Army Corps of Engineers

[Sarxis]

Was playing around with the editor, and thought it would be kewl to give Infantry and Mech-Infantry the ability to build roads, forts, and clear forests and jungles.

[hardjoy]

And... did it work?

[Sarxis]

I am testing it in my current game...

Will get back to you.

[Falconius]

Sounds like a very interesting concept. I wonder how the AI civs would handle it, though.

[wotan321]

Excellent point!

Falconius notes:

I wonder how the AI civs would handle it, though.

Once the editors get up to speed and we can make new governments and units and tweak the rules.... will the AI civs utilize these things? Or, will the AI civs ONLY use default features?

For example, say I created a new type of Govt called Theocracy where there is greatly reduced corruption but no science advance. This would come in handy for war and expansion, but would the AI ever use it? Same with new units or advances.

I know in the old Civ2 rules.txt file, you could give the advances a priority that would "inspire" the AI civs to research them. Does the same work here?

[hardjoy]

I read that you can assign "favourite" governments for each civ, which they'll seek to get in techs and trade, and switch to once it becomes appropriate. I guess techs can be made more or less desirable too, but that's just an assumption.

[Sarxis]

Ok- finally got a chance to test out the Army Engineers thing, and it works

Even the Paratroopers get the bonuses, and I can only assume the Marines will also. Hmm, that's odd- I don't remember assigning the bonuses to the Paratroops...well maybe I didn't, but its just so late from playing CivIII.... can't keep ... my.... eyes...