Expansion packs!

[kbt]

What's the deal with these expansion packs? I notice there are several different ones. Which is the best? Conquerors? Is there one expansion pack that includes all game improvements or do you have to buy both in order to get all the new stuff including multiplayer? Do you also need to update the game version by downloading a patch from the Internet or is it enough to update the game via the expansion pack?

Please advice me before I go out and buy the game! =)

[TCO]

Buy Civ2 instead.

[mrboo123]

Originally posted by TCO
Buy Civ2 instead.

funny....

anyways, conquest (the new one) will come with PtW (i think?) so just wait for it (the new one)

[Jonny]

The Conquests expansion pack will also contain the features from Play the World, I believe.

I would recommend waiting for it to come out, and then buying Civ3: Game of the Year Edition (containing the original Civ3 + latest patches) and buying the Conquests expansion pack.

And, as new patches come out, you will definitely want to download them in order to fix any bugs or problems.

[vondrack]

What Jonny says.

The Conquests expansion pack includes everything from the Play the World expansion pack - but you'll still need the vanilla game, too. And patching to the latest version is always THE way to go, especially with Civ3...

Definitely wait for Conquests, though - few more days only!

[Rasputin]

"Conquests- The Search for More Money"

[Tiberius]

Originally posted by Rasputin
"Conquests- The Search for More Money"

Isn't every piece of commercial software a "search for more money" ?

Besides Conquests is really looking good, from the included content point of view and with all those beta testers working on it, I hope it won't be so buggy like the previous releases.

Btw, Conquerors is an AoE expansion The upcoming Civ3 XP is called "Conquests".

[WarpStorm]

Originally posted by Tiberius
Isn't every piece of commercial software a "search for more money" ?

True, true. This is how the guys at Firaxis make a living after all.

[Agathon]

Unless you own a mac, in which case they can't be bothered porting it, even though Civ III sold really well.

Useless - well Paradox are getting my money from now on.

[Purple]

Somehow I find it hard to believe that Conquests will include all the civs that were introduced in PTW. However, I would definitely expect it to include all the features (new improvements, game mechanics, etc.) from PTW, as well as bug fixes.

[Stuie]

Well...

http://civ3.com/conq_features.cfm

Extra Content: Civ®-Conquests contains all of the content including: Civs, leaders, special units, and features from the Civilization III: Play the World™ expansion.

[vmxa1]

Here they are:

[Stuie]

Ooh, I like that new "AI Aggression". Hadn't seen or heard about that before.

[Nym]

Sid over Deity? A new difficulty level.

[alva]

Is there any info on the new difficulty levels?