Darth_Schmarth

Don't tempt me!

Non facias malum, ut inde fiat bonum. Yeah, everybody loves Latin proverbs...

I've been playing some more, but started a new game. I stuck with Noble and this time I'm owning my neighbours playing as the Arabs, but I must lift my hat off for the AI. I had previously declared war on the Aztecs to lay claim on an area they managed to settle only two turns ahead of me (I'd done the dirty work and razed a barb city just to get to that site). I actually founded the city next to the ruins (because the AI wasn't quite as clever when picking his city site, going for a spot two tiles from the ocean which is a real no-no). The population of the city I founded (on the coast) was actually 3% Aztec and 3% Barbarian, so the game remembered what cities had been around the same tiles earlier, which was really ultra cool (I had to go to the loo and...). What was even more stunningly ultra cool was Montezuma's course of action a good while later. I'd reinforced the border cities (the other one was a bit further up north and safely out of reach, or so I thought) and gone about my business without fearing the backward Aztecs particularly. I even neglected my army a bit and went for wonders and other buildings. That's when Montezuma declared war and he actually went for his old baby instead of the closer cities. What actually really impressed an old kook like me locked in a Civ I-III frame of mind, though, was that he made a massive sea assault with three galleys and several military units plus a settler! All of a sudden I had three horse archers and an axeman standing safely in the woods outside a city I thought was well out of danger (and thusly only guarded by a single axeman). He didn't stand a chance and now I'm gonna have to try and retake the city, which actually might prove tricky because of the lack of quality units I have in the area. Nifty!

Hm, guilty then.

*falls off chair in hearty laughter* It seriously took me a few moments to realise what the hell it was supposed to mean.

All the buildings in a city are shown on the actual map. I don't think there's a city view like in the old games (but don't quote me on it).

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They have spam on McDonald's?

I like Water.

They tried to make the Civopaedia easier to navigate and made a poor job of it. You have the list on the right, but if you click on "Units" for instance, you'll get a bunch of icons and still have the original list on the right. The icons make it tedious to find what you're looking for (they're still in "alphabetical" order, though), but when you click on one you get the unit list on the right anyway. It effectively ensures that each time you want information from the Civopaedia, you have to make an extra click of the mouse until you've memorised all icons and their positions. Whoever came up with the idea must be a top of the line doofus...

I saw a show on this a couple of years ago where they presented different theories (such as the moon coming into the solar system to be caught in the Earth's gravity), where your theory indeed was presented as the most likely. The theory had its flaws too, though, but I remember squat of what they actually said.

The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Behind the Music

That's one theory.

Who me? Or Kyle? 'Cause mine was Extra Hilarious (they always are).

It's not coming out, well not yet. The game hasn't been annouced yet. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We both know that's a lie. KotOR3 is due out around the globe next week. The total playthrough time is only about six minutes, though, since they really only made it to get to make a prequel trilogy.

Elliott Smith - Independence Day

Yeah, Raph. You'll notice we're kinda out there around this place. All five of us. :ph34r:

"...you're just an asshole".

Everybody's alt? Now there's an interesting thought. Plays really well with my earlier suggestion too.

I heard the Pixies rock. (kill me again!)

Playing hardball, eh? Alright, $30 on Kaftan. And I'll throw in a free lecture on internet ethics to boot.

Yeah... Yeah, I think that would be for the best. Sweet of you, really.

Don't play innocent with us here. Who are you? Surreptishus? Kaftan? Hades? No, not Hades. My money is on Kaftan.

Wow, sharp going Lou! That scores pretty high on the Sharp-o-Meter! And as for you, Ralph, is there something you want to share with us?

It's okay Pixies. I still think of it sometimes, but I almost think I'm over it (then again I still have those waking-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night occasions).