| Just read somewhere that Fireaxis have several games for DS in development. Could we see Pirates or Civ? Would be nice. |
Fireaxis developing for DS?
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spazmo 2,838 posts
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Khanivor 44,800 posts
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Registered 20 years agoI seem to recall word that they were going to port Civ to the DS. The day that comes out is the day I buy a DS .gif)
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Fireaxis, hm? You are not worthy! 
So we have Age of Empires, Diablo and possibly Civ coming for the DS. Very very interesting. -
quedex 3,135 posts
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Registered 17 years agoDo Firaxis still have the rights to Civ?
I seem to remember something about them getting sold to someone else, but can't remember where Firaxis fitted into it all. -
Khanivor 44,800 posts
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Registered 20 years agoFiraxis own the rights to Civ. It's the publsihers that have changed hands. It used to be Atari, but now it's THQ, iirc.
edit: that will be 2K Games actualy.
here's a little snippet on Civ IV - sorry for hijack
Religion has always played a critical part in human history. Through religion, man has sought to make sense of the universe around him and to determine his place in it. Religion has inspired, enlightened and ennobled man; in its name men have erected beautiful buildings, written books of great wisdom, and made music of surpassing beauty. In its name men have also murdered and enslaved their fellows. Given the importance of religion throughout history, it seemed fitting that we should try to address it in Civilization IV.
Through our tests, it was determined that the optimal number of religions for gameplay purposes was seven (a number that seems to come up quite often when designing versions of Civilization). We then set about making a list of seven important and recognizable religions. After a lot of deliberation and more testing, we narrowed the list down to these: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Taoism.
If you are the first to discover the technology associated with a religion, the religion is founded in one of your cities. Religion can spread passively throughout your cities and even into neighboring cities belonging to your opponents. Establishing trade routes can help spread your religion faster and farther. Certain religious buildings can also help this passive spread but if you want to move the process along, you will want to create missionaries. Missionaries are units that you can move to another city (your own or an opponent's) and attempt to directly convert that city to your religion.
In addition, having cities that have converted to your state religion can give you monetary and happiness bonuses. You can also get some line of sight benefits, and provide yet another interesting decision in a game already filled with interesting decisions.
Barry Caudill, Producer
CIVILIZATION IV
FIRAXIS GAMES
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nelsona 568 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI'd be happy with a port of Civ 2, not sure the girlfriend would be though .gif)
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technos 1,345 posts
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Registered 16 years agoArgh, please edit the topic to 'Firaxis'. Thanks. Heh. -
quedex 3,135 posts
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Registered 17 years agoKhanivor wrote:
here's a little snippet on Civ IV - sorry for hijack
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Edited by Khanivor at 18:23:31 24-07-2005
Civ IV does look very nice - the use of religion should be quite interesting. One article also said that they've fixed the rampant corruption they introduced in 3 and made worse in each subsequent patch. The towns in 4 will have maintenance costs instead of corruption, so they will always have normal production, you'll just have to pay a little bit more for them.
P.S. I almost missed your edit - the front page doesn't seem to notice when you edit a post
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technos 1,345 posts
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Registered 16 years agoUncleLou wrote:
Don't forget a possible Starcraft to that list. Or, you don't rate Starcraft?
So we have Age of Empires, Diablo and possibly Civ coming for the DS. Very very interesting. -
/Would kill for Populous 1 & 2 + Powermonger
Edited by Retroid at 20:28:03 24-07-2005 -
Khanivor 44,800 posts
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Registered 20 years agoThe corruption that would ruin a large emprie in Civ 3 was the worst aspect of that game. I hated having to plan a millenia in advance when it came to building the forgotten palace, even though its effects were negligible.
Civ on Ds could be great, especialy with multiplayer. -
alco75 341 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI would kill for a new version of Civ or SMAC for me DS. No ports though; Civ2 and SMAC were fugly. -
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