CUSTOMIZATION QUESTION (4 July 2000, 20:35 EST) Drew Heard over at the Civilization Creators website asked Firaxian Chris Pine, Lead Programmer on the Civilization III team, if there would be an obtainable level of customization in the game.
"Yes, there will be customization", Pine responded. "We continue to try to put every file in a common format. In fact, we're trying to make the game more customizable than in Civilization II or Alpha Centauri".
Keep your browsers pointed here for more details on this issue as it becomes available. -DanQ
FIVE SPOTS UP (9 July 2000, 13:36 EST) In the 392nd installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Civilization: Call To Power has shot up the list five incredible positions to 23rd on the listing. For the past two weeks, it had stalled at #28. This is the game's 65th week on the world-reknowned chart.
TIES PERSONAL BEST (9 July 2000, 13:35 EST) In the 392nd installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Civilization II: Test Of Time has tied its personal best re-entering into the #11 spot for the 2nd time in its 47 weeks on the chart. Last week, it was in 14th standing.
TAKES THE BRONZE (9 July 2000, 13:34 EST) In the 392nd installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri/Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire climbs into the broze medal winning position at #3, 72 weeks into its run on the chart. For the past two weeks, it had resided resiliently in 4th.
FREECIV FOR WINDOWS
FC WIN PORT IS HERE (10 July 2000, 17:39 EST) The first in a string of reports coming from the official FreeCiv website today: its port to the Windows platform is finally complete.
As current as the Unix and variant ports (v1.11), the download is a mere 2.87MB. Supported are Windows95, 98, 2000, NT and even Windows with X. -DanQ
OPENVMS PORT: FREECIV (10 July 2000, 17:42 EST) Speaking of ports for FreeCiv [see article below], an OpenVMS version has been compiled.
"Hopefully there will be a precompiled package for the next release of Freeciv", commented webmaster Martin Willemoes Hansen in the official announcement yesterday. -DanQ
THIRD WEEK THIRTY-SECOND (2 July 2000, 13:34 EST) In the 391st installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Civilization: Call To Power holds steady for the third week in a row at #32.
CAN`T STOP FALLING (2 July 2000, 13:33 EST) In the 391st installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Civilization II: Test Of Time falls once again to the 14th spot in the listing. Last week, it was in 12th.
HONOURABLE POSITION (2 July 2000, 13:32 EST) In the 391st installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri/Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire hangs onto the #4 position on the chart for the third week in a row!
PC DATA: JULY 18-24, 2000 (6 July 2000, 21:21 EST) For the week June 18 - June 24, 2000, those listed below are the Top 10 Selling PC Computer Games based on sales data gathered by PCData based in Reston, Virgina. This chart is developed from data provided by 42 retail chains comprising more than 80% of the U.S. market.
The onslaught of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire titles from Disney put a dent in the best-selling run Electronic Arts' The Sims has enjoyed. Last week, however, The Sims emerged as the sales leader.
1) The Sims | Electronic Arts 2) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition | Disney 3) Roller Coaster Tycoon | Hasbro Interactive 4) Shogun: Total War | Electronic Arts 5) Vampire: The Masquerade -- Redemption | Activision 6) Deus Ex | Eidos 7) Roller Coaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies | Hasbro Interactive 8) SimCity 3000 Unlimited | Electronic Arts 9) StarCraft | Havas Interactive 10) Age of Empires II: Age of Kings | Microsoft -DanQ
CHART-TRAK: JULY 1, 2000 (5 July 2000, 22:01 EST) Below are the Top Selling PC Games in the U.K. for the week ending July 1, 2000, according to Chart-Trak. Havas Interactive's Diablo II debuted at number one this week. Shogun: Total War took a tumble to number three, while The Sims held on tight to number two.
1) Diablo II | Havas 2) The Sims | Electronic Arts 3) Shogun: Total War | Electronic Arts 4) Ground Control | Havas Interactive 5) Championship Manager: Season 99/00 | Eidos -DanQ
