Civ3 is a long, long game...

kryszcztov · Mar 3, 2003

Hi everyone ! I started to play Civ3 recently, and I've just completed my first game (PTW), by spaceship victory. I'm a long time Civ player, so I knew this was a game that could cut you from reality.

But still, what a surprise to see this unexpected message poping up after my victory !!! :eek:

After thinking of it for a few seconds, I went to the conclusion that this was NOT a bug or something !

But btw, I didn't know the program bothered measuring the time I played.

If anyone was amazed by a same screenshot, don't be shy to show you play so much that you forget to eat ! I finished this game within a week, so come on, beat the score !!! :king:

Hellfire · Mar 3, 2003

only 52 hours huh? You must have been playing on a tiny map

piderman · Mar 3, 2003

How can that be? You have won, and your city has ended the 'We love the Saint day'. I didn't know citizens could be so unhappy about going to Alpha Centauri! :borg:

kryszcztov · Mar 3, 2003

Actually it was a "big" map (not the huge one, but between huge and standard). And I know I play quite slowly, so it does not shock me to death after all. But I went through this game in a little week, I think no one would like to work as much time as that in a single week !!! (compared to our official "35 hours week" in France)

DiamondzAndGunz · Mar 3, 2003

Hehe, I'd like to see how much time my current game is taking. I'm playing the TETurkhan scenario, and have been playing for a while now... and am still in BC! I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up with a huge number of hours there...

wilbill · Mar 3, 2003

I tend to save the game, then walk away and leave it while I do other, real life things. Remember meals? Television? Personal hygeine?
As a result, I get some astounding totals. I think I had one SS victory that totalled 112 hours. Of course a third or more of that was idle time, but still...
BTW, kryszcztov, welcome to CFC.

JonathanValjean · Mar 3, 2003

Wow, that was a long game, mon ami. Bienvenue a CFC, kryszcztov!

sealman · Mar 3, 2003

Originally posted by wilbill
I tend to save the game, then walk away and leave it while I do other, real life things. Remember meals? Television? Personal hygeine?
As a result, I get some astounding totals. I think I had one SS victory that totalled 112 hours. Of course a third or more of that was idle time, but still...
BTW, kryszcztov, welcome to CFC.

me too.

ssmith619 · Mar 3, 2003

Je pense que si j'ai joue (accent mark) Civ3 en francais (accent mark under the c), j'ai eu une A en la classe de francais (accent mark under the c, again)...

hbdragon88 · Mar 4, 2003

I once finished a game in four hours, straight from 4000BC to 2121AD. I knew becuase I started at around 5:00PM on 12/29/02 and played up to about 9:00. It was my first regular game victory achieved without cheating.

This was on Civ3, so I don't have any screenshots or anything.

Turner · Mar 4, 2003

Originally posted by Hellfire
only 52 hours huh? You must have been playing on a tiny map

That's what I was thinking. . . last game, either a standard or large map (I don't remember) was over 70 hours. I think it was 72. . .

Ya know, as much time as I spend playing this game, I should get paid for it!

Now, that would be cool.

Strider · Mar 4, 2003

You think 52 hours is long? I've got games that I still haven't finished!!!! I rarely get to the indust ages as I get bored long before I get there.

Darkness · Mar 5, 2003

Try a huge map, that'll keep you busy far longer than 52 hours...

Laser guided · Mar 5, 2003

52 hours! Holy Cow!

Civ3 is a long, long game...

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