Oh, and being given Baldur's Gate II on saturday hasn't helped on the time stakes either. It's awesome!

I'm still trying to read up on the Forums daily, and post annoying responses

But I may be the exception; of course, those who don't mod maybe don't think the game has a long attention-grabbing spell. Who knows?

BTW jkadabomb, DONT SAY ANYTHING! I'm still in chapter 2. Wanna finish all the quests before I pay the $15,000. Actually, I find Yoshi a good companion. Though I'll keep ya warning in mind. Yeah, I've already decided to join the thieves not the assasins. Oh yeah, in the Renal quest, did you do Edwin's sub-quest? I took it on then everyone started complaining and moaning so I cracked it and killed Edwin and got the key for Mae'vin's strongbox. Is that what you did?

Chris:
AoK is unreal mate. A great game. Get the expansion pack for it too if you haven't got it.

To be quite frank .. I feel cheated .. and want little to do with CTP2 at the moment ..

A patch would of course change my mind !! but thats wishful thinking.

quote: Originally posted by Chris B on 02-13-2001 08:05 PM wow ther, Jen's right. apolyton really has been a ghost town lately. Medmod hasn't been updated in a month. Alexander in 10 days. there are hardly any new forum threads poular. we were swamped with em just a month ago.

Your right about the Apolyton CTP2 site being a ghost town - but the Apolyton CIV3 site is going strong

I, and most likely other civers, basically gave up on the CTP2 site when Activision "threw in the towel."

Now the forum discussions at the CIV3 side of the house is hopping...everyone is waiting with baited breath of its eventual release

Of course, even though I now "camp out" at Apolyton's CIV3 Site, I still stick my head into the CTP2 forum just to see if anything new is happening - just because there will not be anymore offical patches being released for CTP2, that doesn't mean the talented folks here in the forum won't post any new game modifications.

quote: Personally, I don't understand why somebody would want to spend 2 years talking in a forum about a non-existing product.

I think many people simply enjoy knowing that they might (...juuuust might...) have some input that gets taken up by Firaxis for Civ3. And even if not, it's simply quite interesting at times to consider how a game like Civ3 ought to be or could be designed.

quote: Originally posted by yin26 on 02-17-2001 05:44 PM I think many people simply enjoy knowing that they might (...juuuust might...) have some input that gets taken up by Firaxis for Civ3. And even if not, it's simply quite interesting at times to consider how a game like Civ3 ought to be or could be designed. Also, many (all?) of us feel that Civ3 is really our best and perhaps last chance for a long, long time to see a civzilization-type TBS game done well. Some even believe that if Civ3 fails, this genre is in major trouble. So I guess you can say it's quite suspensful to those of us who've been playing the games for years...

I couldn't have said it better Yin!

quote: Originally posted by jkadabomb on 02-18-2001 02:11 PM Hey Dale, Edwin gave me Mae'Vers key. He is probably the best mage in the game that you can get. Although he is evil. I am in chapter 7. Almost about to beat the game. I crushed the shadow dragon and fire dragon quite easily. Fire dragon gives you Holy Avenger +5. I got some awsome weapons, Silver Sword +5(AN AWSOME SWORD, KILLS TONS OF ENEMIES INSTANTLY, IN FACT PROBABLY HELPED ME DESTROY THE DRAGONS SO EASILY), Carsymor(holyavenger)+5, The Equilizer +5. To tell you the truth the dragons are pretty easy since they fight alone with no allies. Also I am going to get the Crom Faeyr, probably the best weapon in the game. And you need Keldorn to use the Holy Avenger +5(Carsymor +5) He is the only paladin in the game.

I just killed Edwin after everyone started whining. Also, I remembered that Edwin and Minsc wanted to kill each other in the first BG. I have Minsc, being the best ranger in the game.

The Red dragon was EASY man! I think the shadow one is harder. BTW, did you know you can kill the dragons pretty easily by (when their circle is still blue) pausing the game, talking to dragon then attacking dragon, unpausing, let them attack for 5 seconds (count it), pausing, talking then attacking dragon, letting them attack for 5 seconds and so on. They never attack you. (It's a bug I take it).

Oh, and Keldorn does have the Carsymor +5. Minsc has the Dragon Slayer halberd. I have the Dragon Slayer longsword. The other three are missile. I've made a few other special items but have them stored. BTW, have you made the Iron Horn yet?

Not to mention a bunch of developers who actually appear to enjoy user-input, and get funded to patch things. Thumbs Up

quote: Originally posted by Civtech25 on 02-28-2001 11:21 PM Thanks for spoiling BG2, you idiot!

Actually, what we've been discussing doesn't wreck the game. Before you decide to choose between thieves or Bohdi, there's a discussion with both sides and if your character is evil it's more favourable with Bohdi, or if you're good it's more favourable with the thieves. It TELLS you (pretty much) which side you should join. Also, in the thieve's guild, there's a thief in there (can't remember which one) that tells you he knows Yoshimo and that he is known as a trecharous liar who sells out his companions. There was no real surprise, just who he sells you out to.

quote: Originally posted by sulla on 03-02-2001 12:17 AM The game is still quite new. Unlike Civ 2 most people here are still beating the game there first few times around and are trying new strategies. With the Civ 2 forum people have played so much I jsutdon't think htey can stand playing it any more they can only talk about it.

Agree with that one Sulla. I've only had CTP2 for about a month and I'm still in the honeymoon phase. I've won 4 games so far (each progressively harder). Now I'm trying the different ways of winning, e.g. diplomacy, high-score, etc. I guess I'll try the impossible level soon, but at the moment I'm a bit Wary. Then come the MODS and the Scenarios. Oh joy!

-- Skeeve