Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

Pablostuka: sorry, I do not know. What you can do is back up your civ, then give it a try.....

or e-mail Firaxis and ask them what you can do......

 

[Pablostuka]

Ok, thanks

 

[Free Enterprise]

How about the odds and what effects the odds of what you gain from goodies huts?

 

[Isak]

There's a bit of info on the Goody huts in this post by Mike B. Firaxis and some more strewn around in that thread.

 

[Homie]

A friend of mine said that the expansion pack was out, is it? Has Play the World been released?

 

[Isak]

Nope, it's not out yet - Sid Meier said November 3rd in an interview the other day, but you never know...

 

[sumthinelse]

Originally posted by Isak
Nope, it's not out yet - Sid Meier said November 3rd in an interview the other day, but you never know...

The other Firaxis guy probably kicked Sid under the table after he said that. The correct answer would have been "After it passes system test and regression test, whenever that is."

 

[kring]

I didn't hear Sid say November 3rd, the two times I heard him comment about it, he only said early November in response to the host's question about when it would be out. Unless he came back on later in the show, and I missed it.

 

[Plux]

Is it possible to change the location of the auto save directory of Civ3?

 

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

Originally posted by Plux
Is it possible to change the location of the auto save directory of Civ3?

I never tried it, but will look into it tonight. Don|t expect it tough because of the |leave saves alive| uninstall option.

 

[Homie]

The beta-version of Play the World is out, some of my friends have it.

 

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

Homie:

 

[Isak]

Originally posted by kring
I didn't hear Sid say November 3rd, the two times I heard him comment about it, he only said early November in response to the host's question about when it would be out. Unless he came back on later in the show, and I missed it.

I didn't hear it either - I don't have the channel it was aired on (my disadvantage of living in cold dark northern Europe, I guess )

I only saw Chieftess' post about it the other day, and figured it was confirmed.

Homie: I'm sure Firaxis would like to know where your friends got this 'Public Beta'....

 

[stalin006]

ok, if i put enough privateers around a city i can "blockade it" from good getting to it by its harbor, but what about subs? if i get lets say 7 subs and totaly surrender its harbor can i still blocade it? it would be good since the AI cant see tehm and therefor cant kick me out...........is this true Lt. 'Killer' M. .......i almost posted a whole thread but i said "hey i sholdnt do that"..........

 

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

stalin006: suround with subs doesn't help - the Ai knows they are there (perhaps they measure the radiation ) and kicks you out.....

sorry!

 

[RufRydyr]

Great work Lt. !


I'd like to suggest adding 'ICS' to the Acronyms section.

 

[Plux]

Lt, did you find an answer to my question?

Originally posted by Plux
Is it possible to change the location of the auto save directory of Civ3?

I don't think your argument for not being able to change the directory is valid. The uninstaller could look at the auto save path and leave the auto saves alive while uninstalling. Maybe it could be a setting in Civilization3.Ini??

 

[heliogabalus]

Originally posted by me
My question is about "We love the King (President...)"- Day. What are the exact effects of this in the different forms of government?

You answered:

WLTKD: Lowers corruption.

Thanks for the answer, but do you have it any more precise?

I also asked:

An acronym question: What does "MMOW" stand for? I read it often in Succession Games.

You haven't answered that yet. Maybe it stands for "Munch My Own Weed"?

Much obliged!

 

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

MMOW: sorry, never heard it...... you could simply PM someone who uses it in a SG...

WLTKD: no, I do NOT know exactly how it affects corruption. I only know it is insignificant in the core cities and far out ones, but can give up to 20% (?) in middle distance.....

auto save: haven't found anything yet - but I ain't no programer and am pretty much fishing in the dark here....

 

[RufRydyr]

WLT whatever is discussed as part of a great corruption thread:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?postid=240847#post240847