Terrains in Conquests ?

Sheik · July 6, 2003, 20:54

I was looking over the newest preview and noticed that in one of the screenshots a new terrain seemed visible

Maybe it is just my eyes (and wishful thinking) but in the screenshot below the terrain in the bottom right looks different. It looks like a little bit like swamp or something. Any other opinions?

statusperfect · July 7, 2003, 01:17

swamp for sure

cheers

Slax · July 7, 2003, 01:46

It actually appears in both screen shots from that preview.

alva · July 7, 2003, 01:47

Confirmed?

I would a new ocean tile actually.

Harovan · July 7, 2003, 03:04

"Three-Man Chariot" in Tarsos?

As for swamp, I'd like to know, how they make it different from jungle. In Civ2, they are exactly the same.

Chilean President™ · July 7, 2003, 05:17

swamp

why the three man charriot needs 22 turns to be completed? maybe they made that UU with huge defence, or attack... or both

FrustratedPoet · July 7, 2003, 07:16

The volcano looks cool.

I've no idea whether it's inclusion will be a benefit to the game, but it looks pretty. I wonder if it's animated...

Guesses on other natural disasters? Flood and Earthquake have gotta be in there I would imagine.

I wonder if the flood plains actually get flooded in Conquests. What effect might this have?

Sheik · July 7, 2003, 10:32

Flood plains actually flooding would be very cool. Flood and Earthquake must be in. Some others could be meteor, drought, plauge ?

Alex · July 7, 2003, 11:28

they will probably add more terrain types, but I don't think that we'll see lots of natural disasters except for volcano. I hope I'm wrong.

Kaos XIII · July 7, 2003, 11:50

Hi!

After a closer look, I have just realized that, what we think is a new swamp terrain, is not seen with what we know is a jungle terrain.

It's possible that the jungle terrain has just been redesigned.

Vaya con Dios!

Slax · July 7, 2003, 13:22

Is there something different about the tile directly southwest of the eastern-most mountain tile? It looks a little odd.

Tassadar500 · July 7, 2003, 13:37

Isnt there new options on the worker too?

Dominae · July 7, 2003, 14:09

Any thoughts on the properties (Food output, etc.) of Swamp terrain, assuming that's what were seeing?

I hope it takes like 96 turns to transform into a Grassland, or something ridiculous like that. People complain about Jungle, but personally I think it's too easy to get rid of.

Dominae

Sheik · July 7, 2003, 14:30

The swamp (assuming that's what that is) is probably a very bad terrain, it will probably be a pain to clear.

If they have added new terrain, and a new worker action perhaps we will get these abilities in the editor?

Alex · July 7, 2003, 14:36

Quote:

Originally posted by Slax
Is there something different about the tile directly southwest of the eastern-most mountain tile? It looks a little odd.

Maybe pollution caused by the volcano which erupted in a near tile...

Spiffor · July 7, 2003, 14:53

Quote:

Originally posted by Kaos XIII
After a closer look, I have just realized that, what we think is a new swamp terrain, is not seen with what we know is a jungle terrain.

It's possible that the jungle terrain has just been redesigned.

There is Jungle in the above screenshot. Northwest of Hattusas, at the end of the river. I think swamps are a whole new terrain overlay.

Spiffor · July 7, 2003, 14:56

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Originally posted by Dominae
Any thoughts on the properties (Food output, etc.) of Swamp terrain, assuming that's what were seeing?

I think swamps are a terrain overlay like forests, which give maluses to the terrain it covers, like -1 food and -1 shield, or something like that. Having wamps as an overlay is a sound idea, as it would be able to spoil grasslands as well as tundras or plains.