Did anyone ever like the Dino scenario in Civ2?

[Axid]

i'm back, finally. i got disconnected for a while. i haven't been working opn the mod cause i didn't have the stuff to do it. otherwise i would have been doing it.

i did see dinotopia. i thought it was decent. it could have been better though.

i'll be getting the first dino unit soon. it looks great from the pictures peseloco. what do you think about using womoks dragon unit? the reason i suggest this is that in the bible, in Job it says there was an animal that could breath fire. so i was thinking it might be a decent idea. just thought i'd through it out there.

i'll start doing the techs and units buildings etc. as soon as i can. i have to redo the ordinary game cause i had to reinstall civ. which was a real pain.

that's about it for now. can't wait to see the second unit.

oh just a thought but you could do a t-rex unit and then we could see which fit's better with everything else. i was thinking that a continuity would come from haveing the same person do most of the units. if you aren't upto it htough peseloco we could scrounge some from other places, maybe. just a thought.

 

[pesoloco]

Axid,
glad to see that your back. believe me i understand what it's like to get disconnected. I have no internet now and wont have it for a while. it really stinks 'cause I have to use llibrary computers now and those dont let me post files.

I saw that dragon unit too. I thought it would be great for this mod too. you would have to ask womoks first, but i dont think it will be a problem. most unit makers give free access to their units if you give them credit and we could do that easily. Ihave read the entire book of Job and know exactly what you are talking about - the leviathon. There is also a reference to the Behemoth which is sort of a water-dwelling massive creature which many Bible scholars believe to be a brachiosaurus or similar animal.

I would like to make the t-rex or a fiercer version of it - maybe with some armor or something. From examining the screenshots from the XP, their dino is red and has a man walking along in front of it.

Another idea for the t-rex. once the xp is released get the dino unit and modify it.

You can see what my 2nd dino looks like by clicking the link in my signature. unfortunately i cannot post it even though it is finished because i have no internet.

But dont worry. my work on this mod is always continuing even if you cant see me post anything yet.

 

[philippe]

hey guys did you played F8 once?final fantasy 8?
there was a GREAT t-rex graphics.and you could do it detailed.if you copy it and do it like miniature you will have a great t-rex
and of the behemoth i had more the idea of a purple beast with 2 horsn a red line of hair,some kind of tattoo and a big tail with spikes on it.

 

[pesoloco]

Originally posted by philippe
hey guys did you played F8 once?final fantasy 8?
there was a GREAT t-rex graphics.and you could do it detailed.if you copy it and do it like miniature you will have a great t-rex
and of the behemoth i had more the idea of a purple beast with 2 horsn a red line of hair,some kind of tattoo and a big tail with spikes on it.

where can i get pictures of the t-rex in ff8?
i guess i'll have to re-read the end of job again to see. I could be wrong. i may have the two mixed up.

 

[Axid]

i thought that the leviathon was a dragon. it fits the description perfectly. i just read it. so i say go with womoks unit for it if we have it.

i say go for redoing the t-rex and making it fiercer if you want,or making one from scratch. not keeping the one they have.

i didn't get a chance to get a list of the stuff to add last time i was on and will do so this time. hope to get a list of stuff that i have added and a beta so you can look at the tech tree and see what you think.

i will ask womoks if we can use it, but as you said i don't think it will be a prob, we will just have to give him credit. i do believe that is what he said in his previous ones.


ot- pesloco how do you add a link to your signiture?

 

[suchomimus]

I am so glad you folks did not give up after a little initial lack-of-interest. I'd love to use a Dino-mod for Civ3. Might even work up some initiative to work on it some. I own PSP5 and some other 2D manipulators. I've wanted to get into 3D (need a mentor's guidance).
I am in awe of "WackyBucks" proficiency. Kudos, Kudos, I'm not worthy! Yet there is so much to do in developing a complete Mod. I hope I can contribute some.
There should be someone co-ordinating the project to prevent 'parallel developement' of competing designs on the same facets of the Mod.

 

[suchomimus]

BTW: Email suchomimus@hotmail.com.
.
Obviously, you have gotten me started on a deep-seated obsession. So many thoughts, where do I start?
How about at the end? I love Crytozoology as much as most of you. However, re: Leviathan and Behemoth. Compare them to the Crocodile (dragon) and Hippopotamus. Those modern creatures would have been known to a well-educated, wealthy and likely well-traveled Mesopotamian such as Job was pre-affliction.
Sorry if that bursts any bubbles, but I also believe it is quite possible that Dinos and men have been (or are) concurrent. The evidence for such is not to be found in Scripture, though, for that is not the pupose of Scripture.
We can still amuse ourselves with the concept. Dinotopia did so to some extent, but I felt it fell short in the area of error-checking. In weaving a fantasy world, whatever threads come from the known world must keep close to the truth known of those threads. Dinotopia failed to do so on too many points. Still, I manage to enjoy the books and telecast by putting on a pre-adolescent mindset.
More power to the Dino-Mod! Let me gather my Civ-tools and see what I can do.

 

[pesoloco]

Originally posted by suchomimus

There should be someone co-ordinating the project to prevent 'parallel developement' of competing designs on the same facets of the Mod.

That would be Axid

 

[pesoloco]

Originally posted by suchomimus

I am in awe of "WackyBucks" proficiency. Kudos, Kudos, I'm not worthy! Yet there is so much to do in developing a complete Mod. I hope I can contribute some.

That's great. This mod will need lots of work. Just ask Axid what he needs - he's the one who started this mod.
One question, what is "WackyBucks?"

A suggestion (I may have mentioned it before) - has anyone used the Snoopy terrain package? (in completed mods - graphic mods section) I think it would be good to use for this mod. The jungle graphics look cool. You'd have to ask, but again I can't imagine it being much trouble.

I think this mod will need a readme file that includes the names (and email if available) of the people who worked on the mod and what they did. I have seen other mods that do this.

Unfortunately I am still without internet. I'm gonna call the cable company and find out when they're hooking me back up.

 

[coolcosh]

hey, i havent been on in a while and im glad there is more discussion. a website similiar to the star wars mod would also be good. i can try to get that up.

i agree we use snoopys graphics, they looked good

 

[pesoloco]

Originally posted by coolcosh
hey, i havent been on in a while and im glad there is more discussion. a website similiar to the star wars mod would also be good. i can try to get that up.

i agree we use snoopys graphics, they looked good

hey, glad to see you again, coolcosh.
can I help with the web site? Graphics, screen shots, whatever.

 

[coolcosh]

yeah peasoloco that would be great! my slow computer lab class is making websites using geocities pagebuilder (sssoo eeeaasssyyyyyyyyyyyyy) we could use that, it doesnt have to be good. its also free

 

[coolcosh]

great nws- i talked to snoopy about the graphics modpack and he says"go for it"

 

[Sir Lance Alot]

Make it like Lost World, with some marines. Ingen vs. Dinosaurs.

 

[pesoloco]

Originally posted by coolcosh
great nws- i talked to snoopy about the graphics modpack and he says"go for it"

cool
i finally got my internet and i will be posting like crazy tonight

 

[pesoloco]

dino unit 2 is done
see link in signature.

 

[pesoloco]

i just saw this on the news section of civfanatics (refers to the Play the World expansion pack)

There will be a dino unit set of around 10 units. The dinos in the E3 PTW video is an allosaur

what do you guys think? I think we should still keep at it with the dino mod.

 

[coolcosh]

yeah we should keep going

 

[pesoloco]

it sounds like it is just a "unit pack"

so it wouldnt be an actual mod
with technologies, buildings, etc

 

[pesoloco]

I started work on dino unit 3 - the spitter
see link in my signature