Civ 3 went gold

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>It'll be shipped on October 30. That's surprisingly fast relative to when the website went up.

I have this feeling that it's going to be like the old Civilzation 2 except now we'll have more balance problems. Making the civilization differentiated usually means some civilizations will be stronger. I can't see how, for example, the attribute of getting more goodies from huts can possibly be good even through the mid game unless more goodies means like every 1 out of 2 hut you find is a free city or a free technology.

Also, did anyone think the special units are screwed up? I pity the civilization that gets the special warrior as their civilization unit. From what I've seen so far, the Iroquis have the best, the 3/1/2 Horseback Warrior as opposed to the 2/1/2 version.</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "comic sans MS"; text-align: left; '>I always prefered the free nomadic tribe I found in those huts. Can you say.....slave? =8^D</div>

[Gone to Shakers]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>but, I don't know about it being the same, the only thing they really kept the same was the military system, and even that has had generals, armies, advanced siege, and more added to it. The diplomatic and trade systems have been VASTLY improved over the previous systems. There is now culture, etc...

I agree with you, right now the Iroquois are looking to be the race I'll play first.

Remember, you can play on a 256 X 256 map now, with all Civilizations.</div>

[Gone to Shakers]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>In a smaller scaled game, early military units would be far more important, I'll probably play one of those too.

They NEED to bring back the Mongols and the Vikings</div>