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Re: Dune 2: Carry-alls

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From: jep... Jeff Epler
Date: Mon, 31 May 1993 16:21
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In article <1993May31.0...@nezsdc.icl.co.nz> st...@nezsdc.icl.co.nz (Steve Chell) writes:
>In Dune 2, I have manufactured some carry-alls, but can't seem to give
>them any orders.  I presume their sole purpose in life is to pick
>up harvesters which are ready to return to base.  Am I correct?
>
>Is it possible to do any of the following:
>
>1.  Use a carry-all to transport a harvester *to* a spice field?

Once a carryall 'learns' where a harvester was harvesting, it will
return (should return) it to the same place.  This gets mucked up if
you have less carryalls than harvesters, sometimes.
>2.  Use a carry-all to transport tanks and other equipment?

Sortof -- Once you build a repair facility, damaged (Yellow or lower)
vehicles will be taken there automatically.
>3.  Attack an enemy carry-all?

Nope.  Howerver, an ornithopter (I think only Atreides get them,
though) will attack enemy structures.
>
>If so, how do I give the orders?

You really can't order ornithopters or carryalls as far as I know..
The computer does have an advantage over you this way..

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