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TEAM MEMBER PROFILES
(21 January 2000, 18:04 EST) In our Apolyton Team page we now have added pages with info for almost everyone of the members of our team. For strange reasons only a couple where to find a photo of their selves... :) What do you mean "there is no picture of you as well Markos"?? :) -MarkG
ONE MONTH, ONE MILLION HITS!
(18 January 2000, 11:21 EST) Five months ago, in our "one year" special feature we were telling you that during our first year we did 6 million hits. Well, at the end of last week, for the first time in the history of Apolyton, our counters recorded something a bit over 1 million hits in a time period of 1 month! Two times the average number during our first year. In times that the latest civ games are becoming... memories to the general public, we would like to thank the people who help us in maintaining and enhancing the site, as well as everyone who.. "keeps on civin"(and visiting us :))! -MarkG
WEB EDITION OF NEWSLETTER
(14 January 2000, 20:53 EST/Misc) As of today, our Newsletter also has a web edition(see today's issue. This way, our subribers will have a choice to read the newsletter in a probably more presentable way :) and those who haven't subscribed(do it now!) will have "news of the week in a pack" :)
Any comments/suggestions are welcome -MarkG
GAMESTATS IS HIRING
(18 January 2000, 5:57 EST) Gamestats is not just the great host for Apolyton, but also one of the best gaming sites you can find, and it's hiring! We copy from the front page:
"Are you the person that everyone goes to when they want to know the tricks and secrets for all of the hottest computer games? If so, then we definitely want to talk to you. Head over to the Tips & Tricks Job Description and see what the job involves and then check out the actual Tips & Tricks Section to see how it looks. Email kryptonite@gamestats.com with your experience and why you would like to join our team." -MarkG
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CTP: FILES, MAC, REVIEW
INSANE GAMERS` REVIEW
(20 January 2000, 20:36 EST) Yes, you read correctly... a 'new' review of C:CTP! Insane Gamers is a four-month old gaming website which states that it was established to provide a "happy medium" between existing gaming sites that are either "too serious or too crappy" (we respectfully hope we fall under the former category  ).
The three-page review of CTP evaluates the various aspects of the game one-by-one in a standard format in which the final score comes from the average of the category scores. The result is a positive one. Some excerpts from what reviewer Wes Harris had to say:
"Civilization: Call To Power like most great strategy games use this [gameplay] as their biggest selling point... [it] is very enjoyable to play and very addictive, which is a very bad thing for us reviewers who have other games to review. I would rate its gameplay right up their with Fallout or X-Com 1-3.
The AI of [C:CTP] was done very well, most important I found that the game was neither to hard or to easy. Of course as all the civilization progressed the difficulty of maintaining a good offense and defense increased but not to the point where you got creamed every time. The soundtrack used for C:CTP is quite impressive. The music was very worldly and very enjoyable, much more enjoyable then most other strategy games I have played. I found my self humming along to the tune many times while playing the game".
His summation? "If you are into strategy games this one is definitely for you. Its combination of a great soundtrack awesome gameplay and average graphics makes it a very
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attractive product for avid gamers". -DanQ
MAC CTP PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
(20 January 2000, 8:54 EST) As CTP for Mac is showing up in stores, there are people who enojy it and some who face problems. More details can be found in our forums, but also in the comp.sys.mac.games.strategic newsgroup, where Phil Sulak from Westlake Interactive and Nate Birkholz from MacSoft can be found. On a more specific note, Piil Sulak posted about the non-existing PBEM feature:
"We had to drop Play By E-Mail in the first version mainly because of the way it was implemented on the PC. The Activision guys make heavy use of the fact that Windows can have filenames as long as 255 characters; when you use PBEM it saves a file with a name length of 200 characters or more. As everyone knows the Mac is limited to 31 character filenames.
This isn't the only problem with PBEM, but it's one of the big ones.
We're hoping to have PBEM back in the game for the first patch, although we may have to limit this feature to being Mac to Mac only"
As you may have noticed, a patch is already in the works, so stay tuned! -MarkG
MEDIEVAL MOD 2.1
(17 January 2000, 19:47 EST) Wes Whitaker's Medieval Mod has been updated to version 2.1(1.9MB). A total of 23 changes, see the related forum thread for more details -MarkG
EGYPTIAN GRAPHICS, 28 CIVS WORLD MAP
(19 January 2000, 20:01 EST) Two new files today, Egyptian Graphics(diplomatic photos for King Tut and ancient Egyptian gods, 110K) by Lucky and 28 Civs World Map(world map with 28 civs, 410K) by Palpatine. Check them out! -MarkG
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HOSTED SITES
JUMBING AWARDS
(SPANISH CIV2 SITE January 19, 2000) Jumping Awards for this site in the Trophy Hall
NEW SCENARIOS
(CIVILIZATION SCENARIO COLLECTION
(January 21, 2000) New scenario in Ancient: Rome's History by Florian Borchert(Scenario #17 in this section, #123 in the site)
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(January 20, 2000) New scenario in XVII Century: Europe, 1650 by Markus Eklund(Scenario #6 in this section, #122 in the site)
(January 19, 2000) New scenario in XX Century: Falklands War by Javier Arriaga(Scenario #24 in this section, #121 in the site)
(January 18, 2000) New scenario in Fictional: Pacific Island by Javier Arriaga(Scenario #15 in this section, #120 in the site)
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CLASH NEWS
(THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS
January 20, 2000) "Military Thread DOA!" Apparently this topic was too Hot!! Yes, we lost another one. :-( But the Thread was saved, and it can be accessed from the Military Model or by clicking here.
(January 19, 2000) The Clash AI Model has been posted! You won't find any startling new revelations, but for the first time all our AI links and threads can be accessed from a single page.
(January 18, 2000) Clash Has Polls! Our very First Poll is available at the bottom of the Characters page, so cruise over and let your opinion be heard! The Clash Team Page has also been updated. A hearty welcome to korn469, LOGO, jgr, and Garth_Blore!
(January 16, 2000) What's Hot? The Military Model, that's what! The arrival of our new Duke (Harlikwin) has brought with it a tremendous burst of activity on the Forum. Head for the latest Military thread and see what's brewing!
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CIV MASTER DIETY LEAGUE
(January 15, 2000)
- Game two (Exodus) started on 15 January. The first round ended at 400 AD with Nephi in the lead. Nephi is now leading in games 1 and 2. Screen shots and animated GIFs are posted on the site.
- Game three (Leviticus) will start in the next week provided there are enough players who want to join. Visit the site and post your name if you want to join.
- All players are reminded to save and submit screen shots following each game so that viewers can share in the fun.
http://server6.ezboard.com/bcivmasterdeityleague.html
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OTHER SITES
FANTASTIC WORLDS: MERCATOR'S CIVILIZATION 2 SITE
(January 19, 2000)
The first scenario of my hand, «Orbis Terrae. The Circle of Lands» is released! Download it now at the scenarios section. Apart from this, I'm afraid there's only sad news. You have all noticed that I haven't made any updates recently, and people who sent some of their material to me are probably disappointed it didn't appear yet. Due to the size of this site, the time it took me to complete the new look, and the fact that I have a study to take care of, I'm seriously considering to cut down on this site. Although this site will probably remain well after CivilizationIII has been released, I'm thinking of restricting it to become a maps only website (together with my own material). This way I'll have less to worry about, and I can focus on improving my map database. Any thoughts about this from your side are highly appreciated. http://civ2.sidgames.com
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