quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 11-09-2000 07:04 PM Hut hunting on a gigamap is good play - but you have to go a long way from home to start getting NON units! ----------- SG (2)

Some times ago, I tried to open every hut in my continent before founding my first city. The continent was giga and I was alone. The result : 10 technologies, 25 units, and 500 gold. But by the time my first trireme was looking for someone else it was sunk by a roman ironclad ! C'est la vie

quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 11-06-2000 05:55 PM Sorry skrobism - no patch for 2.42 yet - any chance of one coming Julius???

No, gigamaps are, I unfortunately think, definitely impossible with civ 2.42 or FW. The limit is then something like 10920. Gigamaps, random or not, are only for MGE and ToT.

I am in quite difficult situation.
to build Great Library or Marco Polos Empasy.
(Hangin' gardens build by celts).
other then that doing just fine.

Don't let me put you off the Great Library though !!

BTW. Any chance we can build a McDonald's somewhere along the way? I'm hungry.

here's what I have done:
great library build (hangin' gardens build by celts)
5 new cities and lots of settlers
discovered trade, philosophy, polytheism,
mathematix, university and astronomy.
next one is monotheism.
explored east and west, build one trireme.
had one short war with persians.

quote: Originally posted by kcbob on 11-14-2000 08:00 AM Is this not too cool? We've got players in Finland, England, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the US all contributing to this. I wonder if Sid envisioned this when he wrote his first line of code? BTW. Any chance we can build a McDonald's somewhere along the way? I'm hungry.

Well, Kcbob, I suggest that when it will be your turn to play, the 1st two cities you will build are going to be called, McDonald and Burger King !

quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 11-06-2000 09:13 AM Dear God ! Did I really press the [submit reply] before writing my message. Quite annoying indeed.

:evil:

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quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 11-14-2000 05:18 PM Well, Kcbob, I suggest that when it will be your turn to play, the 1st two cities you will build are going to be called, McDonald and Burger King !

LOL. Done.

BTW. You did notice that Scouse Gits busted you, didn't you? For shame. Then again, maybe I should give it a try.

quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 11-14-2000 06:11 PM I think you have a perfect scheme here Julius - Prince in only 150 (double) posts! :evil:

Well, please let me try to defend mysefl !
First of all, I didn’t do it on purpose. And as I have maybe 4 or 5 times accidently hit the enter key at the wrong moment, it would only amount to 295 instead of 300. What a big deal ! But your remark help me understand why some people send strange message like “I just wanted to say hello”, “Lol”, or other stuff like that. So there is a race to become Deity ! Please count me out of it. If I post messages, it’s because I like to talk to some people in this forum, to provide some (valuable ?) informations and to make some (funny ?) jokes.
I know you were just teasing me, but let me set it straight. I’ve got other ambitions in my life than becoming a deity in the Apolyton forum. I hope that for some who know me and appreciate me well enough, I am already a king,.
Nobly yours, King Julius,.

quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 11-15-2000 05:14 AM I know you were just teasing me, but let me set it straight. I’ve got other ambitions in my life than becoming a deity in the Apolyton forum. I hope that for some who know me and appreciate me well enough, I am already a king,. Nobly yours, King Julius,.

Ah, the man who would be king. It is all in good fun, of course. If you want to see serious, try Off-Topic. It gets pretty cutthroat in there sometimes.

As for becoming a deity in the Apolyton forum, at the rate I post, I should attain that sometime around 2011, right when the Mayan calendar runs out.

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What if the Hokey-Pokey is really what its all about?

I also follow him in the other game. I've emailed and PMd him and if I don't hear back from him by noon tomorrow, November 23, I'm going to skip him. When he does finally turn up, we'll insert him back in then.

I would suggest a similar course of action in this game. If either Scouse Gits or Andemagne could send the game after Andemagne's turn to kcbob49@hotmail.com, we can proceed. And again, when Maud'Dib turns up, we can stick him back in then.

I think I know where he might be, though. He's obviously getting pumped up for the Dune mini-series on the Sci-Fi channel in a couple of weeks. Heck, he might even be in it.

Happy Civin'!

As I said above (I think), I'll wait until noon tomorrow to crank it up. That'll give Maud'Dib time to show his face. So to speak.

Please, NO MORE ZIP FILES, they're a BIG pain in the ass for me to open or to extract. Just send the save file as is.

Anyway, since you have popped back up, no problem. To quote one of my favorite singing groups, "Carry On, My Wayward Son".

Any estimated time of completion?

BTW, the group was, naturally, Kansas.

My turn has been skipped, so the old file is moot, unless people want to travel back in time.

If you were refering to my job, that part has been handled, for now.

I went back over this thread and I can't see where you've been skipped. Do you have Andemagne's file? If so, just crank that baby up. There've only been five turns so far in the first round. (Does this terminology make sense?)

Soooo, have at it. Unless you no longer have the file. Let us know tout'de suite! (Is my spelling correct on that one, Julius?)

quote: Originally posted by kcbob on 11-24-2000 11:35 AM ( Let us know tout'de suite! (Is my spelling correct on that one, Julius?)

Presque Kcbob ! It’s “tout de suite”

*Come on Dibber, mush! On you huskies!*

Hopefully, I can get this one cranked out in about a day. I've only briefly looked at it. Pray for me!

The prose will be finished on Monday. For now, let me say this. Life in the ICS world without the Hanging Gardens is a drag!!! Good luck Scouse. MC is just around the corner.

quote: Originally posted by kcbob on 11-25-2000 11:44 AM SGs, I have received the game. I'm trying to give Maud'Dib a chance to take his turn. Do you all think I should go ahead anyway and we'll plug him in later? *Come on Dibber, mush! On you huskies!*

Kcbob you are right to have gone ahead. The game has been stopped for something like 2 or 3 weeks. Scouse, Dave, Paul and I all played very swiftly. Andemagne took some more times but excused himself and told us when he could resume. We were not left in the darkness.
No offense intended, as the matter is of almost no importance, but I don’t think Maud’Dib (is it from Dune, I don’t remember ?) acted in the most correct way. Time is not everything but I wish I could finish those two sucession games before I die.
What’s this Huskies stuff all about, though. Do you live in Kansas or Alaska ?

quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 11-26-2000 02:39 PM What’s this Huskies stuff all about, though. Do you live in Kansas or Alaska ?

LOL.

I live in Kansas. Perhaps "Giddyup" might have been more appropriate?

"There's so little to do and so much time. Wait. Reverse that." -- Willie Wonka

In the beginning, there was a world, a large world, a gigaworld. And then there was ICS. And then there was unrest.

Upon ascending to the throne in 1AD, kcbob, the fearless, first took stock in his position as ruler. He consulted with his counselors and was saddened. Our Foreign minister reported contact with only two civilizations, the Zulus and Persians. Our Attitude advisor reported a need for many entertainers in the cities. Our Trade advisor listed only one city improvement of consequence in the entire nation, one lone library. Praise the Lord for our Science advisor and his good news. The Great Library! May it stand for a thousand years!!! And he had begun researching a belief in one god.

Our seers were consulted and the visions they were given were also disheartening. The Zulus had a Great formidable Wall. Other civilizations, nay, tribes (he said scornfully) were shown to them in vision. A group know as the Kelts, may they be cursed forever, had planted a Garden Hanging over one of their villages. A people called Hellenites had built a Colossus statue in one of their towns. And a race going by the name of Aryans had erected a Lighthouse and enlisted the aide of a traveler known as Marco Polo to further their cause. A pox on all of them. But at least, the seers had good news also, insignificant as it may seem. No people is ahead of us in a race for the heavens, wherever that may lead.

With no choice but to look out for the well being and happiness of our people, kcbob began an extensive program of erecting temples to our gods and caravans to assist in the building of a chapel designed by one of the great artisans of our day, Michaelangelo.

In the meantime, exploration was continued at the far reaches of the known world by our intrepid scouts. Unfortunately, one of them, may he rest in peace, came upon a village inhabited by a warlike tribe of barbarians in the East Farthing. His remains were never found.

The Zulus asked us to declare war on the Persians. We declined to agree to this until the recount was finished.

And in spite of the unhappiness abounding throughout the empire, the call of ICS was too strong to ignore. MacDonald's was founded, against our better judgement, and rightly so… unrest on it's first day of existence.

Our scouts began to locate strange structures housing wondrous surprises. 50 gold coins in the north, scrolls in the west describing how to more easily fiord rivers. In the land of the pheasants to the north, an Oliphant begged for sanctuary and it was granted.

And then, in 160AD, the way of one god, Monotheism was discovered and work on the great chapel begun. It was decided at that time to begin researching a way to build veteran military forces in anticipation of war with our neighbors. We hope to enlist the expertise of a general name Sun Tzu sometime in the future.

A Persian diplomat was found at our doorstep and expelled. They have a look of deceit, those Persians.

Our scouts continued to expand our empire, finding more gold in the west and an advanced tribe in the land of the pheasants to the north. Again, sadly, one of them also met an untimely demise at the hands of a barbaric tribe to the north. Curse all barbarians!!

As our population neared a million, and the diplomatic process was begun in Gaudima, kcbob passed away having never seen the fruition of his dreams, Michaelangelo's Chapel. He was laid to rest in a field near MacDonald's with his faithful dog, Dahli Lama at his side, his last wish being that those that followed might think kindly of him and his effort to bring smiles to the faces of his subjects.

I hit "Reply with quote" instead of "Edit".

quote: Originally posted by kcbob on 11-27-2000 11:08 AM Sorry 'bout that. I hit "Reply with quote" instead of "Edit". And no, Julius, that was not a clever ploy in the race for King. (Although it doesn't hurt) [This message has been edited by kcbob (edited November 27, 2000).]

If I would comment on that one, that would be a clever ploy from me. Oups, I just did.
How many do you need to become Prince, King, Emperor and Deity, not that I care much.
But I am curious, it’s human nature I guess.

quote: Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida on 11-27-2000 01:16 PM If Kcbob was as good a king as he is as a writer, then his reign was truly enlightning.

Aw, shucks! Thank you.

quote: If I would comment on that one, that would be a clever ploy from me. Oups, I just did. How many do you need to become Prince, King, Emperor and Deity, not that I care much. But I am curious, it’s human nature I guess.

LOL. Clever, Julius.

And as for the requirements for each level, I believe it's as follows:

0-30 Settler
31-100 Warlord
101-1000 Prince
1001-3000 King
3001- 10000 Emperor
10000+ - Deity

I think those are the numbers. I'm around 860 and I'm guessing 1000 is the next level.

If someone has different, accurate number, I'll be glad to post a in response.

I interpreted the posts that my turn was skipped. Unfortunately I never saw Kb's post and went about my daily business. I didn't realize you guys were waiting for me to complete my turn.

Ooops.

Plug me in whenever.

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quote: Originally posted by Muad'Dib on 12-01-2000 05:07 AM I interpreted the posts that my turn was skipped. Unfortunately I never saw Kb's post and went about my daily business. I didn't realize you guys were waiting for me to complete my turn.

Kcbob waited for your return more patiently than Penelope did for Odysseus. I wonder if he did not even play the turns during the day and erased the saved game during the night.