10-minute Civ3 Video - Page 2

Provost Harrison · May 30, 2001, 08:02

Yeah, I agree with someone who said it here, it certainly does have a 'civ 1' feel about it which can only be a good thing (me being a long-time civ player, anything civ 1-ish gives me a nostalgia trip

). But it does look good, very good. It seems to be quite clear as well what is going on within the game without fancy graphics detracting from the gameplay.

Swedes: Yadda yadda bjorn borg

Grumbold · May 30, 2001, 09:16

The game looks good but you see less area on the playing screen which may be an unavoidable trade-off for the higher resolution graphics. It was all taking place on a featureless plain though like the other screenshots. I'd like to see activity in forest, jungle and other terrain.

drake · May 30, 2001, 09:29

Looks great! Hurry up and finish

Just wondering how well those animated graphics are gonna work with mp games.....

Buck Birdseed · May 30, 2001, 09:37

OneFootInTheGrave- turn your sound balance all the way to the right, the czech commentary is on the left channel.

Footie Mad · May 30, 2001, 09:52

How about the barbarians, if it really says " Numibian" what conclusions can we draw from this? Are there different barbarian tribes ? Would love to hear what you have to say about this.

Buck Birdseed · May 30, 2001, 10:15

I think there were different barbarian tribes in Civ2 too, it's just that they were less obviously visible. In this game there will be barbarian cities, so I'm not surprised they've made them more obvious.

DrFell · May 30, 2001, 10:22

Are you sure it doesn't say Numidian (i havent got the video downloaded yet). Numidia was a 'barbarian' territory in North Africa that fell under the rule of Carthage, but eventually achieved independance after the Second Punic War. Later it warred with Rome and lost its independance. So it seems likely to me that it's the Numidians they're talking about.

Which would mean each barbarian village has a name, at a guess.

Footie Mad · May 30, 2001, 10:39

Guess your right...by the way does anyone know how large the maps will be in civ3? Would be great to play on an extremely large map with 12 civs or something like that.

senowen · May 30, 2001, 10:53

Hey, this makes me feel stupid, but I can't seem to get any video playback. All I'm getting is sound on Windows Media Player, which sucks. I can't download any other player because of company restrictions. Am I screwed?

Provost Harrison · May 30, 2001, 10:55

We will have to wait and see Wille. I would like to see that as well. It would be great to play many civilisations if the map is a decent size

It looks very slick, I wonder exactly how much longer and what they have left to do to it. I would hate it to go on like Duke Nukem Forever and be lingering around for years and years. Although I have a feeling that they will deliver, and hopefully not too far in the distant future.

Provost Harrison · May 30, 2001, 10:57

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Originally posted by senowen
Hey, this makes me feel stupid, but I can't seem to get any video playback. All I'm getting is sound on Windows Media Player, which sucks. I can't download any other player because of company restrictions. Am I screwed?

No, there is another link on the page where you download the video from which says 'codec'. You need to download the zip file, extract it to a temporary directly, right-click on the *.inf file and select install. Then it should play the video...

senowen · May 30, 2001, 11:06

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Originally posted by Provost Harrison

No, there is another link on the page where you download the video from which says 'codec'. You need to download the zip file, extract it to a temporary directly, right-click on the *.inf file and select install. Then it should play the video...

I did all that, and I'm still not getting any video. On properties it says that the video codec is unknown, does that have anything to do with it?

OneFootInTheGrave · May 30, 2001, 11:12

Windows media Played didn't want to play the .avi for me either, but after downloading the 'codec' for div x, it worked. You have to run divx.inf (or exe) after you unzip the download. It was explained earlier in the thread.

Snapcase thanks for the translation

senowen · May 30, 2001, 11:19

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Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave
Windows media Played didn't want to play the .avi for me either, but after downloading the 'codec' for div x, it worked. You have to run divx.inf (or exe) after you unzip the download. It was explained earlier in the thread.

Snapcase thanks for the translation

Damn, well I did all that (again) and it still won't play, wtf.

Kyle · May 30, 2001, 11:30

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Originally posted by senowen

Damn, well I did all that (again) and it still won't play, wtf.

Make sure you're using the lastest (or least version 7) Windows Media Player. Some things just won't play on the 6.x version.

Buck Birdseed · May 30, 2001, 11:58

Worked fine in 6.4 for me.

senowen · May 30, 2001, 11:59

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Originally posted by Kyle

Make sure you're using the lastest (or least version 7) Windows Media Player. Some things just won't play on the 6.x version.

I've got the latest version. I don't think the codec is installing, even though I'm telling it to (which doesn't make any sense) because I found Quicktime on this computer and tried to play the clip and it said that a required compressor is missing. So screw it, I'm not going to worry about it anymore.

Adm.Naismith · May 30, 2001, 12:15

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Originally posted by SerapisIV
Also what was the text that popped up near the end aroun the unit that appeared to be fighting for the enemy city?

I can't read, but it seems about your winner unit (a horse riding unit) become a Military Leader!
First appearance so far of the born of a New Leader!

Henrik · May 30, 2001, 12:42

The mac version of Codec wont let me adjust the balance

I have to listen to both the czech and the english voices

tmarcl · May 30, 2001, 12:46

Quote:

Originally posted by senowen
Hey, this makes me feel stupid, but I can't seem to get any video playback. All I'm getting is sound on Windows Media Player, which sucks. I can't download any other player because of company restrictions. Am I screwed?

Don't feel bad, it happened to me, too. Exit Windows Media Player, then double click on the file itself, as opposed to opening it through WMP. It *should* work. If it doesn't, then I have absolutely *no* idea how it worked on mine...

Marc

tmarcl · May 30, 2001, 12:52

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Originally posted by Zanzin

I also wish they'd show us some of the modern era's!! Maybe the graphics aren't done for it yet?!?

More likely they didn't really have time for it. The guy probably had a limited amount of time to show off the product, so he only showed certain things, like new featured (graphics, certain options, etc). My guess, since they are playtesting it now, is that the game itself is *done* and Firaxis is just making sure there are no bugs.

That, or the greedy SOB's are enjoying the game so much that they don't want to share it....

Marc

RyanR · May 30, 2001, 18:46

if you can't adjust the balance either cover/hide/disconnect the left speaker or use headphones and take the left earphone off your ear to hear it in english more clearly.

Mavas · May 31, 2001, 02:54

@ senowen

I have the same troubles on the company PC and checked the forum on http://divx.ctw.cc/
seems that there is no way if you want to

Playing Divx in NT4/2000 without admin rights?????
Nrkey
Newbie

Posted: 2001-05-22 22:19

I wanna watch my movies at TAFE (college) but when i goto to
install the divx codec (doesnt matter which version) i get an error, i
believe its because only the Admin account has the ability to
modify/add drivers/codecs etc. Does anyone know away around
this? or away to tell WPM or any other player what "files" to use to
decode the movie without them actually bieng "installed".

Any help would be much appreciated.

Icingdeath
No life

Posts: 1700
Posted: 2001-05-24 12:28

Nope you are pretty much going to have to brown nose the IS
department and talk them into letting you install it. Short of that you
might try guessing what the local admin account is. If they aren't too
bright or they are absent minded the..................

senowen · May 31, 2001, 08:38

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Originally posted by Mavas
@ senowen

I have the same troubles on the company PC and checked the forum on http://divx.ctw.cc/
seems that there is no way if you want to

Thanks Mavas.

Well, at least I know there is nothing that can be done.

It took me 5 min. here but I will have to spend 5 hours at home downloading this thing.

dainbramaged13 · May 31, 2001, 19:27

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In this game there will be barbarian cities

how do u know?

Buck Birdseed · May 31, 2001, 19:51

It was in the PC Gameplay/Gamespot UK preview, as a confirmed statement straight from FIRAXIS.

cyborgasm · May 31, 2001, 20:04

can someone tell me how to set the stereo all the way to the right in windows media player? (so I can hear only the english language)

Darkknight · May 31, 2001, 20:24

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 baby this things downloaded!!! OK building output file great hurry up!!

AAAAAGGHHH!! Unable to download appropriate player or something SH**!!

Yabadabadooooo! I downloaded the DivX thing and it works!!!!
BTW to get it all right sided go into View and then options and it's in there. I was playing it with just one earphone half the time

I took a load of screenshots of interesting bits and put them in a zip about 25 or so. So anyone with slow connections I'll mail it to you. Lots of stuff about the various resources you get from plains and grass etc. and any extra you get from goods on the tile. It's about 700kb so much smaller then the video. Reply in my new thread on it.

BTW I think it was Numidian Warriors

dainbramaged13 · May 31, 2001, 21:56

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Originally posted by cyborgasm
can someone tell me how to set the stereo all the way to the right in windows media player? (so I can hear only the english language)

you dont do it windows media player, you do it in your volume controls

FOR WINDOWS:
-Go to audio controls (notated by some kind of audio-looking thing in the bottom right)
-Open Volume Controls (or whatever it is your software has you do)
-Set the master volume balance all the way to the right.

Believe me it works. The guy was talking check into the left side of the machine, and the firaxian was talking from the right.
Whatever kind of video recorder the guy had, it took note of that.

FOR MAC AND LINUX:
-go **** yourself

dainbramaged13 · May 31, 2001, 21:59

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Originally posted by Snapcase
It was in the PC Gameplay/Gamespot UK preview, as a confirmed statement straight from FIRAXIS.

ok thx i was just wondering