22-07-2004 03:21									#1
	Radar Towers - 2 questions Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

1. Do they assist units at sea (in range)?
2. Can they be destroyed by bombard / bombing?

	22-07-2004 04:48									#2
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no
yes

	22-07-2004 05:17									#3
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On #2:

First, any protecting units have to be redlined.

Second, improvements go: RR, then road or road and mine/irr.

Third, the RT.

	22-07-2004 05:18									#4
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Diss: are you sure they don't affect sea?

	22-07-2004 05:26									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Kuciwalker Diss: are you sure they don't affect sea?

no , but that's what I heard.

	22-07-2004 06:00									#6
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I don't see any reason why they wouldn't.

	22-07-2004 06:50									#7
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Catt examined this awhile back, and IIRC they do not affect naval battles. Might recall wrong though.

	22-07-2004 15:13									#8
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The radar tower does not help any ships at sea. It simply gives a view out (somewhat similar to an outpost but not quite).

	22-07-2004 22:26									#9
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I can't find my old post or test results from just after PTW came out, but if I recall correctly, radar towers did indeed confer a bonus on naval units (as well as land units) -- they did not affect air engagements.

Catt

	27-07-2004 00:22									#11
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if they aren't protected by a unit (which they almost always are by the AI), i think you should be able to destroy them by bombardment, especially with aircraft (it's easy to spot a tower!).

	27-07-2004 00:46									#12
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quote: Originally posted by rcoutme The radar tower does not help any ships at sea. It simply gives a view out (somewhat similar to an outpost but not quite).

You're thinking of the radar ability/editor flag.

	27-07-2004 05:35									#13
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OK, many thanks everybody. So it looks like the answers are yes and yes.

	27-07-2004 06:25									#14
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when there was a Radar Tower (and no A.I. unit on the square) I have never been able to do any damage to improvements or the radar tower...

	27-08-2004 06:35									#15
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I feel that the radar tower range isn't quite what I'd like it to be. I like to keep tabs on my borders at all times. Is there a way to edit the range value to make it a bit higher?

Last edited by gab169 on 27-08-2004 at 20:10

	27-08-2004 06:40									#16
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Good point gab169....one more tile radius for the radar tower would definately be cool - but I, for one, don't know if it can be done.

	27-08-2004 10:27									#17
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No, not in the editor, this is hard-coded without recourse. You can set culture growth radius though. With this your borders can expand out faster and therefor you could see farther via same. Faster culture radius growth or expansion also keeps tight AI city placement 'pollution' (my prejudice) from readily occuring.