Glossary of Terms

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by DarkCloud
CyberShy is clearly correct from a traditional point of view.

What tradition is that? Looking at everything else here, every other abbreviation/acronym uses a capital.

Civilization = Civ or C
CIV = Civilization 4

[Strudo]

Originally posted by Cardozo

I'd like to know too.

Put me down for an explanation of REX also.

Anyone.... Anyone....

[Robert]

The beta team is only a small part of the civ community.
cIV comes with c = civilization, IV = 4.

CIV = civ4 makes no sence. Later when civ5 will be released CIV suddenly is civ5?

It's either:
civ4 or CIV4 (thus civ or CIV followed by it's release number) or cIV / cIv / cIIv / cIIIv / cIV / ciV (the release number as a part of the civ name but in capitals)

Nobody on the boards will understand CIV as being civ4 specific. That just makes no sence. CIV is a brand name, the name given to the entire series. When I talked about playing civ1, civ2 or civ3, I talked about playing CIV as well.

Now change it

[Robert]

Originally posted by Rommel2D

What tradition is that? Looking at everything else here, every other abbreviation/acronym uses a capital.

Civilization = Civ or C
CIV = Civilization 4

I think you just never got the cIV thing.
Pherhaps you don't know the roman numbering system

[alva]

Can't we drop this cIV (and every variation on it) nonsense?
Please...pretty please!!

Besides, three letter words don't show up in the search on Poly, now if that isn't a good reason, I don't know what is.

[Robert]

No, we can't drop it, it's an important issue

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by alva
Can't we drop this cIV (and every variation on it) nonsense?
Please...pretty please!!

Not unless I get the last word.

I think you just never got the cIV thing.
Pherhaps you don't know the roman numbering system

Perhaps you don't know the difinition of homograph, it's use in humor, or their pervasiveness in the internet community...

[DarkCloud]

What tradition is that? Looking at everything else here, every other abbreviation/acronym uses a capital.

Civilization = Civ or C
CIV = Civilization 4

No.

Civ= a Civilization (eg: How many Civs are you at war with?)
CIV= Civilization: The Game (eg: Do you have CIV?)
cIV= Civ IV. (eg: I have cIV).

[Rommel2D]

Ok, I guess my experience here is too narrow to have witnessed the tradition in use.

How about my favorite:
Civ3tW [sic] = Civiliazation III Play(or other suitable action) the World

[Rommel2D]

REX = Rapid EXpansion.
The dominant Civ3 strategy for the early part of a game where you found new cities as quickly and often as possible, at the cost of growing/developing them, until you run out of new land to claim.

A term sure to see some milage until everyone adjusts to CIV:

WAD (WaD?) = Working as Designed

[Urban Ranger]

What about IAFNAB ("It's a feature, not a bug")?

[Robert]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
What about IAFNAB ("It's a feature, not a bug")?

Well, since cIV (!!!) doesn't have any of these I don't think this needs to be incorporated

[Velociryx]

REX - Rapid Early E(X)pansion - jumping right out the gate with settlers, as opposed to building up nice and peaceful like and expanding at a more measured pace... (emphasis on the EARLY part)

Not so useful in Civ4, excepting for levels below Immortal, and then, only for 1-3 cities (prince - immortal).

Locust - Early game Civ4 strategy revolving a beeline for bronzeworking and clear-cutting forests for the short term shield gain.

Lethal on Pangea maps if you can win quick. Self-destroying if you can't win quickly.

-=Vel=-

[Mountain Sage]

Originally posted by DarkCloud
little sister to be precise

{DC's done talking off topic...}

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I like this concise list a lot better than the longer more chaotic Civ III list- Good idea/work Locutus!

-DC.

Thanks a lot for the compliment...

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by CyberShy
Well, since cIV (!!!) [...]

Ok, now you're loosing me- does this represent Civilization 4 v103, the third patch, or something even more esoteric?!?

(sorry alva ;-)