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ShaboobalaKhan is offline ShaboobalaKhan
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What do you think the best feature of Civ 4, which we know is in, will be for you?

Do you like the pretty graphics? Or perhaps the slick new tech tree, or maybe it's the return of wonder movies?

For me, it's all about the atmosphere with Civ games, so I have to say my favourite known feature will be the pretty graphics and the return of the wonder movies.

I hope the soundtrack is epic in nature as well, or I'll just have to put the "Last of the Mohicans" soundtrack on in the background....

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The gameplay fix of «expansion is the only way to go» problem that bugged me ever since Civ1. I really am looking forward a cpu not aiming to colonize every single freaking desertic tile on the map. it was also, for the multiplayer human games, the only option that lead to a win.

Then, there is also the religion system I can't wait to try.

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Expanded mod abilities for the people of great talent here who will extend the life of this game for years.

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Python and the prospect for less colony rushes.

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How can anyone call the new graphics the best new feature in Civ4

For me it's a bit of everything, but specially the government system, and the religion seems to be a good feature, but let's wait and see how great it is in action

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For me the new government system (adopted and improved from SMAC) is a HUGE draw. I am looking forward to the (hopefully) endless possibilities in government and politics. The AI and religious aspects are the other big drags for me.

Alex is offline Alex
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new government system, less boring micromanagement (I hope) and the possibility to see a video of yin eating his Civ4 box.

Aro is offline Aro
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.....and the possibility to see a video of yin eating his Civ4 box.


Yessss!

The new zoom capabilities, the end of ICS (I hope)... New tech tree, Wonder movies...

Almost forgot, I like those pretty graphics.

Aro is offline Aro
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Btw, ShaboobalaKhan...
Nice thread!

Ninot is offline Ninot
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i look forward to playing the game, and letting my imagination run wild as to all the minor details that could be motivating certain actions of the game, and then bitterly *****ing at my AI oponents for backstabbing me, and holding real grudges, and then *****ing to my non-playing civ friends about it to confused them as to my sanity

Civ is the spark to my imagination.

Aro is offline Aro
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i look forward to playing the game, and letting my imagination run wild as to all the minor details that could be motivating certain actions of the game, and then bitterly *****ing at my AI oponents for backstabbing me, and holding real grudges, and then *****ing to my non-playing civ friends about it to confused them as to my sanity

Civ is the spark to my imagination.


rotfl!

Very true. At my age, you can imagine what my friends think about me... Such grown man acting like a teen!

Man, I love it!

Edited:
slightly off topic...
Let's face it: most of us, Apolytoners, are considered insane people at some degree by family, girlfriends, wives, friends and so on...

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Richelieu is offline Richelieu
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quote:
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slightly off topic...
Let's face it: most of us, Apolytoners, are considered insane people at some degree by family, girlfriends, wives, friends and so on...


You have no idea how much!

Mace is offline Mace
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Yes, I too wait for the vid of Yin eating the Civ4 box.

I like the civics...and the goal of less micromanagement...and the goal of moddability...

MxM is offline MxM
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I like the fact itself that there will be a TBS CivIV, and there are many people who wants the game. This gives hope that PC gaming and TBS games did not lost the case to consoles.

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I'm looking forward to the great new government system. Also I love the addition of religion .

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Let's see...

The end of ICS (hopefully).
Promotions. It just sounds really interesting.
XML data, Python and SDK = any imaginable mod.
The religion system will probably also be exciting .

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Sep 2002
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govment
civics
promotions
no maintenance,pollution,corruption

just ship it

who forsees a new mouse in their future

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i forsee a new keyboard

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Civ IV deserves a new keyboard, for sure. A clean one. But not a mouse for me... I use a Wacom tablet.
Unfortunately, the tablet doesn't work in CTP or AOM. It's a shame!
But works fine in Civ II and III, thanks God....
I hope the same for Civ IV (serious, Firaxians... If you didn't yet, do it now! )

Well, this is "The Positivity Post" thread, so there's no reason to act pessimistic. My tablet will work fine with Civ IV, I'm sure!



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The religion thingie, the nifty new mod abilities and the ICS fix are the things I look forward to most.

Mace is offline Mace
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Well, this is "The Positivity Post" thread, so there's no reason to act pessimistic. My tablet will work fine with Civ IV, I'm sure!


Well almost all apps/games made today rely on built-in Win drivers for mice and other devices. So surely Civ4 will rely on Windows built-in tablet driver so therefore you should have no problem!

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Thanks, Mace!

See? No reason to be pessimistic, as I said!

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ICS fix !! It would be nice to see a game where there were real choices

ShaboobalaKhan is offline ShaboobalaKhan
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I just read the PC Gamer article from a while back, and in it Soren says that Great Leaders may become the most talked about new feature.

In response to that, I am now pleased to announce that Great Leaders will be my black sheep of things to look forward to.

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Yes, I too wait for the vid of Yin eating the Civ4 box.

Oh, my God: video of Yin eating the gamebox seems as appealing to Poly people as next Quentin Tarantino bloody box office success.

May be in a few weeks we'll see Yin at David Letterman Late Night Show

Meantime, as in real Hollywood style...
"Yin, suddendly a Movie Star, asked for a stuntman for the dangerous scene of eating the cardboard for real. Some cutting & pasting & FX on the tape and we are beliving into anything".

"Mr. Yin, Mr. Yin! Can you please sign this gamebox for my son? Would you kindly bite it a bit into a corner? Just a bit, not through the whole DVD, please. Thank you, you are so kind and also you look better live than on your photo on the forum."

BTW, I wonder if someone at Firaxis is so evil to send to Yin a "special tin box edition" of the game. That will really ruin the day, I think

Just kidding Yin, just kidding.

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I'm afraid a special Firaxian tin box wouldn't work as the agreement between Markos and Yin specifically says that Yin is going to eat cardboard .

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...thinking that this post is all about being positive...

Since there is some chance I might actually have to eat this darned thing (or "part" as the contract states--I think the marquee side of the box should suffice), I'd be open to some recepie ideas. I'm already thinking I'd want to spread this out over the day.

Breakfast: Shredded coardboard benedict (shredded cardboard over eggs benedict)

Lunch: Cardboard strip salad (strips of cardboard and chicken over a nice salad, covered in balsamic)

Dinner: Cardboard carbonara (cardboard chunks stirred in with carbonara sauce atop EDIT penne pasta)

Any ideas would be helpful.

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That's the spirit, Yin!

At least in this thread.

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...thinking that this post is all about being positive...

It is, Yin, at least for all the player, not because you'll end eating (small part of - ) the box, but because that's an official statement about a great game of Civ. The sacrifice of a bold, heroic man for the better of many... sort of.
quote:
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Since there is some chance I might actually have to eat this darned thing (or "part" as the contract states--I think the marquee side of the box should suffice), I'd be open to some recepie ideas.

Good point. A friend suffering for a bad taste of the box is not anything I want to see. Maybe Firaxis will be kind enough to make a special edition in cardboard, available in mint, strawberry, orange or lemon.
quote:
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Dinner: Cardboard carbonara (cardboard chunks stirred in with carbonara sauce atop pene pasta)
Any ideas would be helpful.

Well, my first strong suggestion is to mind at the kind of pasta you order. I know I do myself lot of mistakes writing in english, mistakes everyone here forgive for gentleman agreement, but I can't keep from underline the right italian name of the pasta you mention is "Penne" (two "n"), while "pene" is the anatomical part that mainly differentiate male from female.

Putting back something serius...
Anything is far from sure, but Civ IV moddability can save the boat just in case something goes horrible wrong.
Religions and Civic models can be marginal or relevant, it really depends from balancing of effects.

I have no real hopes for the combat model, nor I'am amazed for the graphics.

I'm positive enough

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