19-04-2000 00:16									#1
	How can I motivate someone to build airbases in an ancient scenario? Tired of ads?

We all know that if you build an airbase on a mined hill square, it produces an extra unit of food. Furthermore, I think we all know that airbases produce an extra unit of trade.

Would that be enough for someone to build an airbase in a scenario set in antiquity?

Thing is, that I found airbases would be the optimal thing to represent "post houses" in my Darius the Great scenario. But since the Persians started to build these only one to two years well into the scenario, having them in from the start would be historically inaccurate. So, I'll have to instruct the player to build these himself.

I also thought that it would be nice to have a scout unit that is an air unit, that uses these post houses (which would even be accurate). Yet again, this would be stupid because the scout would be able to cross oceans (however, if you regard the fact that scouts can use scout boats, this wouldn't be too bad... only the icon would look stupid ). So, what do you think?

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	19-04-2000 00:27									#2
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I already did it!

Yes, but I didn't use it as airbase, more as a fortress without defense bonus!

	19-04-2000 02:46									#3
	Tired of ads?

Same, saw it in a Hundred Years War scenario where all the squares could be stacked without losing all your units. good idea.

	19-04-2000 02:58									#4
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

DOH! I totally fogot that! Of course... Further, I'll justthink of something and let you know-ideas, suggestions welcome!

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	19-04-2000 04:31									#5
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For Roman era scenarios:
Perfectures: They maintained the areas around which they were built. Duh. Producing extra food and trade.

For other uses:
Minor City - Small enough not to be a city big enough to produce extra resources.

Urban or Suburban - Improvement on top of irrigation and farmland. Inner-city workings.

	19-04-2000 05:08									#6
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You could preplace the airbases but have them invisible at first by using multiple files.

	19-04-2000 05:28									#7
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

DarthVeda:
Will that work on saved games???

	20-04-2000 00:45									#8
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Be careful about placing "airbases" next to cities or each other. It seems to produce an automatic railroad between the two. That probably wouldn't be too cool in an ancient scenario.

	21-04-2000 09:33									#10
	Increase the size of your Attachments

Well to make the airbases invisible, you would just have a different set of city.gif's for the first part of the scenario. Then prompt the user to switch them with another (through .bat files, etc.)