war.

Civanator · Jan 03, 2003, 04:49 PM

WHAT IS THAT!!???

Angmar · Jan 03, 2003, 05:04 PM

Seems as though the "Fortified" animation or something like that is busted for the paratroopers. That goofy something shows up a tile "north" of where the paratrooper is. I had this happen to me during an invasion of Japan that was over a huge mountain rage.

hbdragon88 · Jan 03, 2003, 10:37 PM

It's a bug

If there's something wacked that doesn't help you, it must be a bug, one of the things that Firaxis missed

What happens when you paradrop over the ocean

If you drop them in the ocean... :hm:

Anyway cool screenshot. Another Snoopy's terrain graphics mod...my, that is popular.

efg · Jan 04, 2003, 12:01 AM

That's paratroopers?!

handyandy · Jan 04, 2003, 01:11 AM

the same sort of screenshot was posted here

farting bob · Jan 04, 2003, 05:58 AM

hy didn't they copy the codes straight from vanilla civ, they worked fine there. the only reason they would doweird things is because theyve changed the game code.

Kevinicus · Jan 04, 2003, 06:34 AM

rofl that's whack. And a damn lot of cities at that <x0~
Nice paradrop

Cimbri · Jan 04, 2003, 11:51 AM

That must be the strangest thing I have ever seen in CIV3… any CIV game for that matter. Very odd…
Btw before any accidents occur, what happens when you paradrop into ocean?

Yoda Power · Jan 04, 2003, 12:00 PM

I dont think you can paradrop into ocean.

hbdragon88 · Jan 04, 2003, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by efg
That's paratroopers?!

Those are. Paratroopers are almost identical to infantry, except they can paradrop and they have slightly lower stats than infantry. And they don't upgrade.

bhiita · Jan 04, 2003, 06:40 PM

I posted this awhile back and no one had seen it before. but I figured out what it was doing, It plays the wrong flic! if i move it around then it's ok but fortify/sentry/both bombards all show the first frame of the drop flc if used the following turn after I drop them

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Veera Anlai · Jan 04, 2003, 08:24 PM

The root of the problem is *very* simple. Take a look through your Art folder in the root Civilization 3 directory, then go to Units, then open Paratrooper. They misspelled the name of the .FLC file! Instead of ParatrooperFortify.flc, they have ParatrooperForfity.flc
Fixing that should solve the problem.

bhiita · Jan 04, 2003, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Veera Anlai
The root of the problem is *very* simple. Take a look through your Art folder in the root Civilization 3 directory, then go to Units, then open Paratrooper. They misspelled the name of the .FLC file! Instead of ParatrooperFortify.flc, they have ParatrooperForfity.flc
Fixing that should solve the problem.

I don't think that matters

as long as the spelling is the same in the.ini file I don't know about the regular paratrooper though, I've replaced them in my games

Sparrowhawk · Jan 05, 2003, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bhiita
I posted this awhile back and no one had seen it before. but I figured out what it was doing, It plays the wrong flic! if i move it around then it's ok but fortify/sentry/both bombards all show the first frame of the drop flc if used the following turn after I drop them show thread

Yeah, that's the conclusion I came to too. The little ugly ball/monkey/dog/whatever graphic is actually what the first frame of the paratrooper's 'drop' animation - it's a rolled up parachute essentially. I had this same problem in a customized rules set and I thought it was just something I screwed up so I never mentioned it. I had an additional problem with it too - when I fortified a paratrooper, it showed this graphic. Then when I went to attack the next turn, the attack anim didn't work and the game crashed after the battle was over.

jpowers · Jan 06, 2003, 05:43 AM

I never get to the paratroopers/helicopters stage. Do I need to play on Emperor? My games end immediately after Fission because someone always builds the UN and has the vote.

Globetrotter · Jan 06, 2003, 07:42 AM

Or may be these are intentional?

There was a strong wind, and the parachutes did not open properly, and the troopers crashed on earth, bottom up, with blood spilled (zoom and check the red spots)
:vampire:
or they just landed on booby traps, and BANG!

Nice shot

Jan 03, 2003, 03:46 PM	#1
Thunderfall Administrator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NY, USA Posts: 11,730 Images: 1545	Screenshot of the Day #86: Dead Paratroopers I was playing in Play the World v. 1.14F and I was at war with the Indians. I landed my paratroopers at their territory, then I chose: "(P)illage Improvement". ...and those paratroopers transformed into "dogs" or "monkeys". Can someone explain why those units died? Thanks to Hawker for the screenshot. PS: If you haven't tried it yet, try airdrop a paratrooper into the ocean in the game and see what happens. http://www.civfanatics.com/sotd/sotd86.jpg __________________ Thunderfall Weight: 1.0 Value: 161 Cast When used Shock Damage 1 to 25 points on Touch

Jan 03, 2003, 03:49 PM	#2
cgannon64 BOB DYLAN'S ROCKIN OUT! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hipster-Authorland, Brooklyn (Hell) Posts: 19,213	LMAO what are those?? Thats the funniest screenshot I've seen in a while..are those basketballs? CG __________________ "Where can we hide in fair weather, we orphans of the storm?"

Jan 03, 2003, 03:51 PM	#3
sabo My Ancestors were Vikings Join Date: May 2002 Location: Minneapolis, City of Lakes Posts: 4,097 Images: 2	There must be a bug in the paratroopers TF cuz I sent the exact screenie yesterday, I have invisible paratroopers the color disk is there, but there is no paratrooper, I"m fighting ghosts now... __________________ Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.-- SW Last edited by sabo; Jan 03, 2003 at 03:55 PM.

Jan 03, 2003, 04:13 PM	#4
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Jan 03, 2003, 05:04 PM	#6
Angmar Warlord Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 184	Seems as though the "Fortified" animation or something like that is busted for the paratroopers. That goofy something shows up a tile "north" of where the paratrooper is. I had this happen to me during an invasion of Japan that was over a huge mountain rage.

Jan 03, 2003, 10:37 PM	#7
hbdragon88 haunted by blackness Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 3,745	It's a bug If there's something wacked that doesn't help you, it must be a bug, one of the things that Firaxis missed What happens when you paradrop over the ocean If you drop them in the ocean... :hm: Anyway cool screenshot. Another Snoopy's terrain graphics mod...my, that is popular.

Jan 04, 2003, 12:01 AM	#8
efg Chieftain Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 32	That's paratroopers?!

Jan 04, 2003, 01:11 AM	#9
handyandy Prince Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 334	the same sort of screenshot was posted here

Jan 04, 2003, 05:58 AM	#10
farting bob ThEy MaDe Me Do iT. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: UK (sussex) Posts: 3,169	hy didn't they copy the codes straight from vanilla civ, they worked fine there. the only reason they would doweird things is because theyve changed the game code. __________________ "I want to shoot people in the face, bang prostitutes, traffic drugs, steal cars, and terrorize police officers without this filthy smut in my game." - discussing the GTA hot coffee mod. Thats 1 small step for man....1 giant leap for mankind, womankind, those of transgender and alternative lifestyles, mobility, visual and hearing impaired, of all races, origins and demonitations. - Revised speech for next NASA moonlanding.

Jan 04, 2003, 06:34 AM	#11
Kevinicus 01001011 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 368	rofl that's whack. And a damn lot of cities at that <x0~ Nice paradrop __________________ If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. -Sun Tzu

Jan 04, 2003, 11:51 AM	#12
Cimbri Deity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cold Harbor, VA Posts: 2,518	That must be the strangest thing I have ever seen in CIV3… any CIV game for that matter. Very odd… Btw before any accidents occur, what happens when you paradrop into ocean? __________________ Scenario: American Civil War (1861–1865)

Jan 04, 2003, 12:00 PM	#13
Yoda Power ✫✫✫✫✫✫✫ Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,292 Images: 16	I dont think you can paradrop into ocean. __________________ Medieval European Mod II 1.3 \| Giant Earth Concept Map (256x256) \| East Asia Mod \| The YP Archives

Jan 04, 2003, 06:40 PM	#15
bhiita King Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 886	I posted this awhile back and no one had seen it before. but I figured out what it was doing, It plays the wrong flic! if i move it around then it's ok but fortify/sentry/both bombards all show the first frame of the drop flc if used the following turn after I drop them show thread

Jan 04, 2003, 08:24 PM	#16
Veera Anlai Southern Belle Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ye Olde Florida Posts: 497	The root of the problem is very simple. Take a look through your Art folder in the root Civilization 3 directory, then go to Units, then open Paratrooper. They misspelled the name of the .FLC file! Instead of ParatrooperFortify.flc, they have ParatrooperForfity.flc Fixing that should solve the problem. __________________ Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?

Jan 06, 2003, 05:43 AM	#19
jpowers Emperor Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Castle Aaaaaaaargh Posts: 1,491	I never get to the paratroopers/helicopters stage. Do I need to play on Emperor? My games end immediately after Fission because someone always builds the UN and has the vote.

Jan 06, 2003, 07:42 AM	#20
Globetrotter ...wherever i may roam... Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ...where I lay my head is home... Posts: 962	Or may be these are intentional? There was a strong wind, and the parachutes did not open properly, and the troopers crashed on earth, bottom up, with blood spilled (zoom and check the red spots) :vampire: or they just landed on booby traps, and BANG! Nice shot __________________ ...and with dust in throat I crave only knowledge will I save to the game you stay a slave... BiBikoh

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