Recent content by Rusty Edge

Real Life got to me as much as anything. But in the past, Civ was an escape from it. It gave me a sense of control when I lacked that IRL. I think that was the part of the power of the game. My life is pretty good, mostly. Complaining here about the wrong turn the series took seemed to be a...

I never played monkey island, but I am curious as to how you accomplished a total conversion of Sid's Pirates!

I've been reading up to see if they had time to sort out VI and I should purchase it. It appears the answer is not yet.

Thoughts right now are that they must be having issues or be behind schedule if they still can't say what the minimum or recommended specs are.

I'm averaging 3 crashes a day just using the net, and can't play games any more. I would really like to replace my machine. I was planning to buy one that would play VI, but if I wind up buying a machine that is minimum spec instead of recommended spec, because they still haven't released the...

Civ IV airships were resourceless. I could see biplanes playing that part. Historically they could run on alcohol and were lubricated with mixtures of castor oil.

Still no official word?

I see each game as an unfolding historical fiction novel and it is the epic struggle of me and my people for peace, prosperity, and happiness, against the other characters moreso than the other civs.

Good! I was concerned for a moment.

Well said :goodjob:

I voted 6 as being in between ( I don't play for the graphics ) and ( I like it) , because it's more than I require.

Now that you mention it, yes. III's were actually useful. II's were entertaining, especially Elvis. I might actually pay extra for them.

I understand that, but that's not how I played my games. I think it's a case where it's more an issue of implementation than feature merit. I think you can fix the problems by eliminating brokering, and making tech deals only as part of a treaty ( that either is unbreakable, or, as a less...

Now I understand there will be no tech trading, as well as no more World Congress. I'm sensing a restrictive trend to trade negotiations and diplomacy with IV, V , and now VI. So I really hope that the 1st expansion focuses on trade and diplomacy, allowing more options, such as 3-way...

Any time my game plays out eerily similar to RL, I'm happy.