FGN interview w/ Firaxis...

[fluxcapacitor]

http://www.fgnonline.com/pc/news/19126.html

I haven't even read it yet but its worth checking out...

[KrazyHorse]

Not very much in the way of new info, except that there's no guarantee that this is the last Civ game, and a virtual promise that if Civ3 sells well, there will be a fourth. Good tip, though.

[Sabre2th]

Really new there, but it sounds like Firaxis is at least getting close to finishing (I hope).

[JamesJKirk]

Wasn't this the first time that a firaxian officially said when they were aiming to get this out directly?

[KrazyHorse]

He does say that they're aiming for this fall...that means if I don't have a copy on the 22nd of December, somebody's gonna pay.

[Inverse Icarus]

they should do less interviewing and more coding.

i'd rather have no info and the game now then all the info about the game but a december release

[Gramphos]

But, you know, if players want more…

I want more!

As the gametype is becoming better there is still more things that might be added and create Civ IV.

[Sabre2th]

I'm with uber on this one. It also seems that a lot of the info they do give us is insignificant or incomplete.

[yin26]

Notice no mention of "improved AI." So the question remains: How will the comp handle all the fancy new things?

[KrazyHorse]

Just 'cause they're not saying it constantly doesn't mean it ain't there. It's hard to describe to the public what exactly they've done for the AI; that'll just have to wait until we play it.

[yin26]

KH:

Of course. But are you telling me "Improved Graphics" is any harder to print than "Improved AI"? See the point?

[KrazyHorse]

Yeah, but they can show pretty pictures for "Improved Graphics".

[Rasputin]

if they dont give interviews how will they get their egos boosted !!!

[yin26]

Well, it's not as if any of those "Improved This" or "Improved That" stuff means anything anyway. But if you're going to mention Diplomacy, Trade, War and Graphics (show me the pretty pictures of Diplomacy, Trade and War, btw...can't right?), then certainly something like "and an AI that can handle it all really well" is the LEAST one might tack on.

Listen, Diplomacy and Trade are very complex things that will only have meaning in single player if the comp has been thoroughly built around it. The fact that NOTHING has been mentioned of that is cause for concern.

[Sabre2th]

ummmm. I wouldn't recommend reading into these interviews so much yin. It's less of a headache because most of this info won't matter in the end.