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Ruud Kraak posted 05-07-99 05:19 AM ET

So is the news of the FIRAXIS/HASBRO Global Trade pact true?
Are we about to see SMAC + *sound of saw, hammer, lick of paint* = Civ3 in a few months?

MikeH II posted 05-07-99 07:54 AM ET
Forget that, just make Pirates II!
Aredhran posted 05-07-99 08:43 AM ET
YES ! We want Multiplayer Pirates !
Aredhran
Hex posted 05-07-99 09:43 AM ET
Did Firaxis lose the copyright of SMAC by the way?
MikeH II posted 05-07-99 11:06 AM ET
Why what have you heard? I think if they had they wouldn't be making patches and doing an expansion pack.
ejrolon posted 05-07-99 11:11 AM ET
could be that all this hoopla was for nothing?
maybe they don't have a particular game in the works. eg. Sid and Brian leave mp they form firaxis the guys at mp say good ridance we are better off without them. then firaxis gets tow homeruns out.then hasbro decides that these guys are geniouses and they want to buy them out. Sid and Brian decide that it is better to have an alliance. they do a partnership. firaxis retains control of their independence and they can recover what they lost when they left (civ and pirates)
Imran Siddiqui posted 05-07-99 02:37 PM ET
No! We want Civ3!
Imran Siddiqui
Association for the advocation of the creation of Sid Meier's Civilization 3
CEO Landon posted 05-07-99 03:23 PM ET
The speculation of Pirates II, Civ III, or Diplomacy (See: Firaxis teams up with Hasbro)are each quite exciting as long as Firaxis is in the design role. Sid, Brian, et al. have proven an ability to make a good idea into a great game. I don't really care if the publishing is Hasbro, EA, or otherwise as long as Firaxis' games get the attention they deserve.
So, will we find out during E3? I hope so!
Evk posted 05-07-99 06:47 PM ET
The hell with all this! I demand Colonization II!
Lloyd posted 05-07-99 06:58 PM ET
Why is Civ III necessary? It seems clear to me that while Civ II wasn't perfect it was hard to improve on the game without going in a different direction, i.e. SMAC. If a legitimate Civ III product were released (meaning a sequel to Civ II--not dramatically different or RTS or other nonsense), I'd buy it--but only as a way to reward Sid and Brian and their $$$ backers for doing good work. I doubt I would play the game very much.
I'll have to go back and see what this Pirates! thing was, because I'm not familiar with that.
Lloyd
Al Gore Rythm posted 05-07-99 07:11 PM ET
Pirates Multiplayer, forever!!!
Lloyd:
Pirates! (And Pirates! Gold) Were another one of those Gettysburg-esque Sid Meier games where you take the role of an adventerous sailor. You sail around the Mediterranian, doing whatever contents you. You can side with a nation, be a pirate hunter, or be a pirate yourself. It seems like a simple idea but in actuality it's a great game. A multiplayer pirates would kick major arse
Some people could play the goody two-shoes Merchants, and evil folk like I could go sailing around in a fleet of Frigates and War Galleons, looking for an unsuspecting Sloop whose captain I shall send to a watery grave. Arr, har har!
Civ III, Schmiv III, I thought that's what SMAC was for? Unlike some folks, I like other types of games besides Civ-TBS, and the Pirates genre would happen to be one of them.
Freddz posted 05-07-99 08:00 PM ET
Trade pact? Who cares? We want Pirates!
Bell posted 05-07-99 08:34 PM ET
No, we want MoO3, done right . . .
Think of it, MoO and Sid, Sid and MoO . . .
mooman posted 05-08-99 02:26 AM ET
GIVE ME COLONIZATION II!!!!
Darkstar posted 05-08-99 02:51 AM ET
Last time Sid talked about future projects, he mentioned that it would be about 2 to 3 years before he did a Civ III. At least. Unless other things didn't pan out. He wanted to do something different, very different. I think Pirates MAY be it, but Microprose has a LOT of old titles that he said he would like to update. Railroad Tycoon (which has a recent sequel, so is out for the same as Civ III), Colonization (which seems like it would be very similar to Civ, so out), XCom (which has had a few sequels, and done poor overall), Master of Magic (which desperately needs an update to the Win98/NT world), Master of Orion I & II, Pirates (which seems to be a cult classic, like MOM)... what else am I missing?
I bet Firaxis/Hasbro does Diplomacy and either Master Of Magic II (which would seem similar to what they just did, so that might not be it) or Pirates II (which is what everyone is yelling for).
-Darkstar
OldWarrior_42 posted 05-08-99 09:02 AM ET
Actually there is sort of a Civ3 coming out in august called Civ2: The Test of Time. Read about it in pcgamer(man ... gettin alot out of that mag. this month)
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Author	Topic: IS IT TRUE?
Ruud Kraak	posted 05-07-99 05:19 AM ET So is the news of the FIRAXIS/HASBRO Global Trade pact true? Are we about to see SMAC + sound of saw, hammer, lick of paint = Civ3 in a few months?
MikeH II	posted 05-07-99 07:54 AM ET Forget that, just make Pirates II!
Aredhran	posted 05-07-99 08:43 AM ET YES ! We want Multiplayer Pirates ! Aredhran
Hex	posted 05-07-99 09:43 AM ET Did Firaxis lose the copyright of SMAC by the way?
MikeH II	posted 05-07-99 11:06 AM ET Why what have you heard? I think if they had they wouldn't be making patches and doing an expansion pack.
ejrolon	posted 05-07-99 11:11 AM ET could be that all this hoopla was for nothing? maybe they don't have a particular game in the works. eg. Sid and Brian leave mp they form firaxis the guys at mp say good ridance we are better off without them. then firaxis gets tow homeruns out.then hasbro decides that these guys are geniouses and they want to buy them out. Sid and Brian decide that it is better to have an alliance. they do a partnership. firaxis retains control of their independence and they can recover what they lost when they left (civ and pirates)
Imran Siddiqui	posted 05-07-99 02:37 PM ET No! We want Civ3! Imran Siddiqui Association for the advocation of the creation of Sid Meier's Civilization 3
CEO Landon	posted 05-07-99 03:23 PM ET The speculation of Pirates II, Civ III, or Diplomacy (See: Firaxis teams up with Hasbro)are each quite exciting as long as Firaxis is in the design role. Sid, Brian, et al. have proven an ability to make a good idea into a great game. I don't really care if the publishing is Hasbro, EA, or otherwise as long as Firaxis' games get the attention they deserve. So, will we find out during E3? I hope so!
Evk	posted 05-07-99 06:47 PM ET The hell with all this! I demand Colonization II!
Lloyd	posted 05-07-99 06:58 PM ET Why is Civ III necessary? It seems clear to me that while Civ II wasn't perfect it was hard to improve on the game without going in a different direction, i.e. SMAC. If a legitimate Civ III product were released (meaning a sequel to Civ II--not dramatically different or RTS or other nonsense), I'd buy it--but only as a way to reward Sid and Brian and their $$$ backers for doing good work. I doubt I would play the game very much. I'll have to go back and see what this Pirates! thing was, because I'm not familiar with that. Lloyd
Al Gore Rythm	posted 05-07-99 07:11 PM ET Pirates Multiplayer, forever!!! Lloyd: Pirates! (And Pirates! Gold) Were another one of those Gettysburg-esque Sid Meier games where you take the role of an adventerous sailor. You sail around the Mediterranian, doing whatever contents you. You can side with a nation, be a pirate hunter, or be a pirate yourself. It seems like a simple idea but in actuality it's a great game. A multiplayer pirates would kick major arse Some people could play the goody two-shoes Merchants, and evil folk like I could go sailing around in a fleet of Frigates and War Galleons, looking for an unsuspecting Sloop whose captain I shall send to a watery grave. Arr, har har! Civ III, Schmiv III, I thought that's what SMAC was for? Unlike some folks, I like other types of games besides Civ-TBS, and the Pirates genre would happen to be one of them.
Freddz	posted 05-07-99 08:00 PM ET Trade pact? Who cares? We want Pirates!
Bell	posted 05-07-99 08:34 PM ET No, we want MoO3, done right . . . Think of it, MoO and Sid, Sid and MoO . . .
mooman	posted 05-08-99 02:26 AM ET GIVE ME COLONIZATION II!!!!
Darkstar	posted 05-08-99 02:51 AM ET Last time Sid talked about future projects, he mentioned that it would be about 2 to 3 years before he did a Civ III. At least. Unless other things didn't pan out. He wanted to do something different, very different. I think Pirates MAY be it, but Microprose has a LOT of old titles that he said he would like to update. Railroad Tycoon (which has a recent sequel, so is out for the same as Civ III), Colonization (which seems like it would be very similar to Civ, so out), XCom (which has had a few sequels, and done poor overall), Master of Magic (which desperately needs an update to the Win98/NT world), Master of Orion I & II, Pirates (which seems to be a cult classic, like MOM)... what else am I missing? I bet Firaxis/Hasbro does Diplomacy and either Master Of Magic II (which would seem similar to what they just did, so that might not be it) or Pirates II (which is what everyone is yelling for). -Darkstar
OldWarrior_42	posted 05-08-99 09:02 AM ET Actually there is sort of a Civ3 coming out in august called Civ2: The Test of Time. Read about it in pcgamer(man ... gettin alot out of that mag. this month)