Is this game still fun to play?

[Yolky]

I havn't been here in ages. After about a year away from here I thought I would come back and see what was happening.

I gave my copy of Civ 3 to my friend to play and am wundering if I should get it back. I don't have play the world since being dissapointed with Civ3 and reading negative comments on PtW.

What am I missinig now with all the patches that are out? I was disapointed with civ3 and that is why I stopped playing. After I while I had nothing to build except troops and nothing else since all the city improvments were built. Has this been fixed?

I am still waiting for PtW to get cheaper to around $10-$20 canadian. I just wanted to know if I should still keep waiting or get my copy back and try playing again.

Thanks for your time and comments

Davor

[Theseus]

Davor,

I am finishing off AU 207, huge map, using PTW 1.21 and the latest AU Mod.

It is an ABSOLUTE blast!!

PTW is great (with patches)... the AI is significantly tougher, the interface is better, the additional civs and units are cool. Definitely got the "one more turn" thing back. This is SP btw... MP still has problems.

The reason I specifically point out the AU Mod is that we changed a number of things in the later game, so that, if you play all the way through, you are still building all the while.

[Rasbelin]

Ack, if someone could remind me when was the last time when playing Civ III was fun.

[Cruddy]

I think even vanilla Civ3 with no patches is quite fun, even if precision bombing does not work.

The game with the patches is much, much better. The 1.29f patch updates the editor to let you modify the game quite a lot. I'm still toying with it, but it seems very flexible.

I haven't got PTW yet but am seriously tempted just for the better AI and extra Civs... to answer your question:-

You betcha! (YES)

[Chemical Ollie]

Is this game still fun to play?

Yes!

[Kuciwalker]

yup

[vmxa1]

If you found it fun in the first place then it is even better now.
If you did not find it fun originally then I am not so sure anything will change ones mind.
It is the quest to get the next tech, the next event, accomplish the next conquest that makes the game fun to me. If that was not there all along, I doubt it will be now.

[ghen]

I definitely enjoy it

[ixnay]

I dusted it off yesterday after not playing it for several months. Still fun to play.

[ceroomaster]

Short answer: Yes

Long Answer: Possibly

[Agathon]

I still play it, although I haven't had any time where I've played it on and on for months. I've sort of been 1 month on and two off since it came out.

[Ubergeek]

I uninstalled the game maybe a year ago, but a couple of months ago I reinstalled and have played virtually every day since. PtW definitely adds value, with the superior AI, added civs, a couple of new structures and a new upgrade path for swordsmen. I'm a builder by nature, and I experienced the same problem Yolky did at first -- that late-Industrial-early Modern Dead Zone where there was nothing to do but crank out units and fight wars I didn't want to fight to begin with. With patched PtW, I won't say that the problem has vanished, since it hasn't, but it feels significantly shorter, and the superior AI gives an interesting challenge during that period anyway. I would highly recommend getting back into it.

[Yolky]

Thanks for the replies. For some reason the last few days I couldn't get apolyton. My friend is still playing the game so I will wait for it till he is done with it.

I have a question though. If I get my cd back and buy PtW, do I need my Civ3 cd or PtW cd?

Is it legal for me to install Civ3 then sell it to my friend and use PtW cd to play Civ3 (if it's possible)

Thanks for your replies and I am interseted in Civ3 once again.

Davor

[Aqualung71]

Excuse me if I sound dumb, but what's an "AU Mod", what does it add, and how do I find it?

Still experimenting I guess!

[Dominae]

Originally posted by Thriller
Excuse me if I sound dumb, but what's an "AU Mod", what does it add, and how do I find it?

New to AU?

Apolyton University is a school of strategy, where students sharpen their Civ3 skills and share their experiences in a series of thematic games. When playing an Apolyton University game, gaining and sharing knowledge is more important than getting a high score, or even winning the game. Participants are encouraged to share their strategy after the game, and even to try several attempts.

For single-player games we have developed the AU mod (an earlier thread may be found here), whose main purpose is to challenge the player with a need for deeper strategy. To accomplish that goal, the mod tries to improve the AI and present the player with more strategic decisions, while changing as little as possible.

All the AU stuff can be found in the Strategy forum.


Dominae