Hot Seat?

[Wise Ass]

I've seen them list that there are going to be great MP options, and they usually mention PBEM but I haven't seen them mention much about Hot Seat... it didn't get canned did it?

[Shark Fin 101]

I hope not...

Shark Fin 101

[Adagio]

Me being the only one IRL I know who plays Civilization I wont feel a loss by it

But what if I finally meet someone who wants to play it just to realize they didn't put hot seat in the game

[Shogun Gunner]

I also know no one IRL that plays civ...

No matter how I ask my wife - she won't play hot seat with me....

[Modo44]

For most purposes PBEM is an extension of Hot Seat. Since they have PBEM included, I think that means Hot Seat is in by default. Adding the necessary menus should be no problem, methinks.

[Elda king]

I like Hot Seat because I have friends that like Civ, but don't have the game or don't have Internet so we can't play online.

[player1]

Even if there is no Hotseat, which I doubt, you could still emulate it with PBEM.

[Elda king]

But it would take longer.

[Fake Boris]

Isn't hotseat agonizingly slow anyway?

[Cookie Monster]

They MUST have hotseat included. Some of the greatest games/scenarios I've played in Civ3 were solitaire hotseat games.

[Locutus]

IGNPC: Are you planning to include multiplayer options out of the box? What types of things can we expect from the multiplayer game? We hear there's a cooperative mode? How does that work?

Barry Caudill: You bet! This game was designed to be multiplayer from the ground up and we have been playing MP games for a year and a half already. Players will be able to compete in traditional turn-based or simultaneous move games either on a network or via the Internet. We will be using Gamespy for Internet matchmaking. Other options include Hot Seat, Play by Email, and a persistent turn server we call Pitboss.

[Wise Ass]

Baller! Thank you Locutus.