Do not re-use network code

[rockit3000]

First of all: I love Civ! Second: The MP is awful!!!

No, I don't mean the gameplay or anything. It's just that the code sucks. Other games (like UT2003) generate much more network traffic but they are fast and reliable. MP in C3C is much too slow. Firaxis should kick out the network code developers and buy it from elsewhere ....

Another thing I'd like to see is a constant voice chat button so that you don't have to push TAB all the time ...

 

[Jon Shafer]

Unreal Tournament is designed for MP play. If it wasn't fast and reliable online then it wouldn't sell. That means a vast percent of their resources were dedicated to just that - making sure the online play worked as fast and stable as possible.

Civ is designed for SP play. MP is not a major selling point, and was for previous versions, an after-thought. That having been said, MP will be included in Civ 4 from release, so with that in mind you can probably be assured of the fact that Civ 4 MP will work pretty well, since the entire design will be with MP in mind at least partially.