Heads UP: Civ3 Conquest Website

History Guy · May 15, 2003, 19:18

Firaxis just posted some stuff (screens included) about the X-Pack: http://www.civ3.com/

monkspider · May 15, 2003, 19:23

holy cow, great find history guy!

monkspider · May 15, 2003, 19:28

A few quick thoughts, the Sumerian leader seems to be Gilgamesh (try saving the pictures to get a filename). The Mayans seem to have a javelin thrower, and the Inca, a scout.

The biggest news is this. It seems that the Hittites are in!
One of the leaders is named Mursilis, who was a Hittite leader.
http://www.historytoday.com/index.cfm?articleid=3577

I have to admit, the Hittites seem like a rather questionable choice.

History Guy · May 15, 2003, 19:32

Conquests is due for fall, according to the banner. The features info is old news, but the stuff in FAQ and Screens are brand new.

FAQ says nothing about diplomacy in the editor section (!), but says the editor is greatly enhanced. Robust map editors, new abilities to make civs, units, wonders, advances, etc. Enhanced multiplayer. A lot of maps and scenarios.

Six screens. Two leaders, one looks distinctly Middle Eastern (Ethiopian or Israelite) and another distinctly Portuguese. The last four pictures show units, one is a trebuchet, the others look Incan, Mayan, and perhaps Sioux.

monkspider · May 15, 2003, 19:34

Hist. guy the two leaders are Hittite and Sumerian, Gilgamesh and Mursilis respectively.

History Guy · May 15, 2003, 19:34

Thanks for the tip, Monkspider.

Hittites? Bad choice. Really bad choice.

Gilgamesh? Not bad, as Gilgamesh was a real chappy. Now that I think of it, that third unit looks Ethiopian.

History Guy · May 15, 2003, 19:35

Odd that. Hittites I'd never have guessed, especially since that Hittite could pass as Don Juan.

monkspider · May 15, 2003, 19:38

You can actually figure out what nationality the units are as well. All except the trebuchet, which seems to point toward it not being a UU.

Starting from the top, it is a Enikdu Warrior, followed by an Inca scout, followed by a Maya "Javelin".

History Guy · May 15, 2003, 19:40

I see. Thanks a lot. I wonder why I hadn't thought of visiting the website earlier...

History Guy · May 15, 2003, 19:49

Why does Mursilis have the Ishtar Gate behind him? Hmm...

monkspider · May 15, 2003, 20:10

I agree, I found that highly curious as well. Perhaps Gilgy and Musilis got their screenshots switched?
That's only thing I can think of, since the "Ishtar Gate Man" just looks more like Gilgamesh for some reason.

History Guy · May 15, 2003, 20:38

That's what I'd suspect. Considering the fact that Babylon began as a suburb of Uruk, Gilgamesh's capital, I wonder if they didn't just mix things up. Of course, the Gilgamesh looks more like an Arab than a Turk, which is also a bother.

But I agree, Mursilis fits Gilgamesh better, and Gilgamesh looks nothing like Gilgamesh. He should be a King David!

Chieftess · May 15, 2003, 22:20

Hittites sound like an AoE copy-civ, but it does seem like the dimplomacy editor has been improved. Maybe they'll mention more of it in the coming days.

Kuciwalker · May 16, 2003, 00:00

New governments! "Islamic Sultanate"

Louis XXIV · May 16, 2003, 00:06

Yep

To answer any question you might have, no, we don't know the difference between that and a monarchy (civ3 gameplay wise)

brianshapiro · May 16, 2003, 00:18

i dont like that people have pushed firaxis for fundamentalism fascism is really more important as a government type but that will likely be in the game also.

hittites are for the ancient mediterranean campaign firaxis has been making so it isnt dumb that they included them

ALPHA WOLF 64 · May 16, 2003, 00:43

werent the hittites the major opponent of the egyptians?

ALPHA WOLF 64 · May 16, 2003, 00:53

volcanos and disasters...YEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
locked alliances........YEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAA
me wants more details

CerberusIV · May 16, 2003, 06:36

What puzzles me is how the Trebuchet fits in. It looks like it is not a UU (I suspect a bombardment UU would not be popular after the Hwacha came without LLB) so it will be available to all civs. But there isn't room between the stats for catapults and cannon for a worthwhile improvement on catapults. So how will it fit in?

statusperfect · May 16, 2003, 06:39

Quote:

Originally posted by CerberusIV
What puzzles me is how the Trebuchet fits in. It looks like it is not a UU (I suspect a bombardment UU would not be popular after the Hwacha came without LLB) so it will be available to all civs. But there isn't room between the stats for catapults and cannon for a worthwhile improvement on catapults. So how will it fit in?

bombard of 5?

why not... it is a 25% increase

and it wouldn't require salpeter... that is mayor difference

and more units is always fun

cheers

petermarkab · May 16, 2003, 08:00

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What puzzles me is how the Trebuchet fits in.

Maybe they'll increase the cannon, artillery bombard values and set the trebuchet at eight. Also, don't trebuchets have a large range compared to catapults and cannons?

civman2000 · May 16, 2003, 08:59

Predicted civs from sceenshots/other info/expectations:
Maya
Inca
Sumer
Hittite
Ethiopia (??)
Mali (?)
Polynesia (???)
Khmer (???)

History Guy · May 16, 2003, 10:12

No! They can't be so stupid as to leave out the Israelites again!!!

Or...could they?