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Jan 1970
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BlueHooHoo:
In another thead, it indicates that the "strategy guides" are saying that the Manhattan Project is a Great Wonder. Is this true? I thought it was a minor wonder?
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adaMada
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"The Iron" Stadium, Ubergorsk, Apolytonia (C3DG)
Mar 2000
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Originally posted by dainbramaged13
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! 
My questions : what scenarios are included in the game?
also, are you using alt-tab to play the game and post here? is it alt-tab friendly? thanks! |
first, thanks to Blue for this wonderful resource! some of us just can't wait  .
secondly, let me say that I'd also like to know the answers to dainbramaged's questions, but I'd like to add one thing on about the alt-tab. Does Civ 3 allow other application's to 'steal' focus? for example, in starcraft, if you get an instant message on AIM, you can hear it beep, and if it's a new message, starcraft is minimized and aim 'steals' the focus and pops up. Do you know if Civ 3 allows this kind of system (i'd only use it for instant messanging anyway, so...). Also, is there a way to quit the game (or to switch programs) while the other civs are moving? I'm sure there is, but that drove me CRAZY in Civ 2.
Those are just my own personal curiosity techie questions. Thanks in advance -- either way, three days just isn't that long to wait :-D.
-- adaMada
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The Negotiator
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Finland
Jul 2001
time: 05:15
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I was wondering when looking at the older screenshots why there isn't much irrigation but OFCOURSE irrigation need fresh water not salt water.
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albiedamned
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Ellicott City, MD
Sep 2001
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Good morning (or I guess for you afternoon), Blue! Great to see you back and posting again. You've given us monarchy and communism. I'd like to request screenshots for Republic, Democracy, and Despotism. Thanks!
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CobraA1
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North of the Arctic Circle, south of Canada; Minnesota, USA
Sep 2001
time: 21:15
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quote:
Originally posted by adaMada
Does Civ 3 allow other application's to 'steal' focus? for example, in starcraft, if you get an instant message on AIM, you can hear it beep, and if it's a new message, starcraft is minimized and aim 'steals' the focus and pops up. Do you know if Civ 3 allows this kind of system (i'd only use it for instant messanging anyway, so...). Also, is there a way to quit the game (or to switch programs) while the other civs are moving? I'm sure there is, but that drove me CRAZY in Civ 2.
-- adaMada |
Ask the Civ Team has already answered that:
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Q How will music be handled in Civ III? Will it be Redbook, MP3 or perhaps something else entirely? By the way, I found the "authentic" music in CTP very, VERY annoying within a short period. I'm personally hoping for a more ambient, thematic sound like Civ II had with as many unique tracks as possible. Also, if the audio is not in Redbook then I hope they'll be an option to add your own MP3s. Whenever negotiations broke down in Civ II, slipping the ol' Metallica into the CD-ROM seemed to add to the experience. 
Thanks for keeping the Civ machine on track!
A We have a great deal more music in Civ III than in any previous Civilization. We have a very cool system that "builds" or layers the background music as you progress in the game. We have five different "mixes" that represent the five major cultural groupings of the Civs in the game (European, North American, Middle Eastern, Greco-Roman, and Asian). These cycle continuously while you play, and will change throughout the course of the game.
Another area that has new music is diplomacy sessions; there are both aggressive and passive tracks for each culture grouping that play depending on the mood of the Civ who you are haggling with, and they are a lot of fun. We've also added a lot of ambient sounds that add to the experience.
As always, you can choose to turn the music and sounds off, if you'd rather listen to your own music while you play. All the music in the game is stored in MP3 format.
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I think Dan also addressed the issue in another thread. The game is alt-tab friendly.
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BlueHooHoo
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FABOBA - the Germans are Blue (Prussian Blue!!).
AJBERA - there doesn't seem any way to rename a colony. The name tag above the colony gives its nationality and the type of resource extracted e.g. English Iron
ALBIEDAMNED - I was wrong, there are mountains with snow caps, I spotted them in Greenland!
SNOOPY - had a quick look at the editor, it looks pretty comprehensive, including options for scenario design, but I didn't spot anything for editing graphics.
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It's little touches like this that I love. This is so damn cool. |
I totally agree, touches like this make the game so much fun. I can't give a fair description of the AI as I've not played the game for long enough to really test it. I haven't noticed anything downright dumb, the other civs aren't gullible when you trade with them, and The pesky French struck a hard bargain (fair enough I did try to crush them under my chariot wheels he-he) when I tried to make peace.
The city governors work much better than in Civ2 and are quite customizable.
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BlueHooHoo
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DAINBRAMAGED13 - there are no actual scenarios, in the full review copy I have, I suspect this will not change for the final retail, but am not 100% sure. There are two Earth maps and the way the front-end works leads me to suspect that scenarios will be very easy to add.
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Does Civ 3 allow other application's to 'steal' focus? for example, in starcraft, if you get an instant message on AIM, you can hear it beep, and if it's a new message, starcraft is minimized and aim 'steals' the focus and pops up. Do you know if Civ 3 allows this kind of system (i'd only use it for instant messanging anyway, so...). Also, is there a way to quit the game (or to switch programs) while the other civs are moving? I'm sure there is, but that drove me CRAZY in Civ 2. |
I'm using Win XP and ALT-TAB does work well, I used this method to get the screen grabs. Instant messaging and other programs can (and do) pop up if you want them to. It looks like you do have to watch the other civs completing there entire moves (aaarrghh) the ESC key and option buttons are disabled whilst they run around. You can ALT-TAB at any time though.
MXM - the game is good, personally I was a disappointed when CTP came out and a little bit with SMAC. So far I've really enjoyed Civ3. Everyone has different likes and dis-likes but I reckon the Firaxis team has done an excellent job.
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BlueHooHoo
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Some people wanted more government type info. Hope this is OK.
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28-10-2001 03:11
), as well as another 5 pages of info!!
. There isn't any specific MAD but using a nuke has a tremendous negative effect on world opinion, same as Civ2 I suppose.
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