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woven marsh Jan 1, 2025, 4:16 AM

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Would like to expound upon the ideas previously mentioned here https://discord.com/channels/1284581928254701718/1322446854289625139
Air units composed of 3 main types: Fighters, bombers, paratroopers. Fighters are like the destroyers or weaker battleships of the sky, generally just messing with other aerial units and even having a chance to take out nukes. Bombers are one-way and serve as tiny, non-radioactive nukes. No, they aren’t kamikazieing, it just simulates the bombers being loaded up only once before returning to base without an over complicated return sequence. Paratrooper are like the basic colonizing boats we already have except they land in the middle of enemy territory. I’m not sure how useful they’ll be, but I figure they’re a starting point of something. Stealth versions of all of these could be added in later updates (see linked post)

Aircraft carriers or “helicarriers” as mentioned in the post linked at the top could carry squadrons of fighters, bombers, etc. Battleships could have anti-aircraft capabilities and aircraft could fight back to make things more interesting.

All aircraft would either have to come from aircraft carriers or dedicated airports.
Cue aerial trading!

still ferry Jan 1, 2025, 4:29 AM

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Oh i didnt think of paratroopers when i wrote the suggestion

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Good idea

rustic tapir Jan 1, 2025, 10:19 PM

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Does that means cargo is going to be the trade unit?

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And we will need an airport building for this one.

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Good choice for players if the naval trade route are being blocked or harassed.

frosty nova Jan 3, 2025, 12:21 AM

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new resource: oil/ oil refineries

wicked trellisBOT Jan 3, 2025, 12:21 AM

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@frosty nova has reached level 4. GG!

still ferry Jan 3, 2025, 12:30 AM

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rustic tapir And we will need an airport building for this one.

Yes

still ferry Jan 3, 2025, 12:30 AM

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rustic tapir Does that means cargo is going to be the trade unit?

Maybe?

woven marsh Jan 3, 2025, 12:59 AM

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I think cargo would be a good name, but it wouldn’t be any different from a regular trade ship except that it’s unrestricted by land/sea boundaries. Also it can be destroyed by enemy fighters, like trade ships are destroyed by destroyers

fading scroll Jan 4, 2025, 9:57 AM

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if this is done yall should have the air be named fighter squadron or wing so it feels more epic

brazen basin Jan 4, 2025, 10:23 AM

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the paratroopers wouldnt work because you automatically lose territory that is surrrounded.

wicked trellisBOT Jan 4, 2025, 10:23 AM

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@brazen basin has reached level 3. GG!

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