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**Cyrion** · January 6, 2005, 06:42

Enjoy your (much deserved, at least for your civ contributions

) holiday!

**curtsibling** · January 6, 2005, 08:19

Many thanks!

**Cyrion** · January 9, 2005, 13:27

I kept on playing amd didn't notice anything weird except for the harpies bug already mentioned by n3st0r!

And Curt, if you ever come across my gf, you'll have to apologize for all the hours I spent playing your game!

It's amazingly brilliant!

**Catfish** · January 9, 2005, 20:19

Originally posted by Cyrion
I kept on playing amd didn't notice anything weird except for the harpies bug already mentioned by n3st0r!

I thought he might have fixed that by now – but then again the man's on holidays. You can fix it yourself if you like. The reason units are appearing at coordinates (0,0) is because the "randomize" modifier for the CreateUnit events has been placed after the "locations" entry. It should be before. The word "randomize" is therefore being read as the first set of coordinates, producing the null values (0,0). InCapital overrides the listed coordinates and that explains why it works.

While you're at it, you might want to comment out @debug at the head of the file. That'll speed up your loading times.

Oh and those LotR movies are overrated. The second one plain sucks. Just thought I'd throw that in.

Originally posted by Leonidas
Although, on the bonus disc for the third film Jackson reveals an alternative scene that he had shot for the confrontation between Sauren and Viggo.

Somehow this doesn't surprise me. I don't think Peter Jackson/Fran Walsh would recognise the word, subtlety, if it walked up and tore them each a new arsehole. Obviously, neither would I.

Man, I'm going to have to start paying Curt as my PR man.

**Leonidas** · January 9, 2005, 21:59

Originally posted by Catfish

Oh and those LotR movies are overrated. The second one plain sucks. Just thought I'd throw that in.

Somehow this doesn't surprise me. I don't think Peter Jackson/Fran Walsh would recognise the word, subtlety, if it walked up and tore them each a new arsehole. Obviously, neither would I.

Man, I'm going to have to start paying Curt as my PR man.

Did you watch the extended versions of the LoTR movies?

The additional film footage makes all the difference...

But I agree I would like to have seen some things a bit different.

Still, overall I think it was an amazing achievement...

**N35t0r** · January 9, 2005, 23:01

Compared to Helm's Deep, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields looked like two guys boxing....

**curtsibling** · January 10, 2005, 15:16

Originally posted by Catfish
I thought he might have fixed that by now – but then again the man's on holidays. You can fix it yourself if you like. The reason units are appearing at coordinates (0,0) is because the "randomize" modifier for the CreateUnit events has been placed after the "locations" entry. It should be before. The word "randomize" is therefore being read as the first set of coordinates, producing the null values (0,0). InCapital overrides the listed coordinates and that explains why it works.

This has been fixed, milord!

@to all:
The new zip will arrive sometime tommorow - And I am welcoming any suggestions on the irrigation...

The farmland I want to keep though, because I like the look...

Originally posted by Catfish
While you're at it, you might want to comment out @debug at the head of the file. That'll speed up your loading times.

I am a knave for missing that one in the first place, but tis' fixed now...

(enough medieval talk from me!

)

Originally posted by Catfish
Oh and those LotR movies are overrated. The second one plain sucks. Just thought I'd throw that in.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Feebles made an appearance...

With Elijineezer Woods as Frodo, they nearly did!

Originally posted by Catfish
Somehow this doesn't surprise me. I don't think Peter Jackson/Fran Walsh would recognise the word, subtlety, if it walked up and tore them each a new arsehole. Obviously, neither would I.

Tolkien would have thrashed them both with his cane...

...he was an Oxford academic, after all!

Originally posted by Catfish
Man, I'm going to have to start paying Curt as my PR man.

I thought I was! - You owe me 2 year's back pay!

**N35t0r** · January 10, 2005, 18:18

Originally posted by curtsibling
@to all:
The new zip will arrive sometime tommorow - And I am welcoming any suggestions on the irrigation...

I'm using the one that was included in 2914 Days of War GM... It looks good, and unobtrusive.

**curtsibling** · January 11, 2005, 20:33

Any chance of posting it up as a cropped gif?

**Catfish** · January 12, 2005, 05:57

Originally posted by Leonidas
Did you watch the extended versions of the LoTR movies?

The additional film footage makes all the difference...

No I haven't. Whilst they may be an improvement over the originals, I fail to see how additional footage can undo the cheesy script writing prevalent in the rest of the film. I still might buy them, though.

Originally posted by Leonidas
Still, overall I think it was an amazing achievement...

With a budget like that, it ought to be. The problem is that when that kind of money is at stake, the marketing men step in with their demographic charts and you end up with movie-making-by-the-numbers.

Originally posted by N35t0r
Compared to Helm's Deep, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields looked like two guys boxing....

The interminable Helm's Deep battle is a great cure for insomnia – I remember checking my watch a number of times in the cinema – always a bad sign. I preferred Pelennor Fields, although both battles bordered on farce at times.

Originally posted by curtsibling
I wouldn't be surprised if the Feebles made an appearance...

With Elijineezer Woods as Frodo, they nearly did!

I haven't seen that movie. I found Elijah tolerable, but he's not everyone's bag. For the most part I didn't mind the casting, although IMO the Arwen scenes with Liv Tyler were a negative.

Originally posted by curtsibling
I thought I was! - You owe me 2 year's back pay!

You realise of course that around here the only currency is Civ2 gold. You might have to install the no-limits patch, though.

Now that I've said my piece, I'll cease this threadjacking immediately…

**curtsibling** · January 12, 2005, 09:42

No sweat, the thread-jack buys me some time till I get this new zip together!

**curtsibling** · January 14, 2005, 17:05

UPDATE:
Working on completing the Word Readme file...(my first in that format!)

PS
Has anyone noticed any huge errors or bugs?
I want to release this one now and get working on the next project.

**N35t0r** · January 14, 2005, 19:47

Here:

**curtsibling** · January 14, 2005, 21:52

Yep!

That is the one I have - It does look quite easssy on the peepers in-game!

I will make this the final irrigation graphic.

(with credit to Nemo!)

**Cyrion** · January 15, 2005, 12:51

Originally posted by curtsibling
Has anyone noticed any huge errors or bugs?

Nothing to report, Sir!

The only thing I would like to add is probably something you've been adressing since you posted the playtest:
the unbuildable units an wonders don't appear in the Pedia!

I would like to be able to read their descriptions (for instance the cool ones you wrote about the heroes on this forum!

). I'm sure you know how to make the description available even for unbuildable units (and if you don't, just ask

).

But in summary: amazing work mate, I believe it's even higher than your usual standard, which says it all!

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