Preview: Day 1

[Narck]

This is probably the last question any of you would be thinking of, but I want to know

Markos, how are the wondermovies? Similar to CtP1? Longer? Shorter? Better? Worse?

[Dida]

Mark, tell us about new units and new wonders, and don't forget to point out the lousy wonders.

[Nemo]

what the deal withthe hapiness +1 FoW? does that mean if i let a civ take over one of my cities every ten turns i will continually get the +1 happiness??
or is it a one time deal?

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[Paulypav]

Hey Mark, what does that castle symbol next to the city name mean? Does that represent the Great Wall?

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"In war, there is no substitute for victory."
- Douglas MacArthur

[Lancer]

Well this is truly great! I'm so pleased that the folks at Activision have sent preview copies to Mark and Dan that I'm buying the game before the reviews come out. Apolyton is on the map of the gaming community, and I hope that the folks doing Civ 3 do the same. I feel that the fans are being recognized, and am very pleased.

Mark and Dan....More More More! Lovin it!

[LT John]

The castles next to cities indicate a fortified unit in the city.

Wonder movies- some are the same as Civ:CTP, others are new. All are CG rendered. I'll leave it to Markos for a judgment, but some are posted on http://pc.ign.com

[MidKnight Lament]

quote: Originally posted by Nemo on 11-07-2000 11:17 PM what the deal withthe hapiness +1 FoW? does that mean if i let a civ take over one of my cities every ten turns i will continually get the +1 happiness?? or is it a one time deal?

Yeah, it's a once off. The FoW is for the _first_ time you recapture a city. You won't get it after that.

My question would be, "Does every civ get to use this FoW, or is it only for the first civ that takes one of their cities back?"

Thanks for the review, Mark. We expect you to have no sleep!



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[Nsae Comp]

I can only say a GREAT preview!!

MORE!MORE!

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[This message has been edited by Nsae Comp (edited November 08, 2000).]

[Atahualpa]

Mark please take a look at the scenario system! Does it work correctly now?
When in the game you select a Scenario, do the civs to choose from change according to those defined in the scenarios?

Thanks,
Ata

[Dauphin]

With the declare war option, is there the possibility to demand a neighbour to stop a war with another civ.

Eg. Canadians, leave the Americans alone or will come into this war against you.

This would extremely useful as an alliance offer.

[hexagonian]

What difficulty level were you running the game at? And did the AI act any better/worse, or was it dong some idiotic things?

2 1/2 weeks to my birthday...I can see me unwrapping CTP2 now!

[Paulypav]

Mark, the new storyline posted by activision seems to indicate that the Senate may once again actively block some of your decisions like declaring war. Can you let us know if you find anything to back this up?

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[Atahualpa]

Big Crunch: Yeah! That would be really helpful!!!!!

What about it, Mark? Is there such an option?

ATa

[St Swithin]

Actually, MrOgre plays the game at 1600 x 1200, and I'm pretty sure it can handle any resolution over 800 x 600.

I'm so happy the game is out. I just want to say howdy to all the CTP2 team members, and don't get too drunk before Friday

[MarkG]

quote: Originally posted by St Swithin on 11-08-2000 05:48 PM Actually, MrOgre plays the game at 1600 x 1200, and I'm pretty sure it can handle any resolution over 800 x 600.

well, i'm pretty sure there is no 1600x1200 choice. just 1152 and 1280