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10-26-2005, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Burke, VA
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Just got back from EB Games with it - saw that it recommends 512 MB RAM, so I made a quick stop at *shudder* Best Buy for a memory upgrade but they DONT CARRY PC-133 MEMORY - so I'm installing it now with minimum memory req's (256 MB).
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10-26-2005, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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What are the specs on your desktop?
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10-26-2005, 12:26 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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You should consider the game an excellent means of teaching children the city names of ancient Sumeria.
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10-26-2005, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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On a whim I just went over a picked up a copy of the Special Edition at my nearby Gamestop.
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10-26-2005, 01:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Foxboro,MA
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10-26-2005, 02:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
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I picked it up at lunch and just installed it on the laptop.
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10-26-2005, 02:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Willow Glen, CA
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Man, Amazon.com hasn't even shipped my copy yet.
Though I'm going to be out of town all weekend, and it won't matter, this still bugs me.
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10-26-2005, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Same here, Amazon hasn't shipped ANYONE's copies from what I've read. I think I'll go out and buy it and cancel my Amazon order.
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10-26-2005, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Given that I didn't play Civ III that much and only got decent at Civ II, I expect that my capital city will have lots of unwelcome barbarians pounding on the gates.  |
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10-26-2005, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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In grade 8, part of my History class was actually playing the game and recording what techs you needed to advance. Such a fun day when you knew it was off to the computer lab to play some Civilization (the first one). |
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10-26-2005, 02:05 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Foxboro,MA
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If/when ya get a chance, mind sharing how well it performs on your laptop? I might actually leave the house a few times the next few weeks if it runs on my laptop and is not limited to my desktop machine. |
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10-26-2005, 02:33 PM
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Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
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Definite performance issues on the laptop. Graphics problems, specifically. When I zoom in, the whole screen goes black. Zooming out, I can see the greens and tans of the grasslands and plains.
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10-26-2005, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I can live with the screen going black if the AI is good.
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10-26-2005, 02:37 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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Okay, just got back from buying the game. I'm going to limit myself to 1 hour per day, though. I do a lot of binge playing of Civ, then when I get back to the game, I lose the feel for what I had been doing. If I play just an hour a day, I'm likely to stay immersed for a longer amount of -- hey, what am I doing talking to you jerks?
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10-26-2005, 02:43 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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Wow, I wasn't expecting 2 CDs. Oh, and the guy before me got the last copy of the Limited Edition. Did I miss out on much by not getting that?
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10-26-2005, 02:44 PM
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Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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You missed out on the enhanced AI
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10-26-2005, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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The preorder edition had the different box (the "bible box"), a hot-key guide (in color), a tech tree poster, and a spiral bound manual.
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10-26-2005, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Cicero
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There is no Pumpy Tudors pic on this page yet.
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10-26-2005, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
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10-26-2005, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: A negative place
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This cracked me up for some reason. Who cares if i can't see anything, just as long as the AI is good damnit! edit - Skydog beat me to it, should've stuck with the simplistic smiley. Last edited by moriarty : 10-26-2005 at 02:47 PM. |
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10-26-2005, 02:47 PM
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Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I'm not going to post a Pumpy Tudors pic, but I will post a pic of a former co-worker in this thread soon, just for kicks.
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10-26-2005, 02:47 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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I just snorted Coke out of my nose. Too bad I wasn't drinking anything at time.
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10-26-2005, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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So if you don't zoom in all the way, is it ok?
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10-26-2005, 02:51 PM
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Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I'm sorry, I am thisclose to making another AI comment, but I'm going to hold back. I know it's getting old for everybody, but it hasn't gotten old for me yet. I'll just keep them in my head for now.
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10-26-2005, 02:57 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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im just going to say wow, the AI during installation is AWESOME. It basically did almost everything for me, a few clicks and it, the AI, knew exactly where to put everything.
I havnt played the game yet because the AI during the installation was so good, I decided to see if it was AS good during removal. I am pleased to announce that it is and I will now enjoy the AI during installation again. Thank you
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10-26-2005, 03:00 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dayton, OH
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I'm tired of making the comments, but I'm not tired of reading 'em yet.
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10-26-2005, 03:06 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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Not for me -- I had to physically type out the directory I wanted to put it in! Stupid AI. |
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10-26-2005, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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In that case... PING: Skydog Does the AI get better if you zoom out?
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10-26-2005, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
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I have a small driver update available. Trying that now.
Several people are reporting this at Apolyton and Civfanatics, though. Laptop is rebooting as I type.
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10-26-2005, 03:17 PM
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Location: Cary, NC
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This would have been much funnier if you had written: Quote:
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10-26-2005, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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Due to hurricane aftermath and its effects on shipping, I was told by 3 different stores that it won't be available until at least Thursday and possibly as late as Saturday. Oh well, at least I have this weekend off to hopefully enjoy this once I get it
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10-26-2005, 03:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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So the laptop was a no go originally? Yikes... I got the same graphics card VRam numbers you got!! Though AoE III demo worked fine and had the same reqirements, dammit!
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10-26-2005, 03:26 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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So where's the Alright Boyz thread for Civ?
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10-26-2005, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: A negative place
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Everyone must be too busy playing or staring at the black screen. |
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10-26-2005, 03:31 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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Super Fog-of-War
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10-26-2005, 03:36 PM
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Location: Minneapolis
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10-26-2005, 03:39 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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Anyone else getting a "failed to initialize renderer" error message when they try to launch the game?
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10-26-2005, 03:39 PM
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Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
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Seems to be working fine on desktop. Still black screen on laptop. Multiple reports of same issue at Apolyton and at CivFanatics. I'm not going to fool with the laptop any more for now.
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10-26-2005, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
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http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=140619
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=133108
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10-26-2005, 03:44 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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I hear there are problems with ATI cards on Poly, but not with your chipset. Hmm... hoping it'll work with mine!
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10-26-2005, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Took a break from work and worked through 20 minutes of the tutorial. Didn't play enough of Civ III to compare this to that, but on the surface of things there seem to be significant differences and enhancements.
No clue on the AI yet, as the only enemy I've encountered is a pride of lions. The Civ IV lion AI is on the spot, though. Last edited by Godzilla Blitz : 10-26-2005 at 03:59 PM. |
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10-26-2005, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fairfax, VA
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Sounds like an AI problem... |
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10-26-2005, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fairfax, VA
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That settles it, I'm heading out to buy the game. |
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10-26-2005, 04:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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I've heard high-end ATI cards only. Mine is a 9800 Pro, and my game works fine. |
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10-26-2005, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: A negative place
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20 minutes and that's all you came up with. I read that in 3 seconds on their press release. Now get back to playing and write a real report damnit. |
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10-26-2005, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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its good
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10-26-2005, 04:26 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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Why is Canada behind one day??? I want to play today damnit! Can someone let me romote into their computer so I can watch you play for the next 3 hours?
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10-26-2005, 04:51 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Bethlehem, Pa
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in case anyone misses me, i will be spending the evening kissing my wife's ass to get her to let me by the game on the way home from work tommorow(unless i can con her into going to get it for me after dinner, in which case you most likely wont hear from me for several days.)
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10-26-2005, 05:00 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: California
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Just picked this up. Got lucky as Gamestop had 4 left, no strategy guides left tho.
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