Civ I

SandMonkey · December 12, 2000, 21:03

I downloaded this from a site... it's really fun! I find it amazing that I can build the Pyramaids, and then be in communism by 1000 BC

And it's so funny to look at the units, their names, things that I'm used to in Civ2 that isn't in this...

ahh yes but now i understand why htis game became so popular.

Mercantile · December 12, 2000, 21:12

isnt' it a great game

Andemagne · December 12, 2000, 21:37

oh YES! it is!

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Tizzy · December 13, 2000, 05:49

What site did you download it from?

Shaka Naldur · December 13, 2000, 17:12

yes, where did you downloaded it from?

SandMonkey · December 13, 2000, 18:51

http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~boogaboo/civ1.html

have fun folks... I downloaded the first one, i dunno what the other downloads are like.

What's the deal with having to prove your worthiness to the crown? Is this just a way to keep people from pirating software??

Mercantile · December 13, 2000, 20:39

Anyone remember how to speed the game up, its too slow and i remember it b eing far quicker, i used to start a game and then quit and start again, and that fixed the problem, but it doesnt' work in this version, maybe a windows thing

SandMonkey · December 13, 2000, 20:44

i dunno, this is kinda annoying, hwoever zipped up this game kept all the saved game files and the hall of fame file, too... so now you have someone elses hall of fame, and a bunch of useless saved game files

December 13, 2000, 20:48

how do you get it to work? I get a whole bunch of files. and cannot find one exe file.

SandMonkey · December 13, 2000, 20:56

DA - This works under the MSDOS environment on windows, so you have to look for the file that is just named "Civ" and is an application. I actually had to install the files even though i had unzipped them already, i don't know if i did somethign wrong... but it works now

Mercantile · December 14, 2000, 02:31

yes just hit the civ file, worked for me without having to install anything manually. But the slow speed is killing me softly with his hand...... argggggg

Scouse Gits · December 14, 2000, 06:28

A 'clean' fresh from the CD civ1.zip inclucing the Readme file in English only is 1.669Kb - post your e-mails and I shall send it to you ...

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Empress · December 14, 2000, 10:51

Civ I.. ahh yes, the game that started it all for me

I almost overlooked it when it came with a new PC back in 1992? 93? Little did I know this would become the game which would have me soo addicted!

I still remember the first time I had disorder and it told me to make entertainers (evlvises) and I had no idea how to do that so in frustration I started clicking everywhere on the screen! then voila! If you take a person out of the working field, it frees them to do other things!

Ahhh the memories...

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The Undertaker · December 14, 2000, 17:33

Same with me! I remember going through the software bundle that came with my 486 and finding a gem in the rough. My first few games I almost gave up because I could only make warriors, I didn't know how to change production!
What I miss the most about Civ I is earthquakes and floods - and best of all, when an opponent's city would revolt and join you, just because they admired you so! None of this diplomat bribing crap! I also loved how at the end it would show that animation of the territory that you had won and lost by showing your colour on the map.

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Mercantile · December 14, 2000, 20:59

scouse gits my email is trm21@home.com , and once again thanks

DrFell · December 16, 2000, 00:06

quote:

Originally posted by Empress on 12-14-2000 09:51 AM
I still remember the first time I had disorder and it told me to make entertainers (evlvises) and I had no idea how to do that so in frustration I started clicking everywhere on the screen! then voila! If you take a person out of the working field, it frees them to do other things!

Ahhh the memories...

yep, thats how i discovered elvises too

completely by accident. i remeber all those brilliant games i had, never building roads or irrigation, and loosing on chieftain...

i wish i still had all those saves now.. the memories

Empress · December 16, 2000, 00:11

Yeah, wish I had kept the saves too *sniff*

but speaking of losing on cheifton, I remember having phalanxes when the AI would have tanks!

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December 16, 2000, 03:11

I don't know why they took the replay thing out of civ2. I miss that.

WhiteKnight · December 16, 2000, 23:13

Man, this thread brings back memories...

I remember when I used to watch the animation and read about each new tech I discovered...

I wish Civ2 had the replay too. It was so neat to watch.

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The Capo · December 23, 2000, 16:36

You guys forget the coolest part:

The leaders.

Montezuma looked like a migrant worker.
Frederick looked like a queer.
Ghengis looked like he neeeded to brush his teeth...

etc...

The Undertaker · December 24, 2000, 22:43

"Queer" hahahahahhahah

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December 25, 2000, 01:07

yes. Especially when you build a battleship (in chieftain level) and you attack a phalanx... and lose!

Rahvin · December 29, 2000, 11:52

i actually managed once to lose with a nuke!!!
i attacked a city....and i heard the loose sound, but then it went off hehehe....

AustralianJeremy · December 29, 2000, 21:58

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Originally posted by Baron on 12-16-2000 02:11 AM
I don't know why they took the replay thing out of civ2. I miss that.

Me too. But it's back in SMAC, so hopefully they'll put it in Civ III.

Busta Nova · December 31, 2000, 03:12

I miss the replay thing too. It was kind of a nice way to finish off the game.

I remember the time I had just discovered gunpowder, then the French came along and said hello with 2 fighters and a bomber.

Is the Civ version available above the DOS or Windows version (I prefer the DOS version myself - the Windows one has messed up the graphics a bit IMHO)?

December 31, 2000, 03:29

I was looking through the Civ 1 section and found some scenarios. I downloaded one and I cant figure out how to run it. Any help?

Caesar the Glutton · January 2, 2001, 14:37

What memories! I have Civ I on a 5.25 inch floppy. There were countless nights in college (damn, ten years ago!) when I sat up all night...not studying, but trying to take over the world. It was the greatest game of its time. I miss it.

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shamrock · January 2, 2001, 15:48

Anybody else remember the classic cheat in Civ I? After you put a settler to a task (e.g. build road or irrigation), you could click on the settler and retask it until complete all in the same turn. In this manner you could drain a swamp in one turn. This "trick" and the Pyramids (choose any govt) was how I managed to get Jesus into space, i.e. Space Launch by 0 AD.

RollinThunda · January 2, 2001, 17:05

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Originally posted by Dr_Strangelove on 12-25-2000 12:07 AM
yes. Especially when you build a battleship (in chieftain level) and you attack a phalanx... and lose!

Hey thats happend to me before, i alwys wonderd how those guys' shields stood up to a 2 ton BB shell

drake · January 3, 2001, 11:38

I never played civ 1. Would I appreciate it, even though I've only ever played civ2? Or am I already ruined?

rollin- I used to live in Freeport

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