To the AI, RoP = Resource Grab

[wilbill]

Originally posted by ALPHA WOLF 64
i dont mind borders overtaking colonies, but i do wish they had to give you a worker in compensation.

But why should the AI compensate you for settling territory that is, by definition, not settled? To me, the beauty of Civ3 is that nothing comes without some cost. For the cost of a worker, you get a resource or luxury for x turns. If x turns out to be 50 turns, you made a good bet. If it's 5 turns, not so good.
IMO the biggest improvement in the Civ series is that in Civ3 there are fewer "guaranteed" succesful ploys. There are a lot of strategies and tactics that will work most of the time, but if you try them often enough, the RNG will eventually bite you back

[bongo]

The AI 'should' not compensate you for anything but as colonies disappear when borders expand over them I feel it would be 'right' to give you back your worker. This would of course give you a resources for free situation which could be fixed by adding a cost to each colony(like 1 gpt for each type of resource you got from a colony).

I build few colonies so it's a very small problem to me, there are more important things which should be fixed first.

BTW, have anyone seen a resource in a colony run dry?

[bobbo008]

"BTW, have anyone seen a resource in a colony run dry?"

you mean strategic resources, right?

[Mazarin]

BTW, have anyone seen a resource in a colony run dry?

No..maybe just because I don't use them...

[bongo]

Yes I were talking about strategic resources. I have never seen or heard of other types of resources run dry.