Required downloads for the GOTM: What's your opinion?
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WilliamOfOrange
Emperor
Well, I still have yet to play a GOTM, since I find the instructions clear only after reading them over 5 times. I recently got GOTM's 21 and 22 to work, but the other day, I retired from 23 and I was missing a graphic for the end of the game and crashed. I also cannot get the special advisors for the current game, 24.
I would love to play and have been dying to play, as I have time now but this is starting to be a pain in the
Can anyone help me out with these advisor graphics that are supposed to be there? Maybe from a previous one that I don't know about? Yet, I have installed all of the packages up to now.
I am sure the new graphics look great, and I do love the resources and the volcanoes and stuff, but right now, this sucks
Just FYI WilliamOfOrange, we are still working to see why your games always crash in new and innovative ways. This does seem to be a localized "instruction following problem" on your computer, so the search is having to try to recreate the choice error and that just takes time.
I would love to play and have been dying to play, as I have time now but this is starting to be a pain in the
Can anyone help me out with these advisor graphics that are supposed to be there? Maybe from a previous one that I don't know about? Yet, I have installed all of the packages up to now.
I am sure the new graphics look great, and I do love the resources and the volcanoes and stuff, but right now, this sucks
Just FYI WilliamOfOrange, we are still working to see why your games always crash in new and innovative ways. This does seem to be a localized "instruction following problem" on your computer, so the search is having to try to recreate the choice error and that just takes time.
CdB
Warlord
Civ3 : I don't mind them.
Pros : As stated by most it had some falvor to the experience and them I can use the fast "work" connection to get the file.
I particular like : Squids / Volcanoes / New Naval Moves / Units with special ability (Peltasts)
New victory conditions
This helps me to avoid playing again & again the "same" games without too much thinking ..
Cons : I am too found of the new graphics although I respect the effort put into them.
You could have some enjoyment with classical games (France 5-6)
The new luxs & enhancement, it get you civ3 more productive and faster.
Pros : As stated by most it had some falvor to the experience and them I can use the fast "work" connection to get the file.
I particular like : Squids / Volcanoes / New Naval Moves / Units with special ability (Peltasts)
New victory conditions
This helps me to avoid playing again & again the "same" games without too much thinking ..
Cons : I am too found of the new graphics although I respect the effort put into them.
You could have some enjoyment with classical games (France 5-6)
The new luxs & enhancement, it get you civ3 more productive and faster.
WilliamOfOrange
Emperor
I finally figured it out, and well, bascially, I am a moron. Silly little oversite regarding my original installation. But I am rocking now, and loving the game! I knew that they would be great and GOTM24 is cool! 
I was frustrated about being on the outside looking in, but now I see that grass is indeed very green on this side of the fence.
I was frustrated about being on the outside looking in, but now I see that grass is indeed very green on this side of the fence.
Puppeteer
Emperor
The great thing about CivFan is that there is something for everyone.
If you don't like the GOTM add-ons, you can still play a common game and compare it to others in a succession game. Most of the games in there are of the type where a group of 4-7 people take turns playing 10-turn sets in a single progressing game save, but you can also organize a game where everyone starts with the same save game and compares notes every so often: every 10 turns, every 20 turns, or maybe at 2000BC, 1000BC, etc. or at the change of the tech ages.
For GOTM there are a lot of considerations, and if they had absolutely no add-ons and catered to the most people that would make GOTM's using the lowest common demoninator: CivIII v1.29f. Some of the PTW players would get bored and stop playing GOTM then. I could give some other examples, but basically every solution alienates a portion of the GOTM fandom, and this appears to all be volunteer work, so what you see is what you get, and I think it's pretty good.
If you don't like the GOTM add-ons, you can still play a common game and compare it to others in a succession game. Most of the games in there are of the type where a group of 4-7 people take turns playing 10-turn sets in a single progressing game save, but you can also organize a game where everyone starts with the same save game and compares notes every so often: every 10 turns, every 20 turns, or maybe at 2000BC, 1000BC, etc. or at the change of the tech ages.
For GOTM there are a lot of considerations, and if they had absolutely no add-ons and catered to the most people that would make GOTM's using the lowest common demoninator: CivIII v1.29f. Some of the PTW players would get bored and stop playing GOTM then. I could give some other examples, but basically every solution alienates a portion of the GOTM fandom, and this appears to all be volunteer work, so what you see is what you get, and I think it's pretty good.
Norlamand
Procrastinator Rex
Love them! They add a lot of flavor to the game. I really appreciate the work put into the GOTM by all involved. Thanks!
