Bridge

[be.free2pee]

Does anybody know what is the purpose of the bridge that comes available after a certain discovery both in civ 3 and 4?

 

[The Omega]

Before you research Engineering in civ3, having a unit move across a river takes up one movement, even if there is a road. After you've researched it, the roads that go over rivers act as normal.

 

[be.free2pee]

I haven't noticed it. Thank's.

 

[Argetnyx]

Once you do notice it, it gets very annoying before you have it

 

[Conquerer]

I also agree with Argetnyx, once you know the difference it is really annoying before you research "Engineering".

 

[timerover51]

I will make that a threesome. I keep forgetting that I need the bridge for rivers, until the first time I loose a movement factor. Then its like, why can't they give up bridges when we get aqueducts?

 

[thetrooper]

Probably modable.

 

[Turner]

Right. There's a switch for Allows Bridges. Just need to pick the appropriate tech.

 

[Argetnyx]

Right. There's a switch for Allows Bridges. Just need to pick the appropriate tech.

I've done it before, it's not too hard to find

 

[timerover51]

True, I could mod it, but then I would need something else of make researching Engineering worthwhile.

 

[Aabraxan]

Don't trebs already make it worthwhile?

 

[Calis]

Don't trebs already make it worthwhile?

Agreed, and all the way to Military Tradition...

 

[Lord Emsworth]

The ability to plant forests is quite nice as well.

 

[Fiddlin Nero]

The ability to plant forests is quite nice as well.

The only thing I have found 'plant forest' useful for is the movement cost keeping the AI a turn away from a town or other objective, am I missing something else?

 

[thetrooper]

Planting forest gives a zero shield plain grassland two shields. Note that you'll need other food rich tiles in your fat X to use the forest though.

 

[Lord Emsworth]

The only thing I have found 'plant forest' useful for is the movement cost keeping the AI a turn away from a town or other objective, am I missing something else?

You can plant and chop forests to earn those 10 shields more often, even fairly industriously. And you can tune the production of your grown out cities a little more by planting them on regular grasslands or those with a food bonus (Wine or wheat forests are just awesome ).

ETA: Cross post with thetrooper (Who should insert an 'e' between 'Schwein' and 'hund' in his usertitle. )

 

[TheOverseer714]

I've found a use recently for forests: When I want 2 shields out of a food bonus tile after I'm into a better government and the city population is maxed out.

Edit: X-post with TheTrooper and Lord Emsworth (he said what I said, only better)

 

[Aabraxan]

Oooooh. There are some ideas for forests that I'd never thought of. Thanks, everyone.

 

[Spoonwood]

And you can tune the production of your grown out cities a little more by planting them on regular grasslands or those with a food bonus (Wine or wheat forests are just awesome ).

Cow forests are better. 3 food per turn and 3 shields from one square makes my day. To speak honestly, I think I've known about using forests on bonus grasslands since sometime last summer if not earlier. I think I tried to mention it somewhere, but someone just refered me to Cracker's article, so I thought pretty much everyone knew it. I'll post some of my ideas in a strategy article here.

 

[Turner]

I use forests to even out food production, when needed.