Topic: aerial scouts
Ron_of_Nord
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Posted at: 2025-02-16, 05:01
I know this might be out of the ball park, and I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere, but what about aerial scouts? Give them the ability to cross water but not mountains or lava and a reasonable range and they could add a whole different tactical line of playing. I'm not talking about them attacking other targets, land scouts don't, just have them fly around reporting what they see. I had similar idea with scout ships, but I have since used ships for that purpose. maybe something like a simple blimp, but not a balloon mainly because widelands doesnt support air currents, something that has the capability to steer and move through the air above buildings,units, water etc ? The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho! 
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Ron_of_Nord
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Posted at: 2025-02-16, 07:22
I will make one clarification here, where I stated reporting what they see, I meant like scouts do , not using the messaging system. The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho!
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tothxa
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Posted at: 2025-02-16, 09:58
-1 Doesn't fit the tech level of the tribes.
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mxb2001
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Posted at: 2025-02-16, 22:08
Unless they are bird men? That'd be a neat new tribe. --
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Ron_of_Nord
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Posted at: 2025-02-17, 01:50
Guys, it was just a thought., but now you mention it, a tribe that worships birds might not be a bad thing. Having osteriches as beasts of burden and chickens as livestock. As for flying , mmmm, maybe riding albatroses ? The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho!
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Ron_of_Nord
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Posted at: 2025-02-17, 01:52
Or better yet, training albatroses as aerial scouts ? The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho!
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mxb2001
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Posted at: 2025-02-17, 18:35
<Grin> Been there, done that. </Grin> In Wesnoth I added albatrosses as a water crossing scout unit to a faction of... Avian birdmen. ; ) --
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Ron_of_Nord
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Posted at: 2025-02-17, 22:14
I knew i'd seen that idea somewhere before, thanks for reminding me The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho!
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mxb2001
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Posted at: Yesterday 19:49
You play Wesnoth too? Too bad one can't seem to reply to a post via p-mail. --
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Ron_of_Nord
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Posted at: Yesterday 22:07
Yea, I have played wesnoth, but widelands these days takes up a lot of my game time, at the moment learning the Lua scripting side so I can finish off the campaign I'm working on. That and fighting wars against my wife and her amazons ( i'm sure she cheats <grin> ) The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho!
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