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[SWL Crazy Ivan]

Not sure if anyone has managed to get Mines and Roads to be built on Ocean, sea and coast squares yet but with a bit of fiddling on my part I've managed to do it.

It all started when I created a new Sea Oil strategic resource and needed a way to link it to my city. I got the resource to work and then edited the galley unit to be able to build roads, mines and irrigation on sea squares.

All I had to do then was edit the terraform info for the Ocean,sea and coast squares. (Set terrain bonuses to any number above 0.)

This setup actually works quite well not sure how the AI will use it have to test it more .

All thats needed now is to edit the road pics so that they look like the adv roads from CTP or mabey add a pipeline to the side of the road.

Also add build city tag to the terrain not sure if its needed but I have it tagged.

 

[Boulboulgadol]

Good idea !
Post a comment about AI using it ! It can be very interesting.
I'm not tempted to mod galleys and other ships to build raods, but we could have a specific new sea unit having this capability.

This could really put an additional stratagic interest to the game.
Nice try !

 

[The Great Apple]

Hmmm... do boats get the movement bonus given by roads?

Like the idea

 

[SWL Crazy Ivan]

the Ai Cannot use the new changes.

AI = Cluless

Anyways this idea only has possibilities for MP and some for SP if you want to cheat.

wish they would allow more customisation for land and terrain types also sea cities would be a great addition.

back to the chalk board for me

 

[Phoenix]

Yeh I've done it before - the problem being that you still cannot transport units across (or at least you couldn't last time I looked).

 

[jehangir]

Will land units be able to cross using the roads?

If so, that's quite useful, as you could simply call it a "Bridge" (if that's possible)

 

[Virote_Considon]

No, they cannot

BUT I do think that the roads could be used as an alternate trade ruit(SP?), thus meaning you don't need to make harbours to connect to trade routs. This may prevent lagging. And i say may...

 

[The Guardian]

I can see possibilities here, like maybe an alaskan pipeline or a pipeline to Japan, or australia.
How about offshore drilling.

I just remembered two more applications. There was an actual highway planned and started from key west to cuba before Cuban revolution (the first 100 meters of construction is still there), but was stopped when castro came to power. Also don't forget the tunnel from Britain across the channel to france.

 

[Steph]

Also don't forget the tunnel from Britain across the channel to france.

You made a small mistake, proper capitalization is "the tunnelr from britain to France".

I'm a bit warry of this kind of finding. Many things are harcoded in the game, it's not that flexible, and this could have strange side effets.

 

[The Guardian]

You made a small mistake, proper capitalization is "the tunnelr from britain to France".

I'm a bit warry of this kind of finding. Many things are harcoded in the game, it's not that flexible, and this could have strange side effets.

LOL, my the French are sensitive aren't they. No offense was intended Steph. My grandmother is from Flanders and the family tree traces back to Charlemagne. Of course, you understand that Edward the black prince of Wales is in that same family tree. So should I say Britain to France or France to Britain? Which side of the tunnel collapsed? BTW tunnel isn't spelt with 3 r's.


Postscript: Has anyone tested this to see if any side effects have occurred? That is very good observation Steph and probably needs closer examintion.

 

[Moosezilla]

OT: Where'd you get those coconuts?