teleport and charm

Gramphos · January 17, 2004, 18:55

Mendax have found some hidden abilities of the editor, for instance the possiblility of making units teleportable to other units within a range, or to a city with a specific improvement.

There is also a charm flag for bombard units and a charm barrier for improvements, which I have no idea on how it works.

asleepathewheel · January 17, 2004, 19:10

intriguing, can you post a link, would love to check it out.

Gramphos · January 17, 2004, 19:15

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showth...threadid=75688

Purple · January 17, 2004, 19:27

Isn't this equivalent to transport between two airport-equipped cities?

joncha · January 17, 2004, 20:00

Could charm mean a return to a Civ2 style "bribe unit" command?

jon.

Gramphos · January 17, 2004, 20:16

charm has something to do with bombarding cities. (Might actually be soemthing that your bombardment increases chances of conversion sor someting like that)

Gramphos · January 17, 2004, 20:17

Quote:

Originally posted by Purple
Isn't this equivalent to transport between two airport-equipped cities?

Nah, you can teleport to a unit, and that unit loses one HP. Teleportig to cities can be done, but I don't know of range for that and so on.

And you don't have to stand on a telepad to teleport as far as my test shows.

Gramphos · January 17, 2004, 20:18

And a link for the Poly thread posted later
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...72#post2645024

MrWhereItsAt · January 18, 2004, 02:37

Quote:

Originally posted by Gramphos

Nah, you can teleport to a unit, and that unit loses one HP. Teleportig to cities can be done, but I don't know of range for that and so on.

Telefrags?

Since when did Quake come to Civ3?

Switch · January 18, 2004, 05:06

Quote:

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Telefrags?

Since when did Quake come to Civ3?

Just make sure you don't have any units in the spot where a conquered civ respawns

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 05:32

Quote:

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Telefrags?

Since when did Quake come to Civ3?

Well, the HP is listed as space availible when you try to teleport to a spot with more than one of your telepads on, so it's more a way to indicate how many times the telepad can be used without rest.

:) Smiley · January 18, 2004, 05:50

Charm, as in propaganda shells?

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 06:10

I don't know. would have to play with it to be sure.

Inverse Icarus · January 18, 2004, 15:05

i was playing around with teleporting to teleporters, but how do you order it?

i tried to give infantry teleporter, and tanks teleporting, but i cant figure out how to make them jump to eachother.

is the movement expended? if it is, i WANT THIS NOW.

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 15:22

movement is used for teleport. However, I've only tested one movementpoint units.

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 15:47

I'll do some images of teleporting:

Rules: warriors are telepads (range 5) and teleportable to warriors, archers are teleportable to warriors

Image1: The teleport control

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 15:47

Image 2: Target selection

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 15:51

Image3: Warrior teleported Telepad Warrior damaged

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 15:52

Image 4: Target selection with multiple units.

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 15:54

Image 5: Target selected and damaged. Archer teleported

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 15:54

Image 6: Target selection #2 one damaged target

Gramphos · January 18, 2004, 15:55

Image 7: All units at tile after teleport to same target

sabrewolf · January 18, 2004, 16:08

thanks gramphos!

hm, interesting possibilities, for example if you give negative hitpoint-bonuses to special telepad-units, you can limit their usability to 1 for regular units and 2 for veteran. if you don't give them fighting capability (like catapults), they won't go elite...

i see a small wonder spawning telepad units. and heavy, very powerful (siege) weapons which are immobile but teleportable.

great for modders, but why would firaxis want this in the game? :hmm: