22-05-2003 00:42									#1
	Appreciation thread: Thanks BHG for a great game! Got spare money?

I think that Rise of Nations is a really fun game!

So, I thought I'd start an appreciation thread where everyone who is enjoying RoN can express their thanks to BHG for making such a cool game.

Thanks BHG for a great game!

	22-05-2003 00:51									#2
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Of course, I'm giving the 500 page Civ3 WishList all the credit. This had nothing to do with RoN, mind you, but it was a lot of typing...

Seriously: BHG has come out of the gate running. With what looks to be fantastic follow-up and involvement from Brian himself, looks like we've got some very fun months ago.

Bravo!

	22-05-2003 01:32									#3
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So, BHG, what's your next project?

	22-05-2003 01:34									#4
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And do you need any local beta testers?

	22-05-2003 01:40									#5
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quote: Originally posted by yin26 Of course, I'm giving the 500 page Civ3 WishList all the credit. This had nothing to do with RoN, mind you, but it was a lot of typing...

Perhaps that 500 page Civ3 Wishlist or IOW all the complaining on the boards about Civ3 when it first came out had something to do with RoN being so good. Brian may have been silently watching and learning what not to do for his game.

It is possible that RoN is real time Civ3 but without TBS Civ3 problems.

	22-05-2003 01:54									#6
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viva la reynolds

	22-05-2003 02:37									#7
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Great Game !

~ Leaper

	22-05-2003 03:20									#8
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Thank you, Big Huge Games!

	23-05-2003 01:39									#9
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I was all happy in my PlanetSide MMO beta world until the beta ran out... as it turned out I wouldn't have any cash to buy it until the end of the month.

Lo and behold, I downloaded the RoN trial, and now I have 2 games to buy Damn you, BHG

Seriously, not since the original Crusader have I found an RTS to be so engrossing. While the default tech advance speed is a bit fast, I am looking forward to the full version so I can slow it down a bit, to make the game more epic. I do applaud Brian for designing a game where you truly can take a civilization from infancy to space in an hour or so.

I was a huge fan of Civ2 , and I continue to play Brian Reynolds' Alpha Centauri on a monthly basis. As has been mentioned, this game is an incredible first effort... and I'm really looking forward to the full version later this month, and many more games from BHG in the future.

Every now and then, a game comes along that reminds me why I like games... and this is the one right now.

Thanks for the great game.

	23-05-2003 02:17									#10
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RON rocks

	23-05-2003 03:16									#11
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I know many wil disagree (and already have in this forum) but I think this is the best RTS game since Total Anihilation. TA has always been my favorite and I haven't been playing RoN long enough to know if it will have the same longevity, but it's a fine piece of craftsmanship. Oh, and BTW, I've seen some people complaining about the graphics. I think they're stellar. Now lets bug BHG for more map types!

	23-05-2003 05:03									#12
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quote: Originally posted by albiedamned So, BHG, what's your next project?

Fixing RON is their next big project. You'll get your kudos when I can play CTW. CTW was the main reason I bought the game.

	23-05-2003 22:47									#13
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Yes, BIG HUGE THANKS for taking the risk and time to release a masterly game like that - accessible and rich at the same time. RoN remembers me to the good old times where computer games meant passion in the first place and not just a business.

	24-05-2003 01:56									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 Despite the fact my system is BARELY powerful enough to play it....I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!!! Anyway, what is VSYNC and how can I turn it off?

Try looking in the .ini files, Tass (rise.ini and rise2.ini, both in RoN main directory). I suppose there is a line "vsync=1" or something like that. Change it to zero and see what happens. Or maybe it is in the graphics .ini file... I don't know.

	24-05-2003 08:10									#15
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Absolutely LOveit!

Really a challenge!

Just when you think.."Man..I am gonna skate in for a Win...

WHEN...
BAM!

Here come the Pain!!!!

Way to go BHG!!

Thanks again for not joining the ranks of The Ripper-Offers!!! (Thats a Phrase..I think??)

Peace

Grandpa Troll

	25-05-2003 02:15									#16
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Rise of Nations is the BEST game I have played on my PC in a long time. The graphics are good, the sound is good, the gameplay is fantastic and clearly the design was very well implemented and tested. I bought it on Friday when it came out in the UK and have already played 4 games from beginning to end. I will almost certainly be buying any BHG games in the future!

I have a question... It seems BHG released a patch before the game came out in the UK, will my version already have the patch installed and how can I find out?

	25-05-2003 06:20									#17
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opaque,

Glad you're enjoying the game. Your out-of-box game does not have any patches applied to it. In addition to the auto-patching, we should soon have a self-extracting, standalone patch. This should have been available yesterday but it wasn't. Our apologies. For future patches, they will be released simultaneously.

J

	25-05-2003 06:49									#18
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quote: Originally posted by jcoleman should have been available yesterday but it wasn't. Our apologies.

who got fired for that one?

kidding

	25-05-2003 08:35									#19
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you know how some games, you know within the first five minutes whether you'll love it to death or not?

the last game i remember feeling that way about was alpha centauri... which i believe i got after starcraft... and before that, civ2.

rise of nations is the fourth such game for me.

amazingly well done, bhg!

	25-05-2003 15:50									#20
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Yes! Excellent stuff BHG (and you too Brian :P ). Thanx for reviving classic RTS for me, and taking it to the next level.

	26-05-2003 08:53									#21
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Super, super job! I am really enjoying this game a lot!!

	26-05-2003 08:55									#22
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I LOVE THIS GAME

	26-05-2003 14:17									#23
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Thumbs up from my corner of the world, it seems that PTW will be on the shelf for some time.

	27-05-2003 01:59									#24
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Awesome. The long hours and tedious, relentless attention to the smallest details are obvious throughout every moment of play. Did I really see a Commando cross-country skiing? The game itself is the most engaging and satisfying that I have ever encountered, it has the "just one more turn" aspect of Civ games combined with gameplay that can make StarCraft seem tame by comparison. Why do the Bantu remind me of the Zerg? Oh, the graphics and the music ... both simply superb! Do I hear a hint of the prelude to The Phantom of the Opera at one point?

Thank you very much to Brian Reynolds and all the wonderful people at BHG who put in endless hard days and nights, weekends included no doubt, to give us a wonderful game to brighten our lives. And thanks to Microsoft too, mustn't leave them out!

Most often we gamers must seem like the proverbial swine before whom one casts a pearl of handicraft, me certainly one of the chiefest of sinners in this regard. So thank you very much ladies and gentlemen, RON is far better and far more than I could have possibly believed. This year Christmas came for me on May 20!

	27-05-2003 04:21									#25
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This game is amazing, even though I'm horrible at it! One game, I saw birds fly out of the trees as my tanks passed. Can you say ambience. Nice going, Brian!