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Dray
Caldari
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2010.09.28 00:15:00 -
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I'm enjoying it but it seems a bit light, playing it along side Civ III and to be brutally honest III has it beat except for gfx.
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Dray
Caldari
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2010.09.30 12:07:00 -
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Update.
It blows, huge marathon games get to a stage where the game just grinds to a halt, apparently it's the diplomacy AI, city states don't help either, I'm now stuck in a game where I can't conquer any more cities without triggering a ctd, did Firaxis just turn into EA overnight?
Back to Civ III until a fix comes out. 
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Dray
Caldari
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2010.09.30 17:09:00 -
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 Originally by: CCP Soundwave
I'm still really enjoying the game, but my biggest gripe right now is that the interaction with other nations/city states is so primitive. I wish there was a way to build and nurture alliances instead of "click city state", "give money".
Diplomacy has always been weak in Civ games from II thru V, never played original Civ, you can complete a game without bothering with it, well maybe not in V because I can't finish the game because it keeps f**king crashing... 
You could try Europa Universalis III, more rigid to history than Civ and a steeper learning curve but a better game if you like it less abstract than Civ.
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Dray
Caldari
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2010.09.30 18:03:00 -
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Originally by: Professor Tarantula
Originally by: Dray
I can't finish the game because it keeps f**king crashing...
Seems to be a problem with the DX10-11 version. The DX9 one works fine. If you absolutely must play with DX10-11 just make autosaves happen more frequently in the options.
It crashes in DX9 as well, though that is from the same saved game, I'd rather finish it off as I've just completed the Manhattan Project and researched fusion, also close to stompy robots.
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Dray
Caldari
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2010.10.01 05:40:00 -
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Edited by: Dray on 01/10/2010 05:40:39
Originally by: Reiisha
Originally by: Enyalie
No underwater cities and rising sea levels, did not enjoy.
Apparently AC2 is in the works. There's just some struggling over the IP rights.
According to Firaxis and Sid Meier, EA own the rights to AC, would be nice if it gets done but only if it's in better shape than Civ V at release.
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Dray
Caldari
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2010.10.04 00:42:00 -
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Originally by: Zeba
Originally by: Deva Blackfire
As for Elemental link above. Lol. Elemental is just hilariously bad and it doesnt even compare to ye olde colonization in terms of fun or AI of opponent players... And as LONG time MOM player, no if you liked MOM do not get Elemental. Get Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic instead..
The stupendous moddibiltiy will see you eat your words good sir. As I stated before Stardock always releases games at about 90% and then using player feedback and mooching off user made mods ideas eventualy turns it into AAA+ material. But hey if you are on the fence just keep sitting as I guaruntee it will eventually be the premier turn based fantasy rpg 4x multiplayer game out there bar none. Again Sins was a fairly mediocre 4x action game before us modders got it up to snuff and Elemental will be the same.
To be brutally honest Elemental was in poor shape out of the box, and no where near as complete as Sins was at launch and worse than Civ 5, but you're right about the moding so the only way is up for it, definitely one to keep an eye on.
After EU:Rome and EU3, Sins is one of the best strategy titles out there so Elemental can only get better.
Aside from the crashing issue I'm having with Civ 5 it's ok but it's light and it suffers a lot from what Civ3 and 4 did, namely weak diplomacy, it isn't hard to play a game from start to finish and just ignore all diplomacy, the abstract nature of Civ is a weakness as well as a strength, if you really want a good strategy game with decent diplomacy go for EU3, it's a rts not turn based but a far better game, in my opinion, than Civ but it has a much steeper learning curve.
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