Civilization 4

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:37 am

It was supposed to come out today. Did anyone grab it? The store I checked didn't get their stock yet.

The Civ series is my all-time favourite. From what I've read the new one should be an improvement, but I'd like to see for myself.

Arch Angel · Post by **Arch Angel** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:50 pm

Got it and hate it, still too slow and the screen is really cluttered.

Nishlord · Post by **Nishlord** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:13 pm

Get a decent machine then.

Got to wait another 4 days for the bastard to ship here. Sulk. What's it like?

Arch Angel · Post by **Arch Angel** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:48 am

Too slow? Man the game takes forever. My machine isnt slow nor my video card. I love the first Civ and it has gone downhill since then.

I love games like that, hell I wish they remake Masters of Magic.

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:33 pm

I've finally had a chance to play and mvscal is right. The ATI issue has been solved but there's a horrible memory leak that causes it to bog down after awhile. It was using well over a gig of RAM on my system, which is ridiculous.

Having said that, it's a worthy addition to the series. Arch says that the screen is cluttered, but I prefer to think of it as full of information. You can see all of the details you need about your cities and units right on the main map. I also think Civ 4 is a lot harder than the previous games. I got my butt kicked on the Noble difficulty level when I expanded too quickly and was wiped out by the Incans (who declared war just because I wouldn't open my borders to them). Cities are also harder to take and require bombardment to weaken their defenses. And air superiority is far more crutial this time around. The Jet Fighter and SAM infantry are now more important than ever.

I also like the addition of the alarm clock since this version is as addictive as the others, and it's nice to be able to be reminded to get up and enjoy real life.

If you're a fan of the series, get this game. If you're more into sissy D&D stuff like Arch, you can probably skip it.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:49 pm

Bought it. Have a NVIDIA (or whatever) video card and I have the black tile/shiney face glitch. Nobody at Apolyton.net seems interested in helping me troubleshoot the fucking thing. Hoping that the patch fixes the memory leak and the black tile issues. Fucking stupid fucking game.

Can't wait to actually play it.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:03 pm

Still no patch. When I get this fucking game running maybe we could all try to find a time to get a game together?

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:53 pm

Well, they released a patch (1.08 ) last night for a couple of hours before they took it down. I guess it screwed up the worldbuilder and caused a lot of crashes. I managed to get it dl'd and installed and I can play about 20 turns before a crash and I can actually see the terrain! Not sure when the updated patch will be put back out there, but hopefully soon.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:09 pm

fuggit - I'm gonna buy this sucker.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:14 pm

It's a very good game. We will play online and I will dominate you.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:22 pm

ElvisMonster wrote:... and I will dominate you.

Watch out...I hear he's a "squirter".

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:31 pm

My bitch is a squirter. Once youse are all my bitches, you'll launch female ejaculate as well.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:10 pm

Patch 1.09 available now. I'm still getting crashes. :x

mothster · Post by **mothster** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:15 pm

i'm getting this for x-mas for nephew/niece (11, and eight)

frodo_biguns · Post by **frodo_biguns** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 8:39 pm

Played the demo, 4 out of 5 stars. Better than AOE III.