Patch 1.21f out this Friday!

[Grrr]

I think if I have another of those threads I'll be sent to Mingapulco.

[notyoueither]

It got locked. No harm was done. I'd start it for you, but I'm on the wrong side of the date line. Besides, I think Markos appreciated a certain poster gettin a lickin.

[Edit] Did they tell you that? Well then... [/Edit]

[Grrr]

a certain poster getting licked?

[notyoueither]

You don't remember the loyal subjects of the empire putting the drubs to a certain well known American poster. He was a very good sport about it.

[Edit] Hint. Time zones Flash, time zones. [/Edit]

[Zoid]

Originally posted by ixnay37
Nice. Firaxis has definitely shown a commitment to improving the game.

Some would argue that this is what beta-testing is there for...

Oh yeah, I forgot. this IS the be-thankful-for-the-crap-you-get-public-beta...

[Zoid]

Originally posted by Dominae
Ok people, the readme file on the new patch is coming out Wednesday, which leaves us with a day or so to make some predictions about what is definitely going to be in the patch.

Personally, I think the following aspects will be altered:

1. The AI will use Artillery.
2. Planes will now be able to attack ships.
3. Research will be viable on the higher difficulty levels.
4. The editor will contain more stuff.

Things that will remain unchanged:

1. ICS will still be exploitable
2. Corruption will still be as prevalent.

What do you think?


Dominae

What do I think? Lets see...

1) AI will still suck
2) Tech whoring will still exist
3) Corruption will still cripple every normal empire (+10 cities or so)
4) No MP
5) Late game tedium remains
6) B!tch
7) Whine
8) etc...

Face it guys, this game can´t be patched good

*eagerly awaiting MoO3 and RoN*

[Barchan]

Originally posted by Kamrat X

5) Late game tedium remains

Yeah, but late game tedium is pretty much intrinsic in any turn-based strategy game. You've got more units to move, more cities to manage and more territory to monitor while at the same time the game is generally less of a challenge because you're pulling away from the competition (or pounding them into the dirt). It's just part of the game, and there is no more a patch for it than for "late race fatigue" for marathon runners.

Originally posted by Kamrat X

6) B!tch
7) Whine
8) etc...

Have you tried upping your alcohol intake? It just might be the "patch" you need to help with these last complaints....

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Kamrat X
6) B!tch
7) Whine
8) etc...

*eagerly awaiting MoO3 and RoN*

Well at least you are being honest.

MoO3. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Welcome to civ3 in space. If you're lucky. Enjoy your newest
rushed-to-market-over-the-objections-of-the-programmers game.

[Zoid]

Originally posted by Barchan


Yeah, but late game tedium is pretty much intrinsic in any turn-based strategy game. You've got more units to move, more cities to manage and more territory to monitor while at the same time the game is generally less of a challenge because you're pulling away from the competition (or pounding them into the dirt). It's just part of the game, and there is no more a patch for it than for "late race fatigue" for marathon runners.

The late game tedium (LGT) has been extensively covered in this forum, (by Velocyrix and Libertarian among others). LGT-level for Civ3 is waaay higher than in any other turn-based game I´ve played. ´nuff said...

Have you tried upping your alcohol intake? It just might be the "patch" you need to help with these last complaints....

When I drink alcohol I just whine more... Cannabis OTOH, that´s another issue

[Zoid]

Originally posted by notyoueither


Well at least you are being honest.

MoO3. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Welcome to civ3 in space. If you're lucky. Enjoy your newest
rushed-to-market-over-the-objections-of-the-programmers game.

Well, yeah. MoO3 seems to be going down the drain as well But no way in hell I´m gonna buy it. I´ll get the cracked version first and then decide. I will not make the Civ3 mistake again...

[Sarxis]

Originally posted by Dominae
Ok people, the readme file on the new patch is coming out Wednesday, which leaves us with a day or so to make some predictions about what is definitely going to be in the patch.

Personally, I think the following aspects will be altered:

1. The AI will use Artillery.
2. Planes will now be able to attack ships.
3. Research will be viable on the higher difficulty levels.
4. The editor will contain more stuff.

Things that will remain unchanged:

1. ICS will still be exploitable
2. Corruption will still be as prevalent.

What do you think?


Dominae

I have come to assume nothing about the patches. Its hard to say what they will fix/alter. Though, I tend to agree about the Corruption PROBLEM.

BTW- I am your antithesis.

[Pius Popprasch]

LGT(Late Game Tedium) could be diminished by making the A.I. more willing to build space ships. Late game A.I. has no will to win so the game gets more tedious than necessary. The A.I. also could avoid Communism and play much better to make more of a competition.

I think that A.I. tech whoring will be adressed.
Improving bombard A.I would surprise me because it's not easy to implement.

[Fidel]

i hope they will employ some of player 1's ideas from the mod, slow the techs and reshuffle them a bit, it is realistic to have SDI before alpha centauri ship. also, spaceship should have coulple of very expensive components, as it is now, it is very easy to build.

also, un needs a rehaul unless it still begs to be turned off all the time

oh christ, i am in belgrade on friday, on my (theoretically) 33K connection (effectively 5K). That means 1 hr of download

[exeter0]

I am sure they will fix the Tech trading 'cause Soren has admitted it is a problem on a couple of occasions.

[Ethelred]

Originally posted by Kamrat X
LGT-level for Civ3 is waaay higher than in any other turn-based game I´ve played. ´nuff said...

I take it that while you are waiting for MOO3 you have never played MOO the original. That game was exeeding tedious towards the end with massive fleets that were only limited in size by the signed two byte integer limit of 2^15.

Civ3 is nowwhere like that kind of tedious except maybe for the people insist on playing on a huge map with their 350 MH celerons and 64 megs of ram machines.

Of course I was playing MOO on the biggest galaxies then. Now I know better.