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please some news

 

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> please some news

www.civfanatics.com and its forums

 

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"Hrga" <hrvoje.pavlic@ka.htnet.hr> wrote in message
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> please some news


They cut support personel on C3C to one person for it.

 

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The Stare wrote:
> "Hrga" <hrvoje.pavlic@ka.htnet.hr> wrote in message
> news:c66pfr$97o$1@bagan.srce.hr...
>> please some news
>
>
> They cut support personel on C3C to one person for it.

I can't begin to imagine how amazing civ4 will be! Any ideas on when it
will be released? I'm guessing not for another two years at least yet.
Can't wait though!

 

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we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in unison)...we want
patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let units patrol! let units
patrol!...



"Wouter Lievens" <lievenswouter@snotmail.com> wrote in message news:<4086fa8c$0$11075$a0ced6e1@news.skynet.be>...
> "Hrga" <hrvoje.pavlic@ka.htnet.hr> schreef in bericht
> news:c66pfr$97o$1@bagan.srce.hr...
> > please some news
>
> www.civfanatics.com and its forums

 

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"Contro"
<moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
wrote in message news:c689s7$2qp$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> The Stare wrote:
> > "Hrga" <hrvoje.pavlic@ka.htnet.hr> wrote in message
> > news:c66pfr$97o$1@bagan.srce.hr...
> >> please some news
> >
> >
> > They cut support personel on C3C to one person for it.
>
> I can't begin to imagine how amazing civ4 will be! Any ideas on when it
> will be released? I'm guessing not for another two years at least yet.
> Can't wait though!

I prefer they finish supporting Conquests first.

 

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commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
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> we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
> thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in unison)...we
> want patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let units patrol!
> let units patrol!...

I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.

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The Stare wrote:
> "Contro"
> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
> wrote in message news:c689s7$2qp$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> The Stare wrote:
>>> "Hrga" <hrvoje.pavlic@ka.htnet.hr> wrote in message
>>> news:c66pfr$97o$1@bagan.srce.hr...
>>>> please some news
>>>
>>>
>>> They cut support personel on C3C to one person for it.
>>
>> I can't begin to imagine how amazing civ4 will be! Any ideas on
>> when it will be released? I'm guessing not for another two years at
>> least yet. Can't wait though!
>
> I prefer they finish supporting Conquests first.

LOL true. but well, we can but dream!

 

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Who needs a map with an alternate numbering system; none of the squares get
values above 10 anyway?

Oh, you mean hexagonal, not hexadecimal!!!

That would be a nice improvement, hope it's in the design.

"Kevin 'Keeper' Foster" <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote in message
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> commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
> news:972fc92b.0404221615.5fb3bfad@posting.google.com:
>
> > we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
> > thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in unison)...we
> > want patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let units patrol!
> > let units patrol!...
>
> I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.
>
> --
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> we would astound ourselves." - Edison

 

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"Kevin 'Keeper' Foster" <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote in message
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> commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
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>
>
> I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.
>
> --
So would that be no east and west, or no North and South movement?

 

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On 23 Apr 2004 03:19:01 GMT, "Kevin 'Keeper' Foster"
<thekeeper@canada.com> wrote:

>commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
>news:972fc92b.0404221615.5fb3bfad@posting.google.com:
>
>> we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
>> thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in unison)...we
>> want patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let units patrol!
>> let units patrol!...
>
> I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.

I'm not certain how beneficial a hex map would be, but I guess I could
swing that way...

As for patrol, though... Not a game goes by where I don't wish I had a
patrol capability.
-

T.

 

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Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
> On 23 Apr 2004 03:19:01 GMT, "Kevin 'Keeper' Foster"
> <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote:
>
>> commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
>> news:972fc92b.0404221615.5fb3bfad@posting.google.com:
>>
>>> we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
>>> thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in unison)...we
>>> want patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let units patrol!
>>> let units patrol!...
>>
>> I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.
>
> I'm not certain how beneficial a hex map would be, but I guess I could
> swing that way...
>
> As for patrol, though... Not a game goes by where I don't wish I had a
> patrol capability.
> -
>
> T.

I'm not sure about either idea to be honest! Like you say, I don't think
patrol is suitable really and would make that much difference due to the way
you can move units as it is and the slowness of them moving and all that

As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right. It's
traditional to have a north south east west approach, with the in-betweens
there too. So you can attack from the north and the south or what not. I
think a hex map would be a little messy, and would lead to clumsy attacks
and movement.

 

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On Fri, 7 May 2004 10:02:40 +0100, "Contro"
<moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
wrote:

>Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
>> On 23 Apr 2004 03:19:01 GMT, "Kevin 'Keeper' Foster"
>> <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote:
>>
>>> commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
>>> news:972fc92b.0404221615.5fb3bfad@posting.google.com:
>>>
>>>> we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
>>>> thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in unison)...we
>>>> want patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let units patrol!
>>>> let units patrol!...
>>>
>>> I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.
>>
>> I'm not certain how beneficial a hex map would be, but I guess I could
>> swing that way...
>>
>> As for patrol, though... Not a game goes by where I don't wish I had a
>> patrol capability.
>> -
>>
>> T.
>
>I'm not sure about either idea to be honest! Like you say, I don't think
>patrol is suitable really and would make that much difference due to the way
>you can move units as it is and the slowness of them moving and all that

There are two reasons to use patrol (which was a feature in Sid's
Alpha Centauri, btw)

In the early game when there is a great deal of unclaimed land, horse
patrols are very handy to help you keep tabs on opposing civ movement
and to ferret our barbarians... The 25 gold per camp is nice for a
growing civ.

In the late game patrols on land arent terribly useful... But
destroyers, subs, and battleships patrolling regular routes can be
exceptionally beneficial.

>As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right. It's
>traditional to have a north south east west approach, with the in-betweens
>there too. So you can attack from the north and the south or what not. I
>think a hex map would be a little messy, and would lead to clumsy attacks
>and movement.

Hex maps aren't clumsy at all. The hexagon is a very logical shape to
use to allow a broad variety of movement. The only reason not to use a
hex map is that there really isn't anything wrong with the current
grid map model.

I wonder if programming the game to work on a hex map would be harder
than on a square grid?

-

T.

 

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"Contro"
<moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
wrote in message news:c7fjbi$nhc$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...

> As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right. It's
> traditional to have a north south east west approach, with the in-betweens
> there too. So you can attack from the north and the south or what not. I
> think a hex map would be a little messy, and would lead to clumsy attacks
> and movement.

Dunno if you ever played any Avalon Hill games like Panzerblitz or Squad
Leader, or Star Fleet Battles (Not an AH game), but hex maps are about the
closest thing to "real life" you can easily do in a game.

GWB

 

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On Sat, 08 May 2004 04:12:34 GMT, "GWB" <capture_ctl@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>"Contro"
><moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
>wrote in message news:c7fjbi$nhc$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
>> As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right. It's
>> traditional to have a north south east west approach, with the in-betweens
>> there too. So you can attack from the north and the south or what not. I
>> think a hex map would be a little messy, and would lead to clumsy attacks
>> and movement.
>
>Dunno if you ever played any Avalon Hill games like Panzerblitz or Squad
>Leader, or Star Fleet Battles (Not an AH game), but hex maps are about the
>closest thing to "real life" you can easily do in a game.

Squares and hexes both are compromises. Each has different flaws.

For squares, travelling on the diagonals increases the speed --
distance per move. This also affects ranged combat -- bombardments
and air attacks can hit things farther away on the diagonals. A
'circle' of equal distance is represented on the map as a square.

Civ hides some of that by the viewing angle, making it less
intrusive.

Hexes are roughly equal speed in all directions. But unlike
squares, there can be many "shortest paths," due to the geometry of
the hexes. Squares may not measure the distance accurately, but the
"shortest path" is a bit easier to solve, as there are never more than
two possible squares which might be equal.

Squares give eight sides to surround in combat, hexes only six.
Which is better depends on if you want blockades/envelopment to be
easier or harder. It is easier to slip between units on squares than
hexes -- you'll often need to do a "double layer" in order to create a
solid front line; on hexes, a single line of units in any direction
one deep will define a barrier. Hexes rule for representing zones of
control.

Keyboard controls for hex moves on a numeric pad aren't ideally
intuitive, while moves on a square grid map neatly to it.

Hexes are much harder to map coordinates on, tile (graphic display
of terrain), and trickier to get a neat graphic overlay on a 3D map
than squares. There are solutions, but it still can look odd compared
to a square grid, as used on real maps.

Civ3 does use real distances for corruption and any other distance
related government effects -- it doesn't just count squares. This is
the most fair way to do it (and even Civ1 did it like that), and it
somewhat mitigates the diagonal movement bonus. In practice, the
faster diagonal moves are not often relevant -- though if you're
exploring, it can come in handy.


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Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
> On Fri, 7 May 2004 10:02:40 +0100, "Contro"
> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
> wrote:
>
>> Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
>>> On 23 Apr 2004 03:19:01 GMT, "Kevin 'Keeper' Foster"
>>> <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
>>>> news:972fc92b.0404221615.5fb3bfad@posting.google.com:
>>>>
>>>>> we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
>>>>> thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in unison)...we
>>>>> want patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let units patrol!
>>>>> let units patrol!...
>>>>
>>>> I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.
>>>
>>> I'm not certain how beneficial a hex map would be, but I guess I
>>> could swing that way...
>>>
>>> As for patrol, though... Not a game goes by where I don't wish I
>>> had a patrol capability.
>>> -
>>>
>>> T.
>>
>> I'm not sure about either idea to be honest! Like you say, I don't
>> think patrol is suitable really and would make that much difference
>> due to the way you can move units as it is and the slowness of them
>> moving and all that
>
> There are two reasons to use patrol (which was a feature in Sid's
> Alpha Centauri, btw)
>
> In the early game when there is a great deal of unclaimed land, horse
> patrols are very handy to help you keep tabs on opposing civ movement
> and to ferret our barbarians... The 25 gold per camp is nice for a
> growing civ.

Yes, but this can really be done by manually moving your troops. I mean,
you have the function where you can select where you want your troops to end
up in Civ3.

I'm just not so certain that a patrol function would suit the game. You are
effectively looking down at a map, and I'm not sure a patrol function suits
that metaphor.

>
> In the late game patrols on land arent terribly useful... But
> destroyers, subs, and battleships patrolling regular routes can be
> exceptionally beneficial.
>
>> As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right. It's
>> traditional to have a north south east west approach, with the
>> in-betweens there too. So you can attack from the north and the
>> south or what not. I think a hex map would be a little messy, and
>> would lead to clumsy attacks and movement.
>
> Hex maps aren't clumsy at all. The hexagon is a very logical shape to
> use to allow a broad variety of movement. The only reason not to use a
> hex map is that there really isn't anything wrong with the current
> grid map model.
>

there are problems with it. Firstly, it takes away from the logical
structure of warfare...as in, you can attack from the north, south, east and
west, as well as north east etc. And secondly, if you have a hex map, there
are less squares that can contact a central square (or hexagon as the case
would be). Imagine attacking a city in civ. Currently, you can surround it
with 8 units. With hex map, it would only be 6, with it being impossible to
attack from either east or west (or if you can attack via east or west,
impossible to attack from north or south).

I agree totally with you on nothing being wrong with the current model
anyway. If it isn't broke, don't fix it!

> I wonder if programming the game to work on a hex map would be harder
> than on a square grid?

I think it would be easier to be honest, as was seen above, a hex map would
grant less freedom of movement, which could only make the game easier to
program. The only way a hex map would suit the game better is if you
couldn't move diagonally in the current game. But you can, and even if you
couldn't, the addition of being able to move diagonally would be a better
option than moving to hex.

 

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GWB wrote:
> "Contro"
> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
> wrote in message news:c7fjbi$nhc$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
>> As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right. It's
>> traditional to have a north south east west approach, with the
>> in-betweens there too. So you can attack from the north and the
>> south or what not. I think a hex map would be a little messy, and
>> would lead to clumsy attacks and movement.
>
> Dunno if you ever played any Avalon Hill games like Panzerblitz or
> Squad Leader, or Star Fleet Battles (Not an AH game), but hex maps
> are about the closest thing to "real life" you can easily do in a
> game.
>
> GWB

Well I'm not so sure. And civ uses a map metaphor anyway, which I don't
think suits hex at all. As I said in the other post, you lose the north,
south, east, west and north east etc part of the game, which I think is very
important to such a game, as that is general how battles were planned
(attack from the north etc). And also, with a hex map, you would lose two
places to attack a city, as now you can attack a city from 8 places, with a
hex map, you could only attack from 6. There are other repercussions too,
such as it taking one less square to put an embargo on a coastal city, to
how the borders would look (pretty horrible!).

Keep it as it is, I say!

 

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Sorry, didn't see that you mentiond some of the same points that I have just
done. but yes, I think that while hex might have one or two advantages,
which don't seem to be suited to civ anyway, squares are the logical way to
go. Especially since, as I think you mention below, squares are the logical
way to display movement on a map. I think so anyway! I think if you take
away the north, south etc factor, you take away from the map metaphor

Jeffery S. Jones wrote:
> On Sat, 08 May 2004 04:12:34 GMT, "GWB" <capture_ctl@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "Contro"
>> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
>> wrote in message news:c7fjbi$nhc$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>
>>> As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right. It's
>>> traditional to have a north south east west approach, with the
>>> in-betweens there too. So you can attack from the north and the
>>> south or what not. I think a hex map would be a little messy, and
>>> would lead to clumsy attacks and movement.
>>
>> Dunno if you ever played any Avalon Hill games like Panzerblitz or
>> Squad Leader, or Star Fleet Battles (Not an AH game), but hex maps
>> are about the closest thing to "real life" you can easily do in a
>> game.
>
> Squares and hexes both are compromises. Each has different flaws.
>
> For squares, travelling on the diagonals increases the speed --
> distance per move. This also affects ranged combat -- bombardments
> and air attacks can hit things farther away on the diagonals. A
> 'circle' of equal distance is represented on the map as a square.
>
> Civ hides some of that by the viewing angle, making it less
> intrusive.
>
> Hexes are roughly equal speed in all directions. But unlike
> squares, there can be many "shortest paths," due to the geometry of
> the hexes. Squares may not measure the distance accurately, but the
> "shortest path" is a bit easier to solve, as there are never more than
> two possible squares which might be equal.
>
> Squares give eight sides to surround in combat, hexes only six.
> Which is better depends on if you want blockades/envelopment to be
> easier or harder. It is easier to slip between units on squares than
> hexes -- you'll often need to do a "double layer" in order to create a
> solid front line; on hexes, a single line of units in any direction
> one deep will define a barrier. Hexes rule for representing zones of
> control.
>
> Keyboard controls for hex moves on a numeric pad aren't ideally
> intuitive, while moves on a square grid map neatly to it.
>
> Hexes are much harder to map coordinates on, tile (graphic display
> of terrain), and trickier to get a neat graphic overlay on a 3D map
> than squares. There are solutions, but it still can look odd compared
> to a square grid, as used on real maps.
>
> Civ3 does use real distances for corruption and any other distance
> related government effects -- it doesn't just count squares. This is
> the most fair way to do it (and even Civ1 did it like that), and it
> somewhat mitigates the diagonal movement bonus. In practice, the
> faster diagonal moves are not often relevant -- though if you're
> exploring, it can come in handy.

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"Contro"
<moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingd
om> wrote in news:c7icg0$s43$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk:

> GWB wrote:
>> "Contro"
>> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.ki
>> ngdom> wrote in message news:c7fjbi$nhc$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>
>>> As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right.
>>> It's traditional to have a north south east west approach, with
>>> the in-betweens there too. So you can attack from the north and
>>> the south or what not. I think a hex map would be a little
>>> messy, and would lead to clumsy attacks and movement.
>>
>> Dunno if you ever played any Avalon Hill games like Panzerblitz
>> or Squad Leader, or Star Fleet Battles (Not an AH game), but hex
>> maps are about the closest thing to "real life" you can easily do
>> in a game.
>>
>> GWB
>
> Well I'm not so sure. And civ uses a map metaphor anyway, which I
> don't think suits hex at all. As I said in the other post, you
> lose the north, south, east, west and north east etc part of the
> game, which I think is very important to such a game, as that is
> general how battles were planned (attack from the north etc). And
> also, with a hex map, you would lose two places to attack a city,
> as now you can attack a city from 8 places, with a hex map, you
> could only attack from 6. There are other repercussions too, such
> as it taking one less square to put an embargo on a coastal city,
> to how the borders would look (pretty horrible!).
>
> Keep it as it is, I say!

One of the good reasons to switch to hex that hasn't been mentioned
is the term "radius" which is used losely on a square tile map, becomes
a real radius on a hex map.
The city radius would actually be every hex within range 2, instead
of every square except for the 4 far diagonals. This becomes even more
of an issue with longer "radius" effects such as outposts on hills or
mountains, and borders.
And worse, civ has two different standards with regard to range.
Cities and outposts use the messed up (but closer to correct) corners,
while bombardment uses the full diagonals. Bombardment range of 2 will
allow you to bombard a city without being inside it's 2 tile radius.
WTF?!
As someone who has played on both hexes and squares, I definitely
prefers hexes.

Another thing I'd like, fortresses and colonies with units guarding
them should not be subject to cultural conversion. The enemy's borders
should flow around the colony/fortress, leaving the colony/fortress in
the hands of it's makers. So long as there is a unit defending it,
anyways.

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Skipping school, I decide to respond to what "Contro"
<moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom> fosted
Sat, 8 May 2004 11:21:05 +0100 in alt.games.civ3 , viz:
>
>> Hex maps aren't clumsy at all. The hexagon is a very logical shape to
>> use to allow a broad variety of movement. The only reason not to use a
>> hex map is that there really isn't anything wrong with the current
>> grid map model.
>>
>
>there are problems with it. Firstly, it takes away from the logical
>structure of warfare...as in, you can attack from the north, south, east and
>west, as well as north east etc. And secondly, if you have a hex map, there
>are less squares that can contact a central square (or hexagon as the case
>would be). Imagine attacking a city in civ. Currently, you can surround it
>with 8 units. With hex map, it would only be 6, with it being impossible to
>attack from either east or west (or if you can attack via east or west,
>impossible to attack from north or south).
>
>I agree totally with you on nothing being wrong with the current model
>anyway. If it isn't broke, don't fix it!

OOHS In a Hex map, on can designate a "front" where attack/efnese are
strongest, with decreasing values to the "left" & "right" on the flanks with a
low value for the rear "side" Thus, one could gain an attack advantage by
attacking the flank of a unit. Of course, one could do the same on a square
grid, but the bookkeeping logistics would be a nightmare.

>> I wonder if programming the game to work on a hex map would be harder
>> than on a square grid?
>
>I think it would be easier to be honest, as was seen above, a hex map would
>grant less freedom of movement, which could only make the game easier to
>program. The only way a hex map would suit the game better is if you
>couldn't move diagonally in the current game. But you can, and even if you
>couldn't, the addition of being able to move diagonally would be a better
>option than moving to hex.

Yeah, eight moves instead of six or four. Oy - more headaches


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On Sat, 8 May 2004 11:21:05 +0100, "Contro"
<moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
wrote:

>Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 May 2004 10:02:40 +0100, "Contro"
>> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
>>>> On 23 Apr 2004 03:19:01 GMT, "Kevin 'Keeper' Foster"
>>>> <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
>>>>> news:972fc92b.0404221615.5fb3bfad@posting.google.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
>>>>>> thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in unison)...we
>>>>>> want patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let units patrol!
>>>>>> let units patrol!...
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not certain how beneficial a hex map would be, but I guess I
>>>> could swing that way...
>>>>
>>>> As for patrol, though... Not a game goes by where I don't wish I
>>>> had a patrol capability.
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> T.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure about either idea to be honest! Like you say, I don't
>>> think patrol is suitable really and would make that much difference
>>> due to the way you can move units as it is and the slowness of them
>>> moving and all that
>>
>> There are two reasons to use patrol (which was a feature in Sid's
>> Alpha Centauri, btw)
>>
>> In the early game when there is a great deal of unclaimed land, horse
>> patrols are very handy to help you keep tabs on opposing civ movement
>> and to ferret our barbarians... The 25 gold per camp is nice for a
>> growing civ.
>
>Yes, but this can really be done by manually moving your troops. I mean,
>you have the function where you can select where you want your troops to end
>up in Civ3.

If you had played SMAC you'd prolly think differently.

Obviously patrol in games like Starcraft or C&C is critical. In Civ,
it's less critical and more just helpful, but still, it's helpful...

I can move units manually, but the question is, how much micromanaging
do I want to do? I know in the early game when expansion is slow
(especially slow in DyP which purposefully slows down growth until you
get out of despotism, for realism) that I can walk a swatch of land
for barbs and such. The Goto command will go one way (and tips off the
AI to your plans). The explore command is useless after you've
uncovered the map. Patrol would help me manage certain repetitive
tasks.

>I'm just not so certain that a patrol function would suit the game. You are
>effectively looking down at a map, and I'm not sure a patrol function suits
>that metaphor.

Sure it does. It's just an option, and not a hard one to implement I
would imagine.
-

T.

 

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pyotr filipivich wrote:
> Skipping school, I decide to respond to what "Contro"
> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
> fosted Sat, 8 May 2004 11:21:05 +0100 in alt.games.civ3 , viz:
>>
>>> Hex maps aren't clumsy at all. The hexagon is a very logical shape
>>> to use to allow a broad variety of movement. The only reason not to
>>> use a hex map is that there really isn't anything wrong with the
>>> current grid map model.
>>>
>>
>> there are problems with it. Firstly, it takes away from the logical
>> structure of warfare...as in, you can attack from the north, south,
>> east and west, as well as north east etc. And secondly, if you have
>> a hex map, there are less squares that can contact a central square
>> (or hexagon as the case would be). Imagine attacking a city in civ.
>> Currently, you can surround it with 8 units. With hex map, it would
>> only be 6, with it being impossible to attack from either east or
>> west (or if you can attack via east or west, impossible to attack
>> from north or south).
>>
>> I agree totally with you on nothing being wrong with the current
>> model anyway. If it isn't broke, don't fix it!
>
> OOHS In a Hex map, on can designate a "front" where
> attack/efnese are strongest, with decreasing values to the "left" &
> "right" on the flanks with a low value for the rear "side" Thus, one
> could gain an attack advantage by attacking the flank of a unit. Of
> course, one could do the same on a square grid, but the bookkeeping
> logistics would be a nightmare.

I'm not sure why the flanking attacks would be such a problem on a square
map....compared to a hex map anyway. but I do agree that you could have
varying degrees of attacks, but again, I think attacks were always
calculated from attacking frmo the north, east, west and what not....

>
>>> I wonder if programming the game to work on a hex map would be
>>> harder than on a square grid?
>>
>> I think it would be easier to be honest, as was seen above, a hex
>> map would grant less freedom of movement, which could only make the
>> game easier to program. The only way a hex map would suit the game
>> better is if you couldn't move diagonally in the current game. But
>> you can, and even if you couldn't, the addition of being able to
>> move diagonally would be a better option than moving to hex.
>
> Yeah, eight moves instead of six or four. Oy - more headaches

LOL well I'm not sure that would matter though, really. In the end, it
would be the same difference. They'd just make the maps bigger, or the
hexes smaller or what not. I don't think the movement is really a problem

 

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Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
> On Sat, 8 May 2004 11:21:05 +0100, "Contro"
> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
> wrote:
>
>> Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
>>> On Fri, 7 May 2004 10:02:40 +0100, "Contro"
>>> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingdom>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ving Rhames' Identical Twin Sister wrote:
>>>>> On 23 Apr 2004 03:19:01 GMT, "Kevin 'Keeper' Foster"
>>>>> <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> commandoLine@yahoo.com (Commando Line) wrote in
>>>>>> news:972fc92b.0404221615.5fb3bfad@posting.google.com:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> we want patrol!, we want patrol!, we want patrol! (hundreds of
>>>>>>> thousands of civers stomping feet, clapping hands in
>>>>>>> unison)...we want patrol! we want patrol! let units patrol! let
>>>>>>> units patrol! let units patrol!...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't want patrol, I want a hex map.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not certain how beneficial a hex map would be, but I guess I
>>>>> could swing that way...
>>>>>
>>>>> As for patrol, though... Not a game goes by where I don't wish I
>>>>> had a patrol capability.
>>>>> -
>>>>>
>>>>> T.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure about either idea to be honest! Like you say, I don't
>>>> think patrol is suitable really and would make that much difference
>>>> due to the way you can move units as it is and the slowness of them
>>>> moving and all that
>>>
>>> There are two reasons to use patrol (which was a feature in Sid's
>>> Alpha Centauri, btw)
>>>
>>> In the early game when there is a great deal of unclaimed land,
>>> horse patrols are very handy to help you keep tabs on opposing civ
>>> movement and to ferret our barbarians... The 25 gold per camp is
>>> nice for a growing civ.
>>
>> Yes, but this can really be done by manually moving your troops. I
>> mean, you have the function where you can select where you want your
>> troops to end up in Civ3.
>
> If you had played SMAC you'd prolly think differently.
>
> Obviously patrol in games like Starcraft or C&C is critical. In Civ,
> it's less critical and more just helpful, but still, it's helpful...
>
> I can move units manually, but the question is, how much micromanaging
> do I want to do? I know in the early game when expansion is slow
> (especially slow in DyP which purposefully slows down growth until you
> get out of despotism, for realism) that I can walk a swatch of land
> for barbs and such. The Goto command will go one way (and tips off the
> AI to your plans). The explore command is useless after you've
> uncovered the map. Patrol would help me manage certain repetitive
> tasks.

Well, true, I have to admit that it wouldn't really be a bad thing. I just
meant that I think it's not too much of a problem. but yes, I do agree that
it could only be a good thing, and that it wouldn't make anything worse.

>
>> I'm just not so certain that a patrol function would suit the game.
>> You are effectively looking down at a map, and I'm not sure a patrol
>> function suits that metaphor.
>
> Sure it does. It's just an option, and not a hard one to implement I
> would imagine.

LOL true, I think I was a bit harsh on this one. Sorry!

 

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Kevin 'Keeper' Foster wrote:
> "Contro"
> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.kingd
> om> wrote in news:c7icg0$s43$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk:
>
>> GWB wrote:
>>> "Contro"
>>> <moridin@contro.freeserve.co.remove.then.add.initials.of.united.ki
>>> ngdom> wrote in message news:c7fjbi$nhc$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>>
>>>> As for a hex map, well I think the way it's done now is right.
>>>> It's traditional to have a north south east west approach, with
>>>> the in-betweens there too. So you can attack from the north and
>>>> the south or what not. I think a hex map would be a little
>>>> messy, and would lead to clumsy attacks and movement.
>>>
>>> Dunno if you ever played any Avalon Hill games like Panzerblitz
>>> or Squad Leader, or Star Fleet Battles (Not an AH game), but hex
>>> maps are about the closest thing to "real life" you can easily do
>>> in a game.
>>>
>>> GWB
>>
>> Well I'm not so sure. And civ uses a map metaphor anyway, which I
>> don't think suits hex at all. As I said in the other post, you
>> lose the north, south, east, west and north east etc part of the
>> game, which I think is very important to such a game, as that is
>> general how battles were planned (attack from the north etc). And
>> also, with a hex map, you would lose two places to attack a city,
>> as now you can attack a city from 8 places, with a hex map, you
>> could only attack from 6. There are other repercussions too, such
>> as it taking one less square to put an embargo on a coastal city,
>> to how the borders would look (pretty horrible!).
>>
>> Keep it as it is, I say!
>
> One of the good reasons to switch to hex that hasn't been mentioned
> is the term "radius" which is used losely on a square tile map,
> becomes a real radius on a hex map.
> The city radius would actually be every hex within range 2, instead
> of every square except for the 4 far diagonals. This becomes even
> more of an issue with longer "radius" effects such as outposts on
> hills or mountains, and borders.
> And worse, civ has two different standards with regard to range.
> Cities and outposts use the messed up (but closer to correct) corners,
> while bombardment uses the full diagonals. Bombardment range of 2
> will allow you to bombard a city without being inside it's 2 tile
> radius. WTF?!
> As someone who has played on both hexes and squares, I definitely
> prefers hexes.

hmm, I guess there are some benefits. But I think there are with squares
too. And I don't really have that much of a problem with squares. and,
well, I don't know, I feel hexes make it more like a board game too, for
some reason. LOL if that makes sense.

>
> Another thing I'd like, fortresses and colonies with units guarding
> them should not be subject to cultural conversion. The enemy's
> borders should flow around the colony/fortress, leaving the
> colony/fortress in the hands of it's makers. So long as there is a
> unit defending it, anyways.

yes, that sounds like a good idea. I didn't know that happened to be
honest, as I'd not really made many of those, but I agree with you on that
for sure!

 

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Invid Fan wrote:
> In article <Xns94E3894C5573Ckdfosterrogerscom@130.133.1.4>, Kevin
> 'Keeper' Foster <thekeeper@canada.com> wrote:
>
>> Another thing I'd like, fortresses and colonies with units
>> guarding them should not be subject to cultural conversion. The
>> enemy's borders should flow around the colony/fortress, leaving the
>> colony/fortress in the hands of it's makers. So long as there is a
>> unit defending it, anyways.
>
> Only if they find a way for the AI to deal with it. It wouldn't be
> fair for the human player to rush a worker over to build a fortress
> near the AI capital early in the game before their culture has
> expanded much, then use it later in the game as a base for an attack.
>
> "Oh, don't worry about those 50 knights now trapped in that fort in
> the middle of your country. Yes, I know I canceled our ROP. Don't
> worry, they'll find a way out..."

LOL