An unofficial poll: do you still play CTP2?

[wittlich]

Halelujah!! I'm a Prince!

Sorry...got off the subject here...

[rah]

Nope, played two games, got bored with the ai and starving cities to disband them.

RAH
What a waste. Some real good features, but overall half-finished.

[WesW]

Funny, I had not actually played the game much the last few months since I have been busy putting the Med pack together. Things are far enough along now that I have started play-testing again, and I have been having so much fun that I have continued games in spite of the minor slic bugs present in them. If you are like rah, and thought the game had un-fulfilled potential, I urge you to try out the Med pack beta. Much of that potential is now being realized. I am not self-promoting here (like I get paid to make these things), but I am just spreading the joy that I have had recently playing the game.

Rah, I hope you visit this thread again, because I would like for you, along with Yin, to test the public release version of the mod and write up a review of it for Apolyton. I would like for you to compare it to civ2, and Yin to compare it to SMAC. If Ming owns a copy of Ctp2, he would be great to ask as well.
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[Grandpa Troll]

1)I play almost everyday!

2)I do use "Mods"..but not ones made by the greats here..although I commend theeir efforts and hard work!..no I use my own modifications to please me..and...

3) I plaay because this is still a great game despite some glitches and bugs that I have learned to overlook!

The way I look at it is this ..My God created me and well..I am so far short of where he wants me to be and he still loves me and still doesnt discard me, he works in my life to transform me, so I am so far from being perfect, so I need to follow what God does, forgives me for my imperfections and still loves me and wont turn his back on me!

I try to play this game and work around a few minor inconveniences!

BTW I play 2+ hours a day as I am real busy at work, and have some other interests such as SWAT3, Rogue Spear Series and of course AOE!!!

Hope you folks enjoy!

Yours in Civin!

Troll

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[Chris B]

If I do play it all, Its a scenario, occaisionally a mod. But I just discovered the joy of modmaking, and that occupies most of my civ time now.
-CB

[MidKnight Lament]

No, I don't still play. Given that this poll is in the CTP2 forum, there's still a large number of "no"'s in here. Most of the time I don't even bother coming in here any more.

When I do decide to play again (and I will at least try again, because I want to get something for my money) I'll definitely give the mods a RHG.

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[Triumphus Romanus]

Yep...I still play. Flaws and all, its still fun.

It's inevitable though, that CTP2 will be on the shelf when Civ3 comes out, but until then, its my civ builder of choice


Gary

[D4everman]

A friend of mine recently got CTP2 and told me he was having a great time on Easy level. That was suprising. This guy was pretty good at Civ2 and SMAC so I figured he'd be pissed at CTP2, especially on an easy level. So I decided to reinstall it and give it another try, only on very hard level.

It was fun up until about 1000AD. Before then, as the americans I was sandwiched in between the nigerians, the vikings and the russians. All of us were slaving, the vikings and the russians both tried to extort gold out of me and the nigerians were the only ones I accepted a peace treaty from. (mainly because I was expanding in their general direction and didn't want them enslaving my settlers or attacking newly founded cities.)
The reason the game stopped being fun by 1000AD was that it was too easy. I held off on conquering the russians hoping they'd at least make a last ditch effort to save themselves. They never attacked even though our cities were right next to each other. The vikings constantly threatened me but did nothing while I took their cities. Defenses were good, but still I overwhelmed them. Oh, yeah, the vikings did attack Baltimore a few times with one catapult at a time. (Why didn't they stack the catapults? They could have crushed the one measely pikeman in there and took the city!)
From then on it was a turkey shoot. I started a war with the nigerians just to have something to do. I built every single wonder available with no challenges. The japanese went to war with me, the french stood by and did nothing. The japanese actaully stacked some units! They had two wolf packs of 4 subs each that went after any of my ships. They landed a few spies and one or two fascists every so often....and got spanked, because they would send these units in ONE AT A TIME! They even developed air power but didn't get a clue to use bombers even after I bombed Kyoto five or six times. It was so easy to crush them it wasn't even a challenge. I was too bored to continue so I threatened the Frnech into an alliance and quit.

I know this is a long post, but I needed to rant that out. I'm sure its been said a dozen times already. But I was so disappointed in this game I regret the time I spent playing it. Too bad...it really could have been great.

D4

[Skeeve]

Dave,

Not to get too much off topic here, but How is the SimCity genre, anyway? As much as a CIVer that I am, I must admit to never actually playing any of the SimCities!

Also, if I were to start playing now... would you recommend going right to SimCity 3000 or one of the earlier versions?

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[David Murray]

quote: Originally posted by Skeeve on 03-27-2001 01:36 PM Dave, Not to get too much off topic here, but How is the SimCity genre, anyway? As much as a CIVer that I am, I must admit to never actually playing any of the SimCities! Also, if I were to start playing now... would you recommend going right to SimCity 3000 or one of the earlier versions?

Hello,

Well, I'll reply just now, but if you like we could continue the conversation over email or in the OT forum if required.

The SimCity genre is doing pretty well...SimCity 2000 was an all-time classic, but seeing as how you've never played a SimCity game before I recommend you go straight for the "SimCity 3000 Unlimited" (known in Europe as SimCity 3000 World Edition) version. It has extra things in it that SimCity 3000 doesn't, and overall is a huge improvement on SimCity 2000. The first time you play, you will be amazed at this game. However, for me, the magic wore off pretty soon...perhaps because I'm a veteran of the SimCity 2000 days and the 3000 version isn't as different to 2000 as it *should* have been...but I would say that if you like the idea of managing a city, and want to play a game that will keep you amused and challenged, go for SimCity 3000 Unlimited. The AI is excellent.



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[me_irate]

I play all the time. It didn't take long for the 1 player game to grow tired. I only play online now. The main problem with the game is the AI; and with multiplay we only include AI's to beat up on.

[Chronus]

Hi David,

Hmmm ... I'm really suprised to read that you have purchased CTP2 (or did you simply borrow it?). You appeared as one of the forerunners in stressing caution before purchasing this game.

Well, what's done is done. Judging from your post, I presume I shouldn't bother purchasing the game. Correct?

[Boney]

First Question, no I do not play CTP2 now.

When CTP2 first came out I gave my civ2 cd away, Dec last year, but then I found as many others have that the AI sucks. I got bored with trying to make the modifications, and decided that it was better to go back to civ2 and wait for civ3. I gave CTP2 away. In reality CTP2 should not need modifications after all the time and money spent on it. The AI really is so bad.

I am now having fun with things such as the One City Challenge on civ2. Also I still have ctp1 which I couldn't even give away, so at least I have something to play if I get bored with civ2.

[David Murray]

Yes, I still play...I use the MedMod now...although I've got disheartened by the peace-loving AIs and the fact that no one knows any other way to improve the AI other than through the Frenzy Mod, and a lot of people don't like the Frenzy Mod anyway.

Honestly...I think I'm going to just go back to playing C&C: Red Alert 2 and SimCity 3000 WE if things don't start looking up.

[Skeeve]

Not to answer for David, but I think if the game is selling for under $20 than it's still worth it.
Maybe I'm just saying that because I paid $50!

edit: By the way, Dave, thanks for the info on sim city 3000. I'm going to check that out.
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