Icbm

[d=me]

Why can't the missiles in alpha centauri fly across the map in one turn? Aren't they ICBMs (espically the nukes)? We had the technology in the 60's. And how do they land?

[Barinthus]

I'm not sure what you mean by landing. I suppose just fly the missile to one of your own bases before its fuel goes out.

That's the annoying thing about missiles - if you directed a missile toward a target and one of your bases happen to be in the line, the missile would stop into that base automatically.

[d=me]

No, I am not asking about how to land the missile, I'm saying how does it supposed to work? (Drones?)

[Cookie Monster]

Originally posted by d=me
No, I am not asking about how to land the missile, I'm saying how does it supposed to work? (Drones?)

Not sure what you mean by Drones here. If a Planet Buster or conventional missle moves into a tile that contains either an enemy city or unit it will explode and "nuke" the area around it. That is how they land.

[Thalan]

I think that he meant by "drones" that each missile is flown by a drone

[Flubber]

sorry double post

[Flubber]

I think I understand the question. If missiles on earth could hit pretty much any place on earth, why do planet busters have some limited range on Alpha Centauri. Should not the technology allow them to strike anywhere or fly over that annoying line of ships erected as a barrier ??

I agree that the technology SHOULD allow that but for gameplay reasons I am glad it does not. I like the fact that players can create areas that are safer from PBs and that players have to plan how to deploy their missiles.

For the purposes of the game, lets pretend that the lack of GPS positioning sattelite or a lack of resources or whatever does not permit factions to build or control ICBMs with sufficient accuracy

[Cookie Monster]

Now I understand why nukes work the way they do in Civ3.......

[Barinthus]

Originally posted by Flubber
For the purposes of the game, lets pretend that the lack of GPS positioning sattelite or a lack of resources or whatever does not permit factions to build or control ICBMs with sufficient accuracy

Personally I blame the gravity, those missiles just can't enter the inner space in order to travel to their destinations faster and across shorter distance.

I'll never forget how one time in Civ2, an AI nuked me. I was stunned, I didn't think it'd happen ha. It has not happened to me in SMAC yet but who knows? Definitely not in the current game.

[Lazerus]

And how do they land?

they weren't armed, just stuck on a jet/loaded on a ship/strapped to a big rover and moved to the next site.

[Sarxis]

I think this is one of those 'use your imagination' type scenarios.

[d=me]

Originally posted by DataAeolus


Personally I blame the gravity, those missiles just can't enter the inner space in order to travel to their destinations faster and across shorter distance.

They should have the technology to push it into orbit. (or else how did they build the space elevator?)

[Illuminatus]

A faction can achieve Clinical Immortality, build Space Elevator, discover Matter Transmission and Matter Editation, manipulate gravity - but cannot extend range of PB. No sense at all - but who cares? It works this way just fine.

[Jamski]

The Ai cheats on the range anyway

-Jam

[Lazerus]

Sparse fuel ? as Santi put