THE UNSCHEDULED CIV3 CHAT LOG, June 6, 2002

[MarkG]

http://apolyton.net/misc/chat/civ3/junelog-1.shtml

some of the most interesting info revelead

PTW Info
- New non-unique(civ specific units): guerilla and the medieval infantry
- Function of outposts: They push back the fog of war and are context sensitive (mountain outposts push back mroe that desert outposts)
- AI: Not a great deal of new AI, except for them using the new things like airfields
- Events: on the wishlist, along with many other things that have been suggested in the forums(and the chat)
- PBEM: In pbem players will not have to have matching default bics

Next (free) version of Editor will have
- Minimap
- Zoom
- Ability to place of cities, units, colonies, civ-specific starting locations
- Ability to add units and civs
- Ability to import maps or rules (or even players) from other bic files
- Ability to allow cities to be build on certain terrain types only(water cities allowed)

[Immortal Wombat]

Shouldn't the "with" in the newsitem read "without" ?

woohoo! Very first greeting

7 hours?? I thought it was winding down at 3am when I left. Then Mike joined... Can't believe I missed 5 hours of chat, just so I could sleep

[Solver]

Like it... love editor rules import, but.... I am concrned about different bics for PBEM. Sure I like it, but wonder how will it really turn out to work.

[dunk]

Re: The Unscheduled Civ3 Chat Log, June 6, 2002

Originally posted by MarkG
- Ability to add units and civs

How many civs?

What about buildings?

This editor looks very good. I'm looking forward to using it.

[Ribannah]

Happy to see my old suggestion of outposts (well, I said Towers, but the function is the same) getting in.

[Dan Magaha FIRAXIS]

Originally posted by Solver
Like it... love editor rules import, but.... I am concrned about different bics for PBEM. Sure I like it, but wonder how will it really turn out to work.

I think you missed the point: the game will automatically ensure everyone is using the same rules as the server, regardless of whether you have that BIC stored on your machine or not.

Or, at least that's what *I* thought he was talking about...


Dan

[Theseus]

You couldn't tease us with a new unit as your avatar?

[Amadan]

Re: Re: The Unscheduled Civ3 Chat Log, June 6, 2002

Originally posted by dunk999


How many civs?

What about buildings?

This editor looks very good. I'm looking forward to using it.

Definately want the ability to add my own buildings/wonders!

[Panag]

Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS


I think you missed the point: the game will automatically ensure everyone is using the same rules as the server, regardless of whether you have that BIC stored on your machine or not.

Or, at least that's what *I* thought he was talking about...


Dan

hi ,

why dont you use something like the Command & Concuer , tiberian sun , "TPW" , ....it's very nice , okay its older , but for example you can choose if you want to play a game with modified rules or not , and many other things , ....

its worth to take a look at it , and improve it , ...

have a nice day

[Amadan]

Re: The Unscheduled Civ3 Chat Log, June 6, 2002

- New non-unique(civ specific units): guerilla and the medieval infantry
- Function of outposts: They push back the fog of war and are context sensitive (mountain outposts push back mroe that desert outposts)
- AI: Not a great deal of new AI, except for them using the new things like airfields
- Events: on the wishlist, along with many other things that have been suggested in the forums(and the chat)
- PBEM: In pbem players will not have to have matching default bics

Next (free) version of Editor will have
- Minimap
- Zoom
- Ability to place of cities, units, colonies, civ-specific starting locations
- Ability to add units and civs
- Ability to import maps or rules (or even players) from other bic files
- Ability to allow cities to be build on certain terrain types only(water cities allowed)

Culture specific units?
Ability to add resources would be welcome.

[Solver]

Thanks Dan, but are you saying that the host, who starts the game, generally has his .BIC settings coded into the game save file, and, as PBEM goes, everyone receives exactly those modifications?

As the PBEM boss, I gotta do some research on the new PBEM technology .

[MarkG]

dan, if we establish a "free beer with chat" offer for developers, will you be doing this more often?

[Panag]

Originally posted by MarkG
dan, if we establish a "free beer with chat" offer for developers, will you be doing this more often?

hi ,

that should draw their attention , .......

have a nice day

[dunk]

Re: Re: The Unscheduled Civ3 Chat Log, June 6, 2002

Originally posted by Amadan
Culture specific units?

If you can add units, you'll be able to add culture specific ones.

You can make units available to 1 culture, 3 cultures or whoever you want to in the editor as it stands now.

There's a box in the editor under the units tab called "available to:" or somesuch, simply select the civ or civs who you want to have this unit available to in that box.

[GodKing]

Sounds like a lot was included that we have been asking for.

Good job guys. Keep it up.