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Re: C&C place buildings ANYWHERE on the map

#126
From: J. Swearingen
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 00:00
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It doesnt work....  (at least I didnt get it to work with 1.18

- Jason

On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, beefjerk wrote:

> 
> Several people know about this by now.
> So it's time to go public:
> 
> You can build buildings(& gun towers ;-)
> and place them anywhere on the map!
> 
> Like say for instance, in the middle of
> the other guys base...
> 
> 1.Start a game, build a Communications
> Center. You need the radar map for this.
> 
> 2.Build a unit, click on it.
> 
> 3.Build a building.(any...)
> 
> 4.Click on the icon for the new building.
> 
> 5.Click anywhere on the little map to place!
> 
> This works even in places where you've 
> never explored. Just click in the middle of
> the darkness. If there is room, it will be placed.
> 
> You still can't place things where there are
> other buildings, tiberium, trees, units, etc...
> 
> I'm making this public to slow down cheaters
> who would use this against people.
> 
> "How'd that get there?"
> "Uh, I built some stuff, then sold 'em off..."
> 
> This will help out those people complaining
> about the AI placing SAM sites & Turrets
> all over the map. Now you can too!
> 
> It's fun to drop an Advanced Guard Tower
> in the back corner of the other guys base.
> (where he has no defenses) but only as a joke.
> 
> If both sides agree to use it, this could also 
> spice up the game. But only if everyone knows
> about it, so it's equal...
> 
> Send all flames to:
> 
>          -Tom
> 
>   beef...@ix.netcom.com
> 
> 

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|     OK, so whats a Taumeson?!     |
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|   Jason Swearingen                |
|   taum...@u.washington.edu       |
|   Seattle WA, USA                 |
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From: "J. Swearingen" <taum...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: C&C place buildings ANYWHERE on the map
Date: 1995/12/02
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