But mommy I don't wanna be Supreme!!!

[Ely McGreen]

No it isn't. I hate when you're working and these dummies pop up and ask- do you want to hear our advice. They are amusement only.

------------------
Elizer R. McGreen

[Tom DeMille]

I play without the CD in the drive, and am happy enough not to have advisors/wonder movies too.

Actually, when I think about it, when I first installed the game I copied the extra CD based directories onto my Hard Drive so I could see the movies.

That lasted about 1 week. I then deleted the directories and have not looked back since .

[SCG]

hey! I like to keep my advisors around, kind of like court jesters I send them away when I tire of their antics

[Scouse Gits]

I thought that might put a bit of life into the discussion -- I largely agree with you guys - yes I have them switched off, but it is useful to get an idea of your relative science standing and this is the only way I know (that isn't using the cheat menu)


Note to Mods: this is from my new home connection - hence the peculiar (for me) IP

------------------
____________
Scouse Git[1]

"CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor

[Ming]

SG1... HA HA HA HA!
I can't remember the last time I checked an IP address in the civ forums. The bunch that posts here is usually pretty good, and I don't have the need to look at them...

Now, the OTF forum... that's a different story

Oh, and back to the thread...
You can always check your demographics to see about how you are doing in science... but the best method is to build MPE or establish embassies and just look

Now... since the "advisors" have come up. Who is your favorite advisor. I always liked the old drunken military advisor...



------------------
Ming
CivII & Off-Topic Forum Moderator
Ming@Apolyton.net

[Tom DeMille]

Ok, dusted off the old CD and had a quick look at the advisors to refresh my memory about their personalities. I like the science guy when we're #1 - "All the world marvels at our superior intellect sire!" witrh that goofy look in the freeze frame.

The military guy is a close second.

(I'm assuming that the advisors haven't been changed from 242 to MGE

[Ming]

Gee... I wouldn't know. I haven't looked at them for a long time, and never since I loaded MP Gold edition... Maybe I should check those bozo's out again

[Smash]

My fav is the Elvis guy when you are in anarchy.

Foreign advisor is ok too.Devious and cunning.I like that.Her real name is April Cantor btw.

[Jim W]

quote: Originally posted by Tom DeMille on 06-16-2000 04:55 PM The military guy is a close second. (I'm assuming that the advisors haven't been changed from 242 to MGE

My strong prefetrence is the military advisor, as long as he isn't always *****ing at me to build more walls. At that point, I can sympathize with the smarmy Trade advisor who calls out, "Would we could wall up your mouth, plate-head!"

Jim W

[SandMonkey]

Come on guys! what about the foriegn advisor! she ranks up there with the spy!

I never realized this before until this game... if you click on the view map section of the cheat menu, and pick an AI, you can see everything (sci advisor, foriegn minister(it's funny when it shows that my player is "Enraged" with them - classic ), their exact number of units on the defense minister). I find this fun to look at when the game gets boring, just to where I stand with the AI. has anyone ever tried this before?

------------------
SandMonkey

"Shut up brain or I'll stab you with a qtip"
-Homer Simpson

"Ecky ecky ecky!"
"It's just a flesh wound!"
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Check out my 1602 A.D. site

[Paul]

I agree with Ely on this. The first options I turned off in Civ2 were the advisors and the wonder movies. To me they are just annoying interruptions to my game.