Ask Sid Meier Your Questions

[aimeeandbeatles]

Will this be transcribed as text? I want to know answers, but I have difficulty understanding speech. Thank you.

 

[DanQ]

Will this be transcribed as text? I want to know answers, but I have difficulty understanding speech. Thank you.

If someone is willing and able to transcribe the episode, and send it to me, I would post it following verification (i.e. for accuracy of what was said). Unfortunately, transcribing is a time consuming and greatly tedious process; with that in mind, to date only two of our episodes have been. We would love to have all of our episodes transcribed, but one or more volunteers are needed to realize it.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Perhaps you could get a group of volunteers, and they each do a section of it. Like 0-5 mins, 6-10 mins, so on. I'd volunteer but I'd lose half the words.

Thanks anyways.

P.S. I think I once saw a freeware program that converts speech to text. If I track it down, I'll post it here.

 

[mech654]

Will Japan get a new leader(s)?
How do you pick which civilization get two leaders and some get only one?

I forget to say this. when you going add Canada I mean really now we should be in the game already.

 

[DanQ]

Perhaps you could get a group of volunteers, and they each do a section of it. Like 0-5 mins, 6-10 mins, so on. I'd volunteer but I'd lose half the words.

I could see the task being assigned to two volunteers (~23 minutes per person that way), but anymore than that would be logistically uncomfortable.

P.S. I think I once saw a freeware program that converts speech to text. If I track it down, I'll post it here.

By all means -- that would be welcome to look into and hopefully try out at least.

 

[Chuggi]

I'll download the episode but making a text copy of it would be good for the forums and great for people with slow internet connections. I'm a fast typer so I might be able to do it (or some of it at least).

 

[Da_V_Man]

I have a question. Does Sid ever play his own games, just for the fun of it?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I have question.

Where did the inspiration for Civ come from?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

By all means -- that would be welcome to look into and hopefully try out at least.

I didn't find the program, but I found another might help.

http://www.nch.com.au/scribe/

 

[DanQ]

I'll download the episode

but making a text copy of it would be good for the forums and great for people with slow internet connections.

On the latter, we offer 16kbps ("Dial-Up") versions of PolyCast productions as well as 64kbps (our standard).

I'm a fast typer so I might be able to do it (or some of it at least).

That would be. Once the episode is released, send me a PM if you are still willing and able to do so and we can go from there.

 

[King Flevance]

I thought of another one.

What are his thoughts on adding supply lines in future Civ sequels?

 

[Chuggi]

That would be. Once the episode is released, send me a PM if you are still willing and able to do so and we can go from there.

Yep I'll take it up if no one else wants to.

 

[Crowqueen]

Have you ever thought "just one more turn"?

Which current world leader (or world leader from the last ten years) would you put in and why?

If you were a Civ 4 leader, what would your traits be? What Civ would you lead? What would be your Unique Building? What would be your Unique Unit?

 

[Chuggi]

If you were a Civ 4 leader, what would your traits be? What Civ would you lead? What would be your Unique Building? What would be your Unique Unit?

He would be the leader of the barbarians, and he would have no traits, unique buildings or unique units. We covered this earlier in the thread.

 

[Jerrymander]

Do you like toast, too?

 

[DanQ]

The time for submission of questions has passed. Thank you to all who did.