Worker Stacks

[LorenzotheMad]

I have heard this term used before but don't know what it means. At the risk of sounding a newb, what is a worker stack and what does it do for you? Can you have more than one worker doing the same job on the same tile? Thanks in advance.

 

[T-Money]

I beleive this is using more than one worker to complete a job faster. For instance, an industrious civ can complete a road with 2 workers in one turn while in any govt except Dem. With Dem you need two workers for a railroad. You get the idea.

Welcome to CFC!

 

[Gumby78]

I have heard this term used before but don't know what it means. At the risk of sounding a newb, what is a worker stack and what does it do for you? Can you have more than one worker doing the same job on the same tile? Thanks in advance.

Worker stack is a group of workers in the same tile.
Yes. It finishes the worker task faster.

 

[t3h_m013]

and yes you can have more than one worker working on a tile, and doing different things if you wish...

 

[ssvensson]

What happened to the idea "create worker gang" or something like that!! that were supposed to be introduced in some patch a while ago? As I understood the idea you could keep your workers in a stack so that you don't have to tell 8 workers to clear pollution, mine etc.

 

[Black_Hole]

What happened to the idea "create worker gang" or something like that!! that were supposed to be introduced in some patch a while ago? As I understood the idea you could keep your workers in a stack so that you don't have to tell 8 workers to clear pollution, mine etc.

mayb under advanced buttons? goto preferences and check show advanced worker buttons

 

[gunkulator]

Nope, no group commands other than GoTo for workers or any other units. It sure would be nice though.

While they're at, they should add group bombard for artillery, planes and ships.

 

[t3h_m013]

theres group fortify and wake... which is good, but group bombardment would be mint, especially if it was clever enough to stop when everything was redlined

 

[ybbor]

mayb under advanced buttons? goto preferences and check show advanced worker buttons

you don't understand THIS FEATURE IS NOT IN ANY VERSION OF CIV3

 

[alamo]

What, you haven't heard of a worker army?

Units stack, and don't all get killed at once (like civ2), thank goodness. Although you do get all the enemy workers in a stack.


Maybe you've heard of the stack of death/doom? SOD

That is a large stack of troops, possibly marching right up to the enemy capital without an resistance.