Zouave
Crusader
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- Dec 21, 2001
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I had some problems with the game giving error messages, so I reinstalled it, and then applied the patch. I then went back into the Editor to make all the many necessary changes for playability and accuracy. A hassle. But, I noticed something interesting while editing . . .
I saw that all the following units had the "airlift" box checked, making them apparently eligible for that function: all ancient units, all forms of horse or cavalry, elephants, and even tanks!!
I can just see air transports packing in those pachyderms, or transporting fifty ton tanks en masse. Or all the horses! Imagine all the feed needed, and the mess!
I wonder if Babylonian bowmen ever considered that way of crossing Mesopotamia.
Even more strange, cannon and artillery (lighter and easier to handle than the above), did not have the airlift box checked.
Point: if you want a semblance of realism with airlifting, uncheck the boxes of all ancient, horse, tank, and, yes, elephant units. Checking the boxes of cannon and artillery is optional. I don't advise it for radar artillery (too heavy).
If you care nothing about realism, don't bother.
Airlifting War Elephants. Sheeez.
Sid, Sid. Come on.
BTW, the patch did not seem to give horsemen a zone of control. You may want to check that it does. I had to add it.
I saw that all the following units had the "airlift" box checked, making them apparently eligible for that function: all ancient units, all forms of horse or cavalry, elephants, and even tanks!!
I can just see air transports packing in those pachyderms, or transporting fifty ton tanks en masse. Or all the horses! Imagine all the feed needed, and the mess!

Even more strange, cannon and artillery (lighter and easier to handle than the above), did not have the airlift box checked.

Point: if you want a semblance of realism with airlifting, uncheck the boxes of all ancient, horse, tank, and, yes, elephant units. Checking the boxes of cannon and artillery is optional. I don't advise it for radar artillery (too heavy).
If you care nothing about realism, don't bother.
Airlifting War Elephants. Sheeez.

BTW, the patch did not seem to give horsemen a zone of control. You may want to check that it does. I had to add it.