14-07-2005 14:27									#31
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I'd like to hear what the Aztec and Mali units say.

	14-07-2005 15:27									#32
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I suppose the Mali will speak Malian. It's not an extinct language

No idea for the Aztecs though. I wonder if their language has survived.

	14-07-2005 16:19									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Sn00py Not a fan site, it is clearly stated on WorthPlaying, and they can be trusted.

I'm not saying they are untrusted, may be only too much excited or misleaded by an insider hint .

Anyway, I'll believe on Firaxis official news or by earing it by my own ears playing the game...

	14-07-2005 16:25									#34
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor I suppose the Mali will speak Malian. It's not an extinct language No idea for the Aztecs though. I wonder if their language has survived.

You know, someone is spending Firaxis money financing his/her vacation around the world under the account of "searching for native speaking for recording the Malian, Chinese, Aztec, etc. version of "yes, sir!", "mission accomplished!", "my words are backed by nuclear weapons!".

	14-07-2005 20:04									#36
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor No idea for the Aztecs though. I wonder if their language has survived.

Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if they spoke spanish.

	14-07-2005 20:22									#37
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quote: Originally posted by General Ludd Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if they spoke spanish.

Maybe they'll use an existing Native language from somewhere in South America as a substitute?

	14-07-2005 21:53									#38
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I thought the Maya language survives till this day. Perhaps a possibility.

	14-07-2005 23:56									#39
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The Aztec language probably exists to atleast some degree, but I'm sure it wouldn't be easy to find voice actors for it.

	15-07-2005 03:19									#40
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The Aztec language probably do not exist anymore, except perhaps in some words incorporated to the Spanish spoken in the areas where they lived.

But the Incan language still survives (with some modifications) and it is widely spoken in Peru and Bolivia.

	15-07-2005 03:34									#41
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I don't really care about this. I want more interesting stuff about game mechanics.

	15-07-2005 03:37									#42
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quote: I want more interesting stuff about game mechanics.

Settlers are still in and build cities.

	15-07-2005 04:14									#43
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I want more immersiveness. Civ3 failed me on that. I want to play Mali and feel like I'm playing a totally different Civ than America.

	15-07-2005 05:21									#44
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quote: Originally posted by Solver quote: I want more interesting stuff about game mechanics. Settlers are still in and build cities.

Cite?

	15-07-2005 11:48									#45
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor I suppose the Mali will speak Malian. It's not an extinct language No idea for the Aztecs though. I wonder if their language has survived.

http://www.indians.org/welker/nahuatl.htm

	15-07-2005 13:16									#46
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	17-07-2005 12:33									#47
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Though words of Aztec, Mayan, or ancient Malian might still exist I don't think they can fully convey the full meaning of phrases such as "My words are backed with nuclear weapons".

	17-07-2005 20:52									#48
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All your base are belong to us.

	18-07-2005 01:49									#49
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quote: Originally posted by SpencerH All your base are belong to us.

SMAC memories coming back? Or a more subtle citation I can't understand?

(BTW Thinkgeek.com sell a t-shirt showing this quote, but mentioned it as an obscure reference ).

	18-07-2005 02:36									#50
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"All your base" is the classic quote, I don't remember seeing that quite in SMAC though

	18-07-2005 02:39									#51
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_yo...re_belong_to_us

	18-07-2005 05:22									#52
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quote: Originally posted by Vince278 Though words of Aztec, Mayan, or ancient Malian might still exist I don't think they can fully convey the full meaning of phrases such as "My words are backed with nuclear weapons".

They'll just use modern Nahuatl, some modern Maya language, and modern Mandé (or whatever the Mali language is called), one assumes. Not really different from having the English speaking Mod Eng in the ancient age.

More interesting is what they're gonna do for the Babylonians - Akkadian is extinct since a couple millennia.

	18-07-2005 08:29									#53
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Interesting feature.... sounds very cool

	18-07-2005 09:01									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Last Conformist They'll just use modern Nahuatl, some modern Maya language, and modern Mandé (or whatever the Mali language is called), one assumes. Not really different from having the English speaking Mod Eng in the ancient age. More interesting is what they're gonna do for the Babylonians - Akkadian is extinct since a couple millennia.

They'd speak babble, of course

	18-07-2005 21:29									#55
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I have a strong suspicion that for the civs the developers have no idea how their language is supposed to sound (or couldn't find anyone to voicework for them) we'll be hearing a lot of "firaxlish" sounds.

	19-07-2005 12:46									#56
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quote: Originally posted by Last Conformist More interesting is what they're gonna do for the Babylonians - Akkadian is extinct since a couple millennia.

Just because it isn't spoken by a people anymore doesn't mean scholars don't know the language:

http://xoomer.virgilio.it/bxpoma/ak...kadengindex.htm

	22-07-2005 21:42									#57
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HOT.

Now, I hope that someone mods a "The Sims 1" Civ, with units that say, "Tier ma! Mampus mampus." And "Acidima? Burghwati."

	23-07-2005 07:21									#58
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quote: Originally posted by Adm.Naismith SMAC memories coming back? Or a more subtle citation I can't understand? (BTW Thinkgeek.com sell a t-shirt showing this quote, but mentioned it as an obscure reference ).

It will be the battlecry of my Pictish hordes as they plunder enemy cities.

	23-07-2005 08:43									#59
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quote: Originally posted by Kuciwalker They'd speak babble, of course

Babble-lonian.

	24-07-2005 08:44									#60
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