test of time - how is it different?

[sav]

Helloooo

Could someone enlighten me on how Test of Time Extended game is different to the Original game option?

I finished my first 'extended' game yesterday, at 2020. i played on a bit to see what else might happen - my spaceship landed on A.C. in 2025 (i forgot to build it earlier... d'oh!). Nothing much else occured.

I know there is a 'Map 2' that by the time I build the Apollo Program is completely controlled by a single civ... but what is it there for?

 

[Jayne]

In the Extended game, one civ is alien. Once you land on AC, you continue and are able to colonize that planet too - whereas in the original game it all stops. Also, you get more techs, including one which make a lot of the Wonders obsolete. The game can also end when you research a certain tech (can't recall which at the moment).

 

[ferenginar]

As far as I recall, in the extended game, when your spaceship lands on AC you get 1-4 settlers there depending on the size of SS. You then have to fight against the indiginous population. I think the game goes onto 2050.

sorry about the uncertainty but its a while since I played ToT.

ferenginar

 

[sav]

I noticed the other CIV with their 6000million people on AC, but when I landed on AC the game ended. Is this because it was after 2020?

Anyway. Something odd happened to my TOT. I installed Civ 3, but can't play it yet cause the image appears twice on the screen, really small. But now my TOT won't work unless after loading, I take the OUT. Strange. Can't wait to figure out what the hell is wrong with Civ 3 though. I began playing a round, but the writing was so small i cuoldnt read it. But it seemed good, what I could tell of the game....

 

[sav]

the CD out, oopsy my bad typing/dyslexia.