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Topic: A quick CivIII bit to put your minds at ease |  |
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Dan Magaha FIRAXIS
Firaxis Web Wizard
The Metropolis known as Hunt Valley
Mar 2000
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posted September 12, 2000 15:18
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Just a quick note to answer some of the increasingly frequent e-mail inquiries I've been getting, as well as a lot of the comments on this and other forums:Civ III is alive and well. Everything is going smashingly, and we are preparing to roll out our preview site, which will take the place of the FAQ currently located at www.firaxis.com/civ3. I'll keep you posted on the site rollout, but I promise it will be Real Soon Now (tm).
Dan Magaha
Web Wizard
Firaxis Games, Inc.
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The diplomat
Warlord
madison,IN USA
Sep 1999
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posted September 12, 2000 15:54
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Thanks for the info.
With ctp2 looking so good, I was beginning to worry about civ3. So, I am really looking forward to the preview site. I hope it will have some new info on the features in civ3, maybe even a preliminary screenshot or two? Is "real soon" a few days, a few weeks ? Forgive me if I sound impatient but like everyone else on this forum, I am very excited about civ3 and I can't wait to see the preview site to get a better idea of the great stuff Firaxis is going to do with the game!
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No permanent enemies, no permanent friends. |
Shadowstrike
King
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2000
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posted September 12, 2000 17:52
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We're all very anxious to hear news of progress... any kind of progress for Civ3, in the form of screenshots, or any other format. |
MidKnight Lament
King
Melbourne, Australia
May 99
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posted September 12, 2000 19:25
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Eeeeexcellent.- MKL |
Imran Siddiqui
Emperor
Heaven, aka New Jersey
b.02-15-99
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posted September 12, 2000 23:18
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WooHoo!!!! |
Chef
Emperor
Heaven, aka New Jersey
b.02-15-99
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posted September 13, 2000 01:08
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YAYAYAYAYYAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAYYAYAYAYAYYAYAYYAYAY!!!!!!! |
UltraSonix
King
Melbourne, Australia
May 2000
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posted September 13, 2000 01:29
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I've never doubted for a moment  - Civ3 was always going well...Yesssssssssssssssssssssss! ------------------
No, in Australia we don't live with kangaroos and koalas in our backyards... |
I c e d a n
King
Melbourne, Australia
May 2000
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posted September 13, 2000 02:51
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woooooo nelly!*celebrates* *gets drunk* *sleeps in gutter* |
The Call of Snapcase
King
Melbourne, Australia
May 2000
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posted September 13, 2000 07:26
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Sounds... GREAT! Weee! |
Adm.Naismith
Prince
Milano - Italy
Oct 1999
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posted September 13, 2000 11:12
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Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down!  Magaha still said almost nothing, you haven't any idea if Civ III FAQ-grew-to-be-a-website will be full of info or not... I'm not telling I don't like the news, simply I suggest that if we raise our expectation too much, then the risk of disappointment will be inevitable. I'll hate to see a burst of critics to follow Firaxis first real preview... ------------------
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I c e d a n
Prince
Milano - Italy
Oct 1999
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posted September 13, 2000 12:23
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why did he (tm) 'real soon now"? |
Dienstag
Chieftain
Sinking Spring, PA, USA
Feb 2000
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posted September 13, 2000 13:15
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Eeeeexcellent...DOH! |
Private Viper
Warlord
of the far north
Jan 2000
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posted September 13, 2000 18:39
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Well, let me just join in and say:YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! Thanks oh-so-very-friendly-and-kind-and-sexy-and-handsome guys at Firaxis Sucking up? Me? Never...  ------------------
Viper
viper@cncnz.com
Command & Conquer NZ |
MidKnight Lament
King
Melbourne, Australia
May 99
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posted September 13, 2000 23:52
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Any communication that Firaxis offers us is good communication in my books. Of course he's going to say it's going smashingly - we expect that - but I'd still rather hear him say it than not at all.- MKL |
UltraSonix
King
Melbourne, Australia
May 2000
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posted September 14, 2000 01:14
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Any news at all is good - it hasn't been long since I said: quote:
Civ3 is dead. Turned Based Strategy is dead. Civ, you have given all of us great memories... Rest In Peace
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I didn't want to say it  , but the feeling has just gotten stronger the longer I've been here (we're all coming up with ideas and all we've got is half the development team quitting)...
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No, in Australia we don't live with kangaroos and koalas in our backyards... |
Andz83
King
Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe
Mar 2000
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posted September 14, 2000 11:24
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YAY!! finally good news! |
The Call of Snapcase
King
Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe
Mar 2000
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posted September 14, 2000 12:40
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So how soon is soon? This kind of announcement is usually not made... I mean, I remeber before the launch of the EMI site, there was a pseudo-announcement in the form of a screenshot, and persistant unofficial rumours. |
Steve Clark
Prince
Colorado Springs, CO
Oct 1999
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posted September 14, 2000 12:52
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Adm. said it best, calm down. What is everyone shouting for joy about? There never was a doubt that Civ3 would be developed sometime so I don't understand the lack of news to be any big deal. It has been said that Civ3 will be released in 2002, so what will your response be a year from now? If I were Firaxis, I would keep communications to a minimum. Knowing the good folks here, they would be disappointed with any details that Firaxis releases. |
Patriqvium
Prince
Zen!
Dec 1999
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posted September 14, 2000 13:01
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-Patriqvium chants Civ III-praising hymns- |
Asmodean
Prince
Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 1999
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posted September 14, 2000 13:35
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**Asmodean thinks fondly of Firaxis**These are great news. WOOOOHOOOO. Asmodean ------------------
I used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead |
Dalgetti
Prince
aka The Artist ;)
Apr 2000
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posted September 14, 2000 15:09
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goody ! |
kcbob
Prince
Kansas City, MO USA
Dec 1999
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posted September 15, 2000 09:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Clark on 09-14-2000 12:52 PMIt has been said that Civ3 will be released in 2002
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2002?!?!  The last I heard, it was spring of 2001. There's no way it could take another year+! You could start from scratch and almost hit that deadline. ------------------
Frodo lives! Better dead than "Red"... or green... or blue... or yellow... or orange... or purple... or white.
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Hydey
King
Troll of Carrum Downs, Victoria, Australia,Earth
Mar 2000
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posted September 15, 2000 09:41
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It should be out early 2001. or was that late 2010 |
Tiberius
Warlord
& Tradelord
Jan 2000
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posted September 15, 2000 09:49
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YESSS !!! Finally, some good news. I almost lost hope. I can wait even until 2002, just giv'me some screenshots! Thanks Firaxis! |
Dan Magaha FIRAXIS
Firaxis Web Wizard
The Metropolis known as Hunt Valley
Mar 2000
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posted September 15, 2000 10:46
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Just for the record, no one at Firaxis (that I am aware of) has ever said anything about Civ III coming out in 2002. We have not announced an official release date yet.Dan
Firaxis Games, Inc. |
kcbob
Prince
Kansas City, MO USA
Dec 1999
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posted September 15, 2000 10:54
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS on 09-15-2000 10:46 AM
Just for the record, no one at Firaxis (that I am aware of) has ever said anything about Civ III coming out in 2002. We have not announced an official release date yet.Dan
Firaxis Games, Inc.
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All together now... aaaaaahhhhhh!!!! But I do have a question, Dan. Perhaps this has been answered somewhere else but then, I'm kinda new to this particular thread. How many developers are working on Civ3? And could you please break that down by function, i.e., programmers, designers, testers, et al? Thanks. ------------------
Frodo lives! Better dead than "Red"... or green... or blue... or yellow... or orange... or purple... or white.
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Shadowstrike
King
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2000
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posted September 15, 2000 14:42
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Just wondering... Will some of the ideas on the "list" make it into Civ3?Keep up the good work... *Waits patiently for Civ3* |
Bill3000
King
Mr. Demesos
Jul 1999
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posted September 15, 2000 15:35
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Originally posted by Shadowstrike on 09-15-2000 02:42 PM
Just wondering... Will some of the ideas on the "list" make it into Civ3?Keep up the good work... *Waits patiently for Civ3*
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All I know is that thr Minor Civ ideas in gonna make it in. |
DarkCloud
Prince
of Posts
Jul 2000
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posted September 15, 2000 20:03
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But what aspect of it?Remember there were several ideas for minor civs... |
yin26
Civ3 Forums Moderator
Work in Seoul, Korea. From Los Angeles.
Apr 99
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posted September 17, 2000 10:43
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Thanks for the bit of news, Dan. BTW, any chance for a new Firaxis forum or is all that still "Possible One Day (tm)"? |
Evil Capitalist
King
Let slip the butterflies of War!
Jul 2000
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posted September 17, 2000 11:24
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*Waves flag*Yay. Now make it good or we lynch you |
The Kaiser
Chieftain
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Dec 1999
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posted September 17, 2000 13:47
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I alway's thought we would get Dinosaur's this Winter, and Civ3 next winter. So they can concentrate on getting one product at a time out the door, plus hit the end of year sales boom.As I remember it from previous posts, Civ3 prototyping was started this time last year. That would give it a 2 year design cycle, and so would have to have a major re-design to slip into 2002. |
Sirotnikov
Prince
Israel
Feb 2000
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posted September 18, 2000 01:59
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YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!FINALLY!!! THERE IS A GOD!!! |
Shadowstrike
King
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2000
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posted September 18, 2000 17:06
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Will the preview site be up anytime soon? I'm going crazy waiting for a screenshot or two....And Civvers can't live without their scenario editors. |
Roman
Chieftain
Bratislava, Slovakia
Sep 2000
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posted September 20, 2000 14:29
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This is very welcome news indeed. There has been a serious shortage of info on civ3 lately. It would be nice if we were given something to whet our apetites. |
Father Beast
Prince
American Fork, UT USA
Feb 2000
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posted September 20, 2000 21:34
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errr... Am I the only one to notice that the link on the starting post of this topic doesn't work? |
UltraSonix
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Melbourne, Australia
May 2000
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posted September 20, 2000 23:53
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The address doesn't have the ending full-stop, ie it's www.firaxis.com/civ3.So much for "Firaxis Web Wizard", but we'll forgive him this time, eh guys? ------------------
No, in Australia we don't live with kangaroos and koalas in our backyards...
[This message has been edited by UltraSonix (edited September 20, 2000).] |
Alexander's Horse
Apolyton Troll
What are you lookin at? GRRRR!!!
May 99
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posted September 21, 2000 00:52
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I have pretty much given up on this game - I only come here now out of morbid curiosity.
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UltraSonix
King
Melbourne, Australia
May 2000
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posted September 21, 2000 05:49
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This horse needs a g'ol floggin', I think.------------------
No, in Australia we don't live with kangaroos and koalas in our backyards... |
Father Beast
Prince
American Fork, UT USA
Feb 2000
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posted September 21, 2000 06:45
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Thanx, Ultrasonix, I was beginning to wonder if they had shut it down in preparation for a revamp. |
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