Armoured trains

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narwan said:
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Another trick would be to put impassable terrain along the railway track so the train can't move into those hexes. Unfortunately the same will apply to most other units too (vehicles especially) so this will limit the trick to use for set-ups and scenario's with infantry and few vehicles.

Narwan

I realize this will never happen but what could be used is:

1) a unit class "Rail"
2) a clone of the clear terrain that is IMpassable ONLY to class Rail units. - call it right-of-way
3) As Narwan suggests, lay right-of-way terrain along either side of the tracks and voila - a corridor restricting train movement.
4) Figure out some way to make a train move as a unit rather than as a collection of independant cars.

Again I do not expect the development team has the time or energy to pursue this and I express my eternal gratitude for their excellent work and patience with ever demanding users like me.

As a nasty hack, base the trains on boat units and use rivers for rails....