Thread Tools
Old July 2, 2003, 08:30   #31
rah
lifer
Apolytoners Hall of FameCivilization IV: Multiplayer
Just another peon
 
rah's Avatar
 
Local Time: 23:36
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: who killed Poly
Posts: 22,919
Barbs and no kings is just one component. I've had many good games where this occured. I'm talking more overall bad luck. Losing early combats. Watching opponents pop a hut the turn you discover it. All your early explorers discovering barbs with no movement points left. Having your first ship loaded with a settler and deffensive unit get killed by a barb ship out of the black the same turn it gets across the water you were hoping to settle. It's all the little things that add up.
__________________
The OT at APOLYTON is like watching the Special Olympics. Certain people try so hard to debate despite their handicaps.
rah is offline  
Old July 4, 2003, 19:59   #32
War4ever
Civilization II MultiplayerCivilization III MultiplayerCivilization II Democracy GameApolytoners Hall of Fame
Emperor
 
War4ever's Avatar
 
Local Time: 20:36
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: I live amongst the Red Sox Nation
Posts: 7,969
well those are what seperate the great leaders from third world nations
__________________
Boston Red Sox are 2004 World Series Champions!
War4ever is offline  
Old July 11, 2003, 11:45   #33
OzzyKP
staff
ApolyCon 06 ParticipantsDiploGamesPolyCast TeamCivilization IV: MultiplayerC4DG The Mercenary TeamApolytoners Hall of Fame
ACS Staff Member
 
OzzyKP's Avatar
 
Local Time: 00:36
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 10,595
I love scenarios. I've been playing The Rise of Nations scenario a lot in the last few days. Its excellent. An age of discovery type scenario, extremely innovative. Makes it an entirely new game. I've just been playing it in SP though, it is designed for MP, so if anyone wants to I'd love to challenge someone.

Real maps are more fun for me than random ones. Sure you loose the fun of discovery, but it just feels right. The chinese are in china, the germans are in germany, americans are in america, all is right in the world. Everything is more ordered and historical, rather than playing on some bizarre Jackson Pollack map. If it is a quality map like Real Europe or my Real World map, then half the enjoyment is in the map itself.

The Rise of Nations scenario used a modified version of my map. Another reason it rocks. Anyone want to play me?
__________________
I was thinking to use a male-male jack and record it. - Albert Speer

When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah
OzzyKP is offline  
Old July 11, 2003, 18:38   #34
CapTVK
Civilization II MultiplayerPolyCast TeamApolyCon 06 Participants
King
 
CapTVK's Avatar
 
Local Time: 04:36
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Voorburg, the Netherlands, Europe
Posts: 2,899
Kobayashi's Battefield Chess is also worth a look. Even if it takes a bit getting used to. It's completely done in the style of a classic wargame map (complete with all those little envelope units).

Personally i'm not sure that Civ2 is suited for this style of wargaming. A game like Xconq would be a better home for this (with it's 800x320=256.000 tiles hex sized monstermaps!). An example of what can be done there is Cast Iron Life - A World at War- a strategic wargame based on the Xconq engine. It's a world simulation from 1850-1950 starting during the american civil war. A WIP, but damn, it does look very impressive!




But hey, the end result in Civ2 is impressive as well!

Check out fortress konigsberg
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showth...=&pagenumber=1
__________________
Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness. A more modest, realistic, and achievable goal is to encourage the idea that one may be mistaken. Doubt is humbling and constructive; it leads to rational thought in weighing alternatives and fully reexamining options, and it opens unlimited vistas.

Elie A. Shneour Skeptical Inquirer
CapTVK is offline  
 

Bookmarks

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 00:36.


Design by Vjacheslav Trushkin, color scheme by ColorizeIt!.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Apolyton Civilization Site | Copyright © The Apolyton Team