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Post by whiplash on Nov 3, 2005 7:28:01 GMT -5
Soon=likely next week. And if people quit just because we couldn't have predicted the vast amount of games going to be played(mostly because of pirated games) well Civers as a whole are very cynical indeed. CS Just curious, how do you know there are a lot of games being played using pirated software? Doesn't the industry protect itself anymore?
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Post by friedrichpsitalon on Nov 3, 2005 8:07:19 GMT -5
It's not that the industry doesn't protect itself, its that the hackers work hard to pirate them.
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Post by Cruise on Nov 3, 2005 8:08:43 GMT -5
One could argue that pirated software increases the audience and popularity and thus increasing the number of people buying the game.
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Post by friedrichpsitalon on Nov 3, 2005 8:11:05 GMT -5
I quite agree, but we should take this discussion (Piracy) to a new thread - this is supposed to be a bug thread that Firaxis can skim through quickly if need be.
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Post by Rhyanon on Nov 3, 2005 11:00:00 GMT -5
a bug thread?, Okay I have 2. 1. after sending a save with the build in email feature in pbem setting (which works fine) I cannot exit the screen or game. It is not frozen, but simply doesn't react to any clicks anymore. Exit only with strg-alt-delete. 2. after loading a saved hotseat-game a window popped up from another civ (Cäsar offering salad to me ;D). I could not get rid of that screen. Even when finishing diplo-contact it kept popping up without end. Again exit only with strg-alt-delete. 3. Don't mess up my graphics card with the new patch. It is an ATI Radeon 9600 (quiete old actually) and works great
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Post by Canucksoldier on Nov 3, 2005 11:58:44 GMT -5
1. You need not use Clt-Alt-Del, hit esc or click on the "open menu" button in the top right to bring up the game menu options and then you can chose to "exit to main menu" or "exit to desktop" as you want to do. 2. I'm not sure about diplo in hotseat, I'll post that as a bug for the dev's to work on. 3. Things should only get better not worse CS
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Post by Rhyanon on Nov 3, 2005 12:32:42 GMT -5
thanks CS, I will watch out for the exit. Need to find my flashlight first ;D
to point 2 the hotseat game. I forgot to say, that I could not do any contact or trade all game with Cäsar and when I was about to go to war my troops (land and sea) refused to enter Cäsar's land. I had all victory conditions on. It was like an invisible barrier. I can send save to verify, when you like.
to point 1 the pbem: I got a screen telling the save has been sent. Now I read that the recipient didn't receive it. It's a bit ungood to rely on that feature when it gives out wrong messages. Should say, was not able to send save or something like that.
Rhyanon
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Post by Vermillion on Nov 3, 2005 12:52:31 GMT -5
I just want to interrupt to say that all of the admins and "the men (and women) behind the curtains" are doing an EXCELLENT!! job dealing with all of the current issues occurring with such a new ( and buggy i might add ) game. I am quite confident that when we get a patch or 2 that the game will run smoothly as expected. Until then I believe we should continue to "slug it out" . Again.....great job admins, I know I speak for most of us when I say that we REALLY appreciate it!
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Post by Cobra on Nov 3, 2005 13:30:45 GMT -5
that cat of yours have some brown Dripping from its nose?
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Post by Canucksoldier on Nov 3, 2005 15:53:10 GMT -5
Cobra, please change your avatar, or I'll be forced to send Fried the forum Nazi to your door in a black helocopter But seriously we have a higher standard for forum conduct here than in Civ3players, so be warned. CS
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Post by Vermillion on Nov 3, 2005 18:36:16 GMT -5
lol @ Cobras avatar....(sry i cant help it) oh ya ...and Cobra.....PIKE OFF!! Just giving respect where it is due. These guys are putting up with our crap, and for FREE 2 boot!
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Post by maxxfunn on Nov 3, 2005 18:38:33 GMT -5
I agree Whiplash. Please change that rotating earth with the sunrise. That sunrise is really annoying it goes right into your eyes and it is BRIGHT. Makes me want to wear my sunglasses.
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Post by friedrichpsitalon on Nov 3, 2005 19:05:19 GMT -5
I have removed Cobra's avatar and given him a nice sig. I'm sure he'll change both soon enough.
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Post by Cobra on Nov 3, 2005 21:28:23 GMT -5
bah i was just gettin extra lives to kill bowser
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Post by Avogadro on Nov 4, 2005 20:03:38 GMT -5
Mmm I still see the finger/nail avatar. Kinda makes my stomach queasy.
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Post by friedrichpsitalon on Nov 4, 2005 20:41:37 GMT -5
Cob, you're my bud and you know that, amigo - but one more bad avatar and I'll be forced to shut down your avatar permanently. C'mon dude, you knew that was out of line. Don't force me to be the bad guy here.
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Post by {Dragon} on Nov 5, 2005 20:27:26 GMT -5
Seems to me we need a set of rules in MP play for ladder specific games . This is a true scenerio was in mp game a player quits after like 3 turns (ladder player). Then leaves an AI in his place as he was the host . The said AI killed off 1 of my cities took my worker and killed off 3 warriors . Before I could kill him setting me back from 3rd high score to basement . The turn off AI setting should be set in all ladder games. IMHO.. Dragon.
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Post by Canucksoldier on Nov 5, 2005 21:54:57 GMT -5
If you do that Dragon then no one can hotjoin, we may need to make a rule about how many turns a AI is allowed to remain, we give people 10mins to return or we continue with a AI, perhaps we should only give the person so many minutes to hotjion after that and then you reload in the lobby and kill the AI civ there. Thoughts?
CS
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Post by Avogadro on Nov 6, 2005 11:50:18 GMT -5
I agree the AI should be used when you need to go to the washroom ;D but if you don't return within a set time (10 minutes sounds fair) then you shoul dbe considered dead and report.
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Post by Sly_time on Nov 6, 2005 13:19:44 GMT -5
is there an addition to choices we make when someone drops that can be added to address this with the new patches coming out...i.e another choice continue w/o AI i probably could of won a game last night i killed all my neighbors but 1 person that was behind the AI after someone dropped i was never able to get to them because the AI was huge with lots of units by the time i made it to them...just a thought
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