c#204 TALKING WITH SID AND SOREN

[MarkG]

#204 TALKING WITH SID AND SOREN
Small civ3 details shared by the big heads of the development team. By Jonathan Speelman

[Gramphos]

It's quite interesting to read Can't wait for the full interview.

[Skanky Burns]

Yes, same. Nice factual interview

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Apolyton's first celebrity column. When Speelman describes himself as a professional chess player, he's selling himself short. He's hardcore- one of Britain's very best.

[MarkG]

actually we had two more "celebrity" columns before:

#139 YOUR CITIES AND YOU

http://apolyton.net/misc/column/139_cities.shtml

by Activision's St. Swithin

#151 HOW AND WHY DO BAD GAMES GET MADE AND PUBLISHED

http://apolyton.net/misc/column/151_bad.shtml

by Ex-Activisioner David "Pyaray" Ray

[TCO]

nice interview.

Does Speelman hang out on Poly? What is his username. Where does he post?

When was the interview done?

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

That's seriously stretching the definition of "celebrity", Markos. I think I'm more famous than they are.

[player1]

Hmm that #151 article sure looks interesting.

Some people here should reread it.

[nato]

Some nice stuff.

Favourite Civs

Sid went for the Romans: he likes the "military and building skills" which go all the way back to CivI

Does this mean Sid thinks Romans are still Industrious?

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by player1
Hmm that #151 article sure looks interesting.

Some people here should reread it.

I just read that article and I would agree. It helps put the gaming industry in perspective, as an industry, something that some people should keep in mind.

I wonder if that 1mil for 6months of patches is the same or close to the civ3 number. Wow, if it is, that certainly shows that Firaxis cares about its consumers (and name) more than a lot of people think.

[Ethelred]

wonder if that 1mil for 6months of patches is the same or close to the civ3 number.

I doubt it. They whole Firaxis team is only just over 20 people. The people that have worked on the bugs were also working on the expansion pack at the same time.

[Hurricane]

I think the most important piece of information was the confirmation that there is no "killer spearman" or "invincible last defender" code in the game.

[notyoueither]

I haven't seen 'the incredible stand' since 1.07. With 1.07 I saw it more than once. It wasn't always the last defender of a city.

[TCO]

I also liked the 151 column. Too bad we can't comment on it any more.

[MarkG]

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=735