any ideas how to make this game more popular?

[Civfan]

I bought this game back in 1999 and basically was introduced again to the joys of civ2. I wonder if theres a way to bring more attention to this gem. Theres more capabilities with this game but lack of interest for people to play I assume has killed it.

Maybe a letter to infogames to make it freeware or something as i'm sure there not making any cash off this game now or include it with Civ3 would of been great.

How about the community here. Any ideas how to increase the popularity with this system?

[FNBrown]

What's the difference between TOT and Civ2? I have Civ2 and the fantastic worlds expansion (which I never used).

[Hydey]

many people found the graphics a little dodgy

Yet another game that Hydey paid full price for but does not play anymore.

[Civfan]

its a graphics update, 4 side by side maps, improved scripting language (actually they made really good improvements to the language), animated units, new scenarios (actually 1 big 50 mb scenario if its still available somewhere on the internet) and i think thats it. Theres small improvements but its still civ2 with little improvements.

Thats why they should make it FREEWARE.

[FNBrown]

Does it include multiplayer?

I have Civ2... but I thought you had to get Civ2 Gold for MP...

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by FNBrown
Does it include multiplayer?

I have Civ2... but I thought you had to get Civ2 Gold for MP...

ToT can be played multiplayer, BUT... only with other ToT players. You can't play ToT MP with someone who has MGE. And the MGE players seem to greatly outnumber the ToT ones.

[The ANZAC]

We could always start a ToT PBEM?

[techumseh]

Try scenarios. ToT was made for the scenario maker. Try my Russian Civil War scenario "Red October", here: http://www.tecumseh.150m.com/ I'm also just about ready to release a made for multiplayer ToT scenario called "Roman Civil War". Keep an eye on my site for it. I'll be running a 7 player playtest pretty soon, so check the PBEM forum for that.

The best ToT site with a number of scenarios is the Cradle of Civilziation, here: http://coc.apolyton.net/ It has replacement graphics and a great tips section. Also, Mercator is almost done a sprite editor for ToT, which will allow the creation of new animated units for the first time. (The lack of such a tool was, IMHO, one of the main reasons ToT failed to become as popular as it's predecessors)

One way to increase ToT popularity might be to organize some PBEM games. If people made some very simple scenarios using the Fantasy or Sci-fi games and used them to set up some PBEMs, I think you might find a few people dusting off their old CD's and reinstalling ToT.

[The ANZAC]

I'd be willing to join a ToT scenario PBEM

[techumseh]

You got it! I'll be in touch.

[fairline]

Techumseh, I've just reinstalled my old and dusty copy of ToT in anticipation of the Roman Civil Wars PBEM. Do I need to patch it for multipayer?

EDIT: oops - I just noticed the multiplayer button on the main screen

I've patched to v1.1 as well

[fairline]

Blimey, there's 18 extra unit slots! I wish I'd known that before I started my FW scenario...

[jdd2007]

i wouldnt mind it being free. i will tell you that...

[geoffrey arnold]

Id be in the pbem game to pluse it might help to improve the games imige if there was a civ group for tot

[MariOne]

Originally posted by Civfan
its a graphics update, ....Theres small improvements but its still civ2 with little improvements.

Hi, just wandering around from other forums of this site...

Buying CivToT was the biggest mistake in my gaming life.
I found myself to have actually bought 3 replicas of a game identical to the one I already had (CivII), except for the edited graphics and items names...
I installed it, made a 30' tour thru it, uninstalled it and shelved it.
I should have seriously considered to resell it, but I'm too lazy.