A couple of n00b questions

[noneedforit]

I had a splurge this morning and purchased Civ IV, Warlords, and Beyond the Sword.

What I'm wondering is - If I install all 3 of them, will I get all of the content from all 3 packages in the main game?

Also.. what patches do I need to get the whole shebang up to date?

Thanks

[onodera]

BTS provides all the patches you might need for other games.
To use all the available content you should play BTS (the brown seal icon).
There are no official patches that change anything in the BTS gameplay yet, but you might want to use Solver's patch (see the stickied thread).

[LzPrst]

yes, BtS makes Warlords redundant. take it back.

[noneedforit]

Cool. So, I install all 3 games, launch it from the BTS shortcut, and all of the content is available? That's what I thought. Thanks for the quick reply. I'm still reading the manuals. I haven't even gotten around to installing yet. Seems this game has come a long way since Civ II, which is the last time I played.

[noneedforit]

Originally posted by LzPrst
yes, BtS makes Warlords redundant. take it back.

Damn. I wish I had known that. It will be difficult to return it now that it's opened. Oh well.. it was only 10 bucks.

[LzPrst]

it's a great one, especially with the BtS expansion. all we need now is one more version of civ for it to be perfect so that I'll never go out again....

[noneedforit]

Ok.. so I've installed Civ IV, then Beyond the Sword, and then Solver's unofficial patch. I'm good to go, right?

Sorry for all the stupid questions. I just want to make sure I'm starting in the best way possible before I get used to things.

[Willem]

Originally posted by noneedforit


Damn. I wish I had known that. It will be difficult to return it now that it's opened. Oh well.. it was only 10 bucks.

It's not entirely redundant. The scenarios that come with Warlords aren't included in BtS, though everything else is. Mind you if you don't play scenarios, it may as well be.

[onodera]

Oh, I'd also install the BlueMarble texture set. It greatly improves the looks and you can actually tell plains and grassland apart with it.