Civ IV = breakthru 64 Bit Game??

[MartynC]

HI Everyone

I think civ IV could be writen, either in part or whole for the AMD64 CPU (& maybe the new Intel 64 chip). The things that could be programmed could possibly make the game even greater IMHO.

Please let everyone know what you think

[Skanky Burns]

What would writing it for the AMD64 provide?
Justify its cost (less or no resources for developing 32bit version).

[MartynC]

the 64bit chip provides greater calculation power, hence if done right, the AI could be alot better than what we exerience now

[Dauphin]

Aren't AI's intelligence level more dependent on good programming than calculation ability?

And I'll be honest here. I don't understand what is meant (in practical terms) by 32bit, 64bit etc..

[FrostyBoy]

MartynC is correct in a way, but there are two issues:

1. AI is still a work-in-progress for all AI programmers, even at 32 bit. So 64bit is not necessary for AI programming at this point; but in the near future, certainly.

2. Most people won't have the 64bit chip, and that's a big most.


On a side note, I have just come up with a great way to name this game: cIV

simple and cool at the same time!

[VetLegion]

cIV really is good name

And as Dauphin said, I think calculating power is not the problem, algorithms are.

[sabrewolf]

maybe i'm missing the irony... but CIV is actually already the name used by firaxis and the beta community

so congrats on the good guess or the good ears

[sabrewolf]

but on topic: maybe they could compile a version for 64bit chipsets... but i highly doubt so.

1, there's the compatibility issue. a windows version must be a windows version. these users aren't like linux users who compile every package themselves

2, most people have intel anyway. "intel inside" is actually considered the most valuable trademark at the moment... above microsoft windows, coca cola, nescafé etc.

3, currently people are going more direction powersaving than pure speed when buying notebooks (which is slowly taking away the office market from desktops). so if you buy a 1.4 GHz pentium M total, that will be approx. the equivalent to a 2GHz P4 at full calculation power... so game developers (except for FPS) have to go more towards "lean"

[FrostyBoy]

let me say it this way then cIV

[ZargonX]

let me say it this way then cIV

I think Sn00py gets copyright on that one

[MattH]

Originally posted by ZargonX
I think Sn00py gets copyright on that one

Do I have to pay royalties?

[pg]

i thought the jump to 64 bit right now wasn't too big a deal. maybe in a few years but i thought the biggest thing 64 bit offered right away was the ability to use more than 4gb(is that the right number?) of ram. i don't see how civ 4 could take advantage of that.

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by Sn00py
let me say it this way then cIV

I've seen it that way before, it's not new. At least 5 or 6 years ago I remember someone saying it'd be cool about the 4th installement came out. It's in the Book of NIM so....

[MattH]

Originally posted by pg
i thought the jump to 64 bit right now wasn't too big a deal. maybe in a few years but i thought the biggest thing 64 bit offered right away was the ability to use more than 4gb(is that the right number?) of ram. i don't see how civ 4 could take advantage of that.

Hey, we've got some nice donors where I work...

[Skanky Burns]

Pffft. Can't think of how to use massive amounts of RAM?!?

MASSIVE WORLD MAP!!!