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Panag · September 2, 2002, 05:23

hi ,

at least we have more wonders and improvements , ....

have a nice day

Dugrik · September 4, 2002, 01:57

I think that's Ghengis' "The-Mongols-are-getting-their-butts-kicked" face. I'll bet his visage in better times is less grotesque.

Alex · September 4, 2002, 13:04

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Originally posted by ixnay37

And why is the Internet represented by a giant black monolith? I know it's hard to represent something like that with a solid building in the city view, but still.

It's not a giant black monolith, it's a server.

Andrew_Jay · September 5, 2002, 11:44

That's what it is? I had been thinking modem, or network card or something like that. I suppose that's the best representation - if any - for something rather abstract like the internet.

Alex · September 5, 2002, 13:54

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Originally posted by Andrew_Jay
That's what it is?

Actually, I don't know, I'm just guessing. But, just like you, I think it could be the best concrete representation for something like the web.

Galvatron · September 6, 2002, 05:36

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Originally posted by Andrew_Jay
I had been thinking modem, or network card or something like that. I suppose that's the best representation - if any - for something rather abstract like the internet.

Perhaps with the big Microsoft-sign

Q Classic · September 6, 2002, 08:25

Galvatron:

"We never sought to become a monopoly... Our network nodes were simply so good that noone felt the need to compete..."

Galvatron · September 6, 2002, 08:37

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Originally posted by Q Cubed

"We never sought to become a monopoly... Our network nodes were simply so good that noone felt the need to compete..."

Where do you find this statement? In the "We didn't want to become a monopoly it just happened to us one day" Microsoft guide for customers

?

Panag · September 6, 2002, 10:50

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Originally posted by ixnay37
Firaxis, I need a picture of Hannibal for my leaders thread!

We have pictures of everyone but him now.

Anyways, JohnM2433, I believe that in the IGN preview it was said that the Berserker is a Longbowman with upgraded defense, attack, plus amphibious.

And why is the Internet represented by a giant black monolith? I know it's hard to represent something like that with a solid building in the city view, but still.

hi ,

, the internet looks more like ericssons "bluetooth" base station , .....

have a nice day

Q Classic · September 6, 2002, 10:59

actually, that was paraphrased from SMAC-- look for the Network Backbone.

anyway, i too am quite curious what the heck that is in the internet wonder thing.

Richard Bartle · September 7, 2002, 07:02

If you look at the civ-selection screen, the names of the various civs are listed in a strangely inconsistent manner:

By "country":
Rome, Greece, Germany, China, Japan, India, Egypt, Babylon, Russia, America, France, Persia, Zululand, England.

By "people":
Aztecs, Iroquois, Mongols, Vikings, Celts, Spanish, Ottomans, Arabs, Koreans.

Some of those "people" ones have countries associated with them - why "Spanish" and not "Spain", when we have "England" rather than "English"? Of course, some of them don't have countries. You'd have to say the "Aztec empire" or the "Viking empire" (or the formal name no-one has heard of).

The first batch of names can all be converted into the second batch, though (Romans, Greeks, Germans, Chinese etc.).

Yeah, it's just a finicky point, but attention to detail is one of the things Firaxis is traditionally very good about.

Richard

philippe666 · September 8, 2002, 07:16

It really looks good.Im gonna buy it!

Gen. Maximus · September 8, 2002, 08:10

One good feature I'm looking fwd to is the multiple unit movement in a stack. All that unit moving across a large map is killing me. Behold! My armies shall now march in order!