Recent content by gps

True, I also had some tough games against Huayna Capac or Willem - but my most favourite reliable troublemaker seems to be Napoleon, both in many Civ IV games, but also in the few Civ V games I really finished so far. He has a strange habit of always declaring when it really does not fit my...

Yes, absolutely. Display quality is perfect (or at least as good as it was 20 years ago). It emulates Soundblaster sound and other hardware options without any problem - and even accepts my XBOX-Controller as a joystick! Feels surreal but it works... ;) You can also switch between fullscreen...

Well, I'd say they represent the preparation of budget which each and every real world government has to deal with, allowing fast and radical shifts of financial funding - and thus are apropriate and fully justified. But after all this is the "unpopular opinion thread"... ;)

After playing a couple of games of the WINCIV version that came with the "Civilization Legacy Box" over the last few years, last weekend I actually tried to get my 1991 original DOS version to work with DOSbox - and it worked like a charm. So yes, still playing after 23 years. Although I have to...

I might be repeat myself - but as long as you still have to learn the difference between commerce and gold, I recommend playing Vanilla. ;) Btw.: welcome to the forums!

Yes, I feel so exploited. After all I have been playing computer games (mostly) by the rules since '83 or so. I though that was the purpose of playing games: following the games rules and having fun doing so. And now I have to find out it's all a capitalist scheme to exploit me. This really is a...

You mean the the green UK boxed version with the Aztec or Inca guy motive? I am pretty sure it works. I have both the UK UCE and also the US MGE at home and there's hardly any difference, the relevant Civ2.exe should be identical and exchangeable.

Have a look here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=509103 A good resource for anything ToT is catfish's page: http://users.tpg.com.au/jpwbeest/jp_versions.htm

True, but didn't you say you're the one who has to pay in this situation? So the AI clearly feels supperior to you (and increasingly so - you're the one losing units) and is the one making demands...

Well, is it a bug? Why shouldn't reparations get higher the more damage you have to compensate for? Actually sounds quite plausible...

No, absolutely not. Just play it. It's really good enough. Yes, absolutely. Well, the only mod I'd would really consider a "must have" is Rhye's and Fall, which is already included as a community mod with BTS. Just make sure to update it to the most recent version. But I would not...

I think new players should start with Vanilla rather than BTS, I think both Vanilla and even Warlords are absolutely worth playing and I don't even think BTS - despite all its added features - is necessarily the best version of Civ IV. I like the added leaders and civs, but many other added...

Yes, actually Civ II has a little renaisance for me and right now is the Civ game I play most. Considering the time it was created this sure is one of the best designed strategy games ever. And once you get the hang of it (again), it's just so much fun...

There have been different GOTY editions released in different countries. Usually they include most or all of the DLC maps and civilizations released before G&K plus some soundtrack pieces.

Yes, still giving Vanilla a try from time to time. I never won this silly piece of a game, but intend to do so at least once in my lifetime... ;) Btw.: Inspired by this thread I actually gave it another try yesterday - and won my very first ever Vanilla Civ IV Colonization game! :band: I...