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Topic: You know you've played civ too long when... |  |
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STING
Settler
The Netherlands
Mar 99
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posted June 13, 2000 05:12
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..you wonder why no important city has city walls |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted June 14, 2000 07:53
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...you realise that your cup of tea went cold yesterday and is now classified as a life form and the whole if the international community consider it immoral to destroy it!!! (Maybe it's a student thing?!?!)   |
LightEning
King
LightProfile v2.0 published!
Oct 1999
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posted June 15, 2000 10:56
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... you post to SidGames
... you build a temple in your home so your children tidy up their rooms
... you build a mass transit, a supermarket and a bank into your home
... you send a camel caravan for your neighbour, because he's also a Civ addict and building The Cure for Cancer
... you get a higher status than prince on Apolyton
... you seriously think that you like the CivII music
... you are a disciple in the Holy church of SID
... you put everything in you own into a Spanish racing boat(I myself still don't get this one)
... you are a personal friend of Sid Meier
... you want to build Adam Smith's trading company because you realize that it hasn't been built and it halves your electric bill
... you dress up as an diplomat (Spy for women)
... you don't post to OT
... you win anybody in MP (IMPOSSIBLE, though I have no experience myself)
... you can tell what FW, MPG, ToT mean even when asleep
... you are a brain in a jar, straightly plugged into a computer
... you have no idea of what Half-Life means
... you get kicked out from your job because you just use all the time to play CivII
... you visit MarkG's homepage every week
... you are a micronation citizen
... you know Ming's real name
... you are a prince or higher on Apolyton with posts only from Civ2/Civ3 sections
... you have readed the Story of Civilization and don't think it tells about so many wars, at least less than what your playstyle has |
tonic
King
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jun 2000
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posted June 20, 2000 05:18
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When your boss asks you to pay a tribute to a departing colleague and you say, "We ignore your feeble threats".
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makka
Settler
York, UK
Apr 99
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posted June 27, 2000 18:58
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...When you feel guilty for not having posted to this thread for 3 months...------------------
"Spelling....... I thought that only Mages did that." |
Mark von Wagner
Prince
Albert in a Can
May 99
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posted June 28, 2000 01:47
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...when you keep bumping this thread, even though no one notices. |
SuperSneak
King
In the land of the blind
Jun 2000
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posted June 28, 2000 12:53
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....when you seriously contemplate the benefits of bachelorhood.------------------
Bring it! |
Shaka Naldur
Warlord
Spain
May 2000
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posted June 28, 2000 14:34
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...when you see red, yellow, and green lines in other peoples faces
...when you think that if your girlfriend makes you choose between her and civilization , you would choose civilization (actually I donīt have a girlfriend but...)
...when you think why no civilization has even conquered the world (it is so easy  )P.D. I also felt guilty for not posting |
Shaka Naldur
Warlord
Spain
May 2000
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posted June 28, 2000 14:35
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...when you see red, yellow, and green lines in other peoples faces
...when you think that if your girlfriend makes you choose between her and civilization , you would choose civilization (actually I donīt have a girlfriend but...)
...when you wonder why no civilization has even conquered the world (it is so easy )P.D. I also felt guilty for not posting |
Sloth
Warlord
Jul 1999
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posted June 30, 2000 05:01
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...when you start asking the Trade Advisor for tips on managing your stock portfolio.. |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted July 03, 2000 12:42
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...when you've just spent 2 weeks on a beach, surrounded by semi-naked, tanned women. And all you can wish for is a Bloody laptop!!!!!
Oh, and a familly size tub of whipped cream (I'm only human!!!!) |
tonic
King
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jun 2000
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posted July 08, 2000 20:33
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When you get that warm feeling at work that nobody else gets to know and you're not being incontinent in a wetsuit. |
Father Beast
Prince
American Fork, UT USA
Feb 2000
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posted July 09, 2000 01:03
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When I drove past Las vegas last week, saw the eiffel tower, and exclaimed "You Can't do that! a Wonder can only be built ONCE anywhere in the world".when you see an empty field and think we need to get some settlers in there. when I drive across Nevada and wonder why they don't send engineers to transform the land. When I saw signs recording the restoration of plants on a bluff over a saltwater bay, I immediately thought "well, at least we have engineers working here!" |
mgblst
Chieftain
adelaide,australia
May 99
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posted July 09, 2000 10:20
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...when you hear there are some Germans in town, and you ring the government to stop building that supermarket down the road, and start building some more troops. |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted July 10, 2000 04:03
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...when the zulus are coming!! they've just taken Manchester, there are 3 cavalry coming around you're left flank, i know there are 2 frigates out there somewhere from when they sank 2 of my galleons. Now they've landed a diplomat, and 3 musketeers!! Cambridge will fall next and then they're going to be upon us! Try to salvage diplomatic relations, they've had enough of our time wasting, It's their turn, we're doomed!! Doomed i tell you!!! Argh!!! (I Wake up) A dream, just a dream!!!
[This message has been edited by Oldman (edited July 10, 2000).] |
tonic
King
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jun 2000
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posted July 12, 2000 20:12
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When you dream that
You are researching the Cure for Cancer in the leading research company, Tonic-Solfa. You press the F6 key and find your research rate is 20 years but the bar is more than 95% complete - one more year to go. You get the F3 menu which shows only one other competitor, Acme Labs. You then check the intelligence your industrial spy has been stealing. It shows they are probably researching at the same rate but at least two years behind you. You rub your hands, close F3 and press Enter. The headlines positively shout at you: "The employees of Tonic-Solfa are revolting and demand a new management." In a panic you consult the F6 menu. It shows a research rate of 30 years and your bar has shrunk to 65% - another 10 years to go. You press F3 and yes, Acme Labs are at 95% completion. You are thinking, "God in this real world is just as sadistic as His counterpart in Civ2".....when you wake up. This has been a true recall - only the details have been changed to protect the memory of the addicted.
[This message has been edited by tonic (edited July 12, 2000).] |
cavebear
Prince
Maryland, USA (Eastern Time)
Oct 1999
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posted July 13, 2000 20:49
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Ming (April 13th, this thread):When you discover that you can load Civ2 into the local hard drive at work, copy the essential files on to a writable CD, wipe the Civ file on the drive, use the burned CD to play (accessing the civ.exe file via the CD) when logged on as a non-LAN user (and use a mini disk for .sav files), thereby keeping all awareness of the .exe file and activity from the LAN managers! Not that I would EVER, of course, do that myself... ------------------
Proud participant in GameLeague... Proud Warrior of the O.W.L. Alliance...
[This message has been edited by cavebear (edited July 13, 2000).] |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted July 17, 2000 07:05
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...when you haven't played a proper game in almost a month and you can't have no idea how you're going to calm your nerves down enough for you to be able to even start playing again!??!? |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted July 17, 2000 07:10
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...when you forget which meeting you're in, and at AA you say:Hi, my screen name is Oldman, and i'm a Civaholic!!
[This message has been edited by Oldman (edited July 17, 2000).] |
yobbo
Settler
Adelaide, Australia
Jul 2000
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posted July 18, 2000 09:12
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...when there's civil unrest in your house, so you change the workers in your backyard into entertainers to make people happy....when you actually stick the technical poster that came with the game onto your wall and refer to it. ...when you say 'i'll quit just after this turn' then realise your still playing 3 hours later. |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted July 18, 2000 09:26
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...when you have a civ2 game pack!!! it contains:Photocopies of the discovery chart (A3 & A4)
Photocopies of the technical table (A3 & A4)
The original manual
Printed copies of every thing in Apolytons Civ2 hints section
A brand new A4 pad (small ruled)
A calculator
3 Bic biros (blue, black and red)
Extra tea bags
A carton of condensed milk (where else do you get milk at 3am?)
and a bag of double chocolate chip cookies!
I hope i still got the 100th post on this thread!!!
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Shadowstrike
King
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2000
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posted July 18, 2000 13:06
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[double post]
[This message has been edited by Shadowstrike (edited July 18, 2000).] |
Shadowstrike
King
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2000
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posted July 18, 2000 13:08
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...when you build railroads all over your lawn and wonder why you aren't making enough money to buy Test of Time.
... when you realize that your house's defenses are as thin as a crackerjack box
...when you try to irrigate your bedroom so that you have enough food for a Civ playing marathon
...when you frantically try to build a SDI defense after hearing about more missile tests
...you refer to your kids as settlers |
Fergus Horkan
Warlord
UK
Jul 2000
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posted July 19, 2000 05:01
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..when you dream about something completely unrelated to Civ2, but everyone in the dream moves only from one hexagon to the next, and usually along a bit of coastline |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted July 19, 2000 05:34
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...when you can't understand why it took you 3 hours to get to work today!!!!! i mean there are railway lines connecting my house to where i work, it should only take me one turn, and why does it cost Ģ1500 a year too... |
HsFB
Prince
Phobos, Martian System
Jan 2000
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posted July 19, 2000 12:39
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you get a job just to be able to post your new "you know you've played civ too long when" idea |
suas333
Prince
Brooklyn, NY, U.S
Feb 2000
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posted July 19, 2000 15:22
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...when you're only going to college in order to get one of those free high speed connections.suas of the O.W.L Alliance |
Legman
King
Copenhagen, Denmark
Mar 99
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posted July 19, 2000 15:59
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Now let's see how many of my own entries I can recall from the previous thread that so sadly crashed six months ago:...when you find yourself mumbling hrmpf...tsk...pff... in a Military Advisor-kind of way during staff meetings ...when you drive off the road during a storm and wait by the road side for a year before driving on ...when you shut the door in the face of the encyclopedia salesman and at the same time say We have no need for your useless maps! ...when you consider teaching your mother-in-law the fine art of pottery in order to improve family relations ...when your body turns grey when you go to sleep |
Shadowstrike
King
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2000
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posted July 19, 2000 20:45
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...when you snore in your sleep "Alexander will rise again!"
...when you sing drunken songs during staff meetings
...when you insist to your boss that your company needs to discorver espionage
...when you try to build a road on the ocean (you can really do this in Civ 1)
...when you impersonate Elvis to hold a WLTxD
...when you forget what Civ2 is |
stod
Settler
of the world
Jul 2000
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posted July 20, 2000 21:43
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...your friends are pissed off at you, so you rush off to buy a temple |
tonic
King
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jun 2000
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posted July 20, 2000 23:12
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When you burst spontaneously into the old refrain from Old MacDonald Had a Farm singing:With an AI here and an AI there
AI, AI everywhere
Old Sid Meier had a game
AI, AI, O. |
Legman
King
Copenhagen, Denmark
Mar 99
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posted July 21, 2000 06:01
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...when you go to the opening of a new bank in your neighbourhood, just to hear that cool ka-chingg sound...when you irrigate your backyard to prepare for a family visit of 4 people, staying for a week ...when you could have told the leaders of North Korea long ago they'd never get far by researching Rocketry and Mobile Warfare instead of Democracy and Refrigeration ...when you start a petition for United Parcel Service to sponsor 12 freights so we could discover the cure for cancer ...when you kidnap your local Hells Angels president to get your hands on the 150 gold ransom |
Shadowstrike
King
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Jul 2000
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posted July 21, 2000 14:07
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...when you go to the ATM and demand tribute for your patience
...when you write letters to the government telling them to increase the luxury rate
...when you actively consider buying Civ 2 boxes as wallpaper
...when you reincarnate this thread when it reaches the maximum |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted July 24, 2000 07:27
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Hey guys, i don't think i'm addicted to civ 2 anymore!!!!!!!!! I was playing occ last night it got to 2:30 and i turned my pc off, i'd just invented flight, i estimate another 60 turns would have done it!! but i turned it off?!?!ok, i couldn't sleep all night for thinking about how i can shave a year or 2 off my landing date...
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Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted July 24, 2000 07:29
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ok, ok!!!...when you're in denial!!!!! |
jcarkey
Warlord
of mutant turkeys with six legs
Aug 2000
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posted August 07, 2000 14:11
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-When you think: What do Howitzers have to ignore since there are no city walls?- |
Tiberius
Warlord
& Tradelord
Jan 2000
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posted August 08, 2000 02:14
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... it's 1 o'clock a.m. and watching your sleeping girlfriend you know that in stead playing Civ you could have great sex this night, but you're not sorry for this and while thinking "Just one more turn" you press ENTER.... it's 2 o'clock a.m. and you're counting: "I have 4,5 hours left to sleep before I go to work. 4 are enough for me. One more turn..." ... it's 3 o'clock a.m. "Why did those bastards attack me right now?! Just one more turn to make sure everything is OK" ... it's 4 o'clock a.m. and you go to bed and swear for yourself: "Tomorrow I will erase Civ2 from my HDD!" But you never do this, because you're addicted |
Father Beast
Prince
American Fork, UT USA
Feb 2000
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posted August 08, 2000 05:40
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... when it's so hot in your apartmant that civ2 crashes after 5 minutes, and you play anyway, saving a lot.
...when you find yourself getting up at 4 AM to play civ because it doesn't crash at that time. |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted August 08, 2000 09:26
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...when each night you pray:Sid Meyer who art from Microprose, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Civilization comes. Thy will be done on Mac, as it is on PC.
Give us this day our one more turn. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive whose who trespass against us. And lead us not into False Treaties, but deliver us from War: For thine is the Civilization, and the keyboard, and the mouse, for ever. Amen.
[This message has been edited by Oldman (edited August 08, 2000).]
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Tiberius
Warlord
& Tradelord
Jan 2000
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posted August 08, 2000 09:48
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...when you're wondering why doesn't the american goverment put the science rate at 10%, after all they have already discovered stealth?...when you ask yourself why don't those "stupid" americans change to fundamentalism, if they already have invented (discovered) everything? ...when you watch the news and don't understand why aren't all the terrorist dressed in red and where are their cannons? ...when you don't understand why didn't you see until now any of those hundred years old "beads caravans", hanging around because nobody wants them anymore? ...when you start counting how many "We Love the ... " days did the Chinese and the Indians celebrate in this century that they grew so huge? ...when you enter in your hut, and then reload because you didn't find an ancient discovery or an advanced tribe ...when you are totally confused browsing the Internet, because you think: "There's no such discovery or wonder in Civ2. Is this real or am I just dreaming?" |
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