Who wants to be obsolete?

[Carolus Rex]

I can't say whether you actually will find this info in the game or not. But hardly any game manual or in-game information covers everything.

Carolus

[shade]

Originally posted by Carolus Rex
I can't say whether you actually will find this info in the game or not. But hardly any game manual or in-game information covers everything.

==> this would qualify as crucial info...
(not paying->paying double->paying tripple(that's as much as a bank))
Still,I never noticed any of that.

Shade

[Julius Brenzaida]

Is it not in the civiclopedia
There's a lot to learn by reading it
The informations about barracks are definitely true.
And someone might correct me as I am not sure, but I think that in ToT barracks are sold immediatly when the upgrading tech is discovered while in previous versions you need to sell them before they simply disappear. For example just before gunpowder, you ought to sell all your barracks for 40 gold each, because when you discover GP you lose them all. Am I right

[DaveV]

From CIV2README.TXT:

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Rising Maintenance Cost for Barracks
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The maintenance cost for the Barracks improvement increases by one gold 
each time it is rendered obsolete by a civilization advance.   When 
first constructed the cost is one gold.  After the discovery of Gunpowder 
and the Barracks is rebuilt it costs two gold.  Finally, after the 
discovery of Mobile Warfare and the Barracks is rebuilt the cost is 
three gold.

Julius - antiquated barracks are sold automatically in Civ 2; having to sell them off yourself was a Civ 1 problem, as I recall. From GAME.TXT:

The development of %STRING0 has rendered all existing
Barracks obsolete.  Antiquated Barracks sold for %NUMBER0 gold.

[shade]

Is it not in the civiclopedia

not that I know of...I think I'll look it up...

No,its very strange to me,it's the first time I hear of something like that...
I know they get solde after the invention of certain techs...wich happens immediately in Civ2(that I know for sure,you get a popup=> the invention of XXX has antiquated your barracks are sold of for YYY gold)

Shade

[shade]

From CIV2README.TXT:

Ok I had the chance to go take a look in the civilopedia

Shade

==> this is what I get:

[shade]

and this is the rest my civilopedia tells me about baracks...
==>So you see why I am so surprised...
this is something I never have heared of before...
(and my version seems to mention it nowhere )

[Scouse Gits]

Let's knock this one on the head ...
An F5 shot from a game in which Gunpowder, but not Mobile Warfare had been invented ...

[shade]

(I'll try that with cheat one of the days...This is so strange)

Shade

[La Fayette]

Here is my knowledge:
1) Barracks cost 40 shields (1 gold/turn maintenance cost before discovery of Gunpowder).
2) When Gunpowder is discovered, all your barracks are sold automatically (40 gold each). If you rebuild any, the cost remains 40 shields but the upkeep becomes 2 gold/turn.
3) When Mobile Warfare is discovered, all your barracks are again sold automatically (40 gold each). If you rebuild any, the cost remains 40 shields, but the upkeep becomes 3 gold/turn.

STWA replaces all barracks anywhere in the world until Mobile Warfare makes it obsolete (but it also makes ANY unit veteran after 1 fight won, which is VERY precious when you build ironclads without owning LH).

[Smash]

Actually,in civ2,the war academy does NOT count as a barracks.
Makes any new land unit veteran and any unit that wins a combat is updated to veteran.
There is no "fast healing" of a barracks.

[La Fayette]

That's right. No 'fast healing' with STWA. I forgot to mention that.

[Lars-E]

Originally posted by Smash
There is no "fast healing" of a barracks.

The Civilopdia says about barracks: "Repairs damaged ground units in one turn". This can be seen on the picture provided by shade. Is the Civilopedia wrong here? Are there other mistakes in it as well and in the manual?!

[Carolus Rex]

The unit has to be in a city with barracks, though (to heal in one turn).

Yes, there are other mistakes in the documentation. I think there is a post about the major ones somewhere... One of them concerns the effect of JSB. There are also dubious advice in the manual, like the "tip" to reload whenever a hut outcome is unsatisfactory.

Carolus

[Smash]

Theres lots of them.
Hoover Dam is wrong I think.Cope's and Sir Isaac are switched.
The Capitolization entry says "converts sheilds into trade"
It says settlers under Commie eat 1 food

I could go on for awhile.