The High Council: Unseen footage

Juggler_Bob · February 11, 2001, 21:58

I was bored this afternoon, and I was exploring the Civ II CD. I found the high council .avi files, and played them. If you have never done this, I suggest you do.

There are 3 files (1 for each period) that are long, back to back council statements from each advisor. You know: "Give me more soldiers, noble leader, so that they may sheathe their swords in the beating hearts of our enemies..." etc.

There are some sections in here that I have never seen in actual game play that are absolutely hilarious, like the science advisor in the medieval period:
"The very cobblestones in our streets possess more knowledge than we do. In truth, Sire, ...[looks over his shoulder]... We suck!" ROTFLMAO!

Most of the best messages are ones you recieve when a given advisor's area is extremely lacking (like the Modern trade advisor when you still do not possess the trade technology -- which is one of the funniest)

Also, there is a lot of extremely hostile bickering between the advisors that never seems to make actual game play... Have you ever seen the diplomatic advisor spit (Medieval, Modern)?

I wonder why some of this stuff never comes out during a game...

-Bob

Adam Smith · February 12, 2001, 11:17

One day I accidently consulted the High Council during a period of anarchy ... and they cracked me up. They were all yelling at each other at the same time. "Who told you this was going to happen? I told you this was going to happen." etc, etc.

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February 12, 2001, 18:27

lol! *goes off to look at the avi files.* Damn, wheres that disk

February 12, 2001, 19:04

been there, done that... I had found that one years ago, but I think I even saw it in the game...

yeah, that crappy message in the game... what messy science politics I must have been playing there

Craftsman · February 13, 2001, 12:19

Done that!

I think that the Medieval Science Advisor message:
"The very cobblestones in our streets possess more knowledge than we do. In truth, Sire, ...[looks over his shoulder]... We suck!" and the Modern Trade Advisor message: "Traaade!! Discover Traaade!! ..."
Are the best indeed! LOL

February 13, 2001, 15:37

Yeah, some of the advisor scenes are really hilarious... I also like the medieval trade advisor, saying:

"We're rich, sire! Rich, RICH RICH!!!"

Theben · February 13, 2001, 15:43

"TRAADE, SIR! Trade! Here's you! Here's a clue! Get a clue! Discover trade!"

I wonder how someone could get to modern times w/o discovering trade tho'.

Theben · February 13, 2001, 15:44

There're also some pretty venomous insults those advisors use for each other...

Dis · February 14, 2001, 21:58

I sucked so bad on one game on diety I got the cobblestone science speech. embarrassing. but at least I have always researched trade by the modern age. I should check it out.

Cyclotron · February 15, 2001, 01:26

"Platehead" is the most scathing one I've heard...

Dry · February 15, 2001, 10:34

What I did once is:
save, cheat mode, then go to each AI and consult the High council.
Lot of fun.

Dis · February 16, 2001, 03:38

lol,

even militarily I never got the bad ships one.

I am wondering what parmeters are required to get those bad settings. I suppose if you haven't researched map making by the renaissance age you get that message.,

hilarious though

debeest · February 20, 2001, 23:49

So...um...HOW does one "play" the files?

Theben · February 22, 2001, 03:51

You have to have the CD in the drive, look into the folder labeled 'video', and there should be 3 sets of .avi files, one for each council period.