Elephants have also been used to clear debris in Thailand. They're much cheaper and safer than any mechanical aid and can get to places that a crane or bulldozer can't.
The elephant resource is meant to be for ivory which is really an African elephant thing not an Asian elephant thing (their tusks are much, much smaller). Asian elephants are also much easier to tame than their African counterparts.
I'm sure that Asian elephants in India are also used for construction and haulage. Clear jungle may be better than clear forest though (or possibly both). Note though that the war elephants would never be used in this way, only elephants bred in captivity could possibly be used for haulage/clearing.
If you're after unique buildings for the tribes then you could provide Siam with a 'White Elephant Corral' small wonder that increased happiness in its city.
An image of the elephants at war can be found here: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/legend_of_suriyothai/gallery.php?page=12&size=hires&nopop=1. The picture is from the film "The Legend of Suriyothai" which has a reputation of being pretty historically accurate. On the image Suriyothai is riding the front of the elephant which is probably more likely right than what I said a few posts ago.
BTW Suriyothai would make a good GL (if she isn't already).
The elephant resource is meant to be for ivory which is really an African elephant thing not an Asian elephant thing (their tusks are much, much smaller). Asian elephants are also much easier to tame than their African counterparts.
I'm sure that Asian elephants in India are also used for construction and haulage. Clear jungle may be better than clear forest though (or possibly both). Note though that the war elephants would never be used in this way, only elephants bred in captivity could possibly be used for haulage/clearing.
If you're after unique buildings for the tribes then you could provide Siam with a 'White Elephant Corral' small wonder that increased happiness in its city.
An image of the elephants at war can be found here: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/legend_of_suriyothai/gallery.php?page=12&size=hires&nopop=1. The picture is from the film "The Legend of Suriyothai" which has a reputation of being pretty historically accurate. On the image Suriyothai is riding the front of the elephant which is probably more likely right than what I said a few posts ago.
BTW Suriyothai would make a good GL (if she isn't already).
) The only difference to 1.02 is the fixed worker speed issue.You can find a link to it in post #928.
BTW Rise and Rule Rules!
