Terry_pdx
Chieftain
Hi Civ Fanatics,
We all know that Civ4 perfected just about everything in Civilization. I have been playing since Civ1 and still go back and play Civ2 occasionally, which just has the problem with combat destroying whole stacks of units, so you can defend your cities with one or two catapults. But in Civ4 I missed some of the earlier characters, like the Ottomans, Vikings, and Carthaginians, so I came online here, where I have learned a lot of good tips, and found BtS newly released.
I bought BtS the next day and played it almost nonstop for a week, and then did what I have never done before - pulled it from the computer, crushed the disk, and threw it away. Sacrilege. But they ruined Civilization, incorporating the worst features of previous versions.
Spies were one big problem, which stopped me playing Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, where spies were too insanely powerful and could win the game. And now you can't even see them. I don't mind losing in war, but I really don't like the experience of burning cities and wholly devastated landscapes by some invisible force. A field of burning cities was the problem in Civ3 that they fixed in Civ4, where spies were also moderated to mostly gather info like spies should. I take pride in conducting war with happy, healthy cities; but in BtS I can't tell if my administration is faulty or if some spy ruined me.
Also, nuclear war is like a passion in BtS, which the United Nations can't stop. In previous versions I always had to go into cheat mode, because I refuse to play with nuclear weapons. Civ4 is great, because you can make a nonnuclear resolution and everyone agrees. In Bts you get global warming and raging mushroom clouds.
The airships are another stupid invisible force. I mean, these things are big and bulky and pretty ineffective, good for surveillance, but they can't actually attack anything without getting destroyed. Even on a frigate, in real life, you would line up your marines on deck and a dirigible would be dust in minutes. Now they can destroy your navy and you never see them at all. Disgusting.
There's more in BtS that ruined Civilization for me, but I'll stop here. It's one version I will not have in my game library. Hope this review helps other Civ lovers out there.
TH
We all know that Civ4 perfected just about everything in Civilization. I have been playing since Civ1 and still go back and play Civ2 occasionally, which just has the problem with combat destroying whole stacks of units, so you can defend your cities with one or two catapults. But in Civ4 I missed some of the earlier characters, like the Ottomans, Vikings, and Carthaginians, so I came online here, where I have learned a lot of good tips, and found BtS newly released.
I bought BtS the next day and played it almost nonstop for a week, and then did what I have never done before - pulled it from the computer, crushed the disk, and threw it away. Sacrilege. But they ruined Civilization, incorporating the worst features of previous versions.
Spies were one big problem, which stopped me playing Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, where spies were too insanely powerful and could win the game. And now you can't even see them. I don't mind losing in war, but I really don't like the experience of burning cities and wholly devastated landscapes by some invisible force. A field of burning cities was the problem in Civ3 that they fixed in Civ4, where spies were also moderated to mostly gather info like spies should. I take pride in conducting war with happy, healthy cities; but in BtS I can't tell if my administration is faulty or if some spy ruined me.
Also, nuclear war is like a passion in BtS, which the United Nations can't stop. In previous versions I always had to go into cheat mode, because I refuse to play with nuclear weapons. Civ4 is great, because you can make a nonnuclear resolution and everyone agrees. In Bts you get global warming and raging mushroom clouds.
The airships are another stupid invisible force. I mean, these things are big and bulky and pretty ineffective, good for surveillance, but they can't actually attack anything without getting destroyed. Even on a frigate, in real life, you would line up your marines on deck and a dirigible would be dust in minutes. Now they can destroy your navy and you never see them at all. Disgusting.
There's more in BtS that ruined Civilization for me, but I'll stop here. It's one version I will not have in my game library. Hope this review helps other Civ lovers out there.
TH
). I usually abort a lot of my games somewhere down the line and get annoyed by the game but I always come back for more punishment! I think you just have to not take it personally and don't invest so much emotional energy in it - else, you'll go off like a mushroom cloud!
