Bombardment issue - need help.

[shake]

Ah, I spent all of these turns building Ironclads and then subs so I could bombard from the sea. When I attempt to bombard a city or land improvement I get some "popgun" sound and the "no smoking sign." Obviously, I am an idiot or there is something wrong that I just don't get. Could someone please enlighten me on how to successfully bombard cities? Thanks.

[Coflek]

I think that this options wqas not included in CTP2 on purpose? So you actually cannot bombard land from ships. I don't like it either, maybe this will change in some mods...

[Michiel B de Boer]

Ironclad can only bombard naval units (actually IS in the manual). Use a Battleship to bombard land.

[Colonel Kraken]

Open the "Units.txt" file in your default gamedata folder.

Scroll down to unit #35 Ironclad. Scroll through the entry until you see toward the end "CanBombard: Water". Add the line "CanBombard: Land".

You can do this for Ship of the Line too (Unit # 55)

Have fun bombarding land


[This message has been edited by Colonel Kraken (edited December 27, 2000).]

[Alpha Wolf]

Beware those bombarding torpedoes

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History is written by the victor.

[Bluevoss]

So much for Frances Scott Key's insperation. I guess he could only watch a CTP1 bombardment...



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Bluevoss-

[Colonel Kraken]

quote: Originally posted by Alpha Wolf on 12-27-2000 06:34 PM Beware those bombarding torpedoes

What?!

[Falconeer]

quote:

Originally posted by Alpha Wolf on 12-27-2000 06:34 PM
Beware those bombarding torpedoes




What?!


Think he was making a joke that it's kind of hard to bombard land with a submarine... they aren't really built for it.

[Alpha Wolf]

Yes, I was joking. Apparently not too successfuly

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History is written by the victor.

[Colonel Kraken]

I didn't realize Iron Clads and Ships of the Line had torps

[Alpha Wolf]

Actually, at the time of iron clads, werent sea mines called torpedoes?

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.

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History is written by the victor.

[BIGDADDY]

They did this on purpose? Are these guys really smarter than us? Add to the fact that the AI considers naval warfare irrelevant and there is no reason to build surface combat ships. I hate having to rewrite progams that I just payed good money for.