Quick Answers / 'Newbie' Questions
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Verarde
Pondering Wearing A Hat
I think that is true. I don't build radar towers, never saw a use for them. Maybe I'll read up on them later. Far as I know, they allow you to "see" two squares away.
They give a boost to defenders in adjacent tiles. That is why you see the AI put them near towns and park a unit on them.
They are seldom used by me, but they do have a place. Mainly I will stick one next to a beach head town and park an army on it. This boost my defense for the cost of a worker. A big deal, if you expect a few hundred attackers.
We use them in some of the GR games (outpost/towers) spread all over open land so we can see any movement. I think we have put up 40-50 of them to bust the fog and detech cavs on the move. If you have barbs on they sometime bust them, but often the AI leaves them alone as they are in neutral land.
They are seldom used by me, but they do have a place. Mainly I will stick one next to a beach head town and park an army on it. This boost my defense for the cost of a worker. A big deal, if you expect a few hundred attackers.
We use them in some of the GR games (outpost/towers) spread all over open land so we can see any movement. I think we have put up 40-50 of them to bust the fog and detech cavs on the move. If you have barbs on they sometime bust them, but often the AI leaves them alone as they are in neutral land.
Verarde
Pondering Wearing A Hat
For the colonists, they probably turn into workers if captured. I don't know about the trading posts. I'm on a different computer without Civ3, so I can't check.
I remember playing as Aztec on a very low level and actually winning a European-style victory. You can have trading posts, get treasures, everything the Europeans do. Only problem is, you start SO backward.
Does anyone know how you can save the Hall of Fame?
And how do you uninstall Civilization 3? When ever I click uninstall, it doesn't go further than the dialog box that appears before the uninstall application. Does anyone else have this problem?
And how do you uninstall Civilization 3? When ever I click uninstall, it doesn't go further than the dialog box that appears before the uninstall application. Does anyone else have this problem?
Just copy the HOF and you can copy it back after a reinstall. You can uninstall using the uninstall from Start menu or use the Control Panel and the remove applications function.
So how do you copy it back after a reinstall?
Actually, the "Remove Applications" function doesn't work...
Well it worked for me on XP many times. I am on Win7 now and the uninstall works. It may not remove all registry entries, but you can use Regedit for that.
I would copy to a thumb drive. When you reinstall and are happy with it working, then use the Windows Explorer to copy it back to the civ directory. Where that is, depends on the operating system and the version of civ3.
I would copy to a thumb drive. When you reinstall and are happy with it working, then use the Windows Explorer to copy it back to the civ directory. Where that is, depends on the operating system and the version of civ3.
That is what I am doing at the moment, it is quite fun and I am glad to here I can do the trading post thing. I noticed the graphic for the colonist is missing from the tech tree when playing Aztec, and it would make sence if they did not get that.
[EDIT] I have confirmed that you cannot build colonists as Aztec (1 pop settlers).
I'm a new player of Civ III.
I have a Trajan and I moved him to a city then made the order 'B' and the Trojan acquired a flag [I had previously tried right clicking on the Trajan, and on the city w/ the Trajan in it but no 'build army' option was offered. I opened the city window and there was no 'build army' option in it either]. I then moved 3 Legionaries into the city but then didn't "load."
I moved the army outside the city and tried to load units but still no joy. I've searched the book that came w/ the game, the web and this website and I cannot find a definitive set of instructions as to how to build an army. How?
I have a Trajan and I moved him to a city then made the order 'B' and the Trojan acquired a flag [I had previously tried right clicking on the Trajan, and on the city w/ the Trajan in it but no 'build army' option was offered. I opened the city window and there was no 'build army' option in it either]. I then moved 3 Legionaries into the city but then didn't "load."
I moved the army outside the city and tried to load units but still no joy. I've searched the book that came w/ the game, the web and this website and I cannot find a definitive set of instructions as to how to build an army. How?
Verarde
Pondering Wearing A Hat
You need to move the Legionaries in the same square as Trajan. Then each one should have a ability called Load.
You are able to build armies, but you need to build the Military Academy to do so, and to build that, you need to have 3 working armies in the field.
You are able to build armies, but you need to build the Military Academy to do so, and to build that, you need to have 3 working armies in the field.
darski
Regent in Training
sorry... you need three armies to build the pentagon - lets you have 4 units in army.
The Military Academy requires a successful army attack.
That is what he said, sort of as he said 3 working armies. They do not have to be "working" just created. They could be empty and still qualify.
darski
Regent in Training
Really? you need 3 armies to build the Military Academy? Mine doesn't work that way. What am I missing?
Whoops I read your line on the Pentagon and thought that was what we were talking about. You need one army to build the MA and know MT. You know you have to keep your on on us old folks.
darski
Regent in Training
Not going to get me to call a woman an old person even in print. 
