My CIV4 Challenge to Everybody: Beat Ages of Man First!

[playshogi]

By the time I get CTP2 from Australia, Civ4 will be here.

[conmcb25]

nah CTP2 sucks

[Robert]

I'd love to, but CTP2 doesn't run on my system, for some strange reason.

[Drakan]

I just cannot believe it !

For once, I have to agree with Yin (I hope this doesn't become a habit )

AoM is well-worth playing.

[Freddz]

Originally posted by yin26
Alright Freddz: I am now DEMANDING that you try again. Tell your girfriend that the rabbit mafia will chew her prized possessions otherwise.

She will probably suspect I will have become influenced by Donnie Darko. Might become really frightened there when I mention those rabbits... um...

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
I think you ought to dump her Freddz...

Well, as much as I like Civ it can be pretty frustrating just looking at the chest and lips of Hatshepsut, knowing she can never truly be yours. Imagining taking her city and conquering her isn't politically correct either, so I'll spare myself some frustration and keep my girl a little longer...

[The_Aussie_Lurker]

Wow, if I was playing a civ game where a vast number of my cities broke away to form a new nation, I would probably say: 'damn, how the hell did that happen' and, if it had proved that it was because I was not running my nation competently, then my second reply would have been: 'wow, that is soooo cool-and very realistic'. This is exactly the kind of thing I want to see in civ games, a dynamic system of unification and seperation of nations and empires.
Now, all I have to do is get my hands on a copy of CtPII so that I can play AoM (I could order it, but I fear it will take longer for it to get here than it will for me to get Civ4!)
How long would it take for a Copy of CtP II to get here from the US?

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

[Freddz]

Originally posted by The_Aussie_Lurker
Wow, if I was playing a civ game where a vast number of my cities broke away to form a new nation, I would probably say: 'damn, how the hell did that happen' and, if it had proved that it was because I was not running my nation competently, then my second reply would have been: 'wow, that is soooo cool-and very realistic'. This is exactly the kind of thing I want to see in civ games, a dynamic system of unification and seperation of nations and empires.
Now, all I have to do is get my hands on a copy of CtPII so that I can play AoM (I could order it, but I fear it will take longer for it to get here than it will for me to get Civ4!)
How long would it take for a Copy of CtP II to get here from the US?

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

Go get it, it is as good as CTPII out of the box was bad, and that is not a bad grade!
I would advise you not to get the xplosiv version of CTPII, I hear it has some problems running with Age of man.
On the other hand, if find it hard at times to take you seriously.

[Peter Triggs]

How long would it take for a Copy of CtP II to get here from the US?

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

Probably too long.

But StanKarp, the guy who wrote AOM, is an Aussie. He may still have some copies left.

[Locutus]

Stan's website still lists CtP2 CDs besides AoM CDs, but last I heard he was starting to run out (and that was some time ago). But you can always try, he's your best bet. I still have 1 or 2 copies as well and sell them at cost price, but shipping from here to Australia is about a week. Might be faster ordering from the US.

[Martin Gühmann]

Originally posted by Sava
because CTP2 sucks

Originally posted by conmcb25
nah CTP2 sucks

So guys, if you say that CTP2 suck, you have to tell me why it sucks.

So guys why does CTP2 suck?

I am sorry but I read this to often and often enough I just found someone without any idea.

-Martin

[MattPilot]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
I think the question you should be asking is 'What is the point of someone to love when you have cIV?'...

You need help. www.civanon.org can help.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Martin Gühmann




So guys, if you say that CTP2 suck, you have to tell me why it sucks.

So guys why does CTP2 suck?

I am sorry but I read this to often and often enough I just found someone without any idea.

-Martin

well, I'm not going to write an essay, describing CTP2's suckage would take an essay, not just a single post

it had some good ideas, but they were implemented poorly

I'd describe it as second-hand Civ

but hey, if you enjoy it, why should our opinions matter?

[Protra3211]

In some ways CtP2 was ahead of its time. Have seen many elements of this game in other games.
CtP2 allows you to control a empire without alot micromanagent.
Been reading the forums to AOM and it has almost as many options as Civ4 not bad for a game that is 5 years old. Name another game that has held up so well over time.

[Changmai Beagle]

Concurrence

I agree with Yin. I have been getting a awful lot of value out of Ages of Man. It, and some other mods, fixes a lot of what made vanilla CTP2 suck - and it did in my view. To put it in one sentence rather than an essay - out of the box the AI would not attack. No challenge at all.

The Frenzy mod and its progeny, in particular AOM, have certainly fixed that.

I haven't lost my wife over it - in fact I think she likes the fact I'm playing it at night and not constantly bothering her!

[Adm.Naismith]

Re: Concurrence

Originally posted by Changmai Beagle
I haven't lost my wife over it - in fact I think she likes the fact I'm playing it at night and not constantly bothering her!

Aren't wives the same on both side of the Atlantic Ocean? Maybe they say the same about husband...

Too bad I can't see CTP II around on italian shop. OTOH I don't think the italian version would accept the mod.