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Yet another preview!
Yet another gaming site, Eurogamer this time (no I never heard of it before either, but that's what search engines are for 
), released a preview about CtPII. Most of it the info there is not new but there are some interesting things to note. Here's some quotes:
On the Great Library:
On Feats of Wonders:
On Multiplayer options:
WTF?
No play-by-email or Hotseat? That s*cks! 
Last but certainly not least, there's also a bunch of new screenshots, the most interesting being the one showing the new and long-awaited city screen. Personally I never minded the city screen very much, I very much appreciated the CtPI tabs (once I got used to them), but I must admit it's less bad than I had anticipated
[This message has been edited by Locutus (edited October 30, 2000).]
), released a preview about CtPII. Most of it the info there is not new but there are some interesting things to note. Here's some quotes:On the Great Library:
quote: On the ease-of-use front, the great library (which contains information on all of the game's many technologies, units, buildings, wonders and other features) has received an overhaul, making it even simpler to navigate. You can browse through the tech tree with ease, compare your current government type with the various alternatives to see if it's worth switching, and single out particular items that you want to build and have the game highlight the technologies you need to research first. |
On Feats of Wonders:
| quote: [...] and instead of setting out to build them [=feats] you will likely stumble across them by accident, as they are not documented in the manual or the in-game library. |
On Multiplayer options:
| quote: Veteran strategy gamers will also be glad to know that, as well as a full range of different AI personalities to take on, you will also be able to play over the internet or a LAN with up to eight players. Head-to-head modem play is also possible, but sadly the hot-seat and play-by-e-mail options have been stripped out this time round, although it is possible that they will be added back in with a patch at some point. The way that companies keep removing the useful play-by-mail options from their turn-based strategy games, you would think they had shares in British Telecom... |
WTF?
No play-by-email or Hotseat? That s*cks! Last but certainly not least, there's also a bunch of new screenshots, the most interesting being the one showing the new and long-awaited city screen. Personally I never minded the city screen very much, I very much appreciated the CtPI tabs (once I got used to them), but I must admit it's less bad than I had anticipated
[This message has been edited by Locutus (edited October 30, 2000).]
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