Hypothetical scenario

[stormbind]

What if Civ4 supported webcams?

The idea does not seem outrageous to me: Webcams (and conferencing) are now common mainstream technologies, and the game certainly uses leaderheads.

 

[warpstorm]

Why would it have to support them? It's not like it is preventing you from using these technologies. If I were them I would not spend a dime developing the technology for it when there is cheap commercially available solutions out there.

Did anybody use the voice chat that was built into Civ3? I only heard someone actaully use it when I was testing whether or not it worked during the beta.

 

[Lockesdonkey]

I don't really care, but it might be cool if they had your real head as the leaderhead.

 

[Stilgar08]

BOOORING!

And right he is... I don't care... What would be cool would having one male, one female leaderhead for each civ... I would play the males of course, but for the feel of it it would be good.. Unnecessary feature. Firaxis is well advised to spend time on more important construction sites

 

[Louis XXIV]

Did anybody use the voice chat that was built into Civ3? I only heard someone actaully use it when I was testing whether or not it worked during the beta.

There's voice chat?

I suppose it doesn't matter, since I only played PBEM games anyway, though.

 

[stormbind]

Why would it have to support them? It's not like it is preventing you from using these technologies. If I were them I would not spend a dime developing the technology for it when there is cheap commercially available solutions out there.

Did anybody use the voice chat that was built into Civ3? I only heard someone actaully use it when I was testing whether or not it worked during the beta.

Who said they have to develop anything? There's probably a Microsoft DirectSomething that they can plug straight into their apps for video conferencing.

Third party solutions (such as those bundled with IM software) does not work very well with full-screen video games because of the window getting in the way and no taskbar.

 

[RegentMan]

There's voice chat?

My thoughts exactly!

 

[stormbind]

If the hypothetical scenario were true, I would have to dress up for each era

I'll be down the antique shops sourcing some industrial age clothes &c

 

[Texan General]

If the hypothetical scenario were true, I would have to dress up for each era

I'll be down the antique shops sourcing some industrial age clothes &c

That's a good point. What would I wear for the ancient era?

 

[Zamphyr]

Did anybody use the voice chat that was built into Civ3? I only heard someone actaully use it when I was testing whether or not it worked during the beta.

Used it all the time. Best way to taunt your opponents.

 

[stormbind]

That's a good point. What would I wear for the ancient era?

How about dressing up as Astrix?