Scenarios that should come with the package?

[abuzayd]

I think a Cold War scenario would be interesting, because it would involve diplomacy, competition and research (Space Race anyone?)... if they could somehow make the MAD-deterrent real, it would make for a challenging scenario.

[Sir Shiva]

I think that scenarios should come with the game...

There should be this "Download" or "Civ3 On The Web" menu in the game where you could download scenarios, modpacks, units, techs, civs etc.. Using its own interface.. It should be transparent - you click on the item to download and it downloads and installs itself..

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-Shiva
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[Sir Shiva]

Oh, and I forgot - you should be able to submit scenarios for testing and approval.. Then they would be on the Official Civ3 site and be downloadable from civ 3..


I think that these scenarios should come with the game:-

WW1 and WW2
Roman Empire
Mongols
An Indian Scenario (strange that for 6000 years of history, with wars, conquests, reconquests, colonisations, jihads, independence etc., there aren't too many good Indian scenarios.. Perhaps one on the Mughal (known as Moghuls to you Westerners) Empire)
Crusades or some good European scenario..
Israel/Arab.. problem is that scenarios could become political and there might be complications..


Another idea: perhaps some scenarios could be grouped together to make campaigns.. For example, a Roman campaign could have these scenarios: Establishment and Rise to Power, War with Carthage and in Asia Minor, and fall at the hands of the huns/goths..


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-Shiva
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[DoctorGonzo]

I'll second the cold war suggestion.

[CornMaster]

I spend most of my time making scenarios for Civ 2. I spend more time making scenarios than I do playing the game. So an excellent scenario editor is a must for me.

There should be more triggers in Civ 3 editor, and terrain that can be drawn and given stats that's not in the regular game. For example if you did a pirate scenario and you had to find the gold at 'X', you should be able to draw and 'X' on any terrain piece (grassland for example) and the 'X' will only show up on that one piece not all over the world. And when you reach the 'X' you get some gold. It should also be a more point and click enviroment, and be able to select what land is visible to each Civ instead of taking units and exploring it.

A lot to ask I know but these are all things I wish was in the editor now.

If you want to see some of my scenarios just go to my homepage. Here

[abuzayd]

quote: There should be this "Download" or "Civ3 On The Web" menu in the game where you could download scenarios, modpacks, units, techs, civs etc.. Using its own interface.. It should be transparent - you click on the item to download and it downloads and installs itself.

Cool idea, but it would hopefully not be too proprietary (i.e. you can only d-load scenarios from Firaxis).

quote: Another idea: perhaps some scenarios could be grouped together to make campaigns.. For example, a Roman campaign could have these scenarios: Establishment and Rise to Power, War with Carthage and in Asia Minor, and fall at the hands of the huns/goths.

yes yes yes!! There should also be a way for scenario designers to link scenarios together to create campaigns. Another Roman scenario: Caesar's Civil War.

[UltraSonix]

quote: yes yes yes!! There should also be a way for scenario designers to link scenarios together to create campaigns.

I agree! This is a must - we must be able to design a proper campaigns. So if in the first scenario you failed to capture a strategic town in the set time, then in the second scenario, the enemy would be much harder to kill. I'm not sure how this could be implemented, but I definitely don't want Civ2's method of creating different scenarios for every possible situation (wasn't it a different scn for each civ?).

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[St Leo]

Perhaps get early editions into the hands of gamers who have made good scenerios in the past and let them build the example scenarios and assist with the editor documentation.

What he said.

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