26-09-2001 19:48									#1
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I know that your Civ resources are shared between cities that are connected the road network. A tactic could be to pillage roads such that the supply line to a city or cities is cut, and production & happiness suffers, thus making it difficult to defend.

Does anyone know if merely stationing a military unit on such a road would cut off supply?

	26-09-2001 19:52									#2
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Don't know, but standing on the square that contains the resources does.

	26-09-2001 19:56									#3
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quote: Originally posted by HalfLotus I know that your Civ resources are shared between cities that are connected the road network. A tactic could be to pillage roads such that the supply line to a city or cities is cut, and production & happiness suffers, thus making it difficult to defend. Does anyone know if merely stationing a military unit on such a road would cut off supply?

It would be nice if it did.

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quote: Originally posted by HalfLotus Does anyone know if merely stationing a military unit on such a road would cut off supply?

If I remember it correctly, one of the Firaxians have actually mentioned something about 4-5 of hes cities turning into anarchy, because of an AI-unit that managed to pillage a key road-junction, that tied together several luxuries to these cities.

I dont know if its enough to simply stand on such a road, though. Most probably you must pillage it.

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	26-09-2001 20:08									#6
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I'd say pillage it anyway. The occupying unit would move on to its next target in a turn or two, and then they'd have access to the resource net again. If you pillage it, then they have to get a worker out there to try and rebuild it in the middle of the war. I've killed hundreds of settlers/engineers/formers/whatever that were wandering around in the crossfire.

That gives me an idea for a new unit: Army Corps of Engineers. More expensive workers, but with a real defense and movement value so they can operate in war situations.

	26-09-2001 20:23									#7
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If positioning a unit disrupts the route, then expect roads to be built on every square. Ugly but the easiest get around.

	26-09-2001 21:29									#8
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i know PILLAGING a road to a resource denies that resource to the city, but im not sure about military occupatation.

it would be nice if they coukd sieze the goods too CTPesque

	26-09-2001 21:53									#9
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why bother pillaging? just fortify a unit on the resource with a good defender, capture the city and you dont need to bother with rebuilding the road. of course, if you dont have the army/resources availible to take cities, you could do an emense amount of damage with pillaging big networks of roads...

	26-09-2001 22:30									#10
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Since trade routes are abstract I don't think that just stationing a unit on the road would work.

It would depend on how advanced the game's system of tracing trade routes is.

	26-09-2001 22:36									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Andrew1999 That gives me an idea for a new unit: Army Corps of Engineers. More expensive workers, but with a real defense and movement value so they can operate in war situations.

Cool idea.

	26-09-2001 22:59									#12
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who says i want to take those dirty cities, riddeled with babylonian scum?

I WILL DESTROY THE CITY AND ALL REMEMBRANCE OF IT.

	26-09-2001 23:09									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Andrew1999 That gives me an idea for a new unit: Army Corps of Engineers. More expensive workers, but with a real defense and movement value so they can operate in war situations.

nah, no need for a new unit. Just stack a defensive unit on it.

	26-09-2001 23:25									#14
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can you add workers to stacks of legions? i would assume so, but has it been confirmed?