Quick Answers / 'Newbie' Questions

[Rundown]

Ok, sweet

Now I have another question, will strategic resources still show up on the map if I edit the terrain?

For example, If I cut down jungle where coal or rubber was suppose to appear, will they still appear?

 

[GamezRule]

Yes. I have had Oil pop up a couple times in a grassland.

 

[matspb]

I've returned to the forum after several years away.
I play Civ3 only still. I have managed to achieve some basic editing and addition of resources, units, improvements etc using the many great downloads here and at on point 3 years ago I even managed to create a couple of my own wonders and techs so I am not a total novice.

Since I last looked here I am very happy to find somebody added a work-around to the 512 city limit which always annoyed me on huge maps. I have used it once so far and it seems good though my machine did crash out of the game after a while. I don't yet know if that's connected with the new feature or not, though it hasn't happened before.

What I'd still really like to see is a terraforming feature. In particular I'd like workers to be able to build canals connecting sea squares across thin necks of land and bridges connecting land squares across 1 or 2 sea ones. Does anybody know of such a download? I can't find anything after extensive searching. This could lead also to small wonders: Suez and Panama canals increasing commerce and maybe a couple of famous bridges too.

Any thoughts on this? Maybe too many people have moved on from civ3 to be bothered!
Thanks. Stephen.

 

[Takhisis]

No, tht can't happen unless we get our hands on the soruce code, which just doesn't happen. You can change the graphics but not the mechanics. There's a lot of tinkering possible (half of it is serendipitous) but not to such an extent. Still, if you have any ideas to suggest…

 

[TheOverseer714]

You might find SMAC (Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri) to your liking. It has extensive terraforming options.

 

[Rundown]

Is there a point in the game when you can start deficit spending? For example go into debt and still have your improvements and units fiscally maintained.

 

[ChaosArbiter]

Debt? No (except, IIRC, in Chieftain). You can have a negative income and not have any problems, though. But once you are at 0 Gold and still losing money, you start losing Improvements or Units.

 

[Lord Emsworth]

During Anarchy you won't lose anything either.

 

[Rundown]

Debt? No (except, IIRC, in Chieftain). You can have a negative income and not have any problems, though. But once you are at 0 Gold and still losing money, you start losing Improvements or Units.

This is what I was focused on. Is there any technology or anything that can make it so you won't lose units or improvements? Or at least some sort of delay, a couple turns or so, before you start losing the improv. and units?

 

[Takhisis]

Yes, you can simply spend less.

 

[darski]

Yes, you can simply spend less.

let's hope the (US) Dems are listening to you.

 

[King of Anshan]

Yes, you can simply spend less.

or tax more

 

[Yahya]

or tax more

Or both.

 

[Takhisis]

You can't raise taxes in Civ3, all you can do is get tax collectors which are normal citizens, logically they have to stop producing, so unless it's a corruption-ridden city it's pointless.

 

[CKS]

You can adjust the tax slider to raise taxes.

 

[Takhisis]

Hmmm nope, the sliders can decide on how much of your overall income you spend (science-happiness), but you cannot generate more income by simply moving the sliders.

 

[King of Anshan]

You can't raise taxes in Civ3.

You forget the "give me the cash or my cavalery will kill you, Gandhi!"-tax, which can be raised.

 

[darski]

You forget the "give me the cash or my cavalery will kill you, Gandhi!"-tax, which can be raised.

isn't that the same Tax most governments impose.

 

[Takhisis]

Reminds me of the fire 'insurance'. 'If you pay, the place doesn't burn down'

 

[CKS]

Hmmm nope, the sliders can decide on how much of your overall income you spend (science-happiness), but you cannot generate more income by simply moving the sliders.

Because of the effects of multiplier buildings, you can.

Edit: Anyway, I spend money on science, happiness, and taxes. I don't think of my income as being my taxes - it isn't my government's income, it is my civilization's income. The game acts the same way, because taxmen don't give me money I can spend on science or happiness, they only put money in the tax fund.