Aliens

[Inverse Icarus]

no aliens in civ.

thats what scenarios are for.

"THE XEL'NALAGAINS REFUSE TO TRADE YOU THEIR OIL"

[Alex 14]

Originally posted by campmajor!
As long as it contributes something extra.

I didn't like the aliens in ToT....

What were they like in ToT?

[Trdi]

Oh, my God. I haven't expected 2/3 against the aliens. Well, I'm against them, too. It takes away my concentration.

[Jarouik]

I agree - an alien civilization makes no sense and would take the authentic 'history' feeling out of the game, as it seems aliens haven't been a significant player in human history thus far... However, I always thought that in Civ the fact that the SETI Program increases your science rate meant that building SETI Program actually results in you contacting aliens and getting valuable scientific information, as the civilopedia or manual text in Civ seemed to indicate that, if I recall correctly.

[Sabre2th]

I don't recall what the manual said and I REALLY don't feel like digging it out, but I always thought it increased science simply because its a scientific research program. I guess I never really thought about it.

[Adagio]

I don't remember the aliens in ToT that much, I only remember that as I played as the aliens there wasn't much of a change on how aliens works (Got the same buildings and units, maybe a few other special units, don't remember), and to play as the only race on a planet got boring so I never got more than half finnish with the alien level. And as the humans, I noticed there was some inventions I couldn't invent so I couldn't visit the aliens, and the aliens never came down to eath. I only played one human game (and didn't finish it) because it made Civ2 boring, so I just uninstalled everything and installed Civ2 again

If there should be any aliens in the game they should be different, like one alien race (yes there should then be more of them, and it should be optional if they are in the game or not) is really demanding a lot of things to make them happy, but the plus site could be the defense of the cities are much higher than normal!!!

Just for an example, IF they are going to be in the game, which I don't believe they will be, at least not in the first release

[Kassiopeia]

If not aliens, then there should be the possibility of a common threat for the whole planet Earth IMHO. Maybe a meteor, even the much-spoken global warming would do. My point is, that there should be a huge crisis, like a nasty disease, that threatens the whole mankind. There could be a race to discover a virus; if you get it first and distribute it, you could be elected like leader of the world and if you keep it to yourself, the others will die out

[Provost Harrison]

Nah, a silly idea. Civ3 is a game about our history to the present day, and we have not yet discovered aliens (different to predicting their existence). So it should be omitted. If you are going to include anything, it should be something predictable (victory on first moon base/mars base/even AC base).

I think this wouold add a groan factor to the latter end of Civ3. You get engrossed in the game partially because you are rewriting history on your own terms. So for something totally unrealistic like this to come along would blow that one out of the water.

[Sabre2th]

I agree with PH, to aliens. Aliens are fine for scenarios, but don't belong in plain old civ.

[Mahdimael]

Yeah, exactly like the futuristic units in CTP did...the "Diamond Age"? Come on...lame

[Gangerolf]

What exactly would aliens do if one was to meet them in civ3? You can't go to war with someone who has the technology to travel xxxxxxxx light years in space. They'd just blow up the planet, or make people their :banned:s.
And if you cant kill them, then what? Maybe try and steal their technology? Sell them souvenirs perhaps. is my vote on ALIENS. I've never found sci-fi appealing anyway.

[SerapisIV]

Well, after various surveys on this board, most people have declared their desire for a Civ3 with only near-future tech (Civ2 techs mostly) Being that the only place aliens have been proven to exist is in Hollywood movies, I don't think that aliens fit into the near-future category.

I'd much rather have Firaxis time spent on making sure overpowering units like the Civ2 howitzer don't exist then play-balancing War of the Worlds. Save the aliens for mods.

[Grumbold]

Dont be so sure. Half the world leaders are really aliens *twitch* but don't let them know that you know *shudder* or you will suddenly vani

[SerapisIV]

Originally posted by Grumbold
Dont be so sure. Half the world leaders are really aliens *twitch* but don't let them know that you know *shudder* or you will suddenly vani

That must be where Elvis is, he was an alien. Damn it that better not be Firaxis' excuse for not including him in Civ3, him really being a little green man under those jumpsuits.

[loinburger]

Geez, a 1/4/1 result split. Why does everybody have to go hating on the aliens like that?