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MattPilot
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Tulsa, OK
Dec 2003
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cool stuff... thanks for the link!
One thing i was wondering about regarding techs. It was said that you can research anything as long as it has a connection to a previous tech. Also, if one tech has 2 connections, you only need one of the previous ones, right?
It has also been said that there are no 'ages' per say - its one long tech tree.
So my question then is, how does that work with techs that have no preceding techs - like FLIGHT?
I'm sure there is something that prevents me from researching flight in the stoneage, but how does it work?
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Wise Ass
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Your Mom's House... Why?
Aug 2001
time: 00:37
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The idea is that you can go right to flight in maybe 10 techs, but the problem is how costly it would be to research those techs without the income of a modern economy, then researching then building a bomber would take like 900 turns (ok so that's a bit much).
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MrFun
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of Iowa
Nov 2000
time: 23:37
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I read the article and it seems that the writer is a tad bit too excited about automation of workers. Of all the Civ titles, I never automated my workers; one of the reasons, is because I don't want the workers to build roads and railroads in ridiculous routes that make no practical sense.
And what if I prefer a specific type of improvement on a certain tile, even if an automated worker wants to replace it with what is suppose to be the best improvement for that tile?
I have always micromanaged workers, and by the late game, I do get the feeling of tediousness and weariness but I have taken it as a necessary inconvenience, given the flaws of automated workers.
Maybe with Civ IV I will try automating my workers for the first time, to see how it works. They may be more "intelligently" automated than in previous Civ titles.
Last edited by MrFun on 21-09-2005 at 08:40
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Verenti
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sep 2003
time: 01:37
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Okay, Leonard Nimoy.... AWESOME.
(for those of you who didn't read the hands on, Mr. Nimoy does a voice over for each Technology)
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Joseph
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Ca. USA
Feb 2000
time: 21:37
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quote:
Originally posted by MattPilot
cool stuff... thanks for the link!
One thing i was wondering about regarding techs. It was said that you can research anything as long as it has a connection to a previous tech. Also, if one tech has 2 connections, you only need one of the previous ones, right?
It has also been said that there are no 'ages' per say - its one long tech tree.
So my question then is, how does that work with techs that have no preceding techs - like FLIGHT?
I'm sure there is something that prevents me from researching flight in the stoneage, but how does it work? |
There may be no ages per say, but if they were ages, then there will be 5 ages. Age 1 has 20 dis. Age 2 has 19, Age 3 has 17, Age 4 has 19, and Age 5 has 16 if you count furture dis.
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Locutus
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ACS CTP1/2 Manager & Civ4 Co-Manager
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Hengelo, The Netherlands
Nov 1999
time: 06:37
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quote:
Originally posted by CyberShy
Apparantly the game is coming out earlier since they don't release everything at once.
Some parts of the multiplayer engine will be released later, and the development kit will be released later. |
The SDK was always gonna be released later, nothing new there. The Pitboss thingie is new, but as long as they're not charging extra for it, it's not that big a deal. The problem with releasing extra stuff later is that not everyone has internet access so not everyone can take advantage of it. But thing about MP is, you *have* to have internet access if you want to use it at all.
In this case it could even be seen as an advantage: we get (hopefully) a good, functional game sooner, with a few nice extra features coming later. Stretches the fun out over a longer period of time. It's not like you can play every variation of the game the day you buy it anyway. It also helps to fight piracy: the more stuff you release later, the harder it'll be for pirates to keep up (assuming there's a CD-check on it or whatever). Of course, this argument only goes as long as the out-of-the-box game is good, complete and stable, otherwise it's just rubbing it in that you paid to be a beta-tester. Only time will tell...
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Philotas
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Americans get SEALs and F-15's...wonder if all the civs get more than one UU?
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