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    What does the Rate of Fire value mean in a Civ 3's unit stats? I thought it was how many times the unit could fire in one turn but that doesn't seem to be the case.

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    Re: Rate of Fire

    Originally posted by Finarfin
    What does the Rate of Fire value mean in a Civ 3's unit stats? I thought it was how many times the unit could fire in one turn but that doesn't seem to be the case.
    It is the case, but when you are attacking a unit not all of those shots will land and knock off a hit point. The same calculation for battle drives the bombard unit ability. If the RNG result would indicate a hit against the defending unit then it takes away a hit point, but if it indicates a hit against the bombard unit it is disregarded.

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    • #3
      So does this mean then that if the Rate of Fire is 2, I still only make one bombard attack but could possibly do 2 points of damage?

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      • #4
        Correct.

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        • #5
          what does it mean when a bombard unit becomes a veteran?
          I use Posturepedic mattresses for a lifetime of temporary relief.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by bobbo008
            what does it mean when a bombard unit becomes a veteran?
            It killed it's target. You can only see that if you mod the game for lethal borbardment.
            The monkeys are listening.

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            • #7
              "It killed it's target. You can only see that if you mod the game for lethal borbardment."

              yessir (or yes'm), so it doesn't make it more powerful or add any performance difference?
              I use Posturepedic mattresses for a lifetime of temporary relief.

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              • #8
                It should be like regular units. When they get 'promoted' they don't fight better they just get the extra hitpoint which makes them harder to kill.
                "The first man who, having fenced off a plot of land, thought of saying, 'This is mine' and found people simple enough to believe him was the real founder of civil society. How many crimes, wars, murders, how many miseries and horrors might the human race had been spared by the one who, upon pulling up the stakes or filling in the ditch, had shouted to his fellow men: 'Beware of listening to this imposter; you are lost if you forget the fruits of the earth belong to all and that the earth belongs to no one." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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                • #9
                  Considering there are two types of bombardment units, I'm not sure I'm following the recent posts. Units like catapults and cannon don't have hit points anyway so what would be the use of them becoming veterans? And units like Destroyers don't need to kill through bombardment to become Veterans. What am I missing here?

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                  • #10
                    "It should be like regular units. When they get 'promoted' they don't fight better they just get the extra hitpoint which makes them harder to kill."

                    but bombard units don't have hitpoints. they are protected, or taken over...
                    I use Posturepedic mattresses for a lifetime of temporary relief.

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                    • #11
                      " so it doesn't make it more powerful or add any performance difference?"


                      No. The only difference is that it can create a GL if promoted to elite.
                      * A true libertarian is an anarchist in denial.
                      * If brute force isn't working you are not using enough.
                      * The difference between Genius and stupidity is that Genius has a limit.
                      * There are Lies, Damned Lies, and The Republican Party.

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                      • #12
                        lol, so theoretically some fuse lighter could inspire a city to invent the internet in a year?
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by bobbo008
                          lol, so theoretically some fuse lighter could inspire a city to invent the internet in a year?
                          It appears to be so........

                          (it should be noted that firaxis did not intend for artillery to have lethal bombardment)
                          * A true libertarian is an anarchist in denial.
                          * If brute force isn't working you are not using enough.
                          * The difference between Genius and stupidity is that Genius has a limit.
                          * There are Lies, Damned Lies, and The Republican Party.

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