New PC.IGN preview

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Rivers are going to be so important in Civ3. More so than in Civ2. You don't have to build aqueducts to get the a pop 12. You can irrigate (ocean squares dont let you) and theres probably some sort of defense bonus if your on one side of the river and the enemy attacks across the river.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

To defeat an army you need to kill all the units in that army, the great leader would mostly likely get killed btw

So, theres another choice. Keep him at home, or make an army with him and risk losing him. Needless to say, your probably gonna want to attach him to your most modern armies.

[SerapisIV]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Go Washington!

I wonder who the other 3/ or 4 are?

Patton for sure. Other possibilities: Eisenhower, Teddy Roosevelt, MacArthur, Grant, Sherman, Lee, Lafayette, Halsey, Shwartzkopf (sp?) , Andrew Jackson, Custer

[Alex 14]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Rivers are going to be so important in Civ3. More so than in Civ2. You don't have to build aqueducts to get the a pop 12. You can irrigate (ocean squares dont let you) and theres probably some sort of defense bonus if your on one side of the river and the enemy attacks across the river.

That would be good.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

So that barbarian worker was probably something else before getting captured.

The defeated barbarian Cavalry has been defeated. Its troops, led of in chains, are formed into worker battalians. There sorry lives are now at your mercy, to work them and their descendants for the next 2000 years.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Theres probably a leader fro mthe Civil War (sids a civil war buff)

[SerapisIV]

Originally posted by Falconius
This week's civ3.com "Screenshot of the week" shows that in the editor you can change what captured units become. The default is "worker."

So that barbarian worker was probably something else before getting captured.

But you can only capture 0-attack strength units, so what barbarian unit would have zero-attack power, a catapult?

[Alex 14]

[SerapisIV]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Theres probably a leader fro mthe Civil War (sids a civil war buff)

Good Point, early previews last spring mentioned Stonewall Jackson.

[Alex 14]

Dammit, Civ Fanatics got it first!

[SerapisIV]

Originally posted by Alex 14
Dammit, Civ Fanatics got it first!

Posting a news item and finding it first are two different things. Besides, can there forums put up almost 150 posts discussing the preview in the hour or so since the preview was posted? (Cheers to MarkG and Dan)

[Alex 14]

Good point.

[SteveJH]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
What happens when your army gets defeated? Do you lose your great leader? Does he get captured by the enemy?

You lose your great leader when you trade him for an army unit.

[Alex 14]

oh k, so thats how it works...

[albiedamned]

Did anyone else notice the exact wording in the "Checking out the Library" screenshot:

"The civilization that builds the Great Library gets any Civilization Advance already discovered by two other known civilizations for free."

The bold italics are by me - this is a significant change to the functionality of the Great Library. Now it's not just any two civs, it's two civs that you've contacted. I think this an awesome change, far more realistic!

This preview has made my night. I think I'm going to read it through a couple more times and analyze all the screenshots again. And of course people are posting here faster than I can keep up!