Isn't Civ3 great?

[Nisus]

Hi all,

I just got Civ3 after a pretty long stint of not actually playing Civ at all, because Civ2 wouldn't work on my new pc! So just before loading it up I was a bit concerned that it'd be one of those sequels that just doesn't quite live up to the original, if you know what I mean. Luckily, I was mistaken. I admit, there was a bit of a transition period where I couldn't quite get used to the new system of catapults, bombers and fighters, but I quickly got the hang of it and now I'm right back into the swing of it! The AI is much more coherent than the one in Civ2, at least in my limited experience of Civ3, and there's just enough new stuff thrown in with the same formula so there's enough to keep you interested while keeping that Civ magic! I just regret there's things going on in the real world that keep me from Civ Oh well, I guess you can't have everything!

 

[Cmonkey]

No.


Edit-Sorry, wrong smiley, I was serious.

 

[Quentin]

Whoa 2 new guys in one thread! Welcome to CFC
Oh Civ3 IS great. But did you expect anything else from a Civilization site?

 

[doolally]

-great for me! i can't stop playing it. Civ2 practically became a part of my OS and C3:C is headed the same way.

[edit: for sme ltters left out]

 

[Longasc]

Civ3 is abysmal. Nobody here really plays Civ anymore, believe me, it is a fake community set up by aliens!

 

[Megabyte]

Hi !

Truly Civ3 is great. Its the cause why i havnt seen the sun in several month . And yes , as we all know is earth only a giant computer build by aliens to find the final question and civ3 is part of this final question. Long live Douglas Adams!

Have fun !

 

[BasketCase]

Sure sign of a problem: I was playing Civ ONE (yes, the very original 386 version!) right up until I got Civ3 a few months ago.

Which is fortunate, because Civ1 was getting harder and harder to run correctly as my PC's got newer.

 

[Nisus]

I remember Civ1, from many moons ago. I could never get the hang of it, as I recall, and always died just as I got musketeers! I can remember once I actually got so advanced I built a nuke, and I was being attacked by everyone and had one city left on an island...and due to my inexperience ended up nuking my own city :$

Luckily though I got better, and my games end up lasting a bit longer than the just-before-industrial period ^_^

 

[Thorfin39]

I have been playing Civ in some form or another since the first one rolled out into stores.. But for me, now is the greatest time.. because my 8-year old son and I play against each other, and it's helped his understanding of the world.. Proof positive was when we sat watching Master and Commander and the French ship Aecheron's opening scene attack, my son said, 'hey dad, the English are fighting Napoleon, just like in the game?"

It was a proud moment.. He prefers to play the Germans because their units get promoted to elites faster, which mean he can conquer quicker.. Oh they grow up soo quickly..

 

[GR8Madmax]

Sure, Civ is a great game. But, I find myself playing Civ for couple of weeks and then taking long breaks. I'm still not happy about C3C as major bugs has yet to be patched. Writing stories have given me a new reason to play though.

 

[Alexnm]

wow, can't remember the last time I played civ3. mm, ok, so I had to move to another city and had to upgrade my computer (which means I had to format my HD). I haven't reinstalled civ3 yet... but i'll do it this weekend.

it is a good game, after all.

 

[Blackbeard]

It was love at the first time. 13 years ago on my Amiga600.
Since then I played it.
With all the different Mod´s and Scen´s it´s every time a new experiance.
I don´t know if I´m waiting for Civ4 or not. At this moment it is perfect for me. Maybe the loading times could be more quicker.
I like big maps.

 

[The Black Adder]

Amiga 600? Did you mean 500 or was there one around I didn't know? Anyway - it's the game series I've spent the most time on - since the good old amiga times, when we laughed about these ridiculous PC's

 

[Paradigne]

Sure sign of a problem: I was playing Civ ONE (yes, the very original 386 version!) right up until I got Civ3 a few months ago.

Which is fortunate, because Civ1 was getting harder and harder to run correctly as my PC's got newer.

DANG!!! NO WONDER your a BASKETCASE
I havent seen my copy of CIV ONE in AT LEAST 10 years....

 

[Sette7]

I have played civ since I was seven years old on my amiga 500. I couldn't understand a single english word but I learned every word in civ pretty fast . That was 13 years ago