On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 at 10:35:44, Eddie Grove <eddiegrove@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote in alt.games.civ3 :
>> >> Why do they sometimes dissolve just as you get into view of them?
>> >
>> >because they were there, when the "fog of war" darkness receded to
give you
>> >view of that particular square but someone else has since collected
the
>> >goodies while you weren't looking, I think.
>>
>> No, it still happens even when I walk onto where they were, on the same
turn.
>
>If some form of mapping or sight reveals them, they remain displayed
>indefinitely, even after someone else exploits them. They are not
removed
>until you achieve new knowledge of the square after they are gone.
But it's just cruel to have them dissolve like that... :)
Besides, unless they are somewhere totally inaccessible I always head
straight for them as soon as I see them.
--
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett


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