Civ III in UK

[Deathray]

I'm more worried that I can't find anywhere to preorder the limited edition of Civ 3 in the UK. I'd rather not order overseas because they usually won't give refunds. Does anyone know where I can preorder Civ 3 in the UK? Preferably without paying extorionate prices.

[CBH]

amazon.com will refund anything you return to them. I've ordered my civ3 from them (I live in Ireland), and the int'l courier service.

Gonna cost $70 in total, but there's no way I could face reading these boards for nearly three weeks whilst waiting for November 16th

[BlueHooHoo]

Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave


who are you working for? IFGM or?

whaaa.... another three weeks, argh

Yep, I got a legitimate copy of the game, I do work for Infogrames (UK). Been playing it pretty solidly for the last day or two. :-)

I think I may need to upgrade/tweak my PC though, as it feels a little "sluggish" on my current system.

Couple of quick observations

Animated units and the landscapes look very good.

Can't irrigate land from sea squares...aaarggh ;-)

The diplomacy interaction with other civs is great fun.

Nice feeling of running an "entire nation" rather than a group of individual cities.

Culture/boundaries system works well (love subverting foreign towns to the cause!)

Civlopaedia is excellent and provides useful information when you need it.

[Fidel]

Originally posted by BlueHooHoo



Yep, I got a legitimate copy of the game, I do work for Infogrames (UK). Been playing it pretty solidly for the last day or two. :-)

I think I may need to upgrade/tweak my PC though, as it feels a little "sluggish" on my current system.

Couple of quick observations

Animated units and the landscapes look very good.

Can't irrigate land from sea squares...aaarggh ;-)

The diplomacy interaction with other civs is great fun.

Nice feeling of running an "entire nation" rather than a group of individual cities.

Culture/boundaries system works well (love subverting foreign towns to the cause!)

Civlopaedia is excellent and provides useful information when you need it.

uh. you lucky bastard.

as for the irrigating from the sea...won't salinity harm the crops? i must admit i am not an expert on agriculture/biology.....

is AI any good? what level are you playing at? colonies of any use?

[jad]

Originally posted by Deathray
I'm more worried that I can't find anywhere to preorder the limited edition of Civ 3 in the UK. I'd rather not order overseas because they usually won't give refunds. Does anyone know where I can preorder Civ 3 in the UK? Preferably without paying extorionate prices.

Don't know anywhere that it can be ordered in the UK. More worryingly, I can't find anywhere in the US that it can be ordered for international shipping.

Amazon are now saying that they won't ship the LE internationally, and the UK doesn't seem to appear on ebgames.com new account form (unless I'm being blind and stupid).

Anyone know of any other stores in the US offering the LE and international shipping?

J

[Solver]

Yes, warez it is till November. Because I want the game not later than November 3rd, and I mean it!

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Originally posted by BlueHooHoo



Yep, I got a legitimate copy of the game, I do work for Infogrames (UK). Been playing it pretty solidly for the last day or two. :-)

I think I may need to upgrade/tweak my PC though, as it feels a little "sluggish" on my current system.

Couple of quick observations

Animated units and the landscapes look very good.

Can't irrigate land from sea squares...aaarggh ;-)

The diplomacy interaction with other civs is great fun.

Nice feeling of running an "entire nation" rather than a group of individual cities.

Culture/boundaries system works well (love subverting foreign towns to the cause!)

Civlopaedia is excellent and provides useful information when you need it.

Are you allowed/ willing to preview the game for us...

I am (was *sigh*) IFGM shareholder... I order you

Tell us how fast do cities grow, and how big is the biggest one you got so far... and a screenshot please

Uh they made us wait 16 days even though we are getting the same game as the US.... *testing my patience*

Anyway I am glad that you like it, so will I I'd expect.

[LarryLard]

Originally posted by jad
Amazon are now saying that they won't ship the LE internationally

Gasp! *checks amazon.com orders page* Well my order placed earlier this month is still there, saying delivery expected November 2-6... but you're quite right, the product page does indeed say Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.. I have not received any email from amazon about this. Now I am anxious!!

[Robert]

yeah, post the pdf manual !
Do it now

[jad]

Originally posted by jad

Amazon are now saying that they won't ship the LE internationally, and the UK doesn't seem to appear on ebgames.com new account form (unless I'm being blind and stupid).

I asked ebgames.com about ordering from the US, and received the following back from them:

Unfortunatly, we no longer take orders from or ship to the U.K./England. Please visit our sister web site at http://www.eb.uk.com .
They may be better able to serve you.

eb.uk.com do not, of course, have the LE listed.
Just managed to order the LE from www.gamestop.com - delivery takes 3-5 business days, for a total of $75.97.

Is is just me, or does anyone else think the launch of Civ 3 is one of the worst new product launches ever?

J

[red_jon]

PH, you'll hafta tell me where I can get an illegal copy if they're relseing it more than 2 weeks after the US.

EVEN CTP2 WASN'T THAT FAR BEHIND.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by red_jon
PH, you'll hafta tell me where I can get an illegal copy if they're relseing it more than 2 weeks after the US.

EVEN CTP2 WASN'T THAT FAR BEHIND.

If it was it wouldn't have any sales. Not because of warez but because of bad US reviews telling Eurocoms not to buy it..

[Darkknight]

Come on BHH post the manual and a preview ( if but a short one).

[Rince]

Yes, give us the manual please!

Rince

rince2001(at)gmx(dot)ch

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The delay in the UK release - which will surely be identical to the US release - seems pathetic to me, and stopping UK customers importing from the US just seems downright mean.

Artificially dividing up the market in this way always works to the detriment of Europeans (the same with films etc.) and leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. Producers note that UK customers tend to catch on to US responses and hope that a good response over there will lead to good sales over here... But the fact is that its not us following US responses, its just that we respond in the same way (a good game is a good game wherever you are) later because we get the game later.

Sorry to rant, it just annoys me.