Quick Answers / 'Newbie' Questions

I love to make maps, i know what the civ 3 map editor is, but i dont know how to "play" the map editor so i can make maps? Is there any download for it?
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Nevermind, forund it!

 

Just go to start, then all programs. Find Civilizaion 3, the map editor should be near it. It will be called Civilization 3 Editor.

If you have a Mac, then I have no idea.

 

Vanilla civ3 the eidtor should show up in your start menu as civ3edit.

 

Hi everyone,

I have just begin playing Civ 3, a couple of games already, just to try to understand the basic ideas.

One simple thing I would really like to know, but can't seem to find in the FAQs or with Google is this: what's the meaning of the squares "bordered by a thin light brown line", when you are in "city view mode"? Those squares are inside the city area squares (bordered in white) and I can't assign people to "work" on them as well...

I know it must be something simple, having to do with corruption or something like it, but I can't find it by myself, by deduction. Normally I am quite a good Google "searcher" but for this I have a hard time describing exactly what I mean... so I hope someone will get it!

Thanks a lot!

 

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Those tiles are worked by another city ... I guess.

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cjauvin: Welcome to CFC!

The 'square' or tile is assigned to another city. If you want to reassign that tile, open the city view for the other city and remove the 'citizen' working that tile. Go back to your first city and move etc.

3 replies in one minute, how's that for quick answer?

Edit: LE beat me to it. Bart:

 

They're squares that are being used by a neighbouring city--a tile can only be used by one city at a time. If it's one of your cities using it, you can go into that city and take the citizen off it, and then the tile can be used by the first city. If it's owned by an AI civ, you need to conquer them!

Edit: holy crosspost!

 

It's funny, when I first posted my reply, I saw Lord Emsworth's and thetrooper's posts ahead of mine, then I edited mine and it appears before LE and t.
Spooky.

 

^ Yeah, something weird happened. The is no longer valid.

 

(this is a rare situation where a smiley-only post would be appropriate)

 

Thanks guys for the quick and multiple answers, I appreciate that!

On one hand, I am quite pleased to find that people here are kind and helpful, and on the other hand I feel a bit ashamed by the fact that I wasn't able to figure out such a simple thing by myself... hehe

 

Maybe if I edit my post too, I get ahead again? Hmmm ...

 

It sometimes is quicker to just ask.

 

There's something that has been bothering me for a long time. In the Preferences dialog, what does "Cancel orders for friendly (or enemy) unit" do? From what I can see, it does nothing at all.

 

@ Abegweit - I think that when the option is checked your units on goto orders will stop if they sight an enemy unit. It should stop your units from trying to march straight past the enemy and getting hit the next turn. The option for cancelling orders when you sight a friendly unit does the same, but will stop your units when they sight a friendly unit.

 

Thanks Keroro. That makes sense. I will keep it on then. Actually I always had, even though I didn't know what it did.

 

No problem . Personally I find that the friendly unit option is unneccessary, but it's safest to keep the enemy unit option on IMO.

 

Safer still not use the goto function.

 

Agreed, I only use it within my own territory where my knowledge of what's about is perfect. Anything else is an unneccessary gamble.