goodies or not?

Inverse Icarus · October 3, 2001, 16:39

theres a sound in the civ fankit called "goody hut"

gargh.

confused again.

FIRAXIS ANSWER: ARE THERE GOODY HUTS OR DO YOU RECIEVE BONUSES FOR KILLING BARBARIAN ENCAMPMENTS?

Dan Magaha FIRAXIS · October 3, 2001, 16:44

Quote:

Originally posted by UberKruX
theres a sound in the civ fankit called "goody hut"

gargh.

confused again.

FIRAXIS ANSWER: ARE THERE GOODY HUTS OR DO YOU RECIEVE BONUSES FOR KILLING BARBARIAN ENCAMPMENTS?

Yes.

Dan

ajbera · October 3, 2001, 16:47

By which I assume the esteemed Mr. Magaha means both.

Pembleton · October 3, 2001, 16:48

Or maybe he was mischievously making it continuously confusing by giving an ambiguous answer.

alva · October 3, 2001, 17:52

lol

FrostyBoy · October 3, 2001, 17:56

Thank God! Someone had me worried, saying goody huts weren't in!

And I thought it was strange because the previd had a settler walking onto a village and it disappeared, so it must have been a goody hut!

Xmudder · October 3, 2001, 18:08

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS

Yes.

Dan

Are Goodie Huts and Barbarian Encampments the same thing?

Does the Expansionist Civ get bonuses for Goodie Huts, destroying Barbarian Encampments, or both?

PGM · October 3, 2001, 20:14

I've always said that I felt that huts and barb camps were two different concepts, looks like I was right. This makes expansionist civs more interesting again, and that single scout can be a gold mine.

Akron · October 3, 2001, 20:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS

Yes.

Dan

Yes to what? We'll just have to wait to find out.

Skanky Burns · October 3, 2001, 22:11

LOL

Well, hes gotta have some fun with us, or otherwise its just give give give all week.

Asesino_Virtual · October 3, 2001, 22:21

Dan in playing hard with ur feelings

Akron · October 3, 2001, 23:52

Hey, it was funny at first until I realized I wasn't getting any information either.

Sabre2th · October 3, 2001, 23:55

Quote:

Originally posted by Xmudder

Are Goodie Huts and Barbarian Encampments the same thing?

No. Goody huts should function in the same way. Barbarian encampments act more like small cities or fortifications.

Nemo · October 4, 2001, 00:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS

Yes.

Dan

Good one!

tonic · October 4, 2001, 01:28

Quote:

Originally posted by Nemo
(to the original Dan M reply "Yes")

Good one!

Quite - how to answer a question without really answering. Maybe there is a place somewhere between 'yes' and 'no'?

TechWins · October 4, 2001, 01:36

How did this issue arise about (I don't actually need an answer)? I thought this was already settled before, I guess not.

To answer your question Uber go to Sabre's post then go to Dan's post.

Mankind · October 4, 2001, 03:34

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS

Yes.

Dan

Thats Mr. Magaha Super fast Super quick Super answers

[superman?

]
not that super big response but hey we are talking about "quality not quantity"

lol

seriosly thanks for answers

Gramphos · October 4, 2001, 05:18

Dan has made to mush brogramming.
#include <iostream.h>

void main()
{
if (GOODIEHUTS || ENCAMPMENTS)
{
cout <<"Yes\n\nDan";
}
}

Lets reform the question

#include <iostream.h>

void main()
{
if (GOODIEHUTS ^^ ENCAMPMENTS)
{
   cout <<"Yes one of them\n";
}
if (GOODIEHUTS && ENCAMPMENTS)
{
   cout <<"Yes both of them\n\nDan";
}
if (ENCAMPMENTS && !GOODIEHUTS)
{
   cout <<"(Enchampments)\n\nDan";
}
if (!ENCAMPMENTS && GOODIEHUTS)
{
   cout <<"(Goodiehuts)\n\nDan";
}
}

Mankind · October 4, 2001, 05:37

maybe it is like this

#include &#60stdio.h&#62

int main()
{
if (GOODIEHUTS || ENCAMPMENTS || AnyOtherQuestionSidSaydIcanAnswer)
{
system("make answer");
}
return MakingCiv3;
}

Blake · October 4, 2001, 05:56

This is slightly on-topic, will there be an option to turn off goody huts/barbie camps? I quite like the additional challenge of playing without the bonuses from huts... and I've got a friend which swears huts/ruins/pods are unbalanced in MP.

Zanzin · October 5, 2001, 21:00

What was everyone so worried about? Ofcourse there were always going to be goody huts - civ wouldn't be civ without them!!

Christantine The Great · October 5, 2001, 21:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Blake
This is slightly on-topic, will there be an option to turn off goody huts/barbie camps? I quite like the additional challenge of playing without the bonuses from huts... and I've got a friend which swears huts/ruins/pods are unbalanced in MP.

If you turn them off then you'll just have to turn off the Civ attributes, too. Expansionist civs would be robbed, so to speak.

They don't ruin gameplay, they add to it.

Blake · October 5, 2001, 23:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Christantine The Great
If you turn them off then you'll just have to turn off the Civ attributes, too.

Thats slightly odd logic. Because I played without pods (SMAC) I shouldn't like the unique factions

.

Quote:

Expansionist civs would be robbed, so to speak.

Boohoo. I would be worried if expansionist had to rely solely on hut-lotto for their unique strengths. I also enjoy games more with a builder emphasis - and I find builder games of SMAC more enjoyable without pods. Expansionists just annoy me, so if no huts slow down there game, I'm all for it. (In single player)

Quote:

They don't ruin gameplay, they add to it.

Yes, I dont really think they ruin gameplay, but I know people which do think that. And pod/hut luck really can mess up multiplayer games, when one player gets several alien artifacts and 200 credits and the other 25 credits and several worms which ate his scouts.

That said I'll play with huts on anyway - most of the time.

Xmudder · October 6, 2001, 00:19

I just had a thought... there are no more diplomat units, so there are also no more Barbarian Leader units. I'm betting that the rewards of wiping out a barbarian encampment are similar to those of ransoming a barbarian leader.

Nemo · October 6, 2001, 00:59

Quote:

Originally posted by Xmudder
I just had a thought... there are no more diplomat units, so there are also no more Barbarian Leader units. I'm betting that the rewards of wiping out a barbarian encampment are similar to those of ransoming a barbarian leader.

oh yeah, i didnt even think of that. i hope we get some kind of spoils for demolishing an encampment.

Sarxis · October 6, 2001, 01:05

Alpha Centauri allowed you to turn off the AC[x] equivalent of Goodie Huts...

well, almost. Actually what it did is it limited the Unity Pods (goodies) to only a few scattered around your initial start positions, as opposed to global scattering.

Crouchback · October 6, 2001, 06:16

If I had a penny for all the times that first hut would sprout a barbarian horde to eat my defenceless city, why I'd be able to buy out Bill Gates. Thing is that sort of outcome forces cheating on the usually honest player, and once you've started...

I liked the SMAC compromise, but not having goodie huts at all would've been better.

David.