Posidonius
Civherder
From a recent thread:
Right, people have discovered ways to adjust to this civlaw, and we know that early in the game, a year is a fraction of a turn.
But another question in the same vein: if your SS crew reports that they'll arrive in 18.2 years, is there a difference between that and 18.8 years?
The point is, when your SS lands, the game ends. And it always lands during that flurry of upkeep and building units and improvements at the start of your turn, before you get to move your units for that turn.
Does the fractional part of the year determine when, within that flurry, the SS lands?
Here's the theory, and i'd love to see it proved wrong, equally as correct. I know that the flurry of activity happens city-by-city and follows the order of cities on your City Status pages. If you have 50 cities and your SS will land in 18.2 years, then that should mean the end of the game happens during the target turn, right after the first 10 cities take their turn. If the SS has 18.8 years travel time, then on the turn it lands, it should do so after the 40th city has its go.
If you want to win before 1000AD, your space ship must arrive at Alpha Centauri in 20 year intervals, otherwise your space ship will be 'lost' or your victory won't count.
Right, people have discovered ways to adjust to this civlaw, and we know that early in the game, a year is a fraction of a turn.
But another question in the same vein: if your SS crew reports that they'll arrive in 18.2 years, is there a difference between that and 18.8 years?
The point is, when your SS lands, the game ends. And it always lands during that flurry of upkeep and building units and improvements at the start of your turn, before you get to move your units for that turn.
Does the fractional part of the year determine when, within that flurry, the SS lands?
Here's the theory, and i'd love to see it proved wrong, equally as correct. I know that the flurry of activity happens city-by-city and follows the order of cities on your City Status pages. If you have 50 cities and your SS will land in 18.2 years, then that should mean the end of the game happens during the target turn, right after the first 10 cities take their turn. If the SS has 18.8 years travel time, then on the turn it lands, it should do so after the 40th city has its go.