Off Topic DO NOT BUY CIV 3

[Spyder]

I can't find Illwinter's Dominions on a web search...who is publishing it?

[mac5732]

Spyder, check out Europa-Universalis.com or you can check strategyfirst.com. the lst one is always up to date, strategyfirst usually behind. will give you description of EU I & II. I have EUI and like it, II is supposed to be better. Basically in 2 you start in 1419 and go up thru Napoleon. All the various countries at that time period are present. Also campaigns, 100yr war, war of roses, French revolution and many more, play the various scenerios or campaigns or play the Grand Campaign in which you take 1 country and try to conquor the world. There are many things that can affect you, religion (most religions at time in game), diplomacy (marry off your children to form alliances), trade, and of course War, numerous wars going on, your allies can drag you into a war even tho you don't want to, you have a choice but if refuse it affects your nation etc, you can also ask your allies to join in war against someone but then all alliances come into play for both sides. really to much to explain, check the sites and the forums, Like I said I enjoyed EUI and look foreward to EUII, good game

PS. My son wants Battle Realms for Xmas, anyone know anything about it or how good it is? tks

just some ideas mac

[ 20 December 2001: Message edited by: mac5732 ]

[Phoenix-D]

"Dracus: I just finished reading my latest PC Gamer Last night...Myth 3 got something like 50%. Purchase at your own risk."

They also gave give CivIII (which everyone here is bashing) a 92 (? anyway, 90s) score. Their main complaint with MythIII was bugs.

Phoenix-D

[Wardad]

[quote]Originally posted by Jourin:

EXTENSIVE user mods over next two years turned CTP I into a very good game. CTP II was a step backwards and again Activision refused to support the game, so I say stick with CTP I modded.
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Where do I find the CTP I and II user mods?

[ 20 December 2001: Message edited by: Wardad ]

[y.a.newbe]

for CTP (Call To Power) check out http://www.apolyton.net/ctp2/
IMHO the site really s***s but the stuff they provide is worth the trouble.

[Dracus]

I was going to buy real war, but then I heard it was crap also. It seems to me that lately the larger gaming companies are on the same page. They all produce half-done games and then provide no support.
I was really looking forward to more play with simcity 3000 but it was missing some things from 2000. very big let down, then I tryed CTP and found it less enjoyable then civ II so I was looking forward to Civ III to now hear it is messed up. Myth Sega is taken by bugs. Man where do I go now, am I to be reduced to having to dust off the old games in between seiv turns or maybe I could write one of my own.

[Baron Munchausen]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,41282,00.html

Windows XP = Windows Exposed

Oh, yeah, I wanna have the very LATEST software and be up to date!

Think I'll stick with 98 and a decent third-party firewall, actually.