Problem with Amph. Assaults and others.

[Twiggy]

Got a problem. I have the Civ3 Complete Edition patched to 1.22. I recall in the "vanilla" Civ3 Marines could attack cities from water. Now in Complete, only ground units (assuming paradropped troopers can't) can attack settlements. The AI has built a city on a one-tile island. I can't find any way of taking it out. And it is the last city of the civ. Is this just a big bug overlooked in the expansion?

My other question is about paratroopers. I've noticed the possiblity of failure in paradropping them costing me a unit. I'm starting to think it is related to terrain they are dropped on. Anyone give me info about this? I don't recall failures happening in vanilla.

 

[Own]

You have to select the unit by right clicking the boat then moving him in. Had this same problem.

 

[Turner]

The only time a paradrop has failed for me is when an enemy unit has been on the tile I'm trying to drop onto. But then, I use these so rarely that the terrain may have something to do with it.

 

[Empiremaker]

Right click the boat, and select the marine or Beserk you want to attack with. The unit will appear on the water. Move it onto the city like you were attacking normaly. Moving the boat will not move the units.

I haven't really used paratroopers to answer that question.

 

[Twiggy]

I believe I tried that, guess I just have my head up my ass...

What about the paratroops. Anybody?

 

[Turner]

Well, were there units in the tile you tried to drop on? Like I said, I haven't done this much, but the only ones I lost had an enemy unit on the tile I tried to drop onto.

 

[sabo]

Like empire said, right click on the boat full of marines and then click the "activate" or "awake" choice (I don't remember what it is,) and I also have never failed a paradrop unless there was a unit in the square I was trying to paradrop into. Take a fighter or a jet fighter or stealth fighter, which ever you may have and tell it to "recon" the area so you know where all his troops are.

 

[Twiggy]

Well see, I have even failed on unoccupied Mountain drops like 10 times in a row. I think I have also failed on unoccupied grassland. Don't quite know. I say these things with a big THINK.

 

[sabo]

Well see, I have even failed on unoccupied Mountain drops like 10 times in a row. I think I have also failed on unoccupied grassland. Don't quite know. I say these things with a big THINK.

Did you remember to supply your Paratroopers with parachutes?? (kidding) I've never had problems even in mountain ranges, the only thing I couldn't drop them into is an occupied square of if there was water there.

Do you have a save so we can look at it?