09-08-2003 09:30									#1
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If I have, for example, one source of saltpepper (no trade), can it be exhausted?

	09-08-2003 10:43									#2
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All resources except horses and rubber can be exhausted unless you change it in the editor.

	09-08-2003 11:04									#3
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... but remember, strategic resources are never exhuasted, they just move.

	09-08-2003 11:08									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Jaybe ... but remember, strategic resources are never exhuasted, they just move.

But not always to your teritory.
I had times when a source was exhausted and appeared in an AI city next to me

	09-08-2003 13:48									#5
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rubber doesn't run out?
resources move?

	09-08-2003 14:25									#6
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How does a resource run out? If you have your workers use it? What if you just leave it alone (but are still connected to it)? Or is it just random chance?

	09-08-2003 18:00									#7
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If it is connected to a road, it can run out. Even if you aren't building units that require it.

The rates (actually it's a random percentage chance) at which they run out are in the editor (and my testing shows that the numbers are correct).

	09-08-2003 22:03									#8
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quote: Originally posted by bobbo008 rubber doesn't run out? resources move?

Yup, rubber and Horses never run out.
I think by move they mean that other resources can be used up. They could then appear some place else in the map and if you are lucky it could be within your empire.

	09-08-2003 23:44									#9
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It is even possible for it to be exhausted, but reappear in the exact same spot

	10-08-2003 01:03									#10
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Yes

	10-08-2003 01:33									#11
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I have observed that apparently, you can prevent the resource to disappear if you reload one turn before and move an unit on the resource location. However it may have changed with one of the patch.

	10-08-2003 03:20									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Menlas I have observed that apparently, you can prevent the resource to disappear if you reload one turn before and move an unit on the resource location. However it may have changed with one of the patch.

This could work because many actions use the RNG and if it happens in a different order it could not get selected for moving. BTW, this is known as cheating

	10-08-2003 03:36									#13
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quote: Originally posted by WarpStorm This could work because many actions use the RNG and if it happens in a different order it could not get selected for moving. BTW, this is known as cheating

Yes, but it's mush easier bu just turning off the preservation of the seed. Then you could just reload and do the same things but have a chance that it will not disappear. (But that's the Civ2 way of cheating )

	11-08-2003 03:59									#14
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Civ 1 cheating was the beat. Every time you reloaded, all your units got another turn of movement!

	11-08-2003 15:50									#15
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quote: Originally posted by WarpStorm This could work because many actions use the RNG and if it happens in a different order it could not get selected for moving. BTW, this is known as cheating

That's not cheating, that is optimizing your way of playing