03-02-2003 07:20									#1
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Hiya

Ive played most the civ type games civ1 to 3, and smac and ctp.

CTP was a nice game, but the ai seemed very poor and some things were unbalanced (virtual world wonder for instance).

I was wondering if these issues have been fixed in ctp2?.

And how much more of a stress on the computer ctp is compared to ctp1?

Thanks

Ellie

	03-02-2003 07:45									#2
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Well... CtP1... without mods wasn't that wonderful game, in my opinion... but was massively improved by WesW's 'Medmod'... which you can find HERE. Game balance is massively improved (as is, to a lesser degree the AI) Its makes for a wonderful civ game... probably my favorite of that era... due to the best balance of any civ game yet... in my opinion.

CtP2 is a much more versatile game engine. What can be achieved by modders is vastly improved. The AI... again was weaker than most people like, but with mods the AI has become a real serious challenge, and clever programming by modders has added a lot of depth to the game. Apolyton pack, MedMod and Cradle of Civilization are all fantastic mods... check out this thread for your options.

MrBaggins

	04-02-2003 06:59									#3
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Welcome Ellie,

Mr Baggins has already summed up the whole thing, I can only say CtP2 is today my favorite game thanks to the modders and their great work.

Unmodded, CtP2 is a good game but its AI is really poor. Modded, CtP2 is well balanced and far more challenging. If you had to start with a mod I would recommend you the Super Apolyton Pack 2 which is improving the game without changing the original concepts. CtP2, "the way it should be"...

	04-02-2003 13:15									#4
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Thanks

ATM the little gaming time i get at nite (i have a husband and child to look after) is spent on SMAC. But ill try ctp2 next )

Ellie

	04-02-2003 14:01									#5
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Welcome ellie.

Why not join the CTP2 democracy game too? (Consider yourself warned: it is addictive.)

The democracy game forum is here.
You’ll find the answer to all your democracy game questions here.