Positive info on Manual.

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by The Templar
or I could be a brain in a vat on alpha centauri ...

Yes, you are. I'm positive, because I'm the one on the vat near you. Nice to meet you.

BTW, Thanks Dan. I agree with dearmad and tniem, you should upgrade the FAQ on the civ3 site, and help yourself managing this kind of reply with a short RTFF

It seems to do miracle with overstressed webmasters

[Earthling7]

I'm wondering... if Dan needs to explain everything twice or more, must he not think that most Civ players are idiots?

Why don't we ask questions we don't know the answer to?

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Earthling7
I'm wondering... if Dan needs to explain everything twice or more, must he not think that most Civ players are idiots?

Why don't we ask questions we don't know the answer to?

If someone ask the same question twice in a row, he can:
a) be short on memory
b) be an idiot
c) try to collect posts to inflate his forum rank

OTOH, if you count how many people and posts are out there, you can forgive if someone miss the first time question/answer appeared.

I'm all in favour of a bit of Search in archive, but you can't spend your time on a Search engine.
That's the role of FAQs, while the role of Forum Vet was, is and always will be, to redirect people to the appropriate FAQ with polite message or rude Read The F*** (insert as appropriate here) FAQ.

[Grumbold]

I know Dan's posted about the US version before but that's the first time I've seen the UK plans confirmed. The UK websites are using the different box cover art so it is easy to see why people might be concerned about other potential changes. I for one would rather pay extra tax and shipping for a genuine paper manual. Nice to see that it should not be necessary.

[Sarxis]

Like you say- it is easy to miss an already covered topic at these fast paced forums, especially if you aren't online reading them daily.

I have tried doing searches to previous topics to find answers, and I don't think once I have ever gotten less than 50 search results. Searching can be a lot of hard work, so I don't blame someone for inadvertantly and unwittingly asking a question that's been covered. And perhaps I will even reference a link to previous discussions for them.

[Grumbold]

If I knew how to make links, I might use them too

[Fredric Drum]

Originally posted by kittenOFchaos
Most games do well with a dvd case and small manuel...not civ3 I am sure...BUT comeon if that tin ain't going to have a huge manuel in it they better have the biscuits shaped like civ3 units.

Seen those double size DVD boxes? Could easily fit a CIV manual in there...
And I've never heard of DVD boxes INSIDE other boxes?? Sounds insane. Where I live, almost all games come in DVD only boxes.


Fred

[Provost Harrison]

Well the thing we have to remember is that the game may come in a DVD size case but still include a large manual. If any of the residents in the UK (and probably Europe as well) look at some of the boxes for games, they are DVD sized but a different case so they are thicker and can accommodate a large manual) - I think the latest Myst game is like that, take a look if you don't believe me.

Either way I do not think there is that much to worry about. It is merely a case of shrinking the boxes to make for easier storage. But they may be in a thicker case to allow the accommodation of a manual in.

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by Grumbold
If I knew how to make links, I might use them too

Just use the "http://" button above where you type... and then paste the address in when it says

[Grumbold]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns


Just use the "http://" button above where you type... and then paste the address in when it says

I can see how that could get me to a particular thread, e.g.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29812&pagenumber=2

but can you narrow it down further to a specific post in that thread?

[Gramphos]

Originally posted by Grumbold
I can see how that could get me to a particular thread, e.g.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29812&pagenumber=2

but can you narrow it down further to a specific post in that thread?

To get to a post you should call showthread.php?s=&postid=postid#postpostid
where postid is a number that identifies the posts (your post has the id 544592) (copy it from the quote link)

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=544592#post544592

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Someone actually renamed the thread (Most likely Markos)

[Asesino_Virtual]

Warning to Firaxis.

I just wanna warn Firaxis: if u dont include a full size, paper manual, i will buy a pirated CIVIII. I will but the original game becouse the manual, i dont wanna PDF manual, except as backup of the paper manual.

Firaxis, u were warned. ¬ ¬
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[Ozymandous]

Originally posted by CapTVK



So much for the fable that reviews test the 'complete' game.

If it's comes in a DVD case, there won't be a full manual in it, period. Because it's physically impossible to cram it into a DVD case! To think otherwise is pure self delusion!

So as it stands
LE: full manual
Ordinary game box: full manual (likely)
DVD-case (EU?): manual on PDF + instruction sheet.

no manual = another counter argument

Hate to burst your bubble but if the gold version of the game is what the reviewers get then they DO have the "complete" game!

A paper manual , tech chart peweter figures and cookie tin does NOT a game make! Those are "extras", if they review the final, shipping version og the game then they are indeed reviewing the "complete" game.

[Oldenbarnevelt]

Re: Warning to Firaxis.

Originally posted by Asesino_Virtual
I just wanna warn Firaxis: if u dont include a full size, paper manual, i will buy a pirated CIVIII. I will but the original game becouse the manual, i dont wanna PDF manual, except as backup of the paper manual.

Firaxis, u were warned. ¬ ¬
_

I agree, Asesino. Well put.

BUMP

[drake]

Hate to burst your bubble but if the gold version of the game is what the reviewers get then they DO have the "complete" game!

A paper manual , tech chart peweter figures and cookie tin does NOT a game make! Those are "extras", if they review the final, shipping version og the game then they are indeed reviewing the "complete" game.

Is mp an extra or is that part of the complete game?

oops....let that slip....