It didn't work, so it's back to the drawing board, lol. Thanks anyway Craig. al "The truth will set you free" Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig Brett To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:03 AM Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: scorched earth problem Hi Allan, Something you could try is using the fizzle_replace_terrain, and have your scorched earth effect have a duration of -1 (I think that's immediate if memory serves me). I believe this also lets you specify only certain types of terrain, so it should work nicely for you if my guess is correct. Hope this helps, Craig