Hey guys,
I'm taking a small break from all the Civ2 preservation work I'm doing to also do a bit of Civ1 work and preserve it's barely known scenario scene. The 30th anniversary celebrations are coming up so it seemed like a good time!
While doing this work I've noticed a couple of things in the old Civ1 area that could use a bit a spruce up. Especially if more people will be visiting the area over Sept and I'm also working on a video series that may attract some more attention to that area in the future too so it would be good if these could be done. However it's not the end of the world if no ones interested in the ideas but I figured there's no harm is asking!
1. Add a 'Civ1 - Scenarios' sub category to the Civ1 downloads area to match other Civ game download area folders. Scenarios for Civilization 1 are not commonly known but they did happen and I've started working collecting and uploading them. Since there's no dedicated scenario sub folder I've just been chucking them into the main Civ1 downloads root area since the only sub folder there is for utility programs. If you guys agree to make the folder then I should point out that I've already uploaded 6 scenarios that would need to be moved into it and I'm about to add a few more.
https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/categories/civilization-i-downloads.105/
2. Rename the old 'Civ1 - Game of the Month' sub forum to either 'Civ1 - Scenario Creation & Game of the Month' or just 'Civ1 - Scenario Creation' (similar title to the scenario creation sub forums for later Civ games). The GOTM forum was created in 2006 as people were regularly still creating Civ1 maps and scenarios as a fun monthly thing and they were tired of their stuff getting mixed up in all the regular Civ1 chat. However as the years went by and the Civ1 community got quieter it stopped being monthly. And over its final years where scenarios were released every 3-6months occasional confused people would drop by asking what game of the month was and what was going on etc, and regular members would have to explain that it was actually more a scenario creation forum and that its name should be changed. Yet for whatever reason it would seem that none of them petitioned the idea to you guys. Now days it's pretty quiet there as the old GOTM regulars have moved on and no one else really know whats going on in there so they ignore it. Hopefully some of the work I'll be doing might breath some fresh life into the old Civ1 scenario scene so it would be good if there was a clearer and more relevant sub forum title for people looking to play or make scenarios and custom games.
https://forums.civfanatics.com/forums/civ1-game-of-the-month.189/
Also if that goes ahead I'll probably make a Scenario Creation General information thread in there with links to relevant map editors and programs etc that I'll probably ask you guys to pin there for me too. That might also inspire more lurkers to get involved!
Regards
Blake
I'm taking a small break from all the Civ2 preservation work I'm doing to also do a bit of Civ1 work and preserve it's barely known scenario scene. The 30th anniversary celebrations are coming up so it seemed like a good time!
While doing this work I've noticed a couple of things in the old Civ1 area that could use a bit a spruce up. Especially if more people will be visiting the area over Sept and I'm also working on a video series that may attract some more attention to that area in the future too so it would be good if these could be done. However it's not the end of the world if no ones interested in the ideas but I figured there's no harm is asking!
1. Add a 'Civ1 - Scenarios' sub category to the Civ1 downloads area to match other Civ game download area folders. Scenarios for Civilization 1 are not commonly known but they did happen and I've started working collecting and uploading them. Since there's no dedicated scenario sub folder I've just been chucking them into the main Civ1 downloads root area since the only sub folder there is for utility programs. If you guys agree to make the folder then I should point out that I've already uploaded 6 scenarios that would need to be moved into it and I'm about to add a few more.
https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/categories/civilization-i-downloads.105/
2. Rename the old 'Civ1 - Game of the Month' sub forum to either 'Civ1 - Scenario Creation & Game of the Month' or just 'Civ1 - Scenario Creation' (similar title to the scenario creation sub forums for later Civ games). The GOTM forum was created in 2006 as people were regularly still creating Civ1 maps and scenarios as a fun monthly thing and they were tired of their stuff getting mixed up in all the regular Civ1 chat. However as the years went by and the Civ1 community got quieter it stopped being monthly. And over its final years where scenarios were released every 3-6months occasional confused people would drop by asking what game of the month was and what was going on etc, and regular members would have to explain that it was actually more a scenario creation forum and that its name should be changed. Yet for whatever reason it would seem that none of them petitioned the idea to you guys. Now days it's pretty quiet there as the old GOTM regulars have moved on and no one else really know whats going on in there so they ignore it. Hopefully some of the work I'll be doing might breath some fresh life into the old Civ1 scenario scene so it would be good if there was a clearer and more relevant sub forum title for people looking to play or make scenarios and custom games.
https://forums.civfanatics.com/forums/civ1-game-of-the-month.189/
Also if that goes ahead I'll probably make a Scenario Creation General information thread in there with links to relevant map editors and programs etc that I'll probably ask you guys to pin there for me too. That might also inspire more lurkers to get involved!
Regards
Blake
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I wonder if that's a permission thing.
