But Civ Gold MPE... I play it at least twice a week, and sometimes, even more.
It's still a great game!

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They call me Mr. Fierce

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finbar
Mono Rules!
#33984591

Yes, I play Civ2 (I have C:CtP, but have only played it twice) good old fashioned v2.42

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Scouse Git[1]

So the short answer is again... Civ II stays on the hard drive... maybe for a very long time.

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Lex
*~*Horn Star32*~*

Now, I hope that civ3 will provide something new.

This game is unreal and i think the site only adds to its role in the whole civ 2 experience. Sure there are flaws but its still #1 after all this time and that is something i cannot say about any other game
i have played
As for civ 3, better ai, little upgrade on the graphics, easy interface, and a few of the clone ideas but surely not ALL ,as that would ruin the experience. A couple of things from civ 1 and TBS, not RTS and i think i will be a happy gamer, but please don't give me SMAC, TOT, or CTP! Surely something superior will come along

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I am a civ addict. ARE U 2??????

icq 30200920

I also got civ1, colonization and MOO2 before xmas, and am still playing them.

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Destroy or be Destroyed.
Conquer or be Conquered.
Strategy overcomes any odds.
Hit first,fast,hit last.
I am not a warmonger, i am just aggressively forcefull.

icq 30200920

I tend to agree with you ellisd_83. After I played Colonization, I just couldn't go back to Civ I. It was a fantastic game which well deserves a sequel. (And I loved the way it tied in with Sid's Pirates game, another favourite of mine.) I was actually fairly dissapointed with Civ II. It was only the graphics that seemed to be improved in my opinion.

1) Combat system is broken. The random generator is so flawed, I always end up cheating (reloading).
2) The unload bug. I usually play Dutch, so trade is mighty important. When a type of goods is boycotted, trade routes cease to work. You have to manually unload the wagons. PAIN if you have a large trade empire.
3) The AI is more stupid than in any other Civ-game. Always war.
4) Why ARE those units hanging around my colonies? All colonies end up blockaded.
5) Although you have 4 distinctly different nations, there really is only one way to win: Make a nation of 5 to 20 towns (I guess 10-12 is more than enough for me to manage) on one continent. Defend well.

But as I said, the early years are delightful to play. In my current game, I had a good start, killing the two camps of the Tupi nation gave me half a continent to develop into an 8-city empire. I just started a massive attack against the other half, hopefully killing the Arawaks, the Spanish and two French cities before they understand what hit them.