Civilization III

[Vicsun]

Yay!! I finally got it. Havn't even installed it yet, decided I should post first (NO I AM NOT AN ADDICT)... If anyone here has it, what do you think? If not - are you gonna buy it? If not ( ) - why?

And if you don't know what Civilization III is then... I can't think of anything horrible enough that should be done to you ...

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[Vicsun]

oops I quoted rather than edited.
Sorry.

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[Bloodstalker]

Cool, someone has it! Let me know how it is dude.

[fable]

Originally posted by Vicsun:
<STRONG>oops I quoted rather than edited.
Sorry.

[ 11-01-2001: Message edited by: Vicsun ]</STRONG>

Folks, notice the trembling in the extremeties, the glazed expression in all three eyes, the drool dripping onto the keyboard. A good thing our subject under observation isn't an addict, right? http://www.plauder-smilies.de/thinkerg.gif

[fable]

Got it today. It looks good, and the interface is better constructed. I like the additional diplomatc and trade options, and I'm glad they, um, "discovered" (after Civ: TOT by Activision did it) culture as a means of adding larger perimeters to your cities. Can't say I got that much further, yet. Since Sid's pictured as the Science Advisor, has anybody else noticed how much he looks like a very young Jack Benny?

[Georgi]

Originally posted by fable:
<STRONG>Folks, notice the trembling in the extremeties, the glazed expression in all three eyes, the drool dripping onto the keyboard. A good thing our subject under observation isn't an addict, right? </STRONG>

One might say something like that was on a par with accidentally editing someone's post instead of quoting it, wouldn't you say, Fable?

[Recoba]

I am really looking forward to it, it promises to be Civ 2 but bigger and better, a winning combo if ever I heard one. Has anyone got any idea of a UK release date?

[fable]

Originally posted by Georgi:
<STRONG>One might say something like that was on a par with accidentally editing someone's post instead of quoting it, wouldn't you say, Fable? </STRONG>

Vicsun's fault is due to addiction. Mine, I'll have you know, comes honestly from a lack of intelligence. So there.

[Xandax]

Originally posted by Recoba:
<STRONG>I am really looking forward to it, it promises to be Civ 2 but bigger and better, a winning combo if ever I heard one.</STRONG>

I hope so - I tried CIV:CTP and was dissapointed, so I've been toying with the idea often to load CIV2 in again, but now I'll just wait for CIV3

[Vicsun]

As a matter of fact is isn't released here (in Denmark) yet. I got a hold of it by other methods http://www.smilies.nl/devil/firedevil.gif .

As for the game, it doesn't seem much different than civ1 or civ2... But we didn't expect anything new did we?

P.S. No one wants to admit that he doesn't know what Civ is, eh? http://www.smilies.nl/rough/behead.gif

[Tom]

does anyone know the recommended spec to run it?

I only have a AMD 200 with 32 mb.

That wont do i guess

[Xandax]

Pentium II 300mhz
32 megs of ram
400 megs hd
4X CD-Rom
DirectX 8.0a vid. card
1024x768 Req.
Windows

[Tom]

Thanks alot.

sigh. maybe it will still run but probably sloooow.

Hope its good - hope its complicated. What bugged me with number two was that there was not that much more to control than in number 1.

[fable]

Originally posted by Tom:
<STRONG>Thanks alot.

sigh. maybe it will still run but probably sloooow.

Hope its good - hope its complicated. What bugged me with number two was that there was not that much more to control than in number 1.</STRONG>

I agree with you about the "complication." I *do* want a good interface so I can easily navigate micromanagement, but I'm the kind of strategy player who enjoys every last one of a myriad of options. (Check out Patrician II if you want this, BTW, in a merchant game. I was tremendously impressed.) Civ III does add the following to the mix:

* Culture points, which you get for some buildings, like temples. Once you top out a certain number, the range of your city tiles increases. This was clearly taken from Civ: Test of Time.

* Leaders, who can spontaneously appear when elite fighting units win battles for you. A leader can only be used for one of two things, after which it is consumed: you can use it to instantly finish a Wonder, or you can use it to create batallions, in which many troops fight as a unit. (The advantage is that when one troop is down to a single hit point in battle, the next moves up in line.)

* Wonders are now great and small. Small wonders can have copies in all civilizations.

* You can trade just about anything, now.

* More diplomatic options, like mutual protection agreements. And all such options last only for 20 turns, and must be renewed. (Also from Civ: TOT.)

* No spies. You can perform espionage merely after setting up an embassy, which just costs money. If you're caught in an espionage activity, you suffer a major loss of trust with all civs, not just the victim.

* Each civ has its own small advantages. For example, India is Religious, and Commercial: religious buildings are cheaper to erect, extra commerce for large populations, less corruption. (Sort of like Alpha Centauri's factions, but less unbalancing.) Each civ also has a special unit that is slightly better than similar ones other civs can produce.

* Much improved graphics. Somebody who wasn't color blind and who knew the advantages of higher resolutions obviously got to Sid.

There's a lot more, but that will do for starters. Hope it helps.

[McBane]

Is it just me, or is this game tough? I never played Civ 1 or 2 , so maybe it is just me.

I finally lowered the number of opponents to 5, and have at least started down the path to respectability. I am playing on the easiest level also.