How to manage calamities

[zaia]

Are there any specific restrictions regarding calamities?

For example, can you trigger a volcano to occur anywhere, or do the standard rules apply (must have 4x4 tiles free)?

As far as i've done, i haven't been able to get any calamities to work... am i missing something?

On this topic of calamities, I also have several called FONTS. What are these?

[Shieldwolf]

as far as i know, you can't use snow and rain on specific objects, but you can cast malaria, plague on units, while firestorm in buildings, and hurricane on sea.

there are no Fonts calamity though. maybe your copy is corrupted? you are correct in assuming you need a clear area to cast volcanoes, although i remember using an elevated and irregular area to simulate mt. doom for LOTR scenario.

[zaia]

Yeah, i wanted to simulate an active volcano over an existing mountain (of nothing but cliffs) in Sicily for MT

I have a few of these FONTS things in both graphics and calamities. Must be a glitch

[tek]

You made an LOTR scen, Shieldy?!

[scutarilegion]

Dec 23, 2011 14:01:00 GMT tek said:

You made an LOTR scen, Shieldy?!

I doubt it, but Soty made a middle-earth map, where he did the thing Shieldy said.

[Mr.UNleash]

Well if the calamity doesnt work, just do what i did. Create a large hill, paint it all sorts of dark grayish rocky colors. Create a little pit at the top and color it a lava like color. Then use the graphic effect smoke or fire smoke whatever it was on the peak. Then loop the trigger.

[Shieldwolf]

Dec 23, 2011 14:14:29 GMT scutarilegion said:

Dec 23, 2011 14:01:00 GMT tek said:

You made an LOTR scen, Shieldy?!

I doubt it, but Soty made a middle-earth map, where he did the thing Shieldy said.

actually yes. it's here in my WIP scens. (the player has the option to choose his point of view and then re-enact either the good side or the bad side) finished the map, and have made a couple of triggers already, but currently on hold. currently, the WIPs are well, WIP. i have 8 already, going to 7 because i've finished civility II (balance issues remaining).

here's mt. doom erupting..

www.mediafire.com/i/?2kgp5pxkhs118mf

[tek]

I will PT when you are ready. Mount Doom looks awesome

[Shieldwolf]

thanks tek. i was planning to make it ready before christmas, but work has intruded a lot. and christmas parties with RL friends too. so i guess the target would be before new year then.

oh, and to all, let me be the first:

MERRY CHRISTMAS, Empire Creations community members!!!

[tek]

Merry Christmas! Καλα Κριστουγεννα!

[Tal]

And Hanukkah, you infidels!

[scutarilegion]

And birthday of Sol Invictus too (old pagan religion festivals are the best )