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Faustus
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Joined: May 29, 2001
Posts: 2748
From: Austin, Texas
|  Posted: 2001-09-19 08:36
The engineering ship can now carry 4 cargo, allowing you to transport up to 1000 resources to a new planet to develop.
The Tractor beam range has been increased to 150gu.
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DoomDragon
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Joined: May 29, 2001
Posts: 376
From: Berlin, Germany
| Posted: 2001-09-20 09:25
4 Bays allow now to carry also 4 armies. I really think that we should make differences between cargo bays and room for troops.
Scouts, Frigate: none
Destroyer: 1 troop
Cruiser: 1 cargo bay and 1 troop
Dread: 2 cargo bays and 2 troops
Station: 4 troops
Light transport: 3 cargo bays and 3 troops
Heavy transport: 5 cargo bays and 5 troops
Engineer: 4 cargo bays
Starting armies should only be on transports and only 1. Using the gate and dropping troops on a nearby planet is really common and not the intention of a game. Capturing planets with engineers shouldn't be too.
Dropping the maximum numbers of troops on the transports raises the need for teamwork.
[ This Message was edited by: DoomDragon on 2001-09-20 09:48 ]
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Geo
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From: Ahrensburg, Germany
| Posted: 2001-09-20 14:59
I don't agree, Doom. It is always possible to carry troops OR ressources on a transport. And make less bays on a transport would make it impossible on a server with only a few players to capture a fortified planet. You then absolutely need these 10 bays.
And it would make the game a bit more difficult for newbies.
And putting 4 bays on an engie gives the game a few more options. 
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chris aka sunshine
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From: Germany
| Posted: 2001-09-21 05:40
but an engineer with 4 inf on board isn't his job!
transporter should be ablte to carry 10 troops or 10 resource units .. but the engineer should be restricted to 4 resource units
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Bumblebee
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From: Switzerland
| Posted: 2001-09-21 07:45
the engie is restricted to 4 res.
4 ore res. or 4 human res. 
i agree - nice to have 4 troops onboard but not what this ship is meant for
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