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Friday Fun Thread for August 16, 2024

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Civilization 7 gameplay footage in a few days on August 20th.

I only ever played 6 because I thought these games weren't for me. I tried to backtrack to 5 but never really felt it - I hate going back and playing older games.

Stoked for 7 though.

I only ever played 6 because I thought these games weren't for me. I tried to backtrack to 5 but never really felt it - I hate going back and playing older games.

Civilization IV is usually considered the best in the series, for good reason. I strongly encourage you to try it. It's on Steam, and every once in a while it goes on sale for $6.

The best is Alpha Centauri. Only not considered a Civilization game, because of copyright issues.

Alpha Centauri has the best story, but it is still plagued by gameplay issues that weren't resolved until III and IV. For example, unit support is local rather than global, resulting in incredibly annoying micromanagement of each unit's home base. ICS is a viable strategy. And having to fuck around with the slider to allocate resources between energy, labs, and pysch is a pain in the ass compared to making gold the default and asking you what percentage of your income you want to allocate to research, what percentage to culture, and the rest just goes into the treasury.

What a plot, though. I still remember the first time I completed the Voice of Planet. Truly on par with the best science fiction novels ever written.

"Eternity lies ahead of us and behind. Have you drunk your fill?"

~ Lady Deirdre Skye, "Conversations with Planet", Epilogue

What a plot, though. I still remember the first time I completed the Voice of Planet. Truly on par with the best science fiction novels ever written.

Mary had a little lamb

Little lamb, little lamb

Mary had a little lamb

Whose fleece was white

as snow

--Assassins' Redoubt,

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