Airbase

zulu9812 · Aug 10, 2002, 05:08 AM

Mmmm...I checked my PMs for the first time today and Skb240 had asked for the airbase unit back in July. Ooops, sorry Sk8240

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I couldn't find it on CFC, so I'll just post it here. It's only a default flc (the old CTP2 graphics) and an attack.amb. Although I gave the airbase 0 defense and attack so it's capturable, so I don't actually use that 2nd file.

btw - I didn't make it and I forget who did.

Civanator · Aug 10, 2002, 08:37 AM

i think it was skywalker.

Dark Sheer · Aug 11, 2002, 08:03 PM

Yup, its Skywalker. I made the flc for him way back.

thisismysn20 · Sep 02, 2002, 10:27 AM

Will the AI use the airbase?

zulu9812 · Sep 02, 2002, 12:06 PM

I very much doubt it

thisismysn20 · Sep 02, 2002, 05:29 PM

Figures, that makes this unit almost a cheat

Panth · Sep 03, 2002, 09:52 AM

What is the purpose of an airbase, and is there a preview of this floating around somewhere? I've read comments here referring to airbases from Civ2 but I never played it.

Thanks

zulu9812 · Sep 03, 2002, 12:10 PM

basically, I use it as an immobile airdrop unit. I airdrop it 8 tiles from my city - after that, it can't be used. What it does is to act as a transport for aircraft, so you can rebase planes to the Airfield and carry out bombing missions from there.

unscratchedfoot · Sep 03, 2002, 06:08 PM

What about having it so it can be loaded onto a truck, moved and dropped down anywhere. Kinduv to simulate engineers in a truck going out and setting up an advance airfield. I presume this involves flagging 'immobile' as well as 'load'. What do you think? I haven't tried using it yet as I just reinstalled the game after a 5 month break from it.

zulu9812 · Sep 04, 2002, 12:41 AM

I've never tried but I think that would make aircraft too powerful - 8 tiles is enough for me.

thisismysn20 · Sep 04, 2002, 07:52 AM

AI won't use trucks... no land transport function

joespaniel · Sep 04, 2002, 02:16 PM

I kind of missed the airbase from Civ2.

Except for those times when I would accidently fly into one I didnt see and end my units turn prematurely.

No airbase in PTW either. Just those radar towers.

Dismal · Sep 04, 2002, 03:16 PM

There will be airbases in PTW

unscratchedfoot · Sep 04, 2002, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zulu9812
I've enver tried but I think that would make aircraft too powerful - 8 tiles is enough for me.

I'm thinking of how American took over Iwo Jima to establish an airbase close to Japan for its B-29's. The japanese did the same thing earlier in the war by peppering all the pacific islands with airfields in a futile attempt to try and slow down the american navy. So its a pretty realistic thing from my point of view. The downside is the risk of the airfield being captured, although the AI probably would lack the smarts to go take it out.

thisismymsn had a point though - man, I wish firaxis would make the ai understand the concept of land transport instead of walking everywhere! It takes my allies forever to get through my land to the battlefront where I need them. And they block my transport routes with their meandering soldiers.

Panth · Sep 05, 2002, 10:40 AM

zulu9812:

So what needs to be flagged in order to allow planes to re-base to it? Sounds like a good idea to me. I hardly ever use bombers from land because by the time they're available my borders have expanded so that I can only reach a sqare or two of my neighbor's territory. With this I could set up an airbase close to my border and actually get some range in their territory, right?

zulu9812 · Sep 05, 2002, 04:23 PM

here is a screenshot of the unit in CivEdit:

joespaniel · Sep 07, 2002, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dismal
There will be airbases in PTW

Thats contrary to what I read so far, but I hope you are right.

zulu9812 · Sep 07, 2002, 08:42 AM

The airbases are built by workers, so they're not actually units.

Civanator · Sep 07, 2002, 08:49 AM

but the worker will be destroyed at the cost of the airbases and radar towers.

thisismysn20 · Sep 07, 2002, 02:18 PM

Yea I heard airbases are coming too... In fact I seen screen shots

Aug 10, 2002, 08:37 AM	#2
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Sep 03, 2002, 12:10 PM	#8
zulu9812 The Newbie Nightmare Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Athens of the North Posts: 6,378	basically, I use it as an immobile airdrop unit. I airdrop it 8 tiles from my city - after that, it can't be used. What it does is to act as a transport for aircraft, so you can rebase planes to the Airfield and carry out bombing missions from there. __________________ UP THE IRONS! Get the inside story on the war in Iraq , The War Prayer My Units Field Gun, Carthage Pikeman, Rome Pikeman, Viking Spearman My Leaderheads Dwarf Lord, Dark Elf My tutorials How to make Leaderheads in Poser, Using Daz's Michael 3 for Unit Creation

Sep 04, 2002, 12:41 AM	#10
zulu9812 The Newbie Nightmare Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Athens of the North Posts: 6,378	I've never tried but I think that would make aircraft too powerful - 8 tiles is enough for me. __________________ UP THE IRONS! Get the inside story on the war in Iraq , The War Prayer My Units Field Gun, Carthage Pikeman, Rome Pikeman, Viking Spearman My Leaderheads Dwarf Lord, Dark Elf My tutorials How to make Leaderheads in Poser, Using Daz's Michael 3 for Unit Creation Last edited by zulu9812; Aug 02, 2005 at 05:09 AM.

Sep 07, 2002, 08:42 AM	#18
zulu9812 The Newbie Nightmare Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Athens of the North Posts: 6,378	The airbases are built by workers, so they're not actually units. __________________ UP THE IRONS! Get the inside story on the war in Iraq , The War Prayer My Units Field Gun, Carthage Pikeman, Rome Pikeman, Viking Spearman My Leaderheads Dwarf Lord, Dark Elf My tutorials How to make Leaderheads in Poser, Using Daz's Michael 3 for Unit Creation

Aug 11, 2002, 08:03 PM	#3
Dark Sheer Deity Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 2,096	Yup, its Skywalker. I made the flc for him way back.

Sep 02, 2002, 10:27 AM	#4
thisismysn20 Warlord Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 255	Will the AI use the airbase?

Sep 02, 2002, 05:29 PM	#6
thisismysn20 Warlord Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 255	Figures, that makes this unit almost a cheat

Sep 03, 2002, 09:52 AM	#7
Panth Prince Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle-ish, WA Posts: 319	What is the purpose of an airbase, and is there a preview of this floating around somewhere? I've read comments here referring to airbases from Civ2 but I never played it. Thanks

Sep 03, 2002, 06:08 PM	#9
unscratchedfoot War is a good thing. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: japan Posts: 1,623	What about having it so it can be loaded onto a truck, moved and dropped down anywhere. Kinduv to simulate engineers in a truck going out and setting up an advance airfield. I presume this involves flagging 'immobile' as well as 'load'. What do you think? I haven't tried using it yet as I just reinstalled the game after a 5 month break from it.

Sep 04, 2002, 07:52 AM	#11
thisismysn20 Warlord Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 255	AI won't use trucks... no land transport function

Sep 04, 2002, 02:16 PM	#12
joespaniel Deity Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tucson, Arizoney Posts: 5,258	I kind of missed the airbase from Civ2. Except for those times when I would accidently fly into one I didnt see and end my units turn prematurely. No airbase in PTW either. Just those radar towers.

Sep 04, 2002, 03:16 PM	#13
Dismal Boo Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 79	There will be airbases in PTW

Sep 05, 2002, 10:40 AM	#15
Panth Prince Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle-ish, WA Posts: 319	zulu9812: So what needs to be flagged in order to allow planes to re-base to it? Sounds like a good idea to me. I hardly ever use bombers from land because by the time they're available my borders have expanded so that I can only reach a sqare or two of my neighbor's territory. With this I could set up an airbase close to my border and actually get some range in their territory, right?

Sep 07, 2002, 08:49 AM	#19
Civanator Deity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gone Posts: 2,902	but the worker will be destroyed at the cost of the airbases and radar towers. __________________ Civ III:How To: Upgrade regular units to UU's!

Sep 07, 2002, 02:18 PM	#20
thisismysn20 Warlord Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 255	Yea I heard airbases are coming too... In fact I seen screen shots

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