Recent content by droo

I'm sure the Civ series has probably ended more marriages than the other way around but I don't have or need empirical evidence to back the claim.

Who little old me, interested in Civ4? :mischief:

Sounds cool, although it would mean adding more $$$ to the C3C budget and getting CFO approval (a.k.a. the Mrs. :)). I'm curious, did you guys do an actual upgrade or a fresh install? I've heard that for Macs it's usually better to wipe the hd and to a fresh install rather than install on...

Is Tiger really a big improvement over Panther? I've had a PB with Panther since March and recently got the Mini with Tiger. So far I haven't seen all that much to appreciate any differences but I haven't really had the time to use the Mini all that much. I intend to play C3C on the PB...

Ah memories of Loki (rest in peace). I have the Linux versions of Quake 3, Sim City 3000, and best of all SMAC + SMACX!!! I'm really excited that both Civ3 Complete and Civ4 are coming to the Mac. I'll actually jump on Civ3C and wait on Civ4 b/c I doubt my PB will be able to handle Civ4 and...

I don't think anyone seriously expected anything from Daikatana though. But the analogy is appropriate in that Ion Storm/Eidos invested WAY too much for what they got in return.

I still have never played Civ 1. I didn't play Civ2 when it first came out, but I got really interested in SMAC before it came out. I spent a lot of time hanging out and posting in the Firaxis SMAC forums. I remember anxiously waiting every week for the next edition of the Journey to Alpha...

IIRC, Half-Life had a key system that didn't require the CD after install. I could be wrong, but I don't know of any major exploits of that system and Half-Life is an incredibly popular game.

I'm not defending no-CD cracks, but I really wish more companies would allow people to register games electronically with the CD in the drive, then allow the game to be played without the CD. I'll go out on a limb and guess the issue is money, not technology. :) But is it really that...

A big factor that tends to affect a lot of games is whether a saved version of a pre-patched game can be loaded into a patched version. Obviously this depends on the nature of the changes in the patch. At best, I'd imagine that wonder movies would be an optional download since they could be...

Well you may not necessarily have been replying to me, but for what it's worth, let me rephrase my original post. "I've bought this big rock of crack and I've managed not to smoke it yet and I really should get rid of it. However, based on past experience and knowing my body, I know I'm...

I'm probably not going to be any help here, but for what it's worth I can empathize with your pain. I was very much ambivalent on buying Civ3, but I really liked Civ2 and SMAC so when I saw it at the store yesterday for $27.99 I couldn't resist. But the funny thing is that I haven't opened...

Obviously he was there to pimp EE, nothing more to it.

It's true. Just got it in S.F. Bay Area. Can't beat that price.