Interview with Sid

[Nikolai]

The interview Gamespot UK have had with Sid is really interesting and informative, just look at this quotes:

About leaders:

quote: Great nations can produce gifted leaders from history, each one capable of leading your civilization to martial glory. Whether helming an army on a distant battlefield or passing their personal experiences onto future generations of soldiers, these towering figures can single-handedly alter the course of history.

And:

quote: This is a very cool new part of the game. As you enter into diplomatic relations with other Civs, a leader representing that Civ will appear (like Abraham Lincoln for the Americans or Mao Tse Tung for the Chinese) who you'll be able to interact with during your negotiations. The leaders will show a range of expressions, which will change depending on the types of deals you try to broker with them!

As you can see, the leaders can lead you to martial glory, that will end some of the discussion on that, or?

About the timespan:

quote: Civ III will cover from 4000BC to somewhere around the year 2020. The game will offer several ways to win, so the ultimate objective will depend on which pathway to victory you choose (we'll talk more about new ways to win in an upcoming website update).

About multiplayer(not much):

quote: We're working on a really fun and unique multiplayer concept that we'll talk more about when we're closer to completing it.

That was the most important(in my eyes) updates. Well guys, what do you think?

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[Jeje2]

To me the new happy thing was effictive extorsion

quote: Want to offer a Peace Treaty to the Iroquois, but only if they will pay five gold pieces per turn? Just make the demand.

I like this...
And also

quote: For example, your relations with the Zulus might include a peace treaty as well as a mutual protection pact, a right of passage agreement, and a trade embargo against the French.

Good news indeed

Personally I am a little afraid of "Great leaders" and theire effect. I hope they will not have a too big influence.


Oh, one has to wonder what kind of terrain system they really have?

[Zanzin]

I'm worried about the terrain as well. I think we can all agree we're sick of diamond tiles. A 3-D map would be nice. But I was looking at screenshots of Gettysburg and Anietam and, frankly, the 3-D terrain in those titles looked pretty horrible.

I was thinking something along the lines of a Railroad Tycoon II 3-D surface would look really nice and work really well.

[Henrik]

In the Interview he also states that there will be a site update soon

[raingoon]

Firaxis has nothing to do with Railroad Tycoon II. Hasbro (at the time) consented to Poptop's use of that game name, and Poptop is the company who owns that code -- which it appears IS making another appearance, underneath their new game coming out next month, called "Tropico."

The thing I didn't like about this "interview" is the apparent cribbing of some of the answers from Firaxis press releases. The only thing I noticed that was really new was... actually, I'm not entirely sure I haven't seen all of it before. I assume this is because of Meier's sticking to the script himself, and not G-spot repurposing old information.

[Henrik]

quote: Originally posted by raingoon on 03-23-2001 01:25 PM Firaxis has nothing to do with Railroad Tycoon II.

Well, it's the same programersm, right (I could be wrong I never played Railroad Tycoon II)?

[Dan Magaha FIRAXIS]

quote: Originally posted by Nikolai on 03-23-2001 12:30 PM That is absolutely important. I wonder of what they have to us this time?:shaking of exitement: Maybe some screenshots?(Dan, Dan, are you listening?)

I'm *ALWAYS* listening =) but there are a lot of things I can't control. When we release screenshots is one of those things.

Dan
Firaxis Games, Inc.

[Henrik]

quote: Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS on 03-23-2001 04:14 PM I'm *ALWAYS* listening =) but there are a lot of things I can't control. When we release screenshots is one of those things. Dan Firaxis Games, Inc.

Could you leak when the site is to be updated?

[raingoon]

quote: Well, it's the same programersm, right (I could be wrong I never played Railroad Tycoon II)?

Nope, no connection whatsoever.

[Henrik]

Oh well

[Zanzin]

I wasn't saying there was a connection between Firaxis and Railroad Tycoon II. I was saying however that RR2 had some sexy 3-D terrain, and maybe that's how Civ3 is going to look...maybe!! I don't know, I'm not god, I don't hold the answers to the mysteries of the universe!!!

Lol, and going by what Dan said about screenshots, it looks like we're in for a long wait ( Sigh

[Seeker]

While obviously they can't exactly use RR tycoon II terrain, they should use something that looks like it.

[Father Beast]

The MOST encouraging thing I heard was that throwaway comment about "trade embargo against the french"

That means that trade sanctions will probably be a part of this game. I don't know how many times I got teed off because a civ I'm at war with goes and makes a lucrative trade route with one of my cities, and I want to cut them off...

[Nikolai]

quote: Originally posted by Henrik on 03-23-2001 08:17 AM In the Interview he also states that there will be a site update soon

That is absolutely important. I wonder of what they have to us this time?:shaking of exitement: Maybe some screenshots?(Dan, Dan, are you listening?)

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[ChrisShaffer]

Fun and unique multiplayer

That's the part I'm happiest to hear...maybe we'll get a decent system for asynchronous (aka server-based or PBEM) playing!