Also on this issue:  Reynolds Interviews , SMAC-X Mac: Goldmaster , Three New Forums
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ALT. CIVS. SECTION RELAUNCH
(1 May 2000, 22:48 EST) Apolyton's Alternative Civilizations section has been relaunched with a newer, sleeker look thanks to the recent efforts of section webmaster OnePaul.

To read the full press release on today's announcement, please click here. -DanQ
TRANSLATOR VOLUNTEERS?
(1 May 2000, 19:42 EST) Firaxis' web wizard Dan Magaha wants to know if any member of the SMAC community would be willing to volunteer their time to translate text for the company's upcoming SMAC section. However, Magaha cautions that performing this function on the Datalinks will be a long and involved process.

"... the datalinks are in a big database, and they would be the hardest to translate. Since the database was constructed mainly from the existent text files found in the Alpha game directory, it's possible I could do it that way, but it would take quite some time". -DanQ
COLUMN #114; BY BAUSER
(6 May 2000, 18:12 EST) The 114th installment of The Column brings a piece by a first time author in the series, Bauser. "CivII: Deity Style" examines winning strategies at the Deity level in Civilization II.

Comments/questions are welcomed in our forums. -DanQ

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FIRST CTP2 SCREENSHOTS!!
(8 May 2000, 10:00 EST) E3 is almost here, and it looks like we'll have a flood of ctp2 information! It has actually already started, as Adrenaline Vault posted the first in-game screenshots. See all of them here. Many thanks to Palpatine who posted about it.
-MarkG
EC3 LIST REACHES CIV3 TEAM
(4 May 2000, 13:04 EST) After a long delay, an "official" mail (with a nice introduction by korn469) was sent to Firaxis yesterday. A reply came today with thanks ("for all of your hard work!!" was the exact wording :)), and a note that it has been forwarded to the Civ3 development team.

So, are we done suggesting and making lists? :D -MarkG

SEARCH ENGINE FOR CIV3 SECTION
(3 May 2000, 19:25 EST) The Civ3 Section now has it's own search engine. Over 80 pages iwth civ3 suggestions are waiting for you to search them :)
Try it out!
-MarkG


REYNOLDS INTERVIEW & FEATURE
(10 May 2000, 23:39 EST) Computer Games Online posted both a feature about and an interview with Brian Reynolds, President of Big Huge Games.

In the former Brian discusses each of the games he has worked on in his years in the computer gaming industry in brief. On CivII:

"I was living in Richmond, North Yorkshire, in England for most of the writing of this game. I guess the countryside view was inspirational -- I think this is my best game, and it was also the most fun to make".

And on SMAC:

"I always wondered if my degree in Philosophy would ever come in handy for something. My favorite part of this game was developing the characters and factions, and the AI to give them divergent personalities and agendas".

The latter of the two articles is a candid talk with Brian about the past, present and future. Excerpt:

CGO: What is your overriding goal for future products from Big Huge Games?

"If there’s one vision we all share it’s to aim for the brass ring, to always try for Triple A quality in every category of production, and to build all of our business and business model and publisher relationships around that central goal". -DanQ

REYNOLDS ON CIVILOPEDIA
(4 May 2000, 10:15 EST) The Civilization III Civilopedia, part of the gamers-lounge.com network, has posted an interview with Brian Reynolds of Big Huge Games.

"In this interview, Brian and I discuss the future of Big Huge Games, as well as its potential impacts on the PC Gaming industry", says Dustin Bainbridge, webmaster of the Civilopedia. "A great all-around interview". -DanQ


Also on this issue:  Reynolds Interviews , SMAC-X Mac: Goldmaster , Three New Forums

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