Welcome to Civ4: Col - READ FIRST!

[Dale]

Welcome to the Apolyton Civ4: Colonization forums! This is the place to chat about anything and everything Civ4: Col.

This thread has the Forum Guidelines and links to useful and important threads/information.

Drop me a PM if there is anything I can do to help.

Please keep in mind you are not the only one reading this forum, and have fun.

Thanks
Dale

[Dale]

Forum Guidelines:

Our goal is to maintain a friendly forum environment and we’ve organized some guidelines to keep in mind when posting.

Here’s a quick rundown on what to do and what to avoid in order to help us keep the forums running smoothly.

Guidelines - Posting etiquette
• Keep posts relevant
• Work out differences politely
• Be respectful when posting about religious, political, or otherwise controversial content
• Keep subject titles direct, descriptive and accurate
• Use caps and repeated punctuation judiciously
• Do not create multiple threads for one topic or post your thread in every category
• Do not post blank messages

Thread Titles - Finding things easily
• In the interest of forum navigation please use the following conventions for the title to indicate what sort of info is in the thread:
[MOD] - A modification for the game
[STORY] - For stories and AARs (After Action Reports)
[TUTE] - To contain any tutorials on "how to do" stuff
[UNIVERSITY] - In-depth analysis and articles to help teach other players

Behavior – Help keep the forums a fun place
• Keep posts clean: free of vulgarity, racism, profanity, and bigotry
• No personal attacks: don't flame, troll, insult, harass, threaten, rant
• Do not impersonate others
• Do not post personal information about others
• No advertising/spamming
• Have a sense of humor!

Illegal Activities – What to avoid
• Do not post copyrighted material
• Do not discuss illegal activities
• Do not share accounts
• Do not ask for or give out serial numbers

Moderators and Staff – We’re here to help
• Respect the decisions of the moderators and staff
• Do not publicize private conversations between yourself and the moderators/staff
• If necessary, we may have to remove posts or users who repeatedly violate our rules

If you notice something inappropriate posted on the boards, please alert a staff member so that we can address it.

[Dale]

Important Links:

Information:
- Civ4 Col Info Centre: here
- Civ4 Col Apolyton Section: here
- Civ4 Col Announcement thread (historical): here

Apolyton Exclusives:
- Polycast Special on C4C with Firaxis: here
- Civ4 Col Box Art exclusive: here

(P)reviews & Articles:
- (P)reviews & Articles thread: here

Patch:
- Official Firaxis 1.01f patch: here