SAVEGAME NAMING CONVENTIONS? (10 April 2000, 17:51 EST) Jeff Morris showed up on our forums once more, asking for suggestions. the topic this time was the savegame naming conventions. It's something small, but it's always cool when the civ community is asked. So, how should be the saved games be named? Post your ideas now! -MarkG NEWS BOX IN THE FORUMS CHANGED (16 April 2000, 14:02 EST) There is now an option on News@Apolyton drop-down menu in the forums to open the page in new browser window. Next to the drop-down menu, there are now two buttons: "Go" opens the page in the same window "Go(New)" opens it in a new window We're waiting for your feedback -MarkG MARCH-APRIL FORUM MAINTAINANCE (19 April 2000, 18:08 EST) A round-up of the forum maintainance of the last 6 weeks: Civ3-General: 184 threads with 1216 posts archived Civ2-General: 123 threads with 1117 posts archived Civ2-Test of Time: 71 threads with 478 posts archived AC-General: 136 threads with 945 posts archived Off-Topic: 1577 threads with 27578 posts deleted Off-Topic: 116 threads with 7230 posts arcived Total deleted: 1577 threads with 27578 posts Total archived: 620 threads with 10986 posts Currently active: 10958 threads with 128256 posts -MarkG ALL CIV3 NEWS IN THE NEWS ARCHIVE (16 April 2000, 12:32 EST) It isn't much, as the Civ3 news archive isn't big, but all the civ3 news prior to the installment of our news script are now located in our News Archive area. There, you can now find all the news of all sections after the news script, as well as the Dinosaurs and Civ3 news before it. Eventually, all news will be able to be found there. Btw, the news archive is searchable... -MarkG

Apolyton &Friends News 9-19/Apr 2000

(15 April 2000, 20:17 EST) This shouldn't be news but it is. Mr Ogre, a CTP(and now CTP2) development team member replied to a thread in our CTP-2 Forum, in part to actually reply to the thread but also to make his and other team members presense on the forums more visible. Well, that was a good start(see the CTP section), stop lurking guys! -MarkG

THE SECRET OF THE DIPLOMATS PHOTOS
(15 April 2000, 21:45 EST) This might have been mentioned in the past, but as Activision's "Mr Ogre" posted today, the images of the diplomats in CTP are actually based on team members and their families!

"CTP1 had team members' pictures for the diplomats. They were retouched by hand, but were all done from photographs of various people, mostly team members and their families. Steve was the Irish diplomat. Go check out his picture in the interview and the Irish diplomat in the game if you don't believe me."

Well, here are the two images! :)
Who are the others Mr Ogre???? -MarkG

(18 April 2000, 7:34 EST)

Before... and After!

It sure looks like the logo of Big Huge Games made a small turn, no? Looks better imho... -MarkG

PC DATA: MARCH 26-APRIL 1, 2000
(12 April 2000, 19:11 EST) For the week March 26-April 1, 2000, those listed below are the Top 10 Selling PC Computer Games based on sales data gathered by PCData from 17 retail chains, comprising more than 60% of the U.S. market. The Sims is once again back on top.

1) The Sims | Electronic Arts
2) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | Disney
3) Soldier Of Fortune | Activision
4) Star Wars: Force Commander | Lucas Arts
5) Star Trek: Armada | Activision
6) MP Roller Coaster Tycoon | Hasbro Interactive
7) Age of Empires II | Microsoft
8) Thief 2: The Metal Age | Eidos
9) Unreal Tournament | GT Interactive
10) Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm | EA -DanQ