Aftermath looks great. I hope they get it done soon.
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(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
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I fear that the success of Civ 1 (which I've only looked at and never really played) and Civ 2 will never be repeated. They are difficult to improve upon.
I, for one, would be completely satisfied if the bugs in Civ 2 were ironed out and minor changes made, like adding the possibility to move units in stacks and getting rid of rush buying.
I fear that my expectations on future Civ games will always be too high and the disappointment grim...
Maybe they're working on a new Civil War battle?
Carolus
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Right. What I was referring to was the rumour that he will be working on a remake of X-COM, or a sequel, or whatever you wanna call it.
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Originally posted by Carolus Rex
I fear that the success of Civ 1 (which I've only looked at and never really played) and Civ 2 will never be repeated. They are difficult to improve upon.
I, for one, would be completely satisfied if the bugs in Civ 2 were ironed out and minor changes made, like adding the possibility to move units in stacks and getting rid of rush buying.
I fear that my expectations on future Civ games will always be too high and the disappointment grim...
Carolus
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My view is there are improvements that can be made to Civ, and Civ 3 is a step in the right direction. First thing they need to do is to eliminate ICS, the way to do it is to remove city building out of the player's hands. Make that a consequence of population development in a region. The player can do things to help with this, of course. Variable city radius and cultural influences are good additions. They should also make the whole thing more like playing a country instead of a collection of cities.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
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Originally posted by DrSpike
Well you are entitled to your opinion but the majority of long term serious civvers understand the limits to Civ3 gameplay.
Right, ok.
And I've played Civ, at least the PC game as long as anyone on this board, unless the man himself or his testers are lurking, so get off your high horse.
How many people still hang out in the Civ2 forums here? 10? 15?
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Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
so get off your high horse.
What? Ain't it big enough for the two of you?
Sorry sleepy, I just couldn't resist, but you've gotta admit that your original statement was a little bit high-horse-ish too.
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I reckon Firaxis are
a) Busy writing patches for existing games.
b) Waiting for market maturation.
I don't mean they're standing still - no doubt storyboarding and design of new games is advancing. However, the lack of public announcements makes me suspect that current PCs (at least, what most people have) are not powerful enough for what they have in mind.
Another way of looking at it - they're designing games now that will be completed when everyone has a 512M machine and at least a 1G processor. If I was in their shoes - that's what I'd be doing. Release in 3-5 years say.Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
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Originally posted by asleepathewheel
How many people still hang out in the Civ2 forums here? 10? 15?
Seriously, the forums may be slow, but Civ 2 is alive and kicking.
Carolus
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Originally posted by Carolus Rex
Yep, and that's about 10 or 15 more than you'll find in the Civ 3 forums six and a half or seven years after that game was released.
Seriously, the forums may be slow, but Civ 2 is alive and kicking.
Carolus
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