Hey Firaxis!

loinburger · February 15, 2001, 12:31

I want plasma rifles in Civ III! If there aren't plasma rifles then I'm not buying the game!

bagdar · February 15, 2001, 15:52

Yes, you've enraged firaxis enough. They won't release the game. Instead, they'll turn to shrimp business. Firaxis Shrimps ...that one more shrimp feelin'

come on, how sillier are we going to get before the website throws something new at us?

loinburger · February 15, 2001, 16:28

Only time will tell...

monolith94 · February 15, 2001, 18:11

Bah - I get that one more shrimp feelin' whether it's a friaxis shrimp or any other ****ing shrimp. Shrimp rules!

EnochF · February 15, 2001, 18:17

Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. There's shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried shrimp, deep fried shrimp, stir-fried shrimp, pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp san'wich...

Civ3 is like a box of chocolates...

February 15, 2001, 20:49

Yes, but nothing beats shrimp cooked to perfection by a single shot from a plasma rifle....

...except shrimp scampii

Sabre2th · February 15, 2001, 23:21

If you want plasma rifles so bad, add them yourself. Firaxis won't add units to their game just to get that one extra sale. (I hope)
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Grumbold · February 16, 2001, 01:25

Fortunately for you, every settler comes armed with one. You just have to wait to discover interstellar quantum isotropes before you can charge up the powerpack

February 16, 2001, 01:35

Touche' Grumbold!

airdrik · February 16, 2001, 01:35

Why? What aspect of the game will be enhanced if you add plasma rifles to it? Sure you will have a cool unit that you can use to blast away all competition, but before they added it, you already had a couple really cool units to do that with, they are called the howitzer and the tank.

And besides there are two problems with adding plasma rifles: 1, the likelyhood that mankind will develop plasma rifles as opposed to some other equally powerful weapon, and 2, the timeframe involved before we develop plasma rifles which is not likely to be in the timeframe covered by civ 3

Yog-Sothoth · February 16, 2001, 01:40

Plasma rifles, now you are being silly

And you have angered the Warlords

Windborne · February 16, 2001, 04:51

If firaxis starts putting in dumb futuristic units like the plasma rifle, which belongs in say alpha centauri two, then I'm going to wait for space empires five to come out instead of buying civ III. LOL

loinburger · February 17, 2001, 01:50

I'm happy to see that only half of the people who responded to this thread took it seriously. There was a time when 99% of the posters on this forum would have gone for my jugular if I'd made a suggestion like this (for example my even better suggestion, "Let's have two types of farm: animal farms and plant farms. The animal farms will occasionally form autocratic governments with communist ideals, led by the pigs on the farm. They will also cause damage to enemies who attempt to pillage the farm because the cattle will stampede and damage the enemy unit." That one got some great responses).

Theben · February 17, 2001, 06:29

Nice to see you're really back Techie-poo.

At least you didn't ask for wizards...

loinburger · February 18, 2001, 01:25

quote:

Originally posted by Theben on 02-17-2001 05:29 AM
At least you didn't ask for wizards...

Yet another fantastic idea of mine that Firaxis refuses to implement.

Urban Ranger · February 19, 2001, 05:01

Who wants plama rifles when you can have quantum disintegrators?

Flandrien · February 19, 2001, 08:18

I want isotropic wormhole generators !

Adm.Naismith · February 19, 2001, 08:46

technophile, wasn't you asking for First Person Civ some time ago, with anything showed from the point of view of the King (diplomatic meeting, city view, etc.)?

You make funny of me once, twice will be too much

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Grumbold · February 19, 2001, 10:30

First person Civ, now there's an idea. Your councillors tell you their reports verbally (and only once) until you discover writing, then you get written reports which are out of date because they have to be couriered back to your palace. The map does not become available until you discover mapmaking and send out explorers to report back with new information. Dragons are reported just off the edge of the known world in all directions until superstition dies down. Eventually you get a big office with a nice red button to press anytime you get bored of hearing your generals tell you why you need more armies despite having a budget twice the size of the rest of the world already. An altogether different experience, but could be fun

loinburger · February 19, 2001, 19:30

quote:

Originally posted by Adm.Naismith on 02-19-2001 07:46 AM
technophile, wasn't you asking for First Person Civ some time ago, with anything showed from the point of view of the King (diplomatic meeting, city view, etc.)?

Yeah, I think the idea went something like "Everybody likes first person shooters, so how about we let the King or Emperor or whoever is in charge run around with a railgun killing enemy units? It would greatly add to the gameplay."
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Theben · February 19, 2001, 20:59

Yes, but I don't think you were the one behind including aliens in Civ3, that nearby gave me a heart attack.

monolith94 · February 19, 2001, 21:36

How about adding a special "madican" terrain?

Cyclotron · February 20, 2001, 00:19

What Civ3 needs... is fashion.

What else has played such a dominant role in world politics and civil happiness? If people wore moccasins you can bet Kruschev (I know that's spelled wrong) wouldn't be so keen on banging his shoe on the table. Certainly, fashions have signaled economic shifts and trends. With a fashion factor in Civ3, more realism, depth, and retro feeling could be used to augment this great game.

Fashion would have far reaching consequences in all parts of society. For example: In the late 1900s you should be able to measure the morale of your troops with a special "mood ring" feature that appears on the icons. All units so upgraded would recieve a 25% attack bonus, as enemy units would be impressed and less likely to fight after seeing how stylish and trendy the enemy forces are. Also around this time a new "disco bar" improvement could be build, increasing trendiness and happiness. Building lots of these makes you less trendy with other nations after disco goes out of style, but having a lot also increases the chance of getting the "John Travolta" leader unit.

Of course, everry time a style went out of fashion massive civil disorder would occur, bringing down democracies and such. To balance this, fashions could be offered as bribes to less trendy nations, increasing cash from exports while increasing world happiness due to the closing of the "fashion gap."

And in addition to all this, the final win-the-game project should be the "Ultimate look." What will happen when this new trend is released upon humanity? Only time and lots of People magazines will tell...

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young newbie forever · February 20, 2001, 01:41

no..... update......yet......god...help....us.
*big shotgun bang and a loud fall* ................silence

Henrik · February 20, 2001, 03:19

You still there young newbie forever?
*Henrik finds body and quickly resurect it from the dead*

"Thou shalt suffer the long waiting as everyone else!"
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Chronus · February 21, 2001, 01:06

Eeeegads ... what a crowd!

The other post talked about budgies (Australian birds) cats & dogs. This one mentions shrimp and wizards!

So ... where shall we go next? ;-)

MrFun · February 21, 2001, 01:18

How about pet squids and purple dogs?

February 21, 2001, 05:50

I want Atlantis as a civ... you start with the entire tech tree researched, but every turn there is a 75% chance all land that you inhabit sinks and you civ dies.

tmarcl · February 22, 2001, 00:54

You guys have way too much time on your hands. Why aren't you doing something constructive with your energy, like playing Civ 2?

At least I have an excuse, I leant my game to a friend two weeks ago. Then they asked me to help them move. Now they won't talk to me. What I most want now is for a shrimp wizard to blast me away with a plasma rifle for my stupidity.

Marc (In my friends' defense, they aren't 'not talking to me', we just haven't had a chance to connect. I do trust them to return the game. Giving it up in the first place, however, was incredibly stupid on my part. Maybe we should start a thread on how to handle Civ withdrawl?)

loinburger · February 22, 2001, 02:30

Easy. Buy Masters of Orion II.