offshore platforms

[soren]

do you use 'em? (give a shiled to all coastal tiles, maintence: 3 gold)

 

[DaleSwanson]

By that late in the game I just build every improvement I can, just for the hell of it, I usally have so much money, land, and power that a 3 gpt fee isn't even noticed.

 

[Turner]

Usually. With Factories and HydroPlants, it adds up. Especially on my cities that are more than a quarter coastal/sea tiles.

 

[DasScoot]

For a lot of my coastal cities it's the only way to get them to produce anything at all.

 

[HamaticBabylon]

another word for oil RIG

 

[Ville]

I use them if I can (if I ever reach modern age)

 

[Alexnm]

yep, in coastal cities which are not producing enough shields.

 

[America444]

yes in coastal cities with low production

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Awesome for Island cities.

 

[Acalanthis]

I build them as I usually need all the production I can get hold of. Besides, I enjoy improving my cities and trying to get them well balanced - happy and productive. Quite a challenge! I'd like to see some way of improving sea squares in the same way that workers can improve land squares.

 

[JMK]

Only if I play Archipelago and need more production on coastal cities because you need to get Miniaturization which is very late tech. and not required to build the SS.

 

[barbu1977]

Since I usualy go for the spaceship in the late game, I don't go trough the Miniaturisation and robotics path and almot never bild Offshore plaform and/or factories.

 

[Solinus]

I build offshore platforms when I have cities that have very low production and are by the coast. But, generally speaking, if there's not too many sea tiles in the city radius I won't build one.

 

[ssvensson]

Too late in the game and too expensive to make a difference - in those coastal cities with poor production pre-oil rig it takes forever to build - u can fight 3 wars before they are ready to produce units again!

 

[Capt Ajax]

Only in cities that have more than 3 costal spaces. Helpful when playing on Archipelago type maps.

 

[DS_Legionary]

I don't hardly ever build Offshore Platforms. I never really get that far, or by the time I retire cause I'm in the lead by 1000+ points and tired of playing this same game. Facotires OTOH I build almost as soon as I get em.

 

[bru]

As most posts above yes to large area of water and low shields from land. I find because of the low shields for targat city I have to rush the Platforms!