[glob2-devel] Re: turn clearing area into paving area

[Ravi Desai]

   I agree, this is a good idea. It will definitely make building 
buildings more realistic (something like putting down a foundation), but 
more importantly, it is practical for game play, with regards to not 
blocking enemy resources and not making visible construction sites.
Ravi

Leo Wandersleb <address@hidden> wrote:
> Clearing areas don't work. To make them useful for not just keeping
> passages free but also improve building placement and upgrading i
> suggest the following:
>
> turn them into paving areas.
> paving areas will get cleared if needed
> paving a square costs only time
> paving areas request one worker per unpaved square
> paved areas can be walked on
> paved areas can be built on
> paved areas block ressources
> paved areas give no speed bonus
> paved areas can be unpaved
> paved areas look discreet like in the pic attached (brown)
> paving areas look something like in the pic attached (yellow)
> paving/unpaving is done with area tools and not with a 1x1 building
>
> With these paving areas we could modify construction and upgrading to be
> more realistic and handy by:
> 1st make the area into a paving area
> 2nd when completely paved make it forbidden
> 3rd turn it into a 0.8.21 construction site
>
> This would be more realistic as it would not be possible to block enemy
> units/ressources without actually having a glob that walks there.
> Additionaly a construction site would not be visible or attackable by
> the opponent.
>
> Construction would be more easy to use as it would allow to
> place/upgrade buildings not caring about clearable ressources what is
> micro management now.