Drawing Lines on the Map!!!

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Sava
this will be good, I will draw graffiti and vandalize my opponents' territory!

Be careful though - drawing lines on someone else's territory is a cassus belli...

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Very true. Especially if you know you are going to be away from your computer for a while (like a week or so), you can draw a strategy up that you can consult when you next get to play, saving you time to remember what in the Hell you were planning on doing .

How unrealistic. Everyone knows that when a player returns to a saved game, he must completely re-evaluate his entire strategy and pull all of his forces back to redeploy them elsewhere.

[/RTW Developer]

[MrFun]

The last time I was excited about doodling was in preschool.

[The_Aussie_Lurker]

Hang on, though, didn't they have 'Battle Plans' in SMAC, or am I mistaken?? If so, then how do we know for certain that this feature CAN'T work in SP games? Plus, Soren has made a mention of 'Battle Plans' in terms of Diplomacy, so don't be suprised if this is not the last we hear on this issue ! What we do know, though, is that all MP features are available in SP games, so thats a bonus.

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by The_Aussie_Lurker
Hang on, though, didn't they have 'Battle Plans' in SMAC, or am I mistaken??

You are not mistaken - allied AI could be asked to direct his forces to a certain city. You could also name landmarks.

[The_Aussie_Lurker]

So, there you go then. I would not be at all suprised if you can do that in Civ4 then-do an allied invasion of someones territory, in a co-ordinated fashion.
As I said, Soren indicated that, for his recent radio interview, he had wanted to address things like-among other things-battle plans, but didn't get a chance. To me, that sounds VERY hopeful indeed.

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Very true. Especially if you know you are going to be away from your computer for a while (like a week or so), you can draw a strategy up that you can consult when you next get to play, saving you time to remember what in the Hell you were planning on doing .

I agree with you and Alva. Another opportunity will be to send a save to a friend (or to a forum, think Apolyton University) and explain it with easy.

Sometime my firstborn Luca (age 9) play a game of Civ and ask my help to improve his situation in some point of the game. He usually is always in the middle of some battle and when I'm looking at the map during late night session he's sleeping and can't explain his target on the battlefield. Oh well, not so many player here are fathers that can share this case, I suppose.

[sabrewolf]

edit: sorry crossposted... (yes, it took me 30mins to reply)


with these handdrawn markers my miserable memory will finally be assisted


oh, and locutus: i did post about the lines here

[MarkG]

the feature exists in SP as well

[Atahualpa]

Awesome thing

This is great for sharing battle plans in PBEM games

[Addled Platypus]

Lines are a good thing

do we get all the colors of the rainbow?

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Platypus Rex
Lines are a good thing
do we get all the colors of the rainbow?

It seems to me you get the same colour of your flag... (but that screenshot is only an hint).

[OzzyKP]

Great idea

This will be awesome for better coordinating in MP. Good job Firaxis.

[yin26]

Well, I can think of an obvious use of this for those of us with kids...and the nagging wives who often come with them:

[sabrewolf]

hilarious!!!!