Never Lose Tiremes/Aircraft

[PaulT]

Hi. If you've seen this trick before somewhere I'm sorry, I searched as much as I could and couldn't find it anywhere else, and as far as I know I discovered it.

Early on in the game I use this trick to cross oceans with tiremes, and later I use it to move fighters long distances, etc...

When the unit you want to save has used up all but one of it's movements, tell it to wait. Then, when you are ready to end your turn, press CTRL-N, manually ending your turn. The unit should just sit there. You lose the movement, but you keep the unit to use next turn!

 

[starlifter]

Hello PaulT, and welcome to CFC (I see its your first post!)!

What you have discovered is actually one of the many quirks about Civ 2. That one actually has a name, called the "Unsinkable Trireme" or "Uncrashable Plane". That particular exploit is one that is "disallowed" in the GOTM (Game Of The Month) -- you can find a long list of similar stuff here, in the thread called "Civ 2 GOTM Techniques, Cheats, Rules & Discussion". What you described is item #4. It was discovered long before the 2002 date of the thread, but I don't know by whom or exactly when (probably about 1999, for since its an MGE issue). Most of the exploits and issues in that thread are just a compilation of knowledge, so anyone can read it and "know" the basics of tricks that could be used in GOTM play, which helps to level the playing field, especially for newer players that would like to play.

Consider yourself invited to play the GOTM... there is a whole forum for it here, and we are playing Civ 2 GOTM #69 this month. Welcome!

 

[PaulT]

Consider yourself invited to play the GOTM... there is a whole forum for it here, and we are playing Civ 2 GOTM #69 this month. Welcome!

Thanks very much.


There is so much to learn, I am but a tadpole .

 

[civdood]

it not worked for civdood, yes in game i tried. but Civdood is happy tadpole to swimming in waters over head, welcome for you too, i am swimming to you with big beer and my so so big bomb (yes it is best to drop on enemy!).