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Damnit! Why can they never just give us a straight answer and say either 'yes we're going to release something for you guys' or 'no thats all folks'. Its always the same, it ends up being a big guessing game where noones sure whats happening till the last minute, have I forgotten something here or are WE the ones that actually give them money for their products? So why the hell does it get to a stage where we all end up desperately grateful for the tiniest little scrap of convoluted information? I'm including myself in this btw im just as guilty as everyone else.
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Firaxis has a non-disclosure agreement with Infogrames, so that Infogrames can sell hot news to an camputergaming site. These hot news (the nature of the next project, the existence of a future Civ3 expansion etc.) are money worth, so Firaxians shouldn't give it away for free before they are released."I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
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Also, many projects are studied for weeks 'till they come to be an "investment", and many ideas from the creation crew may or may not be taken to a next step, i.e., development and programming. It is natural that every project get for many weeks or even months a "we'll see" statement for fans.Comment
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hi ,
rumour control has it there is at least one more on the way , ......
it sound logical , and who knows , maybe around x-mass , .....
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Actually, only indirectly. You give money to Infogrames. They are directly paid by Infogrames . If Infogrames wants the next project to be secret, they are legally obliged to keep it that way. There could be good reasons for secrecy, not least of which is the cheap knock off (can you say, Golf Resort Tycoon) that comes out at the same time cutting into sales.Originally posted by kentonio
Its always the same, it ends up being a big guessing game where noones sure whats happening till the last minute, have I forgotten something here or are WE the ones that actually give them money for their products?Seemingly Benign
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Yes thats very true it is Infogrammes not Firaxis. I would like to apologize for the above rant btw I was just having a bad day trying to coax the impossible out of the editor to make my mod vaguely workable and was becoming bitter and twisted about it.
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I'd prefer if they just started working on Civ IV at this point, making sure that it ends up being more "complete" than Civ III was.Comment
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hi ,Originally posted by Trip
I'd prefer if they just started working on Civ IV at this point, making sure that it ends up being more "complete" than Civ III was.
, yes and no , depends what is going to be in it , .......
it would be wise to wait a year more now , due to the latest developments in the industry , ......
have a nice day
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- LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA - one shot , one kill - freedom exists only in a book - everything you always wanted to know about special forces - everything you always wanted to know about Israel - what Dabur does in his free time , ... - in french - “Become an anti-Semitic teacher for 5 Euro only.”
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I agree with Panag about this issue. First of all Civ III should mature a little bit first as then all of it has been sucked up and the development of Civ IV could be done more conviniently. Civ has never been a game series which has had frequent releases of new titles (excluding expansion packs and prodcuts by Activision). I would expect Civ IV at the earliest in 2005-2006, but maybe later or maybe not at all. None the less, I'm fine with one more expansion pack. However it would have to include quite much new in order to be catchy."Kids, don't listen to uncle Solver unless you want your parents to spank you." - SolverComment
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If they started working in Civ4 right now, they would have enough time to develop the game without rushing it out the door and also to minimize the number of bugs in the release version.I watched you fall. I think I pushed.Comment
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Yes, that's indeed true. Especially now with the latest almost (IMHO) catastrophical release of MoO3 with several quite serious issues and Civ III which had some issues too, plus the much anticipated MP support, I think Firaxis and Inforgreed could try to improve and honestly try to reward the community with a successful new Civ family member."Kids, don't listen to uncle Solver unless you want your parents to spank you." - SolverComment
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Hmm, I'd like some more time to master this civ game first. Say, about 5 years more at least.
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But you are forgetting that time = money. The longer a program is in development the more it costs. I doubt that Infogrames would be willing to fund a project that was on longer than a standard 18-24 month timeline.Originally posted by Alexnm
If they started working in Civ4 right now, they would have enough time to develop the game without rushing it out the door and also to minimize the number of bugs in the release version.Seemingly Benign
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hi ,Originally posted by Rasbelin
I agree with Panag about this issue. First of all Civ III should mature a little bit first as then all of it has been sucked up and the development of Civ IV could be done more conviniently. Civ has never been a game series which has had frequent releases of new titles (excluding expansion packs and prodcuts by Activision). I would expect Civ IV at the earliest in 2005-2006, but maybe later or maybe not at all. None the less, I'm fine with one more expansion pack. However it would have to include quite much new in order to be catchy.
a long time ago it was mention by Firaxis that there would be an XP if the sale was good , and they met that number , so lets hope they keep promise , ......
have a nice day
- RES NON VERBA - DE OPRESSO LIBER - VERITAS ET LIBERTAS - O TOLMON NIKA - SINE PARI - VIGLIA PRETIUM LIBERTAS - SI VIS PACEM , PARA BELLUM -
- LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA - one shot , one kill - freedom exists only in a book - everything you always wanted to know about special forces - everything you always wanted to know about Israel - what Dabur does in his free time , ... - in french - “Become an anti-Semitic teacher for 5 Euro only.”
WHY DOES ISRAEL NEED A SECURITY FENCE --- join in an exceptional demo game > join here forum is now open ! - the new civ Conquest screenshots > go see them UPDATED 07.11.2003 ISRAEL > crisis or challenge ?Comment
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It's going to be interesting to see what they're actually going to include in a new expansion pack. Just more units, a few new concepts and some extra civs like in PtW? Hopefully not as that would be a slight disappointment and it would stink cash. So what I would expect is something like PtW, but abit more advanced. Maybe we get culture flipping back again to please Coracle.
Maybe he would then finally come back. 
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