Set rally point?
- Thread starter hanterp
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eldar
ChiefTank
hanterp said:
I'm guessing you're clicking on a unit in a City, because that option won't be available otherwise.
If you select it, the cursor will change to a circle with a lightning bolt through it. Then select any other tile (e.g. another city, or some strategic location). Every unit produced by that city from now on will automatically move to that tile as soon as it's been completed (and as long as it can move there - so if, say, the tile is an un-roaded mountain, a catapult wouldn't be able to move there).
I think switching the build from a unit to an improvement switches off the Rally Point.
In C3C, you can set/clear a rally point for all cities on the same continent with the 'Set Continental Rally Point' option.
It's all very useful when you're building up military before/during a campaign.
(But frustrating when you forget to switch it off and the defensive unit you just switched to for that city decides to wander off deep into enemy territory....)
Neil.
So when you build, say, 10 swordsman, you can sent them automaticly to a city you try to conquer? Nice!
Masquerouge
Deity
I don't think it's as usefull as it seems, however. First, you cannot say "this type of units go here, this type go there". So you end up with all your units in a big pile. And usually by the time your units arrive, maybe your objectives have changed and you'll have a hard time tracking who is going where.
Of course, this is because I play mainly huge maps ; on tiny maps, the time needed to travel may not be such an issue. And then, when you have railroaded every tile, it might become more useful. But still.
Then IMHO it's dangerous to send them automatically in enemy's territory, because single units are not as fearsome as a good ol' stack of Death, meaning the enemy will have a great time killing your units one by one as they arrive.
A continental rally point by type of units would be much better ; no need to select a city, no worry about "if I switch my production then my rally point is gone", just say "every tank produced goes here".
Of course, this is really nitpicking. Firaxis didn't have to implement a rally point, and it was nice of them to spend time on it. It's just that it feels unfinished to me.
Of course, this is because I play mainly huge maps ; on tiny maps, the time needed to travel may not be such an issue. And then, when you have railroaded every tile, it might become more useful. But still.
Then IMHO it's dangerous to send them automatically in enemy's territory, because single units are not as fearsome as a good ol' stack of Death, meaning the enemy will have a great time killing your units one by one as they arrive.
A continental rally point by type of units would be much better ; no need to select a city, no worry about "if I switch my production then my rally point is gone", just say "every tank produced goes here".
Of course, this is really nitpicking. Firaxis didn't have to implement a rally point, and it was nice of them to spend time on it. It's just that it feels unfinished to me.
