pasternakski -> RE: Galactic Civ. (5/2/2004 6:01:36 PM)
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I was a big fan of GalCiv when it first came out, but it ran out of gas fairly quickly for me. MOO3 I never bought, based on the extremely negative reviews it received (besides, I've still got MOO on my old 200mhz box, and it's still a kick). The thing that still impresses me about GalCiv is the work that was done on the AI. It cheats a lot less than any other AI I've seen in a game this size, and it's not remarkably stupid (for one thing, it performs some of its routines behind the game, allowing for more sophistication without taking up more time). I wish Matrix/2by3 would step up and take the lead in AI design, possibly in consortium with other designers who are interested in preserving the hobby for those who prefer playing against the computer rather than against another human - still a large majority of computer gamers. Without them, sales go down, publishers go out of business, and the big, complex games most of us here like to buy don't get made anymore - we wind up back in the 'eighties again with no Gary Grigsby et al. to step up and revitalize the hobby. BTW, Stardock is about to bring out a campaign for GalCiv called "The Altarian Prophecy" that looks pretty interesting for about thirty bucks. They continue to give excellent support to this game like Matrix does for its products.
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