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Old_Guy posted 05-15-99 01:43 AM ET
Just saw at Gamespot that Firaxis and Hasbro will work together for Civ3! OMG!!!!!
Jimmy posted 05-15-99 10:43 AM ET
Civ III: It's alive ! It's alive !!
I'm so excited. Sid Meier is going to make the best civ title ever. From the experience with SMAC, he can combine the best of both worlds.
I'm just sorry for Activision and Microprose. Call to Power and ToT are going to have short lives and get lost for good in the trash bin, when Civ III comes out.
Singularity posted 05-15-99 11:29 AM ET
Wahooooo!!!! Let's celebrate by throwing a party on the forum.
Jeje2 posted 05-15-99 11:53 AM ET
PARTYTIME!!!!!
There aren't any words to describe this feeling
Now we all just have to have some patience.
Let's give them enough time, so we get a good game without any major bugs.
Is there anyone how has extra patience for me too
tfs99 posted 05-15-99 02:24 PM ET
Here's an article about the announcement.
http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/020/005/civ3_e3.html
SMC3 on!! Ted S.
Valtyr posted 05-15-99 02:31 PM ET
What's this I hear? What's this I hear? C...c...civ3? *faint*
Natguy posted 05-15-99 02:56 PM ET
YAHOO!!
(turns on music)
AAAT THE COPA...COPA CABANA...DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DAAAAAAAAA!
AAAT THE COPA...COPA CABANA...DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DAAAAAAAAA!
da da da DA! DA! DA! Yeah!
C I V III!
evil_conquerer posted 05-15-99 03:00 PM ET
This is going to turn into the most pointless thread ever...
But what the heck, I'll join in.
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
WyldKarde posted 05-15-99 03:16 PM ET
What's this over at http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/020/005/civ3_e3.html ??
Civ III will link up with SMAC and an as-yet undefined third game so you can play from one to another... my god, PBEM would take decades!
What d'you think this third title is... a MOO3, perhaps?
Or maybe you get to stop/pause CivIII game about midway through and play multiplayer Pirates! on the world map, with the political situation taken from Civ?
Or.. or.. save off the world map and play Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon III...
Or Silent Service III based on the worlds oceans and wars again...
crikey, the potential is impressive, innit?

Druid posted 05-15-99 04:06 PM ET
An old cynic here.. just bargin' in on the party to throw some cold water on the happy pile of bodies.
This sort of hysteria is almost exactly what we saw 2 yrs ago about SMAC being the REAL Civ3, remember?
How many of ya *STILL* think that FIraxis is committed, long term, to ironing out the existing problems with SMAC? I for one, will watch how they handle the back end customer support of *THIS* game before I send 'em another $50 for the next one.
Freddz posted 05-15-99 04:32 PM ET
How boring... I thought they were gonna do Multiplayer Pirates
Singularity posted 05-15-99 05:18 PM ET
Here's the food table at the party!
Chips
dip
escargot(mmm, my favorite)
Caviar(another good one)
Whatever the hell you want. If you want it, it's here.
tfs99 posted 05-15-99 05:36 PM ET
Have to say I agree with Druid. Firaxis has got to prove themselves with respect to supporting SMAC first. I still can't believe that they won't publish even so much as a fix list for the next patch, but I digress.
And if they do a shoddy job with the multiplayer ... well, let's see how it goes!
But hey, it will make for an interesting one or two years of forum posts about what to add, remove, change, etc.
SMC3 n ... Ted S.
Submachinegun posted 05-15-99 09:14 PM ET
Now you guys can finnaly gather outside and burn your copies of CtP in a huge bonfire.
Those of you that haven't done so allready... CIV 3! YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!
LackOfKnack posted 05-15-99 09:31 PM ET
Better be good this time.
Lack
umbra1 posted 05-15-99 10:33 PM ET

I KNEW there was I reason I didn't get buy CTP... The true sequel of CIV is comming !
Is it to soon to ask when ?
Imran Siddiqui posted 05-16-99 03:20 PM ET
umbra... eary next millineum is the official release date . YEAH Civ3! Not just Civ3, but Sid Meier's Civ3! This will be the end-all game in history!
Imran Siddiqui
evil_conquerer posted 05-16-99 03:26 PM ET
If patch 4 fixes everything, they won't have aproblem with a shoddy SMAC being forgotten amid the CivII hype.
A toast:
To the past (Civ I and II)
To the present (SMAC)
To the future (Civ III)
Glug glug glug
Ahhh!
Great Chardonay
TheHelperMonkey posted 05-16-99 03:53 PM ET
civ3 will no doubt have a connection to the SMAC universe (maybe earth survived?).
onepaul posted 05-16-99 04:07 PM ET
TheHelperMonkey, yeap, it's going to be connected. You will play CivIII on earth and then after lunching your civ to Alpha Centauri, you'll be able to continue with all existing relationships, technologies, etc. At least that is what they said at E3.
And the third title? (CIV IV or SMAC 2 ?, I think it'll be the second one) How else would they link this trilogy? Anyway, they better fix the first one first before the new one comes out.
Al Gore Rythm posted 05-16-99 04:32 PM ET
Hopping on the Bandwagon here...
First of all, I agree with Druid. I myself couldn't care less about Civ 3. Because, what alot people don't seem to notice is that SMAC IS Civ3. And while it's a great game, even after playing it alot I still don't get that "special feeling" that came with Civ and Civ2.
And I too would like to see Firaxis finish SMAC before moving to the next game, unless they want to follow the examples of such horrible game companies as Sega and Origin.
That aside, I truly hope they don't connect Civ3 with SMAC at all. Besides having to bend stories to unbelievable levels, one thing that I, personally, miss from SMAC was the good old history feel. And I would hate it if Civ3 just continued this rather bland Sci-Fi style. While I think Sci-Fi is great, it just isn't the same.
It's just hard (for me, atleast) to associate with Genejack Factories and Impact Plasma Rovers.
Titan posted 05-16-99 05:45 PM ET
Jimmy, dont be sorry for Microprose.
First of all the fantasy world in ToT looks excellent.
Secondly, Microprose is Hasbro. Thus they are in Sid Meiers civ3.
Titan.
Jimmy posted 05-16-99 06:03 PM ET
You are right. I'll just feel sorry for CTP.
umbra1 posted 05-17-99 09:02 AM ET
Titan, Agreed, ToT looks very interesting, but Microprose has also got "Startrek, Birth of the Federation" on the way... If I disappear from the forums for a while, you'll know where I am.
yin26 posted 05-17-99 09:05 AM ET
I'm with you guys!
Hey, can you please stop by the thread:
"Your Ideas for Civ 3: THE LIST Has Begun!"
and help me out? I'm looking for somebody (people) to help me put this list together. If you are interested in helping me, please check out that thread and send me an e-mail. Thanks!
spgfcs posted 05-18-99 06:40 PM ET
I would rather they worked on something else than Civ 3. What does this do to Civ:Test of Time that Hasbro is putting out soon? And I just got Civ Gold and have tons of scenarios to go thru, this will keep me busy for a long time.
I'd rather see a new game, or an update of an older game, like Master of Magic. I'd even love a decent version of Pizza Tycoon by Sid and company than civ 3. They could probably come up with a super mega-multiplayer game like Everquest or Ultima Online (but with a Civ-like game) if they put their minds to it.
- Fred
borg4 posted 05-18-99 07:16 PM ET
I think Sid Meier did the bewst thing leaving microprose, im not going to buy any microprose Civilzation game again. They stole the name from sid meiers. (They had legal rights) unfortunatly.
Bdot posted 05-19-99 03:05 PM ET
wow.. CIV3? that's sort of funny.. does that mean it will have 3 times the bugs? If it's anything like SMAC, then it will be the home of crashes.
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Author	Topic: Civ3 BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old_Guy	posted 05-15-99 01:43 AM ET Just saw at Gamespot that Firaxis and Hasbro will work together for Civ3! OMG!!!!!
Jimmy	posted 05-15-99 10:43 AM ET Civ III: It's alive ! It's alive !! I'm so excited. Sid Meier is going to make the best civ title ever. From the experience with SMAC, he can combine the best of both worlds. I'm just sorry for Activision and Microprose. Call to Power and ToT are going to have short lives and get lost for good in the trash bin, when Civ III comes out.
Singularity	posted 05-15-99 11:29 AM ET Wahooooo!!!! Let's celebrate by throwing a party on the forum.
Jeje2	posted 05-15-99 11:53 AM ET PARTYTIME!!!!! There aren't any words to describe this feeling Now we all just have to have some patience. Let's give them enough time, so we get a good game without any major bugs. Is there anyone how has extra patience for me too
tfs99	posted 05-15-99 02:24 PM ET Here's an article about the announcement. http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/020/005/civ3_e3.html SMC3 on!! Ted S.
Valtyr	posted 05-15-99 02:31 PM ET What's this I hear? What's this I hear? C...c...civ3? faint
Natguy	posted 05-15-99 02:56 PM ET YAHOO!! (turns on music) AAAT THE COPA...COPA CABANA...DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DAAAAAAAAA! AAAT THE COPA...COPA CABANA...DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DAAAAAAAAA! da da da DA! DA! DA! Yeah! C I V III!
evil_conquerer	posted 05-15-99 03:00 PM ET This is going to turn into the most pointless thread ever... But what the heck, I'll join in. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
WyldKarde	posted 05-15-99 03:16 PM ET What's this over at http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/020/005/civ3_e3.html ?? Civ III will link up with SMAC and an as-yet undefined third game so you can play from one to another... my god, PBEM would take decades! What d'you think this third title is... a MOO3, perhaps? Or maybe you get to stop/pause CivIII game about midway through and play multiplayer Pirates! on the world map, with the political situation taken from Civ? Or.. or.. save off the world map and play Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon III... Or Silent Service III based on the worlds oceans and wars again... crikey, the potential is impressive, innit?
Druid	posted 05-15-99 04:06 PM ET An old cynic here.. just bargin' in on the party to throw some cold water on the happy pile of bodies. This sort of hysteria is almost exactly what we saw 2 yrs ago about SMAC being the REAL Civ3, remember? How many of ya STILL think that FIraxis is committed, long term, to ironing out the existing problems with SMAC? I for one, will watch how they handle the back end customer support of THIS game before I send 'em another $50 for the next one.
Freddz	posted 05-15-99 04:32 PM ET How boring... I thought they were gonna do Multiplayer Pirates
Singularity	posted 05-15-99 05:18 PM ET Here's the food table at the party! Chips dip escargot(mmm, my favorite) Caviar(another good one) Whatever the hell you want. If you want it, it's here.
tfs99	posted 05-15-99 05:36 PM ET Have to say I agree with Druid. Firaxis has got to prove themselves with respect to supporting SMAC first. I still can't believe that they won't publish even so much as a fix list for the next patch, but I digress. And if they do a shoddy job with the multiplayer ... well, let's see how it goes! But hey, it will make for an interesting one or two years of forum posts about what to add, remove, change, etc. SMC3 n ... Ted S.
Submachinegun	posted 05-15-99 09:14 PM ET Now you guys can finnaly gather outside and burn your copies of CtP in a huge bonfire. Those of you that haven't done so allready... CIV 3! YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!
LackOfKnack	posted 05-15-99 09:31 PM ET Better be good this time. Lack
umbra1	posted 05-15-99 10:33 PM ET I KNEW there was I reason I didn't get buy CTP... The true sequel of CIV is comming ! Is it to soon to ask when ?
Imran Siddiqui	posted 05-16-99 03:20 PM ET umbra... eary next millineum is the official release date . YEAH Civ3! Not just Civ3, but Sid Meier's Civ3! This will be the end-all game in history! Imran Siddiqui
evil_conquerer	posted 05-16-99 03:26 PM ET If patch 4 fixes everything, they won't have aproblem with a shoddy SMAC being forgotten amid the CivII hype. A toast: To the past (Civ I and II) To the present (SMAC) To the future (Civ III) Glug glug glug Ahhh! Great Chardonay
TheHelperMonkey	posted 05-16-99 03:53 PM ET civ3 will no doubt have a connection to the SMAC universe (maybe earth survived?).
onepaul	posted 05-16-99 04:07 PM ET TheHelperMonkey, yeap, it's going to be connected. You will play CivIII on earth and then after lunching your civ to Alpha Centauri, you'll be able to continue with all existing relationships, technologies, etc. At least that is what they said at E3. And the third title? (CIV IV or SMAC 2 ?, I think it'll be the second one) How else would they link this trilogy? Anyway, they better fix the first one first before the new one comes out.
Al Gore Rythm	posted 05-16-99 04:32 PM ET Hopping on the Bandwagon here... First of all, I agree with Druid. I myself couldn't care less about Civ 3. Because, what alot people don't seem to notice is that SMAC IS Civ3. And while it's a great game, even after playing it alot I still don't get that "special feeling" that came with Civ and Civ2. And I too would like to see Firaxis finish SMAC before moving to the next game, unless they want to follow the examples of such horrible game companies as Sega and Origin. That aside, I truly hope they don't connect Civ3 with SMAC at all. Besides having to bend stories to unbelievable levels, one thing that I, personally, miss from SMAC was the good old history feel. And I would hate it if Civ3 just continued this rather bland Sci-Fi style. While I think Sci-Fi is great, it just isn't the same. It's just hard (for me, atleast) to associate with Genejack Factories and Impact Plasma Rovers.
Titan	posted 05-16-99 05:45 PM ET Jimmy, dont be sorry for Microprose. First of all the fantasy world in ToT looks excellent. Secondly, Microprose is Hasbro. Thus they are in Sid Meiers civ3. Titan.
Jimmy	posted 05-16-99 06:03 PM ET You are right. I'll just feel sorry for CTP.
umbra1	posted 05-17-99 09:02 AM ET Titan, Agreed, ToT looks very interesting, but Microprose has also got "Startrek, Birth of the Federation" on the way... If I disappear from the forums for a while, you'll know where I am.
yin26	posted 05-17-99 09:05 AM ET I'm with you guys! Hey, can you please stop by the thread: "Your Ideas for Civ 3: THE LIST Has Begun!" and help me out? I'm looking for somebody (people) to help me put this list together. If you are interested in helping me, please check out that thread and send me an e-mail. Thanks!
spgfcs	posted 05-18-99 06:40 PM ET I would rather they worked on something else than Civ 3. What does this do to Civ:Test of Time that Hasbro is putting out soon? And I just got Civ Gold and have tons of scenarios to go thru, this will keep me busy for a long time. I'd rather see a new game, or an update of an older game, like Master of Magic. I'd even love a decent version of Pizza Tycoon by Sid and company than civ 3. They could probably come up with a super mega-multiplayer game like Everquest or Ultima Online (but with a Civ-like game) if they put their minds to it. - Fred
borg4	posted 05-18-99 07:16 PM ET I think Sid Meier did the bewst thing leaving microprose, im not going to buy any microprose Civilzation game again. They stole the name from sid meiers. (They had legal rights) unfortunatly.
Bdot	posted 05-19-99 03:05 PM ET wow.. CIV3? that's sort of funny.. does that mean it will have 3 times the bugs? If it's anything like SMAC, then it will be the home of crashes.