player1
27.6.2010, 16:59
U pauzi izmedju igara, ponovo sam uzeo da igram stari dobri Civ za DOS, sada koristeci DOSBox.
Posle silnih nastavaka, pravo je osvezenje odigrati original, u svojoj prostoj, ali itekako zavisnoj formi.
Postoji i Windows verzija (pa i CivNet, MP verzija), al ja preferiram onu sa DOS-a (stara ljubav ;)), a uz to ima bolji zvuk.
Takodje, za divno cudo i danas mogu da se setim svih resenja za kviz u igri, koji je bio svojevrsna zastita od kopiranja (odgovoriti koje tehnologije trebaju za onu prikazanu na slici). Pravo cudo, s obzirom da sam poslednji put aktivnije igrao igru sredinom 90tih.
Inace, manje poznata stvar je da je igra imala nekoliko patcheva.
Citat iz jednog starog FAQ-a, u vezi razlike izmedju verzija:
Which is the best version of Civ?
There has been much debate on Usenet about the various pros and cons of the different versions. The only two versions worth considering are 474.01 and 474.05 (versions 1 and 5). The easiest of the two is v1. If you are playing with v5, and not having much luck, revert back to v1. This is also the version that allows the Shift-56 Cheat, which can be a good way of learning the ins and outs of the game. However, if you like a challenge, then v5 is really the only one to play. A further impetus to upgrade is that v5 contains far less bugs. If you do get the latest version, the chances that the game will not crash are far greater :) . The biggest problem with v1 is the Instant Advice bug, which is better known as the "Advisory Bug". This can be temporarily avoided by turning Instant advice off.
The following version information was compiled with the help of MicroProse:
v1: The original game.
v2: This version attempted---and failed---to fix the Advisory Bug. It did fix the Score Bug, and removed the Shift-56 Cheat.
v3: Once again tried to fix the Advisory Bug, and failed again. Added some new pictures. Added "very unhappy people." Removed free barracks. No longer able to disband a population-1 city at Chieftain level by buying a settler. Transports no longer made people unhappy under a Democracy or Republic. Overall, the game became harder for veteran players. This version is harder to play than previous versions, mainly for people playing Despotic Conquest.
v4: No changes; just converted for HD disks.
v5: The most recent failed attempt to repair the Advisory Bug. Note: There is no other difference between v3 and v5.
Detaljnije o promenama u v3:
----------- NEW in Version 3.0 -------------
23. Cities must have a population base of five or more to support
taxman or scientist specialists.
24. Under a Despotic government, citizen unhappiness will increase with the
number of cities you control. This may lead to 'very unhappy' citizens,
(recognizable by their red shirts) who must first be coverted to
normal unhappy citizens before then can become contented. This effect
occurs to a lesser degree under other government types.
25. A maximum of 3 units per city may be used to impose martial law.
(i.e. Convert unhappy citizens to content citizens.)
26. Cities may be renamed at any time. Click on the RENAME box or press the
'r' key on the city status screen.
27. Transport units no longer count against city unhappiness under
Republic/Democracy.
28. The maintainence cost of Barracks has been changed to 1/2/3 coins at
the Prince and King difficulty levels, and 2/3/4 coins at the Emperor level.
Patch na verziju 5 se moze naci na Apolyton sajtu:
http://apolyton.net/civ1/civ1patches.shtml
Takodje, tu se moze naci apdejt za zvucne drajvere koje igra koristi, sto donosi podrsku za neke novije kartice (koje nisu postojale kad je prvi put igra izasla), pa ce igra davati bolji zvuk kad se pusti preko DOSBox-a.
Due to the continued popularity of MicroProse's best seller, Civilization,
your friends in the MPS Sound Department have created new sound drivers to
support the latest sound cards.
Support is added for all OPL-3 based FM cards (Pro Audio Spectrum Plus, 16,
Studio; Sound Blaster Pro, 16, 16ASP, AWE32; AdLib/Cardinal Gold; Microsoft
Windows Sound System; and all compatibles) and for any General MIDI card or
external synth via a standard MPU-401 type MIDI interface. The General MIDI
driver is optimized for the Roland SCC-1, but works well on any GM device.
Posle silnih nastavaka, pravo je osvezenje odigrati original, u svojoj prostoj, ali itekako zavisnoj formi.
Postoji i Windows verzija (pa i CivNet, MP verzija), al ja preferiram onu sa DOS-a (stara ljubav ;)), a uz to ima bolji zvuk.
Takodje, za divno cudo i danas mogu da se setim svih resenja za kviz u igri, koji je bio svojevrsna zastita od kopiranja (odgovoriti koje tehnologije trebaju za onu prikazanu na slici). Pravo cudo, s obzirom da sam poslednji put aktivnije igrao igru sredinom 90tih.
Inace, manje poznata stvar je da je igra imala nekoliko patcheva.
Citat iz jednog starog FAQ-a, u vezi razlike izmedju verzija:
Which is the best version of Civ?
There has been much debate on Usenet about the various pros and cons of the different versions. The only two versions worth considering are 474.01 and 474.05 (versions 1 and 5). The easiest of the two is v1. If you are playing with v5, and not having much luck, revert back to v1. This is also the version that allows the Shift-56 Cheat, which can be a good way of learning the ins and outs of the game. However, if you like a challenge, then v5 is really the only one to play. A further impetus to upgrade is that v5 contains far less bugs. If you do get the latest version, the chances that the game will not crash are far greater :) . The biggest problem with v1 is the Instant Advice bug, which is better known as the "Advisory Bug". This can be temporarily avoided by turning Instant advice off.
The following version information was compiled with the help of MicroProse:
v1: The original game.
v2: This version attempted---and failed---to fix the Advisory Bug. It did fix the Score Bug, and removed the Shift-56 Cheat.
v3: Once again tried to fix the Advisory Bug, and failed again. Added some new pictures. Added "very unhappy people." Removed free barracks. No longer able to disband a population-1 city at Chieftain level by buying a settler. Transports no longer made people unhappy under a Democracy or Republic. Overall, the game became harder for veteran players. This version is harder to play than previous versions, mainly for people playing Despotic Conquest.
v4: No changes; just converted for HD disks.
v5: The most recent failed attempt to repair the Advisory Bug. Note: There is no other difference between v3 and v5.
Detaljnije o promenama u v3:
----------- NEW in Version 3.0 -------------
23. Cities must have a population base of five or more to support
taxman or scientist specialists.
24. Under a Despotic government, citizen unhappiness will increase with the
number of cities you control. This may lead to 'very unhappy' citizens,
(recognizable by their red shirts) who must first be coverted to
normal unhappy citizens before then can become contented. This effect
occurs to a lesser degree under other government types.
25. A maximum of 3 units per city may be used to impose martial law.
(i.e. Convert unhappy citizens to content citizens.)
26. Cities may be renamed at any time. Click on the RENAME box or press the
'r' key on the city status screen.
27. Transport units no longer count against city unhappiness under
Republic/Democracy.
28. The maintainence cost of Barracks has been changed to 1/2/3 coins at
the Prince and King difficulty levels, and 2/3/4 coins at the Emperor level.
Patch na verziju 5 se moze naci na Apolyton sajtu:
http://apolyton.net/civ1/civ1patches.shtml
Takodje, tu se moze naci apdejt za zvucne drajvere koje igra koristi, sto donosi podrsku za neke novije kartice (koje nisu postojale kad je prvi put igra izasla), pa ce igra davati bolji zvuk kad se pusti preko DOSBox-a.
Due to the continued popularity of MicroProse's best seller, Civilization,
your friends in the MPS Sound Department have created new sound drivers to
support the latest sound cards.
Support is added for all OPL-3 based FM cards (Pro Audio Spectrum Plus, 16,
Studio; Sound Blaster Pro, 16, 16ASP, AWE32; AdLib/Cardinal Gold; Microsoft
Windows Sound System; and all compatibles) and for any General MIDI card or
external synth via a standard MPU-401 type MIDI interface. The General MIDI
driver is optimized for the Roland SCC-1, but works well on any GM device.