Players, how much experience do you have in the Civ-series?
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bryanw1995
Emperor
Played civ I on my college roommates computer in 95/96 since I didn't have one. He didn't appreciate that very much. Switched to civ 2 when it came out on PC. Played that to death. Ditto for SMAC, civ III, and civ IV. Played civ rev on my iphone a few times but never really got into it. Hard to say which one is the all-time best for me, even over the past year I've gone from SMAC to III to IV to V. Honestly, I played all of them until there was just nothing new to enjoy from them, then played the expansions the same way, then the mods that came with the games. IV was the first time I actually downloaded mods, getting an extra 12-18 mos out of Final Frontier + and FFH series.
Am I an addict? I don't think so. It's normal that my college GF wanted to limit me to 1 hr/day on civ I, right? And it's more normal for me to dump her over that, too!
Am I an addict? I don't think so. It's normal that my college GF wanted to limit me to 1 hr/day on civ I, right? And it's more normal for me to dump her over that, too!
I started with Civ 2 on PS1. After that, with my first pc, we played CTP 1. When Windows Millennium came out I bought Civ 3, which I played the most of any game. I did not even play Civ 4 until a year after vanilla came out. After BTS came out, I never played 3 again, except briefly. Now that CiV is here, mostly I have concentrated on that and EUIII and all the games of the Total War series, off and on. I also, played Colonization briefly and Civ Rev, which I did not care for, on xbox 360. Needless to say it has been fun time since the early days of Civ and CTP. Its had to be 16 years that I am aware of since 1995.
Another interesting thread would be to ask everyone which games they own.
Another interesting thread would be to ask everyone which games they own.
NicTeos
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I've played civ 1 the first time in 93/94, when i was 9. My older brother had no idea how to play that game and I had no clue about english - it was quite funny. However I bought then later civ 2 and finally understood then civ 1, also because of some skill in english.
Civ 1 on an apple was my first experiance with Civ. Then 2, 3, 4, and finally 5. Two was my favorate, followed closely by five. Also played CTP2, which I enjoyed for its future era. However I played the original colonization well before I touched Civ for the first time.
binhthuy71
Emperor
Since Microprose released the first version in 1991 (It came on a stack of floppy disks). I also played the original Colonization, Sid Meier's Civil War and I had the good fortune to be a Beta tester on the Civ 3 PTW expansion pack. Not to mention SMAC and Alien Crossfire.
Civ 2 was my favorite for a long time, possibly because Civ 3 could be so frustrating to play. It is slowly being supplanted as a fave by Civ V. I played a lot of SSI's hex-based war games back in DOS days so V's combat system suits me to t "T."
Civ 2 was my favorite for a long time, possibly because Civ 3 could be so frustrating to play. It is slowly being supplanted as a fave by Civ V. I played a lot of SSI's hex-based war games back in DOS days so V's combat system suits me to t "T."
bronzeager
Chieftain
Have always been a little late coming to the Civ games, well up until V...
Didn't play CivI or Colonization. Played Civ2 a lot in college, probably around 2000-03. Picked up Civ3 soon after, and got a lot of hours out of that, possibly more than any other Civ. Even though I knew then and still know it wasn't the best. Couldn't play Civ4 for a long time, because my computer couldn't handle it. Probably played it for the first time in 2007 and got some good hours in. Oh, also only played Alpha Centauri once or twice and really didn't like it.
Have been logging a ton of hours in Civ5... slowly becoming my favorite and most played. Should also note that I pretty much bought a new computer to play Civ5. Well that and AOEO when it comes out.
Didn't play CivI or Colonization. Played Civ2 a lot in college, probably around 2000-03. Picked up Civ3 soon after, and got a lot of hours out of that, possibly more than any other Civ. Even though I knew then and still know it wasn't the best. Couldn't play Civ4 for a long time, because my computer couldn't handle it. Probably played it for the first time in 2007 and got some good hours in. Oh, also only played Alpha Centauri once or twice and really didn't like it.
Have been logging a ton of hours in Civ5... slowly becoming my favorite and most played. Should also note that I pretty much bought a new computer to play Civ5. Well that and AOEO when it comes out.
Gamemaster77
PC > Mac
Well I started with civ3 back when I was 7 years old. My Grandfather got it as a gift in a pack along with a bunch of other cheap games (long after civIII came out). Civilization three is still my all time favorite game on any system. I have probably played that game at least a 1000 hours. I still remember the days of the game crashing (which it did only every once and a while), me goof to restart it, and then seeing the computer clock be at anything from 1-5 in the morning. Civilization V I unfortunately havent played as much. Stream says I have for about 44 hours log. Mostly because I'm afraid of playing that and getting sucked into it for the rest of the day,lol.
He-Who-Hunts
2nd Legionary Cohort
started with Civ2 back in 96...
Funny thing is I don't really play Civ 3 of 4 or anymore but I'll always go back and play a game of 2 every now and again.
This is undoubtedly my favorite video game franchise, even though I've had to "grow up" since I started playing back in the mid 90's (which has cut down on my video game time considerably) I always make time for civilization.
Funny thing is I don't really play Civ 3 of 4 or anymore but I'll always go back and play a game of 2 every now and again.
This is undoubtedly my favorite video game franchise, even though I've had to "grow up" since I started playing back in the mid 90's (which has cut down on my video game time considerably) I always make time for civilization.
sadsquid
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Played Civ 2 around 2001-2002 when I was about 9 or 10 after my uncle lent it to me (along with sim city 2000 and Settlers 2 (which I also loved). I enjoyed it but didn't really understand most of it 
About a year later I found civ 3 and 6 months after that, found civ 3 complete edition. That's when I really started liking the series. Bought civ 4 a bit after it came out and then actually started learning how to play properly, which increased my enjoyment a lot
Been playing it regularly ever since. My second favourite game series (behind Paper Mario - for nostalgic and sentimental reasons)
About a year later I found civ 3 and 6 months after that, found civ 3 complete edition. That's when I really started liking the series. Bought civ 4 a bit after it came out and then actually started learning how to play properly, which increased my enjoyment a lot
Been playing it regularly ever since. My second favourite game series (behind Paper Mario - for nostalgic and sentimental reasons)
thadian
Kami of Awakened Dreamers
im 31 and have played from 1993 when a history teacher recomended it and installed several copies on school computers for after class activities. we would pick our civ, build our units/buildings and he would teach us about the things we were using/doing in game and about the real life equalivilant.
it was an enlightening experience, just like oregon trail. i also remember Call to Power, that really had the best throneroom/palace system because you could turn it into a space station.
Terramorphing was fun, and the environmentalist unit was great fun.
it was an enlightening experience, just like oregon trail. i also remember Call to Power, that really had the best throneroom/palace system because you could turn it into a space station.
Terramorphing was fun, and the environmentalist unit was great fun.
Played Civ 2 on a mac laptop computer(that computer cost me 2000$ in 1998 lol), my first computer. I played to death. Was able to beat Deity most of the time at the end(1-2 years later). Then i changed for PC and discovered many other games. I bought Civ 3 but it was the worst civ for my taste. Played like 5-6 games that's all. Then i bought Civ 4 in 2006 and loved it. I took some breaks between expansions. Now i'm playing civ 5 and it's even better. The combat system is what drives me the most. I play mostly multiplayer since 2007.
apocalypse105
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Well i startet playing in march 2011 civilization 4.. I play this game if i have nothing to do in the weakend i just finished my first noble game normally i play on warlord. yes it is a low difficult but i dont play it a lot ...
Then i bought civ 5 I completly loved it. I found the gameplay better then civ 4. In civ 4 you had so many options that you had to micromange every turn...
Civ 5 had a really good interface for starting players and now i am playing at king in civ 5 and i am going to higher the level after the patch...
Then i bought civ 5 I completly loved it. I found the gameplay better then civ 4. In civ 4 you had so many options that you had to micromange every turn...
Civ 5 had a really good interface for starting players and now i am playing at king in civ 5 and i am going to higher the level after the patch...
WickedWombat
Rodent Without A Clue
CIV I up to the present. When I started playin', we had sprites, and we liked it!
You whippersnappers got your fancy schmancy graphics to cut your teeth on!
You whippersnappers got your fancy schmancy graphics to cut your teeth on!
squadbroken
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All of the main series and SMAC. Started with Civ I back in the mid 90s (I actually played the SNES version first, which is like the PC version but with really awkward controls and slightly better graphics).
McRoos
Warlord
I played them all and loved them all, except for the call to power edition, which was terrible.
I remember well that when CIV IV arrived I didn't have a clue on how to deal with religion.
That's the part I miss most in CIV V, which is becomming better after the latest patches.
Still there is room for improvement, but it is an addictive game !!
Have fun.
I remember well that when CIV IV arrived I didn't have a clue on how to deal with religion.
That's the part I miss most in CIV V, which is becomming better after the latest patches.
Still there is room for improvement, but it is an addictive game !!
Have fun.
I started playing Railroad Tyccon back in 1990 when I was 4 yeas old.
My first Civ experience was in 1993, when I was 7 year old. I remember having a high-score of 153% that year (I always played on emperor).
One year later, when I was 8, I got my hands on a pre-ordered copy of Colonization. It was probably my favourite game at that time. The game also made me really interested in indian tribes and american history. I didn't understand the game mechanics good enough back then and never passed the 100% barrier, even though I successfully declared independence on Viceroy several times.
A few years later, Civ II came, and I played it like a maniac until I completely broke the game with about 600-700% .
I then got AC from my brother as a christmas present. I loved the unit editor, but after a few playthroughs, the game became a bit to repetive and easy. I also hated the fact that the best armor in the game was so ugly.
I was really excited when Civ III came out, but I never enjoyed that game as much as I did with Civ II. I think it was the corruption system that ruined a lot for me. If you placed an early city on or two tiles to far away, you could lose one or two shields, which could be really frustrating. But at the same time, the key to success was to occupy as much land as possible as quickly as possible. This got improved in expansions, but somehow I felt that too little thought had been put in by the developers. I also felt that the hardest difficulty level was too luck based.
When Civ IV came out, I much admit that I first was disappointed. I thought that there were to few units to build and too much enter pressing. But I also discovered that the game mechanics had been greatly improved. I never missed the offensive and defensive values and I never missed the old corruption system. Civ IV made it possible to have a small and effictive nation, but it didn't prevent you from conquering the planet. It became even better with the expansions and I still come up with new strategies on how to play the game.
I've never been so excited about a computer game as I was when I heard that Civ:Col would came out. I bought it on release day, turned of my mobile phone and began to play. However, after a few hours of initial excitement, I began to realise that something was wrong. I wasn't having fun. The indians felt wrong. In the old game, I usually befriended them and got their help thru-out the entire game. But now the just felt like irritating obstacles. I didn't care about producing any goods, instead I just sold muskets to indians on other islands. My universities got worthless after educating a few specialists. It felt like the entire game was about beating game mechanics and that it didn't really matter whether or not I could get my empire working. I stopped playing and installed the old version again, and to my big surprise, I had a lot more fun.
Finally I got Civ V, though I don't consider it a Civ game. It's a tactical war game with some Civ-element present, but it's obvious that their goal wasn't to satisfy oldtimers like myself. At first I was bitter, but now I realise that Civ IV and Colonization are still great games that will keep me entertained for years.
My first Civ experience was in 1993, when I was 7 year old. I remember having a high-score of 153% that year (I always played on emperor).
One year later, when I was 8, I got my hands on a pre-ordered copy of Colonization. It was probably my favourite game at that time. The game also made me really interested in indian tribes and american history. I didn't understand the game mechanics good enough back then and never passed the 100% barrier, even though I successfully declared independence on Viceroy several times.
A few years later, Civ II came, and I played it like a maniac until I completely broke the game with about 600-700% .
I then got AC from my brother as a christmas present. I loved the unit editor, but after a few playthroughs, the game became a bit to repetive and easy. I also hated the fact that the best armor in the game was so ugly.
I was really excited when Civ III came out, but I never enjoyed that game as much as I did with Civ II. I think it was the corruption system that ruined a lot for me. If you placed an early city on or two tiles to far away, you could lose one or two shields, which could be really frustrating. But at the same time, the key to success was to occupy as much land as possible as quickly as possible. This got improved in expansions, but somehow I felt that too little thought had been put in by the developers. I also felt that the hardest difficulty level was too luck based.
When Civ IV came out, I much admit that I first was disappointed. I thought that there were to few units to build and too much enter pressing. But I also discovered that the game mechanics had been greatly improved. I never missed the offensive and defensive values and I never missed the old corruption system. Civ IV made it possible to have a small and effictive nation, but it didn't prevent you from conquering the planet. It became even better with the expansions and I still come up with new strategies on how to play the game.
I've never been so excited about a computer game as I was when I heard that Civ:Col would came out. I bought it on release day, turned of my mobile phone and began to play. However, after a few hours of initial excitement, I began to realise that something was wrong. I wasn't having fun. The indians felt wrong. In the old game, I usually befriended them and got their help thru-out the entire game. But now the just felt like irritating obstacles. I didn't care about producing any goods, instead I just sold muskets to indians on other islands. My universities got worthless after educating a few specialists. It felt like the entire game was about beating game mechanics and that it didn't really matter whether or not I could get my empire working. I stopped playing and installed the old version again, and to my big surprise, I had a lot more fun.
Finally I got Civ V, though I don't consider it a Civ game. It's a tactical war game with some Civ-element present, but it's obvious that their goal wasn't to satisfy oldtimers like myself. At first I was bitter, but now I realise that Civ IV and Colonization are still great games that will keep me entertained for years.
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