In case you haven't realised it yet...

[Dinner]

So far I've only tried the default settings. I wanted to see how the standard game worked before using the many options. It does seem like the AI needs a little more in the standard game.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Btw, I've traded with the AI quite frequently. Usually my friends were those of the same religion as me.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Usually my friends were those of the same religion as me.

But it's almost impossible to get friends with the same religion, until the current game I've only had bad luck with it
In this game most have one type of religion, there was only one who didn't want that religion, so he asked me to join, but I refused. Two turns later he changed religion, but not to the one everybody is using, but to some other religion nobody uses

In my last game I shared a continent with the Germans, I was the first player to invent a religion, and shortly after I got the Germans to convert (all their cities had my religion)... but that didn't last long, because shortly after they invented a religion and made it their state religion. This changed their attitude towards me because "I was fallen under a wrong religion"... great! Because of this I decided to take their holy city, so I at least still could get the benefits of the religion... but only had that city for a few days before they discovered another religion (and one more shortly after)
So in the end I just took all their cities and had 4 holy cities on a very small continent

[Dis]

Is this game seriously out already? I've been away from computers for quite some time. I'm out of the loop. I thought it wouldn't be till late november.

[Spiffor]

Gah! Stop tempting me! My friends, my sleep, my work... They can't do with Civ4!

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Dis
Is this game seriously out already? I've been away from computers for quite some time. I'm out of the loop. I thought it wouldn't be till late november.

Just shipped to stores last week; got mine on my doorstep from Amazon presell Saturday morning.

[Sir Og]

DRoseDARs which version do you have. The CD or the DVD version.

[Sikander]

How long til it hits the bargain bin?

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Sir Og
DRoseDARs which version do you have. The CD or the DVD version.

Erm, it's a CD-ROM game as far as I know. There's a DVD-ROM version?

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Sikander
How long til it hits the bargain bin?

I'll say late-06, early-07...

[Sir Og]

AFAIK thre is a DVD and a CD version that is why I was asking.
There were some talks for mislabeled CD and tech tree poster in French. Do you have these

[Boris Godunov]

The DVD version was a Europe-only thing. The U.S. got CD-ROM.

And yes, the game is great and it's taking over all my free time.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
The only problem I'm having with the game thus far are the graphics. My current vidcard is 64mb and they recommend 128mb, so all they settings are at Teh Suck level. I'm ordering a 256mb through newegg; specs edited into this post later if requested.

Hope it isn't an ATI

[Arrian]

I'm enjoying the game, although I'm still figuring out basic stuff (despite being a playtester - I didn't have all that much time for the playtest, so I'm pretty close to a newbie like everyone else).

It's going to take me a while to sort through all the different possibilities - there is definitely more strategic depth (this was a major developmental priority) in CivIV.

As per my normal approach, my first several games have all been mostly peaceful builder style. Next I'm gonna pick an aggressive civ (maybe w/the organized trait too) and go on a rampage.

-Arrian

[Gangerolf]

I've decided I'm not going to get it yet. Why? The same reason I'm not going to start doing heroin.

and anyway no-none seems to be selling civ4 around here. heroin, otoh, is everyfrickinwhere and cheaper. but I'm strong. no drugs, no civ. please watch over me jesus.