Civ 2 train

[Modeltrainman]

I want to make a steam locomotive out of the transport truck. How do I do this? Could someone please help me?

 

[McMonkey]

There is a way of doing this for the Test of Time version of CivII. It would only work if you were building a new scenario. It won't work simply by changing the rules file or in the Original CivII.

Techumseh devised a way to keep trains on their tracks using the impassible terrain flag for all squares bar railbed. There are some really good train unit graphics around too.

Before I spend time looking up links and posting graphics could you tell us a bit more about what you are doing?

Are you building a scenario or just modifying the original game?

Do you own a copy of Test of Time?

 

[Modeltrainman]

I don't own Test of Time, and I'm not making a scenario. I just want a steam locomotive to enjoy in Civilization 2. Thank you. Might you still help me?

 

[SCG]

just a thought - I've done negligible building, but could this be simulated by greatly increasing the movecost of all the terrain and equally increasing the move rates of all units but the locomotive in the rules.txt?

alternatively, maybe the locomotive could have its movement rate set to 0< mr < 1 since movement rates are floats instead of integers?

a third thought, which i guess would only have a chance of working if you have Multiplayer gold, might be to make a recurring event that lowers the movement every round of the locomotive to simulate having moved n-1 road spaces (n=number of spaces you can move on a road with 1 movement point)?

just trying to think outside the box - any chance of any of those suggestions working?

 

[McMonkey]

Here's some excelent Locos by Fairline. They are for ToT but you should be able to fit them into the MGE unit slots by cut'n'pasting them with MS Paint.

 

[Modeltrainman]

Here's some excelent Locos by Fairline. They are for ToT but you should be able to fit them into the MGE unit slots by cut'n'pasting them with MS Paint.

Thank you, these are great.I thought maybe it might be possible for it to move like a train, but now I just want to know how to replace the Freight truck with them(copy and paste). How do you copy the shield from the freight truck? When I look at the other units, they don't seem to have have shields?

 

[Modeltrainman]

Just to clarify, This is for the originial Civ 2. I don't have MGE

 

[Modeltrainman]

Thank you everyone. I got my locomotive.

 

[Modeltrainman]

Thank you everyone. I was able to get the train to work.

 

[wonx2150]

Anyone know how we can make a unit that only moves on Railways and not on anything else? I have a feeling I've done it before by accident making bunkers and guard towers and then having them move on railways. Ive tired but not been able to make it work again anyone done it out of interest?

 

[McMonkey]

This can only be done effectively with Test of Time where you can use impassable terrain to make 'railbed' and set all units to ignore impassable terrain except trains. I don't think there is a good way of doing this in MGE or FW.