Spice

[MrFrodo]

I've just started playing Dune2000, and since the new features are so much like C&C, I wanted to know if the spice slowly regenerates like the tiberium? Or is that it if they run out for the level?

[Acriku]

Spice itself spread out in the map goes away when it's harvested, but comes back slowly via spice flowers - they blow up (watch your units, they will get hurt if around the explosion) and make more spice. The longer they sit there without being epxloded the "juicier" they get, and the more spice comes out.

Now the spice harvested goes into your refinery, and if the refinery is full then whatever spice after that, that is harvested, is lost. That's why you want to build silos to allow you to hold more spice. But it doesn't slowly rise or decrease without harvest.

[Timenn]

Yes ;D

And you can shoot the spice bowls also down

[gunner154]

Silos...lazy players build them.

There's a better tactic. Have 2 refineries (you'll know why) you have lots of cash, but silos take up concrete, space, increases targets for the enemy to shoot, and consumes power.

When you have full spice, and your harvy unloads, build something expensive (Build an MCV or another refinery), and then when the harvy finishes unloading cancel the refinery. You get the money (none lost) and build 0 silos.

I'm not saying you are lazy players, but I see no point in silos (thanks RA2 and Emperor for getting rid of that max credits system).

[Acriku]

If you have time in a game to do that everytime the guy says silos needed, then you have time to build more windtraps and concrete. Besides, it takes up the time you need to build units or build buildings which you preciously need in most games. Silos take little power and one spac of concrete, they are worth it imo.

[Timenn]

My silos are spending the money to Carryalls and extra MCV's (you won't believe, but sometimes I have about 10, and 50 Carryalls)

[DukeLeto]

I spend money on harvs and carryalls, which of course results in more money, which i use to build more harvs and carryalls, which...AGGH! ;D ;D ;D

[DukeLeto]

Thank god emporer has no "silo" crap.

[OnAMission]

The starport man, the starport!

[DukeLeto]

Yeah , I know.  And what, exactly, do you think I buy at the starport???  More harvs and carryalls, which results in... ;D

[Timenn]

Yeah, ofcourse I got so many because of the StarPort...

[philsk8thrill]

if u bild concret 3 acros and 3 down andput 6 silos on it than put a wall around it with terents around it at each corner i find the an great way to get the enamy from shoting at ur silos and the eanmy will go to 1 turrent the 3 on the coners beside it will kill the before they have a chance ;D

[Devieter]

Spice regenerates over time... But lots of it spread around when you shoot or move on that spice hill thingy. :)

[Terror]

The starport man, the starport!

heh starport or no starport. That thing gets sold out in no time. In the end i keep buying garbage like trikes, just to get rid of my money.