MESSAGE FROM SID! (yes!) - Page 2

The diplomat · March 24, 2000, 16:20

Let's be patient! as the game moves forward, I am sure that Firaxis will tell us more about the game. I can't wait!

Stratos: since Sid mentionned cornering the market, I think there will probably be an economic victory. So, I think they will improve the ways of winning the game. I think that Firaxis will have "deeper changes". They just have not told us everything yet! Let's be patient. I can't wait for screenshots myself. I am curious about, as Sid put it, the "brand new graphics engine that will bring the Civ world alive like never before".

Civ3 will take CTP2 down for the count!!

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Thunderfall · March 24, 2000, 18:31

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Ps. Mr. Meier, will I receive a free copy for saying this ?

cybershy, you used the wrong word... You should use Dr. Meier or something like that.

One of my professors explicitly stated in the beginning of the semester that all students MUST call him Prof. 'something' or Doctor 'something'.

The reason: because he spent 10 years just to get that title!

I hope Sid is not angry at you.

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ajbera · March 24, 2000, 21:35

My thanks to Sid, not only for letting us know he's read and valued our input enough to actually consider and incorporate our ideas into Civ 3, but also for giving us an (admittedly vague) update regarding the status of the game. We know it's gonna be a while, but a positive message from on high is always welcome.

I'd like to add that I can only hope this becomes a future trend, where game developers listen closely to what the fans are asking for and actually try to adapt their concepts into upcoming games. Perhaps we can avoid having a market full of crap in this way.

Thanks for making us happy (again) Sid! The grass is greener, the sun is brighter...even my dog doesn't smell quite as stinky today.

God bless us, everyone!!

Gearyman · March 25, 2000, 00:27

Hmmmmmm.....

What else can I say that everyone else hasn't already? We're happy, excited, thrilled, and impatient at the same time!!!

(BTW Thunderfall, I like Dr. Meier.)

As for the beta test list, sign me up too!

Finally, I agree with Slingshot in saying 'thank you' to MarkG & DanQ for their work on the site.

Party on & long live Civ!!!

korn469 · March 25, 2000, 01:25

CyberShy

hey i didn't say i wanted the game for free, all i said is that i wanna help beta test it...and i hope that firaxis listens to its beta testers...i plan on buying civ3 once it comes out

korn469

Steve Clark · March 25, 2000, 01:27

It brought tears to my eyes. I kept looking for that dreaded word "real time". With him not mentioning it assumes that it won't be??

stratos · March 25, 2000, 01:48

Korn - you are absolutely right about the beta test!
And here some critical voices: Sid said nothing about the "deeper changes" in the games, just some improvements. What I want to know is if CIV III will be more realistic in the way it ends:

- will be there other possibilities to end the game instead of slaugthering al other civilizations or building a spaceship?
- what's about the concepts of world's peace, of culture, of religion and minorities?

I want more deeper information from Firaxis, not just a statement like "... and there will be many,many, many more other changes ..."

Slingshot · March 25, 2000, 01:56

Regarding:

quote:

We think it will be fun to be able to corner the market by specializing in the production of oil, or wheeling and dealing with other civilizations to achieve mutual economic benefits or to cut off resources to a powerful enemy.

And Re:

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For the first time you'll be able to conduct sweepingmilitary invasions using brand new units and military features, including leaders and armies.

My memory is not so good. Is any of this in the 500-page suggestion list?

DirkZelwis · March 25, 2000, 20:52

Hello!
That's good news from "Dr. Meier", though surely vague. Especially as Civ2 was the ONLY reason for me to change from Commodore Amiga to MS-DOS/Windows.
Bye, Dirk
"Dirks and Daggers"

Thunderfall · March 25, 2000, 22:53

haha... finally we are all calling Sid "Dr.Meier"

I hope they release civ3 next year... there is no need to rush.

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Ubergeek · March 27, 2000, 14:03

After reading many posts in many threads following the departure of Brian to the seductive but evil land of RTS,one might have drawn the conclusion that Sid was dead.

Well, Long Live Sid, Baby!

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JimMac · March 27, 2000, 15:10

Hmmm...
Just read in GamesDomain, (one of my favourite games sites), that they are quoting from Sids statement as a news item.
However Apolyton is referred to as a "fan site". It would have been nice if they had given Apolyton a name check,- or have you annoyed them in the past Markos/Dan?

Jim

The Mad Viking · March 27, 2000, 16:23

I think this thread has the highest density of

and

of any I have ever seen. Shiny, Happy People!

I think that the computer manufacturers should but us CIV3. It's gonna cost me a couple grand, software not included!

Very nice news, but if you want a

out of me, I want a 2000 release date!

Dinosaurs are extinct; Civilization lives!

March 27, 2000, 16:52

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Originally posted by JimMac on 03-27-2000 02:10 PM
Hmmm...
Just read in GamesDomain, (one of my favourite games sites), that they are quoting from Sids statement as a news item.
However Apolyton is referred to as a "fan site". It would have been nice if they had given Apolyton a name check,- or have you annoyed them in the past Markos/Dan?

no we havent annoyed them in the past

it's actually dissapointing to see this kind of attitude from supposedly proffesional sites...

Thunderfall · March 27, 2000, 23:02

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it's actually dissapointing to see this kind of attitude from supposedly proffesional sites...

agree, I guess that news reporter is not a civ2 fan...

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yin26 · March 28, 2000, 06:53

Markos,

Don't worry. This just means they are trying to keep Apolyton a secret before millions more people come here.

But the day of The Great Apolyton Congregation is nearly upon us!

(...anyway, I'm sure Apolyton will get a lot more press as Civ3 gets released...)

yin26 · March 28, 2000, 06:56

quote:

Originally posted by Slingshot on 03-25-2000 12:56 AM
Is any of this in the 500-page suggestion list?

The List had nearly endless stuff about trade and military units, including most or all (I'd have to check) of the stuff Sid mentioned.

Cool, huh?

Nemo · March 28, 2000, 07:08

Finally, I have renewed faith in Civilization! Thanks Sid for the update - the game sounds like its gonna seriously kick butt!!!

happy, happy, joy, joy!!!

Father Beast · March 28, 2000, 10:01

I'm happy to hear from Sid because of the silencing of all those downers who thought that civ3 would curl up and die with all those Firaxis members leaving. some even went so far as to suggest that there wasn't any point in hoping for any civ3 because of this.
The message from Sid not only lets us know that civ3 development is alive and well, but also that Sid Himself is involved in it, instead of just "overseeing" the project.

I suppose the next thing to eclipse this news will be to hear that activision has hired BigHugeGames to make ctp2 the next generation of RTS. No, I don't have any inside line, just musing

FinnishGuy · March 29, 2000, 02:30

Ouch!

It did look pretty bad though. But all is well now... it seems...

tatterdemalion · April 17, 2000, 16:20

It is nice that Sid Meier's spoke up about the game. Helps to alleviate fears. The only problem is that Hasbro is involved. Any of you that know what Hasbro did to Mechwarrior 3, know what the problem is.....

Dr Strangelove · April 20, 2000, 00:12

It's good to get some reassurance that there is going to be some innovation in CivIII.

I could care less about what happens to CTP2. I think it would be poetic justice if they turned it into a "Star Wars Rebellion" like RTS bomb.

April 22, 2000, 17:24

CooL! It's like... a new chapter to the Bible.

UltraSonix · September 21, 2000, 18:39

*MAJOR bump*

The message that this thread is linked to at the start is just too cool - I didn't even know of it 'till the Admiral mentioned it - knowing it would've meant that I wouldn't have spent so many posts arguing a fait accompli.

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MidKnight Lament · September 22, 2000, 00:58

Aaaaaaaawwwwww! It's only a bump? I thought maybe we had another message from him.

*sigh*

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Roman · September 22, 2000, 01:39

This is completely stunning! It is particularly good that they have not only used the list but also picked what I think are the most important suggestions from it and are incorporating them. Brilliant!

UltraSonix · September 22, 2000, 03:58

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Aaaaaaaawwwwww! It's only a bump? I thought maybe we had another message from him.
*sigh*

Sorry MKL, but I thought it was so important that I couldn't simply just link to it from the another thread.

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MidKnight Lament · September 22, 2000, 09:06

Yeah, fair enough, mate.

No hard feelings - I was just being silly (for something different

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Empress · September 23, 2000, 02:08

hey, thanks for bumping this thread! I must have missed the news back in march.

UltraSonix · October 24, 2000, 17:44

I'll bump this once for the newbies - the message from sid (link on first page) contained info on what Firaxis had put into the game already (but it's old news).

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