Civ1 GOTM

[Nylan]

I wish that there were Civ1 GOTMs running. Civ1 is a good game. Post here if you think so too.

 

[Matrix]

There has been one, but I wasn't mod in this forum yet.

You can always start one; or make a Game Of The Quarter or something. All your have to do is start a game, save it the first turn (or second if impossible) and post it here.

 

[SideshowBob]

I'd like it too. Only I need a new computer first, or maybe I have to find Civ1 for Windows or something. My dos-game can't read the extended memory and the basic memory isn't enough so that I could save a game

 

[Matrix]

Try it with Dosbox, SideshowBob. It makes Civ1 fully compatible.

 

[SideshowBob]

Do you really mean it would? At the time being I've only played Civ1 on an old laptop with Win95. And the mouse doesn't work if I go to dos, so I've played from Windows that makes a dos-window. I'd otherwise play from dos, but I don't know how to zoom into the cities without a mouse
But I'm soon going buy a new laptop with XP so maybe I could get it to work with a Dosbox there
I haven't even tried to install it on my regular computer, maybe it would like that computer better.
I need a home, ONE home! Not three.

 

[Mongols_rule]

How does Dosbox work? I tried it and it says something like "Fatal error: program will not run" or something like that.

 

[Matrix]

Have you read the documentation? I don't really know that much about it myself except that there is a text file in which you can change some settings.

 

[Mongols_rule]

I read the documentation, and couldn't understand a word they were saying. Oh well.

 

[SideshowBob]

That sounds so much like me and computers Let someone else take care of it for you. I'm convinced there are people who understand computers so that they can help the ones who don't

 

[Mongols_rule]

Yay, I finally figured out how to use the program now and it works fine on this PC. Yay.

 

[Nylan]

Should we start our own GOTM, or notify the DoM and see if he likes the Idea?

 

[Mongols_rule]

Yeah, let's start a game. Who wants in?

 

[Captain Carnage]

I would like to play.

 

[Blanco [Adone]]

me too

 

[Conqueror '91]

I would be interested!!

 

[SideshowBob]

I could participate in spirit - till better times. You know those days when something you've been looking for just drops out of the blue in front of your nose. I'd like to find Civ1win like that

 

[Matrix]

I would suggest to simply post a savegame, name a deadline, and start playing, Nylan. No need to wait for DoM.

Besides, I've started both the GOTM for Civ2 as well as for Civ3, so you can always ask me for help. But it's as complicated as you make it yourself. I mean, you actually don't need a website at all. Especially not for such small amount of participants.

 

[addiv]

I'll play too.

 

[Captain Carnage]

Sideshow Bob - when you go into DOS to play civ, did you load a mouse driver?

 

[SideshowBob]

Originally posted by Bad Cops
Sideshow Bob - when you go into DOS to play civ, did you load a mouse driver?

No. I know only how to do one thing with a computer and that is how to break it. I know that the mouse should be loaded somehpw in dos, but I don't know how and my friend doesn't remeber how. It's been so long since dos was part of the big picture.