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Old October 26, 2001, 12:43   #1
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civ3.com updated -Japanese and win Civ3
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Old October 26, 2001, 12:50   #2
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Old October 26, 2001, 12:51   #3
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New sections are added to the FAQ as well!!

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Compared to last week's, this was a shitty update...
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Old October 26, 2001, 13:03   #5
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in the bottom of 'http://www.civ3.com/faq7.cfm' there is a link I can't move the mouse over without an error. "Error: Mac Compatility enabled, button link has no name. Simply add class=fade and name=somethingunique to this anchor tag."
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Old October 26, 2001, 13:05   #6
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Compared to last week's, this was a shitty update...
Yes, well, but compared to earlier weeks this is above average.
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Neither can I Gramphos, but it talks about the end-game map playback, of which a picture already exists in the gallery, so more then likely, it's not a new screenshot, just a link to that screen.
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Neither can I Gramphos, but it talks about the end-game map playback, of which a picture already exists in the gallery, so more then likely, it's not a new screenshot, just a link to that screen.
That is true, but I thought Dan wanted to know.
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That is true, but I thought Dan wanted to know.
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There actually is a lot of new info in the FAQ. You have to read through the whole thing though, since the old is mixed in with the new. The section on Combat had a lot of new stuff about Conscripts (they only have 2 hit points, you can get them from goodie huts as well as through the draft), Mobilization, and Armies.
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Hey Dan, do you get any advance warning from webpages that are about to post Civ3 previews/reviews? Also, which websites should we be searching for early Civ3 reviews? Which sites/magazines did Firaxis send Civ3 gold copies to?
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Can conscripts be upgraded to normal units after winning combat?
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The section on Combat had a lot of new stuff about Conscripts (they only have 2 hit points, you can get them from goodie huts as well as through the draft), Mobilization, and Armies.
That reminds me, do conscripts remain normal soldiers after you demobilize society? Or is drafting a peacetime option as well? Can conscripts raise their rank to normal/vet through combat victories?

Do armies get morale/veteranship upgrades? If so is it by individual unit, or does the army as a whole get upgraded?
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From the Combat FAQ:

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Thus, an army of four veteran knights would have twenty hitpoints.
As I figure it, that would be 16 hitpoints. Four elite knights would have twenty hitpoints. I know, I know: picky, picky...
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Hey Dan, do you get any advance warning from webpages that are about to post Civ3 previews/reviews? Also, which websites should we be searching for early Civ3 reviews? Which sites/magazines did Firaxis send Civ3 gold copies to?
When it comes to websites, I don't really get any warning at all, to be honest. For big print features, we usually know in advance, since the articles / features are done well before the magazines hit newsstands, but websites are a completely different beast.

I'm not sure who handles sending out the press review copies, probably someone at Infogrames.



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Can conscripts be upgraded to normal units after winning combat?
Iīd say yes, but conscript units will face a significant higher risk of being destroyed in their first battle if theyīre not part of an army. (And I wouldnīt spend my precious leaders to create armies that include conscripts.)
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As I figure it, that would be 16 hitpoints. Four elite knights would have twenty hitpoints. I know, I know: picky, picky...
Got me again! Fixed.


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That reminds me, do conscripts remain normal soldiers after you demobilize society? Or is drafting a peacetime option as well? Can conscripts raise their rank to normal/vet through combat victories?

Do armies get morale/veteranship upgrades? If so is it by individual unit, or does the army as a whole get upgraded?
I'm fairly sure you can draft without being mobilized for war. As someone already mentioned, conscripts can and do achieve higher rank, but with only two hitpoints they can become "cannon fodder" if you're cavalier with your use of them.

AFAIK, armies do not get any kind of morale upgrades.


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I'm fairly sure you can draft without being mobilized for war. As someone already mentioned, conscripts can and do achieve higher rank, but with only two hitpoints they can become "cannon fodder" if you're cavalier with your use of them.

AFAIK, armies do not get any kind of morale upgrades.


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Cheers for the info

Do barracks (or a similar improvement) still give morale upgrades? Or are modern units stuck with regular morale in end-game armies?

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Cheers for the info

Do barracks (or a similar improvement) still give morale upgrades? Or are modern units stuck with regular morale in end-game armies?

PS-Where's my sombrero story? I want to hear all those wacky, zany stories from the Firaxis parties
Barracks are still in, they make all starting units veterans, and they also allow wounded ground units to heal completely inside a city in one turn.

As for the sombrero, it was actually given to me by my wife's cousin (who is from Laredo, TX) at my wedding. He also brought up a bottle of Cuervo Gold and there was a line of guests doing shots at the head table at one point. Then the hotel manager found out and... well, anyway, it was a fun evening

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Barracks are still in, they make all starting units veterans, and they also allow wounded ground units to heal completely inside a city in one turn.
I guess this means that a unit has actually to fight and win to become elite. Or is there another city improvement that creates elite units? (I donīt hope so.)
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I guess this means that a unit has actually to fight and win to become elite. Or is there another city improvement that creates elite units? (I donīt hope so.)
Elite units can't be built or bought, only forged in the fires of battle


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I'm real excited about the playback feature at the end of the game. If it works the way I figure, it will remind me of all the movies about WW2 where the map of Europe/Asia slowly turns red representing the extent of German control (then stops and starts receding).

I like maps also such as the extent of the Roman Empire at its height, so the mini-map is also right up my alley.
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Do elite units get an extra movement point as in SMAC?

Also, are Great Leaders still combat units before you bring them back to a city and use them? If so are they treated as elite units still, when in combat or are they even stronger?
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I'm fairly sure you can draft without being mobilized for war. As someone already mentioned, conscripts can and do achieve higher rank, but with only two hitpoints they can become "cannon fodder" if you're cavalier with your use of them.

AFAIK, armies do not get any kind of morale upgrades.


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Cavalier... nice way of putting it. In the FAQs it mentioned being mobilized for war, but not peace. Is peace mobilizatin still in?
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