Great People

[Addled Platypus]

WOW

pg 38, July issue PC Gamer...

There will be around 100 different great people, divided into 5 catagories

artists
engineers
merchants
scientists
prophets


pg 39..

start multiple golden ages, costing more great pepole

start your planning your stratogies now

[KyuuA4]

merchants

Bill Gates.

[Kuciwalker]

Why don't you just read this thread.

[Addled Platypus]

thanks for the thread


so I read it in the magazine first

[Addled Platypus]

This was from the thread...Great People - As the player uses specialists they gain Great People points in the city that is utilizing the specialists. Great People include the Artist, Tycoon, Prophet, Engineer, & Scientist. They can be used to get free techs, start Golden Ages, or join a city to increase its output.


It never hurts to have more than one source of info

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Platypus Rex
This was from the thread...Great People - As the player uses specialists they gain Great People points in the city that is utilizing the specialists. Great People include the Artist, Tycoon, Prophet, Engineer, & Scientist. They can be used to get free techs, start Golden Ages, or join a city to increase its output.

It never hurts to have more than one source of info

Where exactly did you get this info from? The magazine? 'Cuz it's not in the link kuci provided, unless I'm very blind...

[Addled Platypus]

Originally posted by Locutus


Where exactly did you get this info from? The magazine? 'Cuz it's not in the link kuci provided, unless I'm very blind...

http://apolyton.net/civ4

its burried in game play if I remember right

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Platypus Rex

http://apolyton.net/civ4

its burried in game play if I remember right

I wrote everything in that section myself, I can assure you it wasn't there until I added it a few minutes ago (under the assumption you got it from the magazine).

Did you paraphrase it our directly quote it? Because it did (and still does) say that cities that specialize in a certain direction get certain Great People. But I never said it involved actual specialists (though that would make sense I guess) and I never mentioned Great People points.

[ajbera]

While I joyfully applaud the inclusion of multiple great artists, traders, etc., I haven't heard any mention of great military leaders.

[DerSchwarzfalke]

Units that achieve elite status through combat and whatnot probably play the same role as "great military leader," I think.

[Kuciwalker]

Or there could just be none.

[Addled Platypus]

Originally posted by Locutus


Did you paraphrase it our directly quote it? Because it did (and still does) say that cities that specialize in a certain direction get certain Great People. But I never said it involved actual specialists (though that would make sense I guess) and I never mentioned Great People points.

I did a quick copy and paste out of that sight

any recent changes?

EDIT:
found it, front page
Civilization IV FACT SHEET http://civilization4.net/3/119/

[KyuuA4]

Originally posted by DerSchwarzfalke
Units that achieve elite status through combat and whatnot probably play the same role as "great military leader," I think.

I believe those act more as heroes and fight wars. They normally do not act as initializers of Golden Ages.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Platypus Rex
EDIT:
found it, front page
Civilization IV FACT SHEET http://civilization4.net/3/119/

D'oh!

How did I miss that one?

Thanks for pointing me to the bleeding obvious

[Xorbon]

Originally posted by ajbera
While I joyfully applaud the inclusion of multiple great artists, traders, etc., I haven't heard any mention of great military leaders.

Since there aren't going to be any armies in Civ IV, maybe they figured there's no point in having military leaders. I'll miss not having leaders pop-up occasionally from victorious units... ...or maybe I won't care.