26-10-2001 21:43									#1
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	26-10-2001 21:50									#2
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	26-10-2001 21:51									#3
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New sections are added to the FAQ as well!!

Dan

	26-10-2001 22:01									#4
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Compared to last week's, this was a shitty update...

	26-10-2001 22:03									#5
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in the bottom of 'http://www.civ3.com/faq7.cfm' there is a link I can't move the mouse over without an error. "Error: Mac Compatility enabled, button link has no name. Simply add class=fade and name=somethingunique to this anchor tag."

	26-10-2001 22:05									#6
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quote: Originally posted by fluxcapacitor Compared to last week's, this was a shitty update...

Yes, well, but compared to earlier weeks this is above average.

	26-10-2001 22:06									#7
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Neither can I Gramphos, but it talks about the end-game map playback, of which a picture already exists in the gallery, so more then likely, it's not a new screenshot, just a link to that screen.

	26-10-2001 22:08									#8
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quote: Originally posted by SerapisIV Neither can I Gramphos, but it talks about the end-game map playback, of which a picture already exists in the gallery, so more then likely, it's not a new screenshot, just a link to that screen.

That is true, but I thought Dan wanted to know.

	26-10-2001 22:12									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Gramphos That is true, but I thought Dan wanted to know.

Thanks, it should be fixed now.


Dan

	26-10-2001 22:13									#10
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There actually is a lot of new info in the FAQ. You have to read through the whole thing though, since the old is mixed in with the new. The section on Combat had a lot of new stuff about Conscripts (they only have 2 hit points, you can get them from goodie huts as well as through the draft), Mobilization, and Armies.

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Hey Dan, do you get any advance warning from webpages that are about to post Civ3 previews/reviews? Also, which websites should we be searching for early Civ3 reviews? Which sites/magazines did Firaxis send Civ3 gold copies to?

	26-10-2001 22:24									#12
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Can conscripts be upgraded to normal units after winning combat?

	26-10-2001 22:24									#13
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quote: Originally posted by albiedamned The section on Combat had a lot of new stuff about Conscripts (they only have 2 hit points, you can get them from goodie huts as well as through the draft), Mobilization, and Armies.

That reminds me, do conscripts remain normal soldiers after you demobilize society? Or is drafting a peacetime option as well? Can conscripts raise their rank to normal/vet through combat victories?

Do armies get morale/veteranship upgrades? If so is it by individual unit, or does the army as a whole get upgraded?

	26-10-2001 22:31									#14
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From the Combat FAQ:

quote: Thus, an army of four veteran knights would have twenty hitpoints.

As I figure it, that would be 16 hitpoints. Four elite knights would have twenty hitpoints. I know, I know: picky, picky...

	26-10-2001 22:34									#15
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quote: Originally posted by SerapisIV Hey Dan, do you get any advance warning from webpages that are about to post Civ3 previews/reviews? Also, which websites should we be searching for early Civ3 reviews? Which sites/magazines did Firaxis send Civ3 gold copies to?

When it comes to websites, I don't really get any warning at all, to be honest. For big print features, we usually know in advance, since the articles / features are done well before the magazines hit newsstands, but websites are a completely different beast.

I'm not sure who handles sending out the press review copies, probably someone at Infogrames.



Dan

	26-10-2001 22:35									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Gramphos Can conscripts be upgraded to normal units after winning combat?

I´d say yes, but conscript units will face a significant higher risk of being destroyed in their first battle if they´re not part of an army. (And I wouldn´t spend my precious leaders to create armies that include conscripts.)

	26-10-2001 22:36									#17
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quote: Originally posted by DaveV From the Combat FAQ: As I figure it, that would be 16 hitpoints. Four elite knights would have twenty hitpoints. I know, I know: picky, picky...

Got me again! Fixed.


Dan

	26-10-2001 22:39									#18
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quote: Originally posted by SerapisIV That reminds me, do conscripts remain normal soldiers after you demobilize society? Or is drafting a peacetime option as well? Can conscripts raise their rank to normal/vet through combat victories? Do armies get morale/veteranship upgrades? If so is it by individual unit, or does the army as a whole get upgraded?

I'm fairly sure you can draft without being mobilized for war. As someone already mentioned, conscripts can and do achieve higher rank, but with only two hitpoints they can become "cannon fodder" if you're cavalier with your use of them.

AFAIK, armies do not get any kind of morale upgrades.


Dan

	26-10-2001 22:44									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS I'm fairly sure you can draft without being mobilized for war. As someone already mentioned, conscripts can and do achieve higher rank, but with only two hitpoints they can become "cannon fodder" if you're cavalier with your use of them. AFAIK, armies do not get any kind of morale upgrades. Dan

Cheers for the info

Do barracks (or a similar improvement) still give morale upgrades? Or are modern units stuck with regular morale in end-game armies?

PS-Where's my sombrero story? I want to hear all those wacky, zany stories from the Firaxis parties

	26-10-2001 22:49									#20
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quote: Originally posted by SerapisIV Cheers for the info Do barracks (or a similar improvement) still give morale upgrades? Or are modern units stuck with regular morale in end-game armies? PS-Where's my sombrero story? I want to hear all those wacky, zany stories from the Firaxis parties

Barracks are still in, they make all starting units veterans, and they also allow wounded ground units to heal completely inside a city in one turn.

As for the sombrero, it was actually given to me by my wife's cousin (who is from Laredo, TX) at my wedding. He also brought up a bottle of Cuervo Gold and there was a line of guests doing shots at the head table at one point. Then the hotel manager found out and... well, anyway, it was a fun evening

Dan

	26-10-2001 22:55									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS Barracks are still in, they make all starting units veterans, and they also allow wounded ground units to heal completely inside a city in one turn.

I guess this means that a unit has actually to fight and win to become elite. Or is there another city improvement that creates elite units? (I don´t hope so.)

	26-10-2001 23:03									#22
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quote: Originally posted by lockstep I guess this means that a unit has actually to fight and win to become elite. Or is there another city improvement that creates elite units? (I don´t hope so.)

Elite units can't be built or bought, only forged in the fires of battle


Dan

	26-10-2001 23:20									#23
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I'm real excited about the playback feature at the end of the game. If it works the way I figure, it will remind me of all the movies about WW2 where the map of Europe/Asia slowly turns red representing the extent of German control (then stops and starts receding).

I like maps also such as the extent of the Roman Empire at its height, so the mini-map is also right up my alley.

	27-10-2001 00:08									#24
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Do elite units get an extra movement point as in SMAC?

Also, are Great Leaders still combat units before you bring them back to a city and use them? If so are they treated as elite units still, when in combat or are they even stronger?

	27-10-2001 00:30									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS I'm fairly sure you can draft without being mobilized for war. As someone already mentioned, conscripts can and do achieve higher rank, but with only two hitpoints they can become "cannon fodder" if you're cavalier with your use of them. AFAIK, armies do not get any kind of morale upgrades. Dan

Cavalier... nice way of putting it. In the FAQs it mentioned being mobilized for war, but not peace. Is peace mobilizatin still in?