09-07-2005 22:02									#1
	Lets Write the Strategy Guide! Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

We should write a strategy guide to sell for when the game is released. It probably won't be any worse than say, This one

quote: Book Description BradyGames’ Civilization IV Official Strategy Guide includes: * Features a complete listing of City Improvements, Military Units and Wonders of the World. * Comprehensive coverage of the Research Tree, detailing each Scientific Advance. * Achieve global domination through Cultural, Economic, Military or Scientific means. * Strategies for building empires for both single player and multiplayer games! # Paperback: 208 pages # Publisher: Brady Games (November 8, 2005)

	09-07-2005 22:28									#2
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There's even no sneak preview.

	09-07-2005 23:01									#3
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I've only got one word to say about this:


OMG!!!



Ok, some people might consider that to be three words and a smilie

	10-07-2005 01:16									#4
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quote: Features a complete listing of City Improvements, Military Units and Wonders of the World. * Comprehensive coverage of the Research Tree, detailing each Scientific Advance. * Achieve global domination through Cultural, Economic, Military or Scientific means.

shouldn't this stuff be in the game manual? Or even on the huge fold out poster that we all love so dearly?

	10-07-2005 01:26									#5
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Let's write the "Apolyton Civ4 Strategy Guide: The real strategy that the guys from Brady Games forgot to include on their guide".

	10-07-2005 09:36									#6
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I wonder... would Firaxis benefit from an association with fans to get a well-done strategy guide?

I think since a long time that strategy could ship with the game, instead of being restricted to Internet forums, fansites and so on.

	10-07-2005 09:39									#7
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Strategy Tip:

Settlers are important for expanding your empire.

	10-07-2005 09:49									#8
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Another tip:

Corruption is bad.

Oh, wait, there is no corruption!

	10-07-2005 15:08									#9
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Please don't complain about this guide - it will provide hours of fun later when we can go through finding really absurd advice.

	10-07-2005 15:52									#10
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OMG, what some people will do for a quick buck... But as DrSpike says, we can point at it and laugh later

	10-07-2005 19:12									#11
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Tip:

Offensive units are important for attacking enemy units.

	10-07-2005 19:16									#12
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Alright, who's going to shell out the dough for this laffer?

* Theben glares @ MrFun

	10-07-2005 22:09									#13
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I discarded my strategy guide for Civ3 a long time ago (and in a galaxy far away), and yes it was very bad. I have forgotten, was that a Brady Games publication? If so, I will enjoy the game much better just exploring it for myself thank you.

	10-07-2005 23:13									#14
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There is a strategy guide for Galactic Civilizations, made by fans and found at the Orion Sector website, and it's serious material. Ok, it's not up to date if we consider that people found new stuff afterwards, but it really shows some serious depth (and not only for newbies).

So it shows pretty well that it can be done well, and I guess it shows how it was done.

	10-07-2005 23:16									#15
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My copy of Civ3 strat guide is from Prima.

	11-07-2005 06:28									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Jaybe I discarded my strategy guide for Civ3 a long time ago (and in a galaxy far away), and yes it was very bad. I have forgotten, was that a Brady Games publication? If so, I will enjoy the game much better just exploring it for myself thank you.

But then you will be missing out on obvious, self-evident tips that could enhance your game play.

	11-07-2005 06:51									#17
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Thanks HT, if the cIV guide is from Brady it should only be bad, but (with any luck) worth more than the paper it is written on.

	11-07-2005 08:59									#18
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with a list price of 25 USD, I'm not going to bet on that

	11-07-2005 12:54									#19
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I better wait for the real strategy guide, written by Aeson, alexman and, of course, Velociryx. And the best of all, it's free.

	11-07-2005 12:54									#20
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did Vel do a Civ3 strat guide?

	11-07-2005 12:56									#21
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Not in paper form, but he maintained three long and wonderful informative threads at Apolyton.

Who needs paper books nowadays?

	11-07-2005 23:18									#22
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quote: Originally posted by H Tower My copy of Civ3 strat guide is from Prima.

That one is awful. Upon release we had plenty of 'lets laugh at the strat guide' threads.

	11-07-2005 23:30									#23
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I don't recall reading it after Day 4 of owning Civ3

	12-07-2005 00:38									#24
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Pheh, whatever happened to manuals?

I mean, my "Flight of the Intruder" for Amiga came with the friggin' book by Stephen Coonts! And Battlehawks 1942's manual has 154 pages, battle maps, stories from the Pacific War...

	12-07-2005 00:45									#25
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As much as I dislike their games....

Blizzard puts out a kick a$$ manual.

	12-07-2005 01:59									#26
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quote: Originally posted by H Tower We should write a strategy guide to sell for when the game is released. It probably won't be any worse than say, This one

does this mean they were able to see or even play the game
to write a so called guide?

	12-07-2005 02:13									#27
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well it hasn't been released yet, so maybe they're only planning on doing a 208 page book. If it's already been written though, any "strategy" is going to suffer from the fact that THE GAME HASN'T BEEN FINISHED YET. I hope they've already taken screen shots, and that all the placeholder graphics are in their pictures.

	12-07-2005 03:30									#28
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quote: Originally posted by H Tower ... I hope they've already taken screen shots, and that all the placeholder graphics are in their pictures.

I'm sure they will, but they won't be printed in color so pics value=worthless.

The only possible value of a strat guide is for some further hints and anticipation BEFORE game release. If you have the gold and need a further fix, the strat guide can tide you over until you actually get the game. Then you try out stuff and discover that a third of the book was wrong (but hey, two-thirds was okay)!

	13-07-2005 10:08									#29
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The only TRUE civ3 strategy guide was created by VELOCYRIX (spelling?). He made an amazing guide with many great strategies that he discussed at length in this forum before including them into the guide. I know that he was selling the guide, don't know if its still available... He should definately be brought in on any civ4 guide that is being planned!
Jerh9e1k5

	13-07-2005 10:23									#30
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I'd prefer he finish Candle'bre first before doing anything with CIV