20-05-2001 00:36									#1
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I found below from a minor 1-page Civ-3 update at Gamespot:

quote: At the end of the demonstration, Firaxis also said it plans to ship a robust level editor with the game, which will give you much more freedom in the types of maps you can create.

	20-05-2001 00:51									#2
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That's certainly what it sounds like. Especially given the comment that "Firaxis.....has created nearly 12,000 different tiles to give maps a lot of variety". That's an almost unbelievable number, and is only comprehensible if you have 3D terrain.

	20-05-2001 01:02									#3
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The 12000 number was used for "number of frames of animation of units" in another preview. Misunderstanding.

"Level-editor" is industry-speak for "scenario editor" when applied to FPS games and so on. The use of it here is just a clumsy journalist's fumble, as is the "12000 terrain types".

	20-05-2001 02:14									#5
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Actually, the 12,000 number might be believable as terrain, and without 3D terrain. Certainly a number of articles have mentioned it in the terrain context. If one starts creating different terrain graphics for every possible terrain combo: forest with hills to the north of it, hills with mountains to the east of it, etc etc etc, you start running into thousands of combos pretty quickly.

	20-05-2001 04:05									#7
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If the game is coming with numerous scenarios,
perhaps the editor can work with more scenario settings.. allowing tunnel
like maps (as in Test of Time) and more detailed random map settings.

It would be useful if they could make the editor help create scenario events files etc.. for placing where Suez Canals and scenario events map areas would occur, or for setting up areas that trigger certain events, like if Columbus' ship reaches the New World area the player receives 500 points.

Admiral Pete