so will we get a colonization forum soon?

[Nikolai]

Good news to wake up to today.

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by snoopy369
This is being discussed internally. The game will certainly be covered by ACS, but since we have had only a few hours' knowledge of this the format and type of coverage has not been finalized yet.

Perhaps it would be best, for the time being, to put colonization as a category in Civ4 like we have seperate categories for Creation, General, ect.

My line of tought for this is, that it is a stand alone expansion of Civ4. Meanin it really has a strong link to Civ4. They didn't call it Colonization 2 (which would use the Civ 4 engine) they defined it as an expansion.

[Nugog]

Originally posted by Heraclitus
They didn't call it Colonization 2 (which would use the Civ 4 engine) they defined it as an expansion.

The name does indicate the link to Civ 4 - using the engine etc, and graphically it looks very similar from the screenies we have seen.

However it seems to be a stand alone game - does not need the Civ 4 disc to play it.

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Nugog


The name does indicate the link to Civ 4 - using the engine etc, and graphically it looks very similar from the screenies we have seen.

However it seems to be a stand alone game - does not need the Civ 4 disc to play it.

It's a stand alone expansion. That is not the same as a completley unrelated game.

It's like The Sims 2 and The Sims 2: Castaway.


It isn't Col2, and it isn't just a colonisation game that happens to use the graphics engine of civ4, since if it was no need to put it in the title. Other games that use the graphics engine of another game, do not (for the most part) feature the donor game's title in theri own title. The link between cIV and C4C is much closer and the forum should recognise that.

[Nugog]

Originally posted by Heraclitus


It's a stand alone expansion. That is not the same as a completley unrelated game.

I was not arguing against your suggestion of where the forum (if one is to be created) should go.

I was arguing the semantics of calling it an expansion of Civ 4 - when Firaxis describe it as a "stand alone title"

Sid Meier's Classic Colonization is recreated as a new stand-alone title in the Civilization IV® universe

[Panag]

Hi ,

it should be seperate , its a different game so we should do like with the revolution forum , ...

Have a nice colonial day

[Lorizael]

Re: so will we get a colonization forum soon?

Originally posted by lord of the mark
hmmm?

Yeah, just as soon as you start posting in the OTF again.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by DanQ

If we had more news editors, our turn-around time on such notable announcements would improve.

According to the list of staff recently posted you have plenty of News Editors.

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Panag
Hi ,

it should be seperate , its a different game so we should do like with the revolution forum , ...

Have a nice colonial day

But It has Civ4 in the title.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Heraclitus


But It has Civ4 in the title.

hi ,

the original colonisation was totally diff also , why would it be different now ? its probably based on the graphics and system of civ IV and so , .... basically a remake of the original game a la civ IV

Have a great colonisation

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Panag


hi ,

the original colonisation was totally diff also , why would it be different now ? its probably based on the graphics and system of civ IV and so , .... basically a remake of the original game a la civ IV

Have a great colonisation

That is why it should be under the cIV part of the forum. Its basically a profesionally made supermod of cIV.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Heraclitus


That is why it should be under the cIV part of the forum. Its basically a profesionally made supermod of cIV.

hi ,

, well its a different game , so general would be better , .... it belongs in the Sid family

Have a lovely day

[DanQ]

Originally posted by DrSpike
According to the list of staff recently posted you have plenty of News Editors.

List of staff "recently posted"? The only recent update was my adding Cartimandua. As it is the two News Editors that are listed haven't been active as of late in doing so. Even then, it's not just about numbers of News Editors but also how much time they are able to commit to fulfilling that position.

I will update the 'general' Staff section as well as that for Hosted Staff and Moderators in the coming weeks (and hopefully less).

[DrSpike]

Yeah, looks like it must be out of date.

[Chuckles]

The Civ4 in the title is just to help sell it to people who don't know what Colonization is. Those poor people, it's like they can't see and they need braille right on the box to help them out.