04-12-2004 06:17									#301
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Trip, I'd like to add something, at least the reason *I* went to the CFC forum.

In 'Poly, for some reason every time I clicked on your link in your sig, it opened a new browser window (as usual) *with me logged out*, so I couldn't see the pics ... If I browse there naturally (through Poly forum links) it's fine, and any other sig link doesn't have that effect (including my own), and even your OTHER sig links didn't do that. But, it forced me to go to CFC as I didn't initially figure out the forum browsing thing worked ...

Also, I would expect a larger number of hits on CFC: much larger American population of civvers over there than here, and different browsing habits. Quite possibly multiple views, and definitely the american google bias

	04-12-2004 08:59									#302
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident It seems to me that perhaps Poly has an older generation of civvers, and CFC has a younger generation. And as part of the older generation, many have moved on to having real lives. Or they have become jaded or disinterested in the civ franchise.

	04-12-2004 14:18									#303
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You should play with the language settings. Because I'm in France, I get lots of (crap) results in google. If I look at only English pages, then Civ 4 sports apolyton in 5th rank. If I allow all languages, I get lots of crap instead and not CFC nor poly to be seen.

	04-12-2004 14:36									#304
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Actually, I think it is various Google servers. I get Google Canada. Try as I might, I can't get google.us

I suppose I could if I set up some intermediate connection.

	04-12-2004 15:01									#305
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Either way, the Google thing's messed up. Googling for Civ4 should put both Apolyton and CFC near the top, regardless of location.

Anyway, the CFC thread is now up to a whopping 12,000 views with only 161 replies. That proportion is *way* off (even a lot 500-post topped threads don't get that many views) and I think I know why: in my Apolyton news item, I didn't actually post the screenshots themselves (as the news item seemd to be sort of a CFC exclusive): I linked to the forum thread (as linking to the images directly would be bandwidth theft). So that whopping number of views is not just from CFCers, but from every Apolytoner who read the news item here and wanted to know what the screenshots look like as well. And I wouldn't be surprised if Apolyton wasn't the only Civ site to link to the images like that.

	04-12-2004 17:39									#306
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Exactly. I linked to it too, from a couple of other places.

	04-12-2004 17:47									#307
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I have google.com bookmarked, but I get redirected to google.se. I'm not in Sweden!

Apolyton is #3, between Bible Gateway and Guitar Tabs. No CFC, not on page 1 anyway.

	04-12-2004 17:49									#308
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I'm not reading through 7 pages (50 posts/page):

So who bought it or do we know yet?

	04-12-2004 17:56									#309
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No, but there some very early screenshots availlable. ( at Apolyton !!! )

	04-12-2004 17:58									#310
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those screenshots look like crap

	04-12-2004 17:59									#311
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Saw them. Why in God's name would they allow such bad pre-alphas to be released?

	04-12-2004 18:00									#312
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Edit: too late.

Well, the screenshots are gone now, so the laywers apparently agreed with you

Last edited by Locutus on 04-12-2004 at 18:08

	04-12-2004 18:00									#313
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quote: Originally posted by alva No, but there some very early screenshots availlable. ( at Apolyton !!! )

actually they have been removed

	04-12-2004 18:08									#314
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well i hope they bring it upto date with current technology.
I want a full 3D engine and i want to be able to visit each of my people in their 3D civ world and see what they think of my leadership, and if they dont like it then i want to be able to waste them like in an FPS

I hope Activision has it.

	04-12-2004 18:51									#315
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This whole Poly vs. CFC discussion is inane... Both sites have their strenghts and weaknesses, and both are equally respected as civ communities. It is really a matter of personal preference.

But Apolyton is much better, of course.

	04-12-2004 18:57									#316
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quote: Originally posted by Gangerolf actually they have been removed

Just noticed it.

There is however a comment by Soren.

	04-12-2004 19:14									#317
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Can't see the comment?

	04-12-2004 19:18									#318
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quote: Originally posted by VetLegion Can't see the comment?

Doesn't anyone ever read the news?

Here: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...968#post3476968

	05-12-2004 02:46									#319
	Inflate your Upload Space

When you link to Poly, you should remove the www. from the beginning of your link. Most people browse here using http://apolyton.net/ rather than http://www.apolyton.net

	05-12-2004 02:57									#320
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Does that explain why my login details are 'removed' when i click on that link? (Ie it thinks i'm not logged in)

	05-12-2004 03:06									#321
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Try this:

Just spreading the news

	05-12-2004 03:18									#322
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns When you link to Poly, you should remove the www. from the beginning of your link. Most people browse here using http://apolyton.net/ rather than http://www.apolyton.net

Odd, I always use apolyton.net myself, I honestly don't know how that www got there...

	05-12-2004 03:23									#323
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quote: Originally posted by alva Try this: Just spreading the news

actually using that right now.

	05-12-2004 16:08									#324
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Any news? I can't believe it hasn't leaked by now.

	05-12-2004 21:51									#325
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I can't believe it hasn't been officially broken by now ... not to mention leaked. Trip, you got anything? At all? Even that you can't tell us?

	05-12-2004 22:32									#326
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Assuming I did, I c/wouldn't say anyways.

	05-12-2004 22:46									#327
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And why would you know? You're just a poster like us, or did I miss something?

	06-12-2004 05:31									#328
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

A poster with substantially better connections than most of us. Or at least better than me, anyways.

	06-12-2004 14:04									#329
	Increase Your PM Length

What, ADSL?

Yeah, I understand the pain. I'm on 56k

	06-12-2004 18:03									#330
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well we all know Fireaxis has it dont we? Its the publisher that is still unknown or hasn't been confirmed.

In a way i'm hopeing they(Fireaxis) can do all of it themselves
Mr Sid should use his buisness muscle and not let the Civ name get all tied up in the ridiculous strings that come with pretty much all publishing deals these days.