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Can we still mine hills and mountains for extra resources? The screenshots I've seen don't show this.
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I would imagine the answer would be - yes.
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Ya... but I need proof!
Of the Holy Roman Empire, this was once said:
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Don't we all!
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"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Check some screenshots and you'll see mines on hills and mountains. Enough proof to you?
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Unfortunately, you can also mine grassland.Comment
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Truely. Quite frankly, I've never really understood why one would do that!Originally posted by Slax
Unfortunately, you can also mine grassland.
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"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Actually it does kind of make sense. If you are in the middle of a grassy area with no plains mountains or anything else then you'll want to get your resources from somewhere ( yes I know they did the whole 'grassland - shield' thing which personally made no sense to me. Just call it 'grassland - rocks' or something. )A witty quote proves nothing. - VoltaireComment
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Well yeah, I have seen screenshots where mining hills and mountains can be quite clearly seen. Although I think that a mined mountain should generate more shields than a mined hill though...Speaking of Erith:
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I too never understood why you can get more production out of a mined hill than you could from a mined mountain...I would think it would have been reversed!Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Well yeah, I have seen screenshots where mining hills and mountains can be quite clearly seen. Although I think that a mined mountain should generate more shields than a mined hill though...
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"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Ease of extraction and transport I would guess.To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
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But they should give some reason to use them, otherwise everyone will just terraform them to hills to get more minerals and a bit of food as well! The difficulty of access and working should make the turns to terraform longer (as is the case) but the rewards higher. Firaxis, any comment?
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Well, there is one reason for mountians in Civ3 = a further Line of Sight (LOS) for any unit stationed on top of the mountain.
But I still think that shield production should be increased more when there is a mine present.
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"One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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I guess they could, but in CtP I was always transforming hills to mountains because it was more efficient the other way round there.
That improved sight range really cracks me up. Being miles up a mountain would be worse for scouting the surroundings than any hilltop a bit higher than the surrounding ground. What are you doing, clinging to the snow capped pinnacle so you can see in all directions?
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When I was in Boy Scouts we would frequently hike up mountains. On small mountains when I wasn't even at the peak, I could see for miles and miles. If their were military units, hills, or desert below me, I would have definetely seen them. Trust me, LOS is greatly improved by high ground.Originally posted by Grumbold
I guess they could, but in CtP I was always transforming hills to mountains because it was more efficient the other way round there.
That improved sight range really cracks me up. Being miles up a mountain would be worse for scouting the surroundings than any hilltop a bit higher than the surrounding ground. What are you doing, clinging to the snow capped pinnacle so you can see in all directions?
And you should be able to mine anything. The difference between hills and grassland is that what would be under ground on a grassland is instead above ground.
Also, it's easier to get into hills than mountains, that's the reason for more shields in a hill. Though if you spent more time on a mountain... you should get more production I would think.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
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