Some Civ2 Questions

[shinjuji]

Hay everyone I was wondering if there are some people in this forum who could answer these questions.

All of the questions below are for when you are playing Multiplayer over the internet (Civ 2 Gold)

(1) I read that the ways of ending a civ 2 game is by destroying all of the other civilizations, and going past a certain time frame then it's called a draw. Is it possible to make it the ONLY way of winning is by destroying each other and not any other way? if so how?

(2) If your playing over the net with other people but you decide to stop half way through can you save the game and continue another time from where you saved it and all the civilizations are left how they were when you last played? if so how

(3) Is it possible to chat to each other when playing over the net? if so how?

(4) Is there a way of making the game simutaneous or does it have to go your turn then player 2 then player 3 etc.. and you have to wait untill your turn comes up again before you can make your move or is there a way use all just play at once instead of waiting for each of the players to have their turn? If so how?

Thanks to anyone who help me with these questions it is greatly appreciated.

 

[shinjuji]

please reply guys if you can answer of the questions,

 

[Peaster]

shinjuji - I am not the best one to answer, since I have never really played MP. Maybe you should post your question in the multiplayer forum. I did join a 5 minute session recently (as part of a PBEM) and can say this -

Yes, you can save a game - just like usual.
Yes, there is a chat window.
I doubt you can play simul.
Not sure I understand (1)... you can play as long as you want, I think.

 

[shinjuji]

Tahnks for replying and giving me a bit of help, with the question you did not quite understand I meant is it possible to make the only way of winning the game by destroying the other players. (I thought I read somewhere that if ot gets to a certain year eg.. 2020AD then it's called a draw) Does anyone know the answer to that one?

 

[Specialist290]

If MP allows you to use custom rules you can select Bloodlust, which disables the Spaceship, but I think the 2020 AD time limit is built into the game.

 

[rrhal]

4) This just the way the game was designed. It can't be modified.

 

[The Last Conformist]

For (3), you can always use a separate IM or chat application like ICQ.

 

[MikeLynch]

(4) Is there a way of making the game simutaneous or does it have to go your turn then player 2 then player 3 etc.. and you have to wait untill your turn comes up again before you can make your move or is there a way use all just play at once instead of waiting for each of the players to have their turn? If so how?

There IS a "simultaneous moves" thing. I forget how it works and I can't seem to find the document that explains it, but I think it involves changing an INI file. Whether it works, or whether it works in MP, I do not know, b/c I've never tested it. The way I see it, Civ2 is turn-based. If I wanna play a RTS, I'll play a RTS.