Civ3 1.21 CHAT TODAY!!

[MarkG]

2 Months and 4 days after the second, the third civ3 patch will be released this Friday, April 19, 2002 and we'll be right here share our experiences from the changes.

As usual, Firaxians will be joining us to analyze the choices that have been made by the team.

The details...
- Date: Friday, April 19th, 2002
- Time: 16:00est (21:00gmt)
- Location: #Apolyton channel, DALnet network
- Access via: any irc client(like mIRC) or java applet at
http://apolyton.net/misc/chat/room.shtml

Be there!

[Gramphos]

Sure I'll be there. Hope I'm ready with my tools update 'till then.

[Solver]

Sure.... Markos, I'm still upset by you picking exactly the time when I'm out of action . If it was 70 minutes earlier . Well, anyway, I'm getting cable friday and will be busy testing the connection... and having a good sleep.

[Encomium]

Hope the discussion won't be about Firaxis including the wrong Editor again.

[Hagbart]

I'm gonna be there to complain about the missing minimap in the editor!!!

[Kirel]

Time Check

Small point:
The U.S. is now on Daylight Saving Time, which is GMT -4, not -5. So if the chat's at 16:00 EDT (which is what I think you're trying to say ) then it's actually 20:00 GMT.

[Hagbart]

Yes, but Europe is also at daylight saving time! So its 21.00 GMT!

[Kirel]

Well, wouldn't it still be 20:00 GMT, but you're just +1 GMT on Summer Time, thus making it appear to be 21:00 your local time, since GMT never changes? ;-)

[Shadowlord]

Oh no, does this mean Kabul is no longer 9 and a half hours ahead of me!?

*Ignores them and pretends that GMT changes with daylight savings time, along with EST, to keep from going insane.*

[Shadowlord]

Besides which: "All times are GMT -5 hours. The time now is 15:13." (So sayeth the forums)

And it is, according to my clocks. So, :P

[Hagbart]

Originally posted by Kirel
Well, wouldn't it still be 20:00 GMT, but you're just +1 GMT on Summer Time, thus making it appear to be 21:00 your local time, since GMT never changes? ;-)

My point is: It IS 21:00 GMT!

[Kirel]

Hehe, no need to get upset. )
I'm just wondering whether GMT actually shifts one hour ahead on Daylight Saving, or whether GMT stays the same and the time zones shift in relation to it. According to the official Navy timekeeping site, EDT is -4 GMT. Therefore, it looks like GMT does not change. If the EU is on Summer Time, then what is normally GMT must change to +1 GMT to stay ahead of the United States.
I guess it's just shorthand to say we're still -5 GMT (like the forums say) and Europe is still GMT. Whatever, just wondering.

[exeter0]

Wouldn't it make much more sense to convene the chat on April 26... giving us a week to use...

especially with things like AI Tech trading it's going to take us a while to 'user test' the changes.

I think it is ridiculous trying to dicuss the patch the day it is released.

[PatLasch]

The Chat is a good thing. It'll give us something to do while waiting for an open download connection.

[danimal]

Chat Timing is Perfect

Originally posted by exeter0
Wouldn't it make much more sense to convene the chat on April 26... giving us a week to use...

especially with things like AI Tech trading it's going to take us a while to 'user test' the changes.

I think it is ridiculous trying to dicuss the patch the day it is released.

The purpose of this chat is to praise Firaxis not to criticize the quality of the patch. History indicates the patch will be just another beta....and if you have time to play with it...yo will see that. By holding the chat tomorrow, we can all kiss Firaxis heineken and have no criticism from experience.

Hosanna Firaxis....we are not worthy!!