Considering buying Civ 3

Noctis · February 13, 2004, 15:59

I don’t currently own a copy of Civ 3, but I am borrowing it from a friend to see if I want to purchase it myself. I saw C3C being advertised, and wondered if it was that much better than Civ 3. That said, will C3C work on its own, or will I need to purchase Civ 3 first?

Rhothaerill · February 13, 2004, 16:53

You need to have Civ3 installed for C3C to work. It is an expansion not the game itself. C3C does however contain the previous expansion (Play the World) so you do not need that.

Noctis · February 13, 2004, 17:17

I see. I have owned games before in which the expansions were stand-alone ones, and didn’t require the purchase of the original game in order to run. Crackers, that’s a pretty pricey purchase to get both games. Is C3C really worth it?

Rhothaerill · February 13, 2004, 17:22

I personally enjoy the game (as long as it's patched) so yes I think it's worth it.

vmxa1 · February 13, 2004, 17:28

There are many interface improvement in the expansion packs. The editor in CivIII is much weaker than C3C.
Many more civs and units in C3C.
You are allowed up to 31 civs in C3C as to 16 in CivIII.
It can be found for as low at $9.99, so that is about as fair a price as you can expect.

Yes a few games do have stand alone expansion packs such Disciples II, the Warlords III and others.
Disciples for example was not cheap and did not offer all that much for the price of not requiring the original. Mind you it was worth the money to me, but just a point of fact.

Jartol · February 13, 2004, 21:54

Can you install C3C over Civ3 Gold?

lethe · February 13, 2004, 22:15

Jartol: Yep. C3 Gold is just bundled up Civ 3 and Play the World.

Jartol · February 13, 2004, 22:22

Thank you for they quick reply.

That is what I figured, but asking before buying seemed like a better idea. I'd really feel silly if I bought it and they weren't compatible.

Illyrien · February 16, 2004, 06:25

Conquest is great! It really made the game much better :-)

And now my people, The Vikings, are there too, so BEAWARE!

Alex · February 16, 2004, 16:17

Go buy it. You won't regret. Well, maybe later, when you find out that your social life went down the drain...

Noctis · February 17, 2004, 11:37

Well, I went out and purchased the two games at the beginning of this past weekend. It was a long weekend, which was handy. You guys were right, the Conquerors expansion is superb. I’m just loving the conquests and the variety of play they bring. Goodbye social life.

vmxa1 · February 17, 2004, 12:33

Be sure to get the 1.15 beta patch.

Noctis · February 17, 2004, 12:43

Is that one an on-line multiplayer patch only, or does it patch other aspects of the game?

Tall Stranger · February 17, 2004, 13:48

It fixes several bugs in the original game. You definitely need it, even for SP.

vmxa1 · February 17, 2004, 14:02

Two huge issue:

1- gold per turn bug

Where any gpt deals get paid twice

2- FP corruption

where the FP was of little use before patching and now is decent and worth having.

KuriousK724 · February 17, 2004, 17:28

So with C3C you can still play online with other people... even if you dont have PTW?

Alex · February 17, 2004, 17:37

Quote:

Originally posted by KuriousK724
So with C3C you can still play online with other people... even if you dont have PTW?

Yes. C3C includes PTW.

Agathon · February 17, 2004, 19:36

Man, the guy asks a bunch of civ nuts whether he should buy civ. Hardly an impartial audience.

Noctis · February 17, 2004, 20:05

Quote:

Originally posted by Agathon
Man, the guy asks a bunch of civ nuts whether he should buy civ. Hardly an impartial audience.

True, however I had seen bad reviews for the PTW expansion, and wanted to get the opinion of people who have similar tastes in games to myself, before purchasing the C3C expansion.