Will you read the manual before playing your first game of civ4?

[Dis]

I'm a big fan of game manuals. Anyone remember Civ2's monster manual? And even that didn't cover many advanced concepts.

It's possible they haven't made the manual for civ4 yet. But they may have. They usually do those early so they can get all the copies printed. That's why they release the readme to cover last minute stuff. But I'm hoping they take notice that we Civ players like our manuals.

But then again, I'm looking forward to this game a lot, I'll be itching to play. I'll probably do as I always do. Read about half the manual, then play my first game. And read the rest later.

[GeoModder]

Wonder if the 'manual' will purely be ingame.

[Lemmy]

Play first, read later.

It's Civ, and you're a polytubby, do you really need a manual?

[Dis]

Originally posted by Lemmy
Play first, read later.

It's Civ, and you're a polytubby, do you really need a manual?

not really, but it's nice to have.

[TheArsenal]

I will read the entire manual, place it on my desk, then fire up the game.

[Spiffor]

I will read the manual while playing, as soon as I can't understand something.

After a few games, I'll read the whole manual. It's a nice change of pace

[BKWM]

I hate the manuel! I want it to be purely in-game. I like to have easy saccess to wahtever i need to know. i don't really want a paper edition because I can't find anything fast enough to finish my first game in a couple of days and try to develop a strategy about how to play the game.

[Robert]

Reading the manual is one aspect of the enjoying ritual!

[H Tower]

Burn it for firewood as I'm going to buy, then read the strat guide first before ever playing the game.

[Dis]

buying strat guides.

why do that when you have Apolyton?

The only one I would consider buying is the one made by one of our own posters Veloc... however you spell his name. But I never bought that either, I just obtained an older version of his guide on a website.

[Dis]

Originally posted by CyberShy
Reading the manual is one aspect of the enjoying ritual!

[Adm.Naismith]

C'mon, is not good statistic to add a choice only available for our friend Yin26...

[Jaybe]

I will probably purchase Civ4 at EB Games about 5 miles from home, before or after work. I will then go to a coffee shop, inspect the box contents, and read the whole bleepin' manual then and there (unless I have to finish reading it at the office). I hope the manual has some substance to it ... and not too many bloopers.

Might then spend some time at Poly to see what others' discoveries are; but most postings will be flames re something they don't understand or making mountains out of molehills (to ants, molehills may be mountains).

Then, when I have a few hours I'll rev up the game, enjoying the surprises and learning experience.

I BETTER enjoy it, 'cause it's going to cost me the price of a new game machine to play it!

[Datajack Franit]

I will ask for a ride to a fairly far mall, I´ll buy civ4 and read the manual while someone else is driving the car

[Donegeal]

Read while installing. Set down on table to use as a coaster for the rest of time (or until I have to clean my computer station).