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Trifna is offline Trifna
King
of anchovies
Jul 2001
time: 13:32
  Old Post 24-04-2005 20:47
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Anti-addiction/compulsion Civ4 Suffering from ads?

It was discussed already. It might even be in the Civ4 List. But I don't remember seeing it discussed for Civ4, while I remember that MOO3 got something included for that.


[Pathetic intro]
How many kids are forgotten at school and get picked up only hours later because their father was playing Civ? How many fishies die from hunger? How many relations broken, how many exams failed, etc etc? I know people who dealt with this physically, one of them having frisbied his CDs out the window to pass exams; so to many it's REAL.
[/Pathetic intro]


Maybe something OPTIONAL could exist. Like a clock, or (I like that) a countdown you yourself set and which will kick you out of the game in X minute "after the turn". And for extreme cases, even something set by the player to get Civ to auto-close "from Xh AM to Yh PM". Useless? Well this is to the player to decide, not me or others: and I know that some people benefited from throwing their CDs even when they could get them... 2 months later (in the wood... there's wood behind his house. Yeah yeah... I know he's nuts but he has excellent grades now).

This is not trivial, it could be an optional add-on found on the install disc or who cares what. Someone said to me that just a clock helped him (they added this from Apolyton demand in a MOO3 patch, no?). I'm sure that many would consider this as a truly good Civ4 feature.

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Nikolai is offline Nikolai
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Bergen, Norway
Oct 2000
time: 06:32
  Old Post 24-04-2005 23:54
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Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

Ah! The good old clock proposal! I don't remember if it was discussed in this list, but I remember it from the old List and some discussion afterwards too.

Dr Zoidberg is offline Dr Zoidberg

King
Communist Party of Apolyton
Jan 2002
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  Old Post 25-04-2005 03:22
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Dude, just use an egg timer or something.

Trifna is offline Trifna
King
of anchovies
Jul 2001
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  Old Post 25-04-2005 04:16
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Enter the AD-FREE zone

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Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg
Dude, just use an egg timer or something.


Well if it's ok with you, it seems that some appreciated it in MOO3
Personally, I know that I timer wont help ME, but if it's ok to some.... good for them, and I'll be happy if they get it.

I know that I would personally use something to say me "this IS your last turn, and you cannot say just one more turn"

1889 is offline 1889

King
Limbo
May 2004
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  Old Post 25-04-2005 20:58
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Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

Sounds like a business idea to me. Give me your home phone number and pay a small monthly fee. I'll call and tell you to get off the computer already and do some homework.

Dr Zoidberg is offline Dr Zoidberg

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Communist Party of Apolyton
Jan 2002
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  Old Post 26-04-2005 02:09
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Alex is offline Alex
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Brasil
Mar 1999
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It's an interesting idea, but it would only work for me if suddenly a popup message appeared in the middle of the game telling me that I have 10 seconds to turn off the computer or else all my porn files would be erased.

TechWins is offline TechWins
King
Arizona
Apr 2001
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  Old Post 27-04-2005 02:06
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Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

In the words of the Beach Boys - "Be True to Your School"

Shogun Gunner is offline Shogun Gunner

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Potomac Falls, Virginia
Oct 2000
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I'm for the timer idea....only if it includes a snooze feature.

MrFun is offline MrFun
King
of Iowa
Nov 2000
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Put an end to popups!




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Trifna is offline Trifna
King
of anchovies
Jul 2001
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  Old Post 27-04-2005 15:40
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Inflate your Upload Space

That's because you missed the precedent ones discussing basically the same topic


Oh... and go with the snooze; I want a radio

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