One switch for all civ-specific features?

ChrisShaffer · August 27, 2001, 04:46

From the current screenshots, it looks like you have to choose all or none. I hope they make three switches in game start up for civilization specific abilities:

1) Special units y/n?
2) Golden age y/n?
3) Special abilities y/n?

Adm.Naismith · August 27, 2001, 07:53

Also Firaxis posts/interview seems to link every feature a bit "unconventional" (relating to Civ II) under the single switch you mentioned.

Of course, considering that Firaxis linked first Special Unit Victory to start of Golden Age, you can't have the latter without the former...

It probably is a way to simplify the balancing/tuning/testing efforts, and for once is not a thing I want to complain

Pembleton · August 27, 2001, 16:45

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Originally posted by ChrisShaffer
From the current screenshots, it looks like you have to choose all or none.

Which screenshots are you referring to? I always assumed you could toggle all 3 switches. I didn't notice anything in the current screenshots that would make me change my assumption. I would be disappointed if you couldn't because I don't plan on playing with the units at first but I do want to play with the abilities.

Adm.Naismith · August 28, 2001, 05:23

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Originally posted by Pembleton
Which screenshots are you referring to? I always assumed you could toggle all 3 switches. I didn't notice anything in the current screenshots that would make me change my assumption.

Look at Official Civ3 site Gallery. Second screenshot (top/rightest) is titlet Player Setup.

Right above the "Difficulty setting" you can see an "Allow Civ Specific Abilities" toggle.

That has been referred in others threads as the only available switch about Special Abilities/Special Units/Golden Age AFAIK (of course it can be an Alpha version screen, or you can have another page of setup, but I don't think so (if not for planet map generation options).

Pembleton · August 28, 2001, 09:33

Well that sucks. I hope they change it in the final edition.

But there must be a way to modify it in the editor or in the rules.txt, units.txt, etc., so you can play with abilities but not units/goldenages.