SDIs

[hbdragon88]

SDIs intercept ICBMs for only the city that it is built in, right? If it is then I totally screwed up the game, I didn't build it in my capital city. Anybody know for sure? Instruction manual doesn't say anything about restriction to only one city.

 

[Hades]

Only SMD intercepts ICBM. SDI supposed to stop bombers, though I have never seen SDI did anything for me except allowing me to build SMD when you get five SDI and the tech.

 

[Hades]

Sorry I misread SDI with SMD.... No, SDI protects every city in your empire.

 

[Mephisto]

i think it's a small wonder, ie, work for all cities. but it's freaking useless anyway if ai starts going for nuke. instead of throwing one nuke on a city, they now have four, and you are still nuked. what's the difference?
but my game usually don't last that long, and i only build it once, so don't take my words for it.

 

[hbdragon88]

I'm just testy. I'm one of the smallest ones and border the restless French and Egyptians. When I look on the Military Advisor's screen and discover that Egypt has three ICBMs and two Tatical Nukes and the English have nuclear submarines...I built SAM Missle Batteries, Coastal Fortresses, and Radar Artillery in every city possible. Building SDI was part of the counter-defense.

 

[Mephisto]

that sounds pretty bleak, ai would not hesistate to use nuke and almost any kind of defense or counter attack that i know of is futile against nuke. when everyone has nuke, the possibility of military victory is virtually zero, b/c ai always nuke your most productive cities. maybe you can still shoot for space victory, or maybe you should just start a new game (and try to win that early!)
yeh, try the nuke anyway, i love the animation!

 

[Mad Bomber]

SDI protects all cities that have a SAM site in them, so building these in your core cities should be a priority

 

[stalin006]

doesnt it protect all cities w/ a 75% chance of stoping it?, ive been nuked in cities w/ SAMs anyways..............

 

[hbdragon88]

SAM Missle Batteries protect you from fighter jets, not a tatacial nuke, right? But what's good a SAM if the AI's got stealth bombers?

 

[stalin006]

i have never seen the AI get stealth other than some scenarios, even is rare for me to really use them! i have only used the smart weapons tech once

 

[Jerucondis]

Shrugs.

The real solution?

Build more nukes then they have cities; nuke them all into never-never land in one, long, pyric turn.:flamedevi

 

[Mad Bomber]

It has been brought to my attention that SDI protects all cities not just cities w/ SAM Sites. but you do need 5 SAM sites to build SDI. Also I believe that SAM sites can engage Stealth aircraft but interception & SAMS are reduced against stealth aircraft ( I AM NOT sure of this so do not take this for granted)

Jerucondis: That could be a lot of nukes you are talking about, Watch out for Global Warming!

 

[stalin006]

the chances to intercept a stealth plane are of 5% only, i think i read it on the editor once ^_^

 

[hbdragon88]

Well I just checked out all of the other civs and NONE of them have ANY kind of stealth, luckily. But all of them have 2 to 3 times the Mech Infantry that I have AND a whole lot more cruise missles, darn them.