02-11-2000 00:52									#1
	Mantra for Civ3: Simple yet Complex Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

In just reading a review for Zeus, I came across this statement...

quote: By keeping the game simple, with clear goals and some great new elements, they've improved the series and the genre. The successful mantra for Zeus is keeping it simple on the surface, but allowing hardcore gamers to explore the depth.

	02-11-2000 03:11									#2
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

Sounds like a good enough design-mantra in my ears.

After the Civ-3 intro-movies have faded, i want to experience that homey recognizeable framework Civ-2 feeling. The Civ-2 simple design > complex results design-approach should be the hidden skeleton, also in Civ-3. But...

The flesh, the muscles and new good looks however is all new, updated and shiny Civ-3.

There should be lots of new features, add-ons and nice under-the-hood design-changes in Civ-3, but these are all still inter-connected with the same recogizeable simple design-approach Civ-2 framework.
Almost like a newer, bigger and more luxurian hotel, that still adopts the same simple to navigate hotel corridor-system, that its old forerunner had before it was demolitioned.

Does above make sense? I hope so!

By the way: why not send your post to Chris Pine? That would give him something to contemplate.

[This message has been edited by Ralf (edited November 01, 2000).]

	05-11-2000 03:15									#3
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Amen Brother!

from your qoute, to civ3!

I would hate it if they would over complicate it...

	07-11-2000 05:10									#4
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I want to say amen to this:

"There should be lots of new features, add-ons and nice under-the-hood design-changes in Civ-3, but these are all still inter-connected with the same recogizeable simple design-approach Civ-2 framework.
Almost like a newer, bigger and more luxurian hotel, that still adopts the same simple to navigate hotel corridor-system, that its old forerunner had before it was demolitioned.

Does above make sense? I hope so!

By the way: why not send your post to Chris Pine? That would give him something to contemplate.

[This message has been edited by Ralf (edited November 01, 2000).]"

This is exactly what I'm hoping for. (Are you Ralf the dog from the Muppet Show, that plays the piano? I'm sorry, I just have to ask. I always liked him.)