Hi,

I've completed my very first game now, a standard continents game on Noble, and wrote a report about it called "A Different World" on my website. I thought it might be interesting to read about all the an old Civ 3 player makes when trying to learn the new game, and I'm sure I've made more weedy moves during that game than I'm currently aware of...

Feel free to post comments, questions or criticism about the game report either here, or via PM or email!

-Kylearan

I put up a news bit on the front civ page that links to an interesting thread with accurate CIV combat information. I know that most of you probably aren't in the habit of checking the site if you watch the forums, so I figured I'd better mention it here.

I won't promise to do the same in the future, so keep at least one eye on the site from time to time, OK?

Gris asked me a couple of days ago if I have carved any new veggies lately. Sad to say, I have been working too hard all summer and didn't have much time for fun stuff.

Thanks for the little nudge. I found the urge, and 2 minutes, to create a master piece, a show piece, a piece that will get the whole town talking. Keep in mind this is a pretty small town and most people would have seen my latest greatest work by the end of this week.

Alas, as I expected, people of this backwoods little hic town just don't get it. Most of them cannot figure out what this master piece is, some suggested it maybe some kind of ancient hieroglyphic, and a couple of them even saw images of pronographic nature

And to think I was going to do :-[

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KoP

There isn't a complete solution yet, but here is a workaround that will at least let you play the game until there is

Originally posted by Sovz at CFC:

Quote:Here's a temporary solution on how to solve the "Dark" map problem.

find the following XML file in your default install location - ..\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\XML\Technologies\CIV4TechInfos.xml

Now EDIT that XML file the file and replace all <bMapVisible>0</bMapVisible> to <bMapVisible>1</bMapVisible> - you can do this with notepad.

this will mark the map as explored, but at least now you can somewhat enjoy the game.

hope it helps.

Just a few bug fixes and a couple of added features - the ability to hide/show cape and head gear.

It is a must-see update. I won't spoil your enjoyment with screenies. Log on before halloween ends! Places to visit are LA, Droknar and the Tomb.


KoP

At the beginning of this Spring I went on a ski trip to New Zealand. Queenstown actually. What a gorgeous town. Being the tourist that I was, I took a few photos. If anyone is interested, here they be..

http://spaces.msn.com/members/StephenHur...photoalbum

Hello, new member here! I was directed to this forum via Sullla's Civ site. I loved reading his game reports, and seeing how he faced up to his challenges as imposed by the epic rules. I noticed that he several times referenced 'others's games', and I became intrigued. I mean, a whole community of folks like Sullla? Gee, I have to join now!

Although I am still somewhat of a 'newb' at Civilization, I am eager to get started on some epic games as soon as I get Civ 4 (Which could be as late as by Christmas...). I have Civ 3, but I don't know if you guys still do epics for that.... Do you?

As a person, I lean a bit to the quiet and serious type. I generally will not be spamming or anything of a 'youthful' (despite my tender age of 15 :P). That's not to say I am mature-no sir! I am quite childish in many ways... I'm just too serious and stuffy to express it all the time.

I notice that these forums seem somewhat barren... Why is that?

Anyways, I am quite excited to be here. Hurray!

Y'know, I can normally rely on the game's website to publish the system specs for a game, but frankly the Civ4 website is a triumph of style over content.

I've poked around a few other sites and... Can't find squat. I'm interested in Civ4 mainly for completion (Got Civ2-3+packs, as well as AC and CTP2 in my collection), and it's actually a Civ game I might actually start playing with the same zest that I reserved for Civ2.

But from the screenshots I can't tell if it's going to be a system hog or not. Everything I've seen has ping-ponged between "looking a bit like a posh Civ3" and "insanely detailed".

So... Yeah, what do the specs on the box say? Got at least another week 'fore it reaches these shores.

Installing DirectX from the Civ4 discs is ESSENTIAL. Remember, this installation step is essential even if you think you already have DirectX 9c installed.

A fresh install of the latest Catalyst drivers (5.10) is also essential.

If you follow these steps and still have problems, please reply to this thread with your details. Thanks.


- Sirian


EDIT: see next post for more info!

In winter 2004, I invested significant energy in to spawning an MOO1 revival. I launched a site, wrote a tutorial, genned up interest in a tournament, launched the tournament, and provided a home for fellow fans to actually play the game together.

Then, just as suddenly, support from me dried up later in the spring. Why?

Sometimes we have to make choices. Many times, I have worked at things involving games that would benefit dozens or maybe hundreds of my fellow gamers. The Imperia and the MOO1 revival were one of these occasions. I still love the game. I'm glad that I helped spark renewed interest in it and that many of you had a good time with it. I had the opportunity, however, to choose to invest my time in to a game in a way that would affect hundreds of thousands of my fellow gamers. The opportunity came unexpectedly, and it required my full attention.

I made the choice to abandon my MOO1 activities and commitments, and I also chose not to reveal that I was doing this or to explain why. I feel I owe some of you an apology for not explaining, and for not making a move to let someone else have the chance to take the leadership reins for RBMoo.

I am willing to do that now, though. If one of you wants to revive the tournament in the near future, we can talk it over with Griselda and see what we can arrange. If all of you are going to give Civ4 a try, then we will likely shut down the Imperia -- they've been shut down de facto for more than a year anyway.

Who knows. Perhaps at some point I will be in position to help make a new Master of Orion game, or a game that embodies some of its best gameplay elements.

Thanks to everybody who joined in on my all too brief MOO1 revival.

Now I'm off to give my full attention to RBCiv.


- Sirian