Hi,
I am probably late to the CIV party .... but my name is Rico and I am a new member here. I found this site by the link available from the CIV4 webpage.
I am a longtime, LOOONG time Civilization Fan. I have owned Civ 2 since it came out and fell in love with it SO hard that I did not feel the need to go to Civ 3. Only recently, when I played it again did I notice that the graphics were a little dated and decided that maybe it was time to upgrade.
I just got Civ4 yesterday and I am FLOORED by it.
The entire package is just so overwhelming, both in good ways and bad ways.
Gone are the days of simplified city management and combat. Gone are the days of select military units. Religions and Civics make things much more complex IMHO ... But the additon of 3D (or as close to 3D as possible) graphics is welcome. The animation is phenomenal and the music is exquisitely mindblowing - best Civ soundtrack ever.
I'm having a bit of a learning curve (and shell shock) while playing this newest Civ .... and maybe that's where I should stop this post and go ahead and post me a new question in a different forum.
Anyway, glad to be here and hope to meet some new people and maybe even make some new Civ friends.
But please, be kind to the n00b ...