07-06-2004 04:36									#1
	Help with patrol route with several waypoints Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

I'm trying to set up a patrol route with several waypoints for a 6-1-10 and have the plane retun to its base at the end of the patrol. Can someone please explain the mechanics?

Also, what are the maximum number of waypoints for a patrol?

	07-06-2004 05:49									#2
	Re: Help with patrol route with several waypoints Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

quote: Originally posted by Net Warrior I'm trying to set up a patrol route with several waypoints for a 6-1-10 and have the plane retun to its base at the end of the patrol. Can someone please explain the mechanics?

Press "P". Your cursor will change shape. Move the cursor to the first waypoint. Click, but don't release the mouse button. Press the spacebar. Move cursor to second waypoint (still not releasing the button). If you want only two waypoints, click and release. You can set a third waypoint by not releasing the mouse and proceeding as above. However, if you set a combat unit to patrol with three waypoints, you run into the "instant elite/demon boil" bug. (The unit instantly gets promoted to elite/demon boil and doesn't observe the patrol route that you set.)

quote: Also, what are the maximum number of waypoints for a patrol?

Three in theory, but combat units will be limited to two waypoints due to the bug described above.

	07-06-2004 05:55									#3
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Patrol is bugged at best. I'd just move the units manually.

-Jam

	07-06-2004 20:00									#4
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In my opinion, making patrol waypoints is like acting like the AI. You ever seen Miriam take 15 minutes to move all her units? They all move the same way, every turn. I have, and you don't want to be like her, believe me...

	07-06-2004 23:53									#5
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Regarding demon boil bug, I thought you have to cancel the waypoints for it to happen? Or does it automatically happen once three waypoints are set? Never tried it myself. Yeah I don't do patrols either.

	08-06-2004 01:13									#6
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A two-point patrol is useful if you want a unit to troll a couple of tiles of fungus every turn, over and over...

-Jam

	08-06-2004 01:27									#7
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Yes, I have to agree that if you have plus planet ratings, and you need a quick military, have units, especially mind worms, patrol in fungus squares to catch more mindworms.

Good strategy for Deirdre and Dawn...

	08-06-2004 02:07									#8
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Hmmm good thing for Lily to do then.

	08-06-2004 03:14									#9
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* Jamski shakes his head*

She'll be a Demon Boil one day*

-Jam

	08-06-2004 03:21									#10
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One day, but not this day...

	08-06-2004 03:51									#11
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* Jamski spies an Empath Rover in the distance*

-Jam

	08-06-2004 03:54									#12
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Damn, discovered...

* GeoModder orders a retreat...

	08-06-2004 07:23									#13
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And then suddenly I interrupt this amazing story...

	08-06-2004 08:17									#14
	Re: Re: Help with patrol route with several waypoints Get a bigger avatar today!

quote: Originally posted by Petek You can set a third waypoint by not releasing the mouse and proceeding as above. However, if you set a combat unit to patrol with three waypoints, you run into the "instant elite/demon boil" bug. (The unit instantly gets promoted to elite/demon boil and doesn't observe the patrol route that you set.) Three in theory, but combat units will be limited to two waypoints due to the bug described above.

You can only have two for any unit, the bug works on non-combat units two, thus my elite formers.