December 16th, 2016: save the date!

darkpanda · May 12, 2015

On December 16th, 2016, Sid Meier's Civilization will be 25 years old!

This thread is to share any idea that this prospect inspires you...

Of course, as far as I'm concerned, I expect nothing less than a XXVth anniversary edition of CivDOS, in any form it could take, even if I have to do it myself

What about you guys?

SWY · May 13, 2015

I would be great if we could play/finish an entire game in the CivOne engine before 16 December 2016.

I've added the date to my calendar. I'll be eating cake that day.

Mize · May 13, 2015

Heh, I remember people here were talking about some sort of international gathering for the 20th anniversary... Of course it didn't happen.

As for 2016, I'd probably get nostalgic then, when I see this thread again here... Like I get nostalgic when I hear great music that was made ages ago and I will never see the band in their prime or hear them make a better album. Weird analogy, but music lovers will get it.

Anyway, Civ has inspired me enough as a kid, when it used to quench my already existing thirst for knowledge. I really liked encyclopedias as a kid and that was like an encyclopedia that you can play. It very much strenghtened my interest in history and the workings of the world, and since I only knew a little bit of English at the time (I was 8 in '94 when I got it), it also actually taught me more English than they were teaching me in school. I was basically learning how to play the game with an English-Bulgarian dictionary next to me.

GoldBerg · May 15, 2015

Mize said:
Heh, I remember people here were talking about some sort of international gathering for the 20th anniversary...
Of course it didn't happen.
...

...case closed

Feb 26, 2001, 12:28 AM

stormerne said:
It's 2001.
That means it's 10 years since Sid published Civilization.
Don't you think we should all celebrate in some way?
Perhaps host some kind of anniversary event.
Perhaps even invite Sid to get involved?

What do you all think?

source: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=2039

shelleyfrank · May 16, 2015

Excellent! The 16th of December is also known as Dingaan's Day in South Africa (Dingaan was the Chief of the Zulus who treacherously massacred a delegation of Boer leaders while they were peacefully negotiating for land). So, make sure to play a game of Civ on the 16th of December as the Zulu faction, naming your chief Dingaan, and behaving most treacherously. I wouldn't give this advice to anyone outside the civ fold.

darkpanda · May 16, 2015

shelleyfrank said:
So, make sure to play a game of Civ on the 16th of December as the Zulu faction, naming your chief Dingaan, and behaving most treacherously

Sounds like a cool easter egg that would change zulu diplomats into +6 attacking units

shelleyfrank · May 17, 2015

shelleyfrank said:
I wouldn't give this advice to anyone outside the civ fold.

..or to any Zulu, for that matter.

@darkpanda :lol:

Osvaldo Manso · Jun 1, 2015

I have tried that... http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=326219

Since travelling seems to be hard for most of the people, I suggest we organize some kind of special competition to mark the date.
Any ideas?

hannurabi · Jun 4, 2015

Osvaldo Manso said:
I suggest we organize some kind of special competition to mark the date.
Any ideas?

If CivOne project gets close to be finished soon enough, maybe somekind of AI programming competition? Then someone could broadcast the AI tournament on youtube

Maybe bit too ambitious idea for competition...

Or maybe if there is going to be multiplayer option , we could have somekind of non serious tournament, to see who is the best Civ1 player out there.

Or competition to upgrade the graphics for CivOne project.

If we stick to original CIvDOS, we could have scenario creation competition. We set up theme for scenario and then we vote who made the most interesting scenario.

Or we could have succession game or democracy game.

Just some ideas.

SWY · Jun 10, 2015

hannurabi said:
If CivOne project gets close to be finished soon enough, maybe somekind of AI programming competition? Then someone could broadcast the AI tournament on youtube Maybe bit too ambitious idea for competition...

Or maybe if there is going to be multiplayer option , we could have somekind of non serious tournament, to see who is the best Civ1 player out there.

Or competition to upgrade the graphics for CivOne project.

If we stick to original CIvDOS, we could have scenario creation competition. We set up theme for scenario and then we vote who made the most interesting scenario.

Or we could have succession game or democracy game.

Just some ideas.

I think getting CivOne feature complete before 16 December 2016 is a good tribute, and it definitely seems probable to me.
If we get it finished before then, I will absolutely try to get multiplayer (TCP and hot-seat) and mod support in.

With mod support, maybe we could create an unofficial expansion pack, with support for bigger maps, new techs, new units, new leaders. We'd need someone to create Civ-like graphics though.

Aureliano · Aug 31, 2015

SWY said:
I think getting CivOne feature complete before 16 December 2016 is a good tribute, and it definitely seems probable to me.
If we get it finished before then, I will absolutely try to get multiplayer (TCP and hot-seat) and mod support in.

With mod support, maybe we could create an unofficial expansion pack, with support for bigger maps, new techs, new units, new leaders. We'd need someone to create Civ-like graphics though.

I've always wanted a bigger map. Awesome project!

zuwzuz · Sep 11, 2015

I've just finish the first full game of CIV since 1994. 'Tis great game indeed

bbrady413 · Oct 17, 2015

This thread is getting me nostalgic for playing this game for hours on end. Somehow I loathed, but also miss, the days when a veteran bomber could lose to a settler unit. Memories! [emoji2]

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Theov · Oct 17, 2015

zuwzuz said:
I've just finish the first full game of CIV since 1994. 'Tis great game indeed

my man!

Look around here, we have made some updates/patches/graphics/mods to make it more enjoyable.
I really like the all-settler-jobs-take-one-turn mod.

Sent from my iCave using a rock.

jarvisc · Oct 21, 2015

Theov said:
Sent from my iCave using a rock.

LoL! Now that's spod-worthy, my dear Theov.

-jarvis

raen · Feb 17, 2016

Now that I have more skills and knowledge I am adding Portuguese to the game, since I started playing it in the 90´s that I tried to put Portuguese in it somehow.

And I am starting to play the game again in my mobile phone

SWY · Sep 6, 2016

As of today, 100 days left...
Alright everyone, let the countdown begin!

GoldBerg · Oct 11, 2016

SWY said:
...
Alright everyone, let the countdown begin ...

...watching soap bubbles blow. *canthelp*

.
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bbrady413 said:
This thread is getting me nostalgic for playing this game for hours on end.
Somehow I loathed, but also miss,
the days when a veteran bomber could lose to a settler unit. ...

...the days when a veteran bomber could lose to a settler unit.

They still do so, oh yes -
they still do.

December 16th, 2016: save the date!

darkpanda

Dark Prince

SWY

Prince

Mize

Prince

GoldBerg

CivDosPlayer of '91

shelleyfrank

Chieftain

darkpanda

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shelleyfrank

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Osvaldo Manso

Warlord

hannurabi

Warlord

SWY

Prince

Aureliano

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zuwzuz

Chieftain

bbrady413

Chieftain

Theov

Deity

jarvisc

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raen

Coat of Arms

SWY

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GoldBerg

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