We need more terrains

[Odin]

Originally posted by panag
hi ,

well that trick was used , thinking that the AI would go for those tiles , .... okay in most case the AI runs for it , ... but in other cases , no way , ..... next to the forest , ...



have a nice day

Happens to me too.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Odin


Happens to me too.

hi ,

lets hope they do something about it in a patch or in PTW , .....

there has been some talk about it , ....

but no real solution , yet , ...

have a nice day

[WarpStorm]

I've never seen a city built on a terrain flagged as no build. Maybe they planted a forest, first. I would if I really wanted to settle there.

[Panag]

Originally posted by WarpStorm
I've never seen a city built on a terrain flagged as no build. Maybe they planted a forest, first. I would if I really wanted to settle there.

hi ,

nope , they did not plant a forest , .....

and the funny think about it is that it aint happening all the time , ....

well , lets hope a solution is on the way , ...

, one extra type of coastal tile would also be great , ....

have a nice day

[WarpStorm]

What do you mean by one extra type of coastal tile?

[Odin]

Originally posted by WarpStorm
What do you mean by one extra type of coastal tile?

He means kelp and coral reefs like in CtP2

I also had some ideas for more water resorces

Pearls: luxury, +2 gold

Shellfish: bonus, +2 food

Natural Gas: bonus, +3 shields

[WarpStorm]

These could be done fairly easy using the current resource system. They aren't really terrains (in the sense that plains, for example, are).

[Panag]

Originally posted by Odin


He means kelp and coral reefs like in CtP2

I also had some ideas for more water resorces

Pearls: luxury, +2 gold

Shellfish: bonus, +2 food

Natural Gas: bonus, +3 shields

hi ,

, that would be nice , ....

but actually the idea is a second coastal tile , something with a beach , something that "fits" more in certain configurations , ....

we should also have some form of terrain control , example ; rule 1 - no mauntains next to a water tile unless landlocked , no hills nect to desert , something like that , this is only one example , ....

okay we are going to get winter and european terrain , ...

lets now hope we are going to get new resources aswell , ....

and if we get rescources we should also get buildings to support it ; example , oil needs a refinery , the same for gas , .....

have a nice day

[WarpStorm]

Actually, the beach issue and connectivity issue is entirely a matter of the artist making the tile sets. The tools are there now and there are rules (for example, a tundra can't be next to a desert). I agree that there should have been a desert hill, but the rules of terrain building always put hills on grassland.

I've included an example of a tile set (not yet ready for release) that includes beaches and where the mountains don't look bad next to the coast (and they do happen in real life). It's all in the transitions.

[WarpStorm]

BTW, there are many real life examples of mountains next to the coast, nearly every volcanic isle and the fjords off the top of my head.

[Martinus Magnificus]

'low lands' (Netherlands, Bangladesh). These areas appear next to coastal water only and turn into coastal water when global warming reaches a certain level. This way, the rising sea levels could be reflected in the game.

[WarpStorm]

That was one thing I really liked about SMAC, the 3D terrain and global warming. You'd get that warning that so many of your cities were at risk of being submerged.

[Firebird]

Give me the ability to add events and give me terraforming-abilities. Then I would be able to do something like that.

[Panag]

hi ,

the new european terrain , ....

have a nice day

[WarpStorm]

I prefer the Watercolor one, but I'm real biased. The European one is too dark (and low contrast) for my tastes. The saving grace is of the European map is that the resources stand out. FOr a WW2 scenario it wouldn't be bad, I guess.