Capture The Flag?

[Adagio]

Does anyone have a clue on how that would work in Civ3? It sounds pretty strange, for a strategy game, can't wait to see it

But overall I'm pretty happy about what they have included...

[Solver]

Could be exactly the same, a flag unit or square, most probably, within your terrirtory, as a start unit, that the enemy has to kill/occupy and maybe hold.

[Rhuarc]

It sounds like it could be pretty cool, although we will have to see how they implement it before we say for sure.

[Solver]

Mike B. from Firaxis, reply! I know you're viewing this !

[Alex]

Until this concept is properly explained, I will see it suspiciously. It does not sound good to me.

[JtheJackal]

Sounds like fun to me

[Jaguar]

Well its better to have a feature that gets boring after the first time than not to have it at all.

[Nikolai]

Well people, not to jump on anybody, but remember that earlier we've complained on the lack of new-thinking(well, some have! ) in this game, so now that we've got that, we should be constructive and try to see the possibilities!

I must confess that this seems weired, but I'm sure that Firaxis can do something good with this idea, either alone or with our help!

Maybe the "flag" is a city or wonder? Let's say you have to capture the UN or something?

[cassembler]

I'd imagine it's a special unit, much like a catapult, that needs to be captured and taken back to one's capital as a victory condition.

[Carver]

This is awesome people. Don't think of it as just capture the flag, it's "capture the Lost Ark" "capture the Holy Sepulchre" "capture the Lord's Lost Rings". This could totally transform games where capture the flag is enabled - and could help shorten MP games.

[Tom201]

Hm interesting. But what would happen if I transport my flag unit with a galley and it sinks in the ocean or a enemy sink the boat?
Or it gets destroyed by barbarians?

-> The enemy cant capture my flag, he cant win


Hm, anyways I think bevor u can capture a flag-unit from the enemy you have to nearly completly destroy him.

[DrFell]

Well, it could be that you can't move the flag (say it's stuck in your capital) or if you lose in any way you lose the game.

[Jethro83]

Originally posted by Tom201
Hm interesting. But what would happen if I transport my flag unit with a galley and it sinks in the ocean or a enemy sink the boat?
Or it gets destroyed by barbarians?

-> The enemy cant capture my flag, he cant win

Maybe in that case the flag unit should reappear in your capital. Quite easy to make it so that only rival civs and not barbarians/ship sinking can cause it to be captured.

[Andrew_Jay]

Anyone play the game Return Fire? You'd drive around with tanks, jeeps and helicopters etc. blowing up the other player's stuff and trying to capture their flag. The jeep could drive in the water, but if it died the flag would float around until it washer ashore. Perhaps that's what could happen, resulting in quite a panic for the player who loses it and doesn't want it landing on someone else's shore.
Then again, perhaps it can't be transported, be kind of unfair to continuously airlift it around, or guard it on a 1x1 island and just sit there till someone gets Marines. It's probably in one spot, where you start in 3000 BC.

[Metaliturtle]

they could make special "Flag bearer" units with stats similar to a GL, and the player would have to hold onto the flag for a certain time period, sending all the other civs against him. This seems like a big time warmonger idea.