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SandMonkey
Prince
Yardley, Pennsylvania, US
Apr 99
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posted December 12, 2000 20:03
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I downloaded this from a site... it's really fun! I find it amazing that I can build the Pyramaids, and then be in communism by 1000 BC  And it's so funny to look at the units, their names, things that I'm used to in Civ2 that isn't in this...ahh yes but now i understand why htis game became so popular. |
Mercantile
Settler
Westcoast of Canada
Dec 2000
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posted December 12, 2000 20:12
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isnt' it a great game |
Andemagne
Chieftain
Rovaniemi, Finland
Dec 1999
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posted December 12, 2000 20:37
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oh YES! it is!  ------------------
"Victrix Fortunae Virtus" |
Tizzy
Princess
Aug 2000
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posted December 13, 2000 04:49
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What site did you download it from? |
Shaka Naldur
Warlord
Spain
May 2000
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posted December 13, 2000 16:12
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yes, where did you downloaded it from? |
SandMonkey
Prince
Yardley, Pennsylvania, US
Apr 99
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posted December 13, 2000 17:51
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http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~boogaboo/civ1.html have fun folks... I downloaded the first one, i dunno what the other downloads are like. What's the deal with having to prove your worthiness to the crown? Is this just a way to keep people from pirating software?? |
Mercantile
Settler
Westcoast of Canada
Dec 2000
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posted December 13, 2000 19:39
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Anyone remember how to speed the game up, its too slow and i remember it b eing far quicker, i used to start a game and then quit and start again, and that fixed the problem, but it doesnt' work in this version, maybe a windows thing |
SandMonkey
Prince
Yardley, Pennsylvania, US
Apr 99
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posted December 13, 2000 19:44
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i dunno, this is kinda annoying, hwoever zipped up this game kept all the saved game files and the hall of fame file, too... so now you have someone elses hall of fame, and a bunch of useless saved game files |
Dissident Aggressor
Prince
Yardley, Pennsylvania, US
Apr 99
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posted December 13, 2000 19:48
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how do you get it to work? I get a whole bunch of files. and cannot find one exe file. |
SandMonkey
Prince
Yardley, Pennsylvania, US
Apr 99
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posted December 13, 2000 19:56
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DA - This works under the MSDOS environment on windows, so you have to look for the file that is just named "Civ" and is an application. I actually had to install the files even though i had unzipped them already, i don't know if i did somethign wrong... but it works now |
Mercantile
Settler
Westcoast of Canada
Dec 2000
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posted December 14, 2000 01:31
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yes just hit the civ file, worked for me without having to install anything manually. But the slow speed is killing me softly with his hand...... argggggg |
Scouse Gits
King
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Nov 1999
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posted December 14, 2000 05:28
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A 'clean' fresh from the CD civ1.zip inclucing the Readme file in English only is 1.669Kb - post your e-mails and I shall send it to you ...
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Scouse Git[1] "CARTAGO DELENDA EST" - Cato the Censor
"The Great Library must be built!"
"A short cut has to be challenging,
were it not so it would be 'the way'." - Paul Craven |
Empress
Queen
cause mingy loves me
Apr 2000
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posted December 14, 2000 09:51
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Civ I.. ahh yes, the game that started it all for me I almost overlooked it when it came with a new PC back in 1992? 93? Little did I know this would become the game which would have me soo addicted! I still remember the first time I had disorder and it told me to make entertainers (evlvises) and I had no idea how to do that so in frustration I started clicking everywhere on the screen! then voila! If you take a person out of the working field, it frees them to do other things! Ahhh the memories... ------------------
Apolyton Empress "The entire sum of existence is the magic of being needed by just one person" -- Vi Putnam "Sanity is the playground for the unimaginative" --found on a bathroom wall
My First Website! |
The Undertaker
Settler
Manitoba
Dec 2000
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posted December 14, 2000 16:33
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Same with me! I remember going through the software bundle that came with my 486 and finding a gem in the rough. My first few games I almost gave up because I could only make warriors, I didn't know how to change production!
What I miss the most about Civ I is earthquakes and floods - and best of all, when an opponent's city would revolt and join you, just because they admired you so! None of this diplomat bribing crap! I also loved how at the end it would show that animation of the territory that you had won and lost by showing your colour on the map.------------------
"You're fired." - Jack Larkin |
Mercantile
Settler
Westcoast of Canada
Dec 2000
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posted December 14, 2000 19:59
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scouse gits my email is trm21@home.com , and once again thanks |
DrFell
Chieftain
England
Sep 2000
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posted December 15, 2000 23:06
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yep, thats how i discovered elvises too completely by accident. i remeber all those brilliant games i had, never building roads or irrigation, and loosing on chieftain... i wish i still had all those saves now.. the memories |
Empress
Queen
cause mingy loves me
Apr 2000
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posted December 15, 2000 23:11
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Yeah, wish I had kept the saves too *sniff*  but speaking of losing on cheifton, I remember having phalanxes when the AI would have tanks! ------------------
Apolyton Empress "The entire sum of existence is the magic of being needed by just one person" -- Vi Putnam "Sanity is the playground for the unimaginative" --found on a bathroom wall
My First Website! |
Baron
Queen
cause mingy loves me
Apr 2000
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posted December 16, 2000 02:11
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I don't know why they took the replay thing out of civ2. I miss that. |
WhiteKnight
Prince
of something...
Feb 2000
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posted December 16, 2000 22:13
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Man, this thread brings back memories...I remember when I used to watch the animation and read about each new tech I discovered... I wish Civ2 had the replay too. It was so neat to watch. ------------------
Visit the Civ/SMAC Seti Teams stats! |
The Capo
Warlord
Maryland
May 2000
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posted December 23, 2000 15:36
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You guys forget the coolest part:The leaders. Montezuma looked like a migrant worker.
Frederick looked like a queer.
Ghengis looked like he neeeded to brush his teeth... etc... |
The Undertaker
Settler
Manitoba
Dec 2000
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posted December 24, 2000 21:43
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"Queer" hahahahahhahah------------------
"You're fired." - Jack Larkin |
Dr_Strangelove
Settler
Manitoba
Dec 2000
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posted December 25, 2000 00:07
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yes. Especially when you build a battleship (in chieftain level) and you attack a phalanx... and lose! |
Rahvin
Settler
Dec 2000
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posted December 29, 2000 10:52
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i actually managed once to lose with a nuke!!!
i attacked a city....and i heard the loose sound, but then it went off hehehe.... |
AustralianJeremy
King
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Apr 99
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posted December 29, 2000 20:58
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quote:
Originally posted by Baron on 12-16-2000 02:11 AM
I don't know why they took the replay thing out of civ2. I miss that.
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Me too. But it's back in SMAC, so hopefully they'll put it in Civ III. |
Busta Nova
Settler
Third Planet from our Sun
Dec 2000
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posted December 31, 2000 02:12
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I miss the replay thing too. It was kind of a nice way to finish off the game.I remember the time I had just discovered gunpowder, then the French came along and said hello with 2 fighters and a bomber. Is the Civ version available above the DOS or Windows version (I prefer the DOS version myself - the Windows one has messed up the graphics a bit IMHO)? |
CivBaron
Settler
Canada
May 2000
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posted December 31, 2000 02:29
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I was looking through the Civ 1 section and found some scenarios. I downloaded one and I cant figure out how to run it. Any help? |
Caesar the Glutton
Settler
Vienna, Virginia, USA
Nov 2000
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posted January 02, 2001 13:37
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What memories! I have Civ I on a 5.25 inch floppy. There were countless nights in college (damn, ten years ago!) when I sat up all night...not studying, but trying to take over the world. It was the greatest game of its time. I miss it.------------------
Nam si violandum est ius, regnandi gratia violandum est: aliis rebus pietatem colas |
shamrock
Warlord
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Jul 1999
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posted January 02, 2001 14:48
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Anybody else remember the classic cheat in Civ I? After you put a settler to a task (e.g. build road or irrigation), you could click on the settler and retask it until complete all in the same turn. In this manner you could drain a swamp in one turn. This "trick" and the Pyramids (choose any govt) was how I managed to get Jesus into space, i.e. Space Launch by 0 AD. |
RollinThunda
Settler
Durham, Maine,USA
Jan 2001
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posted January 02, 2001 16:05
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr_Strangelove on 12-25-2000 12:07 AM
yes. Especially when you build a battleship (in chieftain level) and you attack a phalanx... and lose!
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Hey thats happend to me before, i alwys wonderd how those guys' shields stood up to a 2 ton BB shell |
drake
Prince
of Medford, MA, US
Oct 2000
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posted January 03, 2001 10:38
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I never played civ 1. Would I appreciate it, even though I've only ever played civ2? Or am I already ruined?rollin- I used to live in Freeport ------------------
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way |
DaveV
Prince
USA - EDT
b.02-15-99
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posted January 03, 2001 10:55
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drake - Civ I was a great game in its time, but has many annoying deficiencies, most of which are addressed by Civ II. I spent a lot of time playing Civ I, but I don't think I could go back at this point. |
absurddoctor
Chieftain
Dryden, NY USA
Nov 2000
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posted January 03, 2001 11:55
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yes, it was just a privacy protection. You had to search through the manual and find the right little picture.
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Originally posted by SandMonkey on 12-13-2000 05:51 PM
http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~boogaboo/civ1.html have fun folks... I downloaded the first one, i dunno what the other downloads are like. What's the deal with having to prove your worthiness to the crown? Is this just a way to keep people from pirating software??
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