Question about Strategy Layer

[Ludy]

I've looked everywhere for this answer and can't seem to find it. I'm playing Warlords by the way.

When I zoom out to the strategy layer the grid disappears and makes it very difficult to draw fat crosses of where I'm going to place my cities. When I zoom in to see the grid I can't draw the lines because I'm not in strategy layer anymore. Please tell me there is a way to draw lines while still being able to see the grid? Can anyone help me with this, it would make city planning so much easier.

 

[Ludy]

/bump

No one here have an answer to this?

 

[ScribJellydonut]

Make it a two part question. How do I share my strategy layer with my human allies in a game?

 

[GeoModder]

@Ludy
AFAIK, there's no way to have global view AND visible grid at the same time. The best advice I can give you is to first create a sign on the spot you want to put a city on, go back in map view, activate the resources view, go back to globe view and figure out from the recourse icons how far the fat citycross extends.

@Scrib
I thought strategy layers are visible to allied civs, and I mean the ingame mechanic then, not treatied players. Teammates thus by option or permanent alliance.

 

[ScribJellydonut]

@Scrib
I thought strategy layers are visible to allied civs, and I mean the ingame mechanic then, not treatied players. Teammates thus by option or permanent alliance.

So if I'm in just a normal game with other human players(against computer AIs because that's how I roll) and I want my teammate to see my strategy layer to coordinate an attack, then I have to wait until permanent alliances? Or is there some way to make a "teammate" before then? Is it in the options? I'm in BTS on a LAN game. I'm still kinda new and I don't really play much more than just normal custom games.

Thanks.