posted March 23, 2001 05:18

The interview Gamespot UK have had with Sid is really interesting and informative, just look at this quotes:

About leaders:

quote: Great nations can produce gifted leaders from history, each one capable of leading your civilization to martial glory. Whether helming an army on a distant battlefield or passing their personal experiences onto future generations of soldiers, these towering figures can single-handedly alter the course of history.

And:

quote: This is a very cool new part of the game. As you enter into diplomatic relations with other Civs, a leader representing that Civ will appear (like Abraham Lincoln for the Americans or Mao Tse Tung for the Chinese) who you'll be able to interact with during your negotiations. The leaders will show a range of expressions, which will change depending on the types of deals you try to broker with them!

As you can see, the leaders can lead you to martial glory, that will end some of the discussion on that, or?

About the timespan:

quote: Civ III will cover from 4000BC to somewhere around the year 2020. The game will offer several ways to win, so the ultimate objective will depend on which pathway to victory you choose (we'll talk more about new ways to win in an upcoming website update).

About multiplayer(not much):

quote: We're working on a really fun and unique multiplayer concept that we'll talk more about when we're closer to completing it.

That was the most important(in my eyes) updates. Well guys, what do you think?

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	posted March 23, 2001 06:22

To me the new happy thing was effictive extorsion

quote: Want to offer a Peace Treaty to the Iroquois, but only if they will pay five gold pieces per turn? Just make the demand.

I like this...
And also

quote: For example, your relations with the Zulus might include a peace treaty as well as a mutual protection pact, a right of passage agreement, and a trade embargo against the French.

Good news indeed

Personally I am a little afraid of "Great leaders" and theire effect. I hope they will not have a too big influence.

Oh, one has to wonder what kind of terrain system they really have?

	posted March 23, 2001 07:59

I was thinking something along the lines of a Railroad Tycoon II 3-D surface would look really nice and work really well.

	posted March 23, 2001 12:28

That means that trade sanctions will probably be a part of this game. I don't know how many times I got teed off because a civ I'm at war with goes and makes a lucrative trade route with one of my cities, and I want to cut them off...

	posted March 23, 2001 12:30

quote: Originally posted by Henrik on 03-23-2001 08:17 AM In the Interview he also states that there will be a site update soon

That is absolutely important. I wonder of what they have to us this time?:shaking of exitement: Maybe some screenshots?(Dan, Dan, are you listening?)

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	posted March 23, 2001 12:35

That's the part I'm happiest to hear...maybe we'll get a decent system for asynchronous (aka server-based or PBEM) playing!

	posted March 23, 2001 12:50

Does everyone else think that II terrain is good for Civ III??

	posted March 23, 2001 13:25

The thing I didn't like about this "interview" is the apparent cribbing of some of the answers from Firaxis press releases. The only thing I noticed that was really new was... actually, I'm not entirely sure I haven't seen all of it before. I assume this is because of Meier's sticking to the script himself, and not G-spot repurposing old information.

	posted March 23, 2001 13:29

quote: Originally posted by raingoon on 03-23-2001 01:25 PM Firaxis has nothing to do with Railroad Tycoon II.

Well, it's the same programersm, right (I could be wrong I never played Railroad Tycoon II)?

	posted March 23, 2001 16:23

quote: Originally posted by Dan Magaha FIRAXIS on 03-23-2001 04:14 PM I'm *ALWAYS* listening =) but there are a lot of things I can't control. When we release screenshots is one of those things. Dan Firaxis Games, Inc.

Could you leak when the site is to be updated?

	posted March 23, 2001 16:31

quote: Well, it's the same programersm, right (I could be wrong I never played Railroad Tycoon II)?

Nope, no connection whatsoever.

	posted March 23, 2001 21:48

Lol, and going by what Dan said about screenshots, it looks like we're in for a long wait :o( Sigh

	posted March 24, 2001 07:14

quote: Originally posted by GaryGuanine on 03-24-2001 04:55 AM Civ1 maps rule!!!!!

I have maybe misunderstood you Gary, but do you want that flat map with those square units???? Maybe I'm dumb, but...... I am!

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	posted March 24, 2001 12:35

quote: Civ III will cover from 4000BC to somewhere around the year 2020.

Thank God for that!!! Keep those SciFi futuristic fantasies in some really good addon scenarios instead. I havent posted here for a while, but that single piece of Civ3-update was really welcoming and reassuring.

	posted March 24, 2001 21:59

WEll, Sid said in the interview that their resident mathematician had come up with a great algorithm that creates random maps....lets hope so!

	posted March 24, 2001 22:09

oh well (sigh)

	posted March 25, 2001 14:10

quote: Originally posted by VetLegion on 03-25-2001 05:41 AM That whole interview is a scam, exept for the "console vs. pc" sentence. Sid (or whoever wrote the interview) just copy-pasted the info that was standing on the web for weeks, down to a sentence.

and it took such a long time for someone to realize!

	posted March 26, 2001 03:04

quote: Civ III will cover from 4000BC to somewhere around the year 2020.

Yes!!!!!

	posted March 26, 2001 06:44

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	posted March 26, 2001 10:41

quote: Originally posted by Sparky on 03-25-2001 07:20 PM We finally have a count on some of the civs that will be in. Here's whp Firaxis has shown or mentioned thus far: the Americans, Zulus, French, Chinese, English, Iroquois (New!), and Russians. Any others we're sure of?

I sure hope we also get some ancient civs like the egyptians, babylonians, assyrians, persians, hittites, phoenicians, romans, greeks, spartans...

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	posted March 26, 2001 15:38

quote: Originally posted by Adm.Naismith on 03-26-2001 06:44 AM This Sid interview make me fear alot about mentioned "light heart" elements added for Fun. After months of debate here at Apolyton about CIV III realism and best balancing history vs playability, I have a strange feeling of incoming Civ III great hopes derailing for unnecessary humor just in sake of larger impulsive buyers audience... You know, that gaming debate Deja Vu about "Wars are so more fun", "Smiling leaders" that add special effects (Magic? Super human? ) to your army... Quotes a la SMAC are ok, but a despot that tell jokes or looks and acts like a Joker? Is the Epic of Civilization running head down to a wall? May be it's only because today I'm in a bad mood...

I too am concerned about this. I am not looking for a lighthearted game. For me Civ has value because of it's historical roots, potential for historical scenarios and of course playability. If they keep the lightheartedness to smiling leaders, though, that would be relatively harmless (aggravating nevertheless), but going further than that could cause serious damage to the value of the game as far as I am concerned.
Previously I was worried about the inclusion of future techs, etc. and now that these fears have been put to rest something completely unanticipated comes about.