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poppawoppa
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Chico, CA USA
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posted July 05, 2000 18:16
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I was interested in any information about the difference between the play on a MacIntosh and on a PC. It seems that when I go to my son-in-laws house and play a game on his Mac, it doesn't compare to the games I've been able to play on the PC. We both have Civ II, mine is Gold edition and I dont know what his might be. Is there anyone who knows what if any differences there are, and how it affects play? Thanks for any help. |
finbar
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Sydney, Australia
Jul 1999
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posted July 05, 2000 18:32
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In my experience, there's no difference between the same games in the different formats. And now, with both sets of patches installed, they're 100% compatible.In terms of other games, there are still a lot more available for PCs than Macs, but the gap is gradually lessening. ------------------
finbar
Mono Rules!
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Smash
King
Vancouver Canada PST
Jul 1999
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posted July 05, 2000 20:42
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I've seen this thread before  Hey Fin,didn't we just find some oddities concerning barbarian activity? |
finbar
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Sydney, Australia
Jul 1999
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posted July 05, 2000 20:57
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Well, yes, but there's nothing to say they're caused by different systems/versions.  One of the SGs (from memory) said he hadn't come across barb chariots. I know a heap of PC players who have struck barb chariots. I think the real differences are - or have been - in the area of stability, with those very boring software crashes. And we know who to thank for those!  I still get them occasionally. In fact, the other week, twice within about 20 minutes, I went to one of the menus and everything crashed back to the desktop.------------------
finbar
Mono Rules!
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MacUser
ACS Civ2 Mac Webmaster
Olathe, KS, USA
Jul 1999
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posted July 05, 2000 21:08
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While Finbar's comments certainly hold true for MP (Multiplayer), Smash has commented numerous times that the Single Player mode on MPG (Multiplayer Gold Ed.) has a much more aggressive AI than either the original Civ II for Mac or the current PC Civ II with add-ons like Fantastic Worlds (FW). In Smash's opinion, the aggressive AI has made some single player scenarios "unplayable" using Mac MPG, thus he bought the PC Civ II with FW version for scenario play. It is my understanding that the PC MPG Ed has a less aggressive AI than the Mac MPG, as well. (Smash, if I have misrepresented your opinion please excuse and correct me!) From my perspective, Mac MPG in SP does seem harder than SP with the original Civ II for Mac. Well, I guess that was a better (straighter) answer than my comment in the Mac Forum!  I'd better stop before I make a PC faux pas...  ------------------
Different is GOOD! AOL IM--JacSamDad
[This message has been edited by MacUser (edited July 05, 2000).] |
MacUser
ACS Civ2 Mac Webmaster
Olathe, KS, USA
Jul 1999
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posted July 05, 2000 21:11
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Damn I'm SLOW! I need to quit using big words that require me to use a dictionary!! |
Smash
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Vancouver Canada PST
Jul 1999
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posted July 06, 2000 00:31
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Thats pretty much right but I think it was "makes most scenarios unplayable.At least as the creator intended" |
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