25-08-2005 09:16									#1
	"THOACS": 'Chapter 2' Published Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

As originally anticipated, the second chapter from the first volume of Apolyton Civilization Site`s "The History of..." multi-part serial has been published.

Readers are invited to ask any questions and share any thoughts they may have about this instalment of the work in this thread.

"THOACS"` third chapter is presently scheduled for release on September 6th.

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	26-08-2005 00:54									#2
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Exactly how big of a fanbase did he site have back then? With all the fuss about hosting it seems like it was very important to the community

	26-08-2005 06:42									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg Exactly how big of a fanbase did he site have back then?

Good question.

In UCIVII's first full year of operation, ~150,000 unique visits were logged (source: third-party counter on homepage) for an average of ~411 a day.

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	26-08-2005 10:54									#4
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DanQ why was that guy (the former partner) emailing you and being "antaganistic" towards you?

	26-08-2005 11:00									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker DanQ why was that guy (the former partner) emailing you and being "antaganistic" towards you?

It was a most unfortunate misunderstanding that was resolved to my satisfaction at least.

What is important is that the second email exchange mentioned was amicable.

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	26-08-2005 11:01									#6
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I can't wait until the next entry.

	26-08-2005 20:11									#7
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quote: Originally posted by DanQ Good question. In UCIVII's first full year of operation, ~150,000 unique visits were logged (source: third-party counter on homepage) for an average of ~411 a day. --------- Dan; Apolyton CS

Thanks.

How many is it today? And do you know how many CFC has for comparison?

	26-08-2005 21:53									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Lord Nuclear I can't wait until the next entry.

quote: Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg Thanks. How many is it today? And do you know how many CFC has for comparison?

Depends on the month/season. The summer months are historically the least trafficked, and this summer is holding steady to this pattern. According to our logs generated by third-party software, in the just past May-June period we were averaging ~10,600 unique visits per day. August's numbers are shaping up to be comparable.

In contrast, average unique visits per day in May were over 27,000(!) I do not have similar CFC data for comparison.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	27-08-2005 06:23									#9
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quote: In UCIVII's first full year of operation, ~150,000 unique visits were logged (source: third-party counter on homepage) for an average of ~411 a day.

Did the counter count refreshes? Was it really logging 'unique' visits?

That's simply amazing if that's the true amount. I know that I visited the site back in the dark ages before I got a home net connection... but I can't imagine that civ sold so well in 1997/8 that they would be over 150K diehard fans on the internet.

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Wonderings... will the legacy of scenario designer, turned-pro Mike McCart be discussed... All of his scenarios seem to have been pulled by all the sites after 1999 when he put out his work on a 3rd-party CD...

	27-08-2005 07:27									#10
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud Did the counter count refreshes? Was it really logging 'unique' visits?

No, the counter did not count refreshes fortunately.

quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud Wonderings... will the legacy of scenario designer, turned-pro Mike McCart be discussed... All of his scenarios seem to have been pulled by all the sites after 1999 when he put out his work on a 3rd-party CD...

Aren't you the history buff?

Yes, Mr. McCart will be profiled in chapters yet-to-be-published, although not about his work as a scenario designer. In fact, he will be a most notable mention on more than one occasion.

Have I said too much? *gasp*

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	29-08-2005 05:56									#11
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150K unique visits... Amazing!

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McCart was before my time and behind the scenes- all I know is that he hit it big, is working for a company now (supposedly) and took his scenarios down

I'm really looking forward to reading more about him! He was the first 'name' I became familiar with.

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...And- as a history buff- I may not know everything, but I'm ready to LEARN anything

	29-08-2005 07:19									#12
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud McCart was before my time and behind the scenes- all I know is that he hit it big, is working for a company now (supposedly)...

He continues to work for Ensemble Studios, the company behind the Age of series set. See: http://www.ensemblestudios.com/OurTeam.htm

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	29-08-2005 19:54									#13
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Amazing...