trenches

[The Art of War]

Is there anyway to program a worker to build trenches like in WW1? That would be cool for something other than fortresses.

 

[Hamlet]

Nope.

 

[Park Ranger]

Originally posted by The Art of War
Is there anyway to program a worker to build trenches like in WW1? That would be cool for something other than fortresses.

I think some old vets would dispute that trenches are "cool".

 

[simwiz2]

trenches are assumed to be present when an Infantry unit is fortified.

 

[The Art of War]

ah okay, thanks.

BTW, Park Ranger, you know what I meant! , also, I doubt there are any WW1 vets that play civ3....

 

[Switch625]

Originally posted by The Art of War
ah okay, thanks.

BTW, Park Ranger, you know what I meant! , also, I doubt there are any WW1 vets that play civ3....

Trech warfare also happened in the Korean War. When the war stalled around the 38th parallel, both sides dug in with trenches. After that, it was grinding attrition until the cease-fire.

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Originally posted by The Art of War
Is there anyway to program a worker to build trenches like in WW1? That would be cool for something other than fortresses.

Sure!

All you need to do is make new graphics for the "fortress" improvement that look like trenches when strung together. I can't see why this wouldn't work.

 

[The Art of War]

That is what I thought!

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Originally posted by The Art of War
That is what I thought!

Don't ask me if I know how to do it though, 'cause I haven't the faintest clue.

 

[Selous]

Originally posted by simwiz2
trenches are assumed to be present when an Infantry unit is fortified.

oh?? i didnt know units got a defencive bonus in civ3 when fortified??

 

[simwiz2]

Originally posted by Selous


oh?? i didnt know units got a defencive bonus in civ3 when fortified??

they do, but not nearly as big as in civ2. Its like 25% unmodded i think.

 

[Emmet Samms]

Note: build your cities and fortresses on hills and I believe that you get an additional defense/offense bonus. (I repeatedly lost battles to conscript units using elite modern armor in just this way until I figured it out.)

PS: and ALWAYS attack from hills if possible.

PS2: bombard enemy units until they are in the red, then attack them with conscript units . . . usually upgrades them to 'regular'. ES

 

[wilboman]

Trenches, foxholes, you name it, digging in is standard procedure in most wars... During WWI it almost became a reflex.
We stop-we dig in. Logical, no?

It's really a shame the "temporary fortress" image from civ2 isn't present in this game. It would have been fairly easy to modify that to reflect a trench network or a foxhole. Wouldn't it?