Main Colonization Civ III Civ IV CTP II SMAC RoN GalCiv II MoO3 Misc About News Information History ApolytonPLUS Forum Convention Contact Civ4 Info GalCiv2 Info About Section Apolyton News Directory Forums eBay Information Introduction HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE "APOLYTON"? Click here to find out! Winamp recommended Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS) is a website dedicated to continuing complete coverage of the most comprehensive collection of Civilization-related material on the Internet. Founded by series fans Daniel Quick and Markos Giannopoulos on July 26th, 1998 as a merger of their respective Civilization II fansites, it has since proven itself a leading epicenter of activity as a one-stop resource for all things "Civ". The name APOLYTON (ah-poll-eh-ton) means "ultimate" in Greek. On November 1, 2006, the Quick-Giannopoulos partnership was dissolved with Quick becoming controlling owner and Chief Administrator; long-time Apolyton staff and respected Civ community members Wouter "Locutus" Snijders, Ming and rah became partial co-owners and Co-Administrators. The four now make up ACS' administration in what is internally referred to as the Cabinet. Giannopoulos remains on staff as a technical assistant. COMPREHENSIVE GAMING COVERAGE Apolyton's initial gaming coverage consisted of the original Civilization, Civilization II and Civilization: Call to Power all for the PC platform. Since then, the site's coverage has expanded as the respective franchises have grown and related franchises surfaced. Below is a list of ACS' gaming line-up current as of July 23rd, 2007. The company named after "by" is the game's developer and, in some cases, publisher as well. The dates in each set of brackets indicate roughly or approximately when that game's coverage was officially added to ACS. Alpha Centauri by Firaxis Games (January 1999) Alternative Civilizations (August 1998) Generic term for the following freely distributed and fan-driven developments: Clash of Civilizations, Freeciv, Guns, Germs & Steel, Manifest Destiny and The Courts of Candle'Bre Sid Meier's Civilization by MicroPROSE (July 26th, 1998) Sid Meier's Civilization II by MicroPROSE (July 26th, 1998) Sid Meier's Civilization III by Firaxis Games (December 29th, 1999) Sid Meier's Civilization IV by Firaxis Games (April 9th, 2005) Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution by Firaxis Games (July 22nd, 2007) Civilization: Call to Power by Activision (July 26th, 1998) Call to Power II by Activision (February 15th, 2000) Sid Meier's Colonization by MicroPROSE (October 5th, 2005) Sid Meier's Dinosaurs by Firaxis Games (December 17th, 1999) Galactic Civilizations by Stardock Systems (January 8th, 2003) Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords by Stardock Systems (March 26th, 2005) Master of Orion III by Quicksilver Software (April 6th, 2002) Rise of Nations by Big Huge Games (March 6th, 2002) With one exception, all sections were developed in-house from the beginning. The exception is Alpha Centauri whose coverage base came from the Beyond Alpha Centauri fansite by Jason Beaudion which Apolyton absorbed in January 1999. Beaudion left following the transition. SUPPLEMENTARY GAMING COVERAGE The following games are provided supplementary coverage on Apolyton. This means that while there is no committed and on-going effort by site staff and administration to cover these titles, dedicated forums have been established and are being maintained. The possibility of comprehensive gaming coverage for each of the titles named below does remain open. Europa Universalis I-III by Paradox Entertainment Hearts of Iron I-II by Paradox Entertainment Master of Orion by SimTex Master of Orion II: The Battle at Antares by MicroPROSE Support for Master of Magic by SimTex in this capacity was dropped on August 20th, 2006. THE EXTENDED FAMILY For some of the above and other projects, Apolyton lends a "helping hand" in their development and maturity by offering free hosting and continual community exposure to promising endeavours in their pre-development, post-development and expansion/sequel phases. This hosting includes full-fledged email accounts and dedicated forums as requests and the need demands. These sites are listed below in alphabetical order. The date(s) in the brackets after each of their names indicates roughly or approximately their hosting/affiliation began with ACS and ended where applicable. The Ages of Man (May 2005-Present) Allard & Andrews' Site (February-June 1999) Absorbed by Civilization Scenario Collection in June 1999. Art of War (August 2000-Present) Call to Power Maps (March 2000-Present) Civ3 Scenario Haven (October 2001-Present) Civilization Scenario Collection (June 1999-Present) Civ4 Alpha Centauri Mod (September 2005-Present) Clash of Civilizations (December 1999-Present) Call to Power Maps (March 2000-Present) Cradle of Civilization (August 2001-Present) Hodadian Award Central (December 1998-Present) MegaUltra (January 1999-July 2003) Originally called CivLeague, it became GameLeague in August 2000 and finally MU in November 2003. At the time of the name change to GL, the site's owners moved its hosting elsewhere but it remained an Apolyton affiliate until its end.) Scenario League (? 2000-Present) Road to War (July 2007-Present) Official website of the "Road to War" World War II scenario in the CivIV expansion pack Beyond the Sword Spanish Civilization II Site (June 1999-Present) Wes' CtP1/2 Site (January 2001-Present) On behalf of the Apolyton Civilization Site staff and administration, thank you for your visit and hope that you will return often. Keep On Civ'in! Apolyton Civilization Site -- Copyright © Daniel Quick Powered by Apogee Essence CMS. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.