Colonizaton 2 on the way

[Nikolai]

You need glasses or something.

[DrSpike]

There are two main starting spots, one in the North and one in the South. For you first game restart until you get the North.

[vovan]

Originally posted by Dissident
I'm trying to play colonization, but it's difficult with no manual.

Can't you get the manual from that same place you got Colonization?

There are two main starting spots, one in the North and one in the South.

You mean for the Americas map? I always played on random map... Don't know why really.

[CapTVK]

Originally posted by Dissident
I'm trying to play colonization, but it's difficult with no manual. And I admit, the graphics look a little bit too dated . I don't want to be one of these graphics prudes. It's just hard to make out the terrain. Perhaps I need to change my screen resolution. I get these popups that tell me that this isn't a good place to settle, but all the terrain looks the same to me.

You're using the DOS or the Win version? I've tried both and personally I prefer the DOS version, even the graphics are better for that version.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by vovan


You mean for the Americas map? I always played on random map... Don't know why really.

Yeah I meant for the America map. I started there before playing random, and it helped to know the rough whereabouts of nice stuff.

[Snotty]

I dont know why, but I always loved playing the america map!

This thread inspired me to have another crack at Col. A couple of lucky rumours and I got my very own shiny new galeon by the time I had about 10 pop. Im keeping the Indians sweet, and trying to get to the founding fathers I want as quick as I can. Then its Indian smashing time

Many moons ago (no doubt in an old pre-patch pre-internet version) I remember a bug where you could still sell goods in europe even if you held a 'tea party' every time tax was demanded. I tried what I thought the bug was, but cant get it to work

For terrain press 'v' to get the little flashing box up, then click on the terrain. the box on the right will tell you what type itis, then you can look it up in the pedia. I dont know a more graceful way of doing it though

[CapTVK]

Originally posted by Snotty


Many moons ago (no doubt in an old pre-patch pre-internet version) I remember a bug where you could still sell goods in europe even if you held a 'tea party' every time tax was demanded. I tried what I thought the bug was, but cant get it to work

You had to select the goods and press the key for "Unload" (U?)instead of using the mouse.

[Brent]

BKeela, do you really mean Intergalactic, like Andromeda and, to some degree I think, Stargate, or Interstellar, like Star Trek, Star Wars, and GalCiv? Intergalactic would be an incredibly grand scale, but sounds interesting. Maybe limit it to the Local Group, but the whole universe could be cool too. Still, the individual galaxies would probably have to be incredibly "small".

[General Ludd]

I always played on random maps... half the fun is exploring.

[Joseph]

Originally posted by Dissident
hmm, the other problem is I don't actually have the game.

Is this abandon ware yet?

I can play it on my old P-1 166, Wins 98. I have SB AWE 32 so I can also hear the music. It will also play TTyc, and TTDLX with music.

The games above will play on my P-3 600 Wins 98 but without sound.

My P-4 1.6 gig, XP will play CTP, and CTP 2, but my new P-4 2.8 XP will not load CTP, and will not play CTP 2.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Dissident
so I take it this game can't run on windows XP?

I would like to play it.

It was the bomb back in the early 1990's.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by child of Thor
frighteningly, that last part of the paragraph, about the IP thing made me think of the power publishers and how they use+abuse developers IPs.

I don't think "intellectual property" is such a good term because it only confuses things. Copyrights, patents, and trademarks are completely different concepts with completely different treatments. So, please, if you mean copyright, use "copyright."

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[RGBVideo]

Dissident, you can get manual from that site with stukas.

But playing it doesn't really require a manual if you're familiar with Civ. Just read the pop-up windows and you should be fine. The main difference with Civ is that you'll have to micromanage the production of each "city" by setting them to produce different things in the city window.

[Adagio]

Time for a thread ressurection

In case you haven't seen this yet, Firaxis is having a poll on what game you'd like to see. Colonization 2 is on the list:

http://www.firaxis.com/community/polls.php

At the moment it's winning with 39%

[DrSpike]

I added a vote for it too.