Do you plan on using the in game tutorial?

[Dirty Clint]

Like Lockstep I will be playing the tutorial and fully reading the manual before my first game - oh the anticipation. It's a pity there is no printed Tech tree with the standard edition though.

[ixnay]

Yes, I was being semi-serious. Like the others here, I'll probably read the whole manual and play the tutorial to build up anticipation. But, I also would like to see how Firaxis made the tutorial - I've seen some horrible tutorials in games, and also some good ones.

[Sarxis]

Yeah, I do. Not so much to learn the game, but more to just have fun with it.

[ancient]

hell no, thats a waste of time, sides its more fun to figure things out yourself..

[Alex]

Yep. I will play the tutorial and I will read the manual, cover to cover. For me, it is all part of the fun (that, or I am a very very sad person... )

[marcuspeddle]

I usually read through the manual until I'm confused and then I start the game. When the game confuses me I go back to the manual and back and forth and later, in the 'eye of the confusion' things suddenly become clear and the game and I get along fine.
With Civ 3 I'll probably try the tutorial and when (if) I go to bed that night I'll start reading the manual.
You know, it's a sad thing. When I first started teaching in Korea I would tell students, "My interests include travel, studying Korean, writing letters, playing guitar, and reading." After six years I still tell them that but it's a big fat lie. I spend a lot of time playing computer games and writing useless posts like this one at Apolyton.

[Wittlich]

If the tutorial is included (which it should be), then yes, I will use it on my first game. Using the Tutorial once is like reading the manual ... and i plan on doing both. Of course, I will most likely be going back to the manual more than once to double check on various aspects of the game.

[Skanky Burns]

Ill try the tutorial, just to get used to the keys (if different) and have a look at the trade/espionage menus...

After that, or even during, ill start a new game. The manual is for when i am going to bed, at uni 'listening' to lectures or on the toilet

[Urban Ranger]

I'll first try the tutorial just to explore around a bit and get used to the feel of a new interface. After finishing it then I'll start a regular game.

[Earthling7]

Oh yes, I will do the tutorial. I shall be standing there with the box in my hands. I install the game and browse the manual. Doing the tutorial will teach a bit and exite a lot. When that is done, I will become a catoon character...

"What are we going to do tonight?"
"Same as we do every night. Try to take over the world!!! BWUAHAHAHAH!"

[FrostyBoy]

why is there even a manual for any game? it's as if games are hard to work out how to play

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by Sn00py
why is there even a manual for any game? it's as if games are hard to work out how to play

Its for when you're not near a computer, you can read it and pretend you are playing the game

[Solver]

I always use the tutorial for games new to me. Civ 3 will have lots of new concepts, but if the manual is very good, I'll skip the tutorial.

[Stuie]

I'll skip the tutorial and dive right into a game. As I play, I'll slowly read the manual whenever I have free time that cannot be spent at the computer.

[Cookie Monster]

Hello,


I definately will just jump right in and start playing. I've done this with every game I've ever played the first time since I started playing computer games. Call me sick but I enjoy getting spanked by the computer as I'm trying to learn the game. It just makes the challenge all the more exciting as all I can think each time I start a new game is I gotta beat this thing!

Can't wait till release day.......