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Re: C&C place buildings ANYWHERE on the map

#127
From: beef... beefjerk
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 00:00
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On Sat, 2 Dec 1995 14:45:23 -0800, "J. Swearingen" <taum...@u.washington.edu>
wrote:

>It doesnt work....  (at least I didnt get it to work with 1.18)

Try again...

I got this in the mail today from someone who figured out how to use it:

From: law...@uclink4.berkeley.edu (peach)
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 11:18:02 -0800

hey I figured out how to get it to work 100% of the time. All you have to do
is to make sure that when you want to place it, have the unit appear in
white on the actual picture. you know, its like you're placing it in your base,
instead you can do it anywhere.<snip>

I've left the original post below for those who didn't see it.

Good luck!

    -Tom

>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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From: beef...@ix.netcom.com (beefjerk)
Subject: Re: C&C place buildings ANYWHERE on the map
Date: 1995/12/02
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