I personally find it fantastic.  So much so that I dedicated a thread
to it.  Feel free to comment on the rest of the music here.  I just
really like the opening song.  Does, for me, put in mind that one is
getting to something really good here.

I am trying to set the graphics level to low in Civ4, but the settings don't
take effect until you reload the game. Guess what - when I reload the game,
the old settings are back, and it's set on high level graphics.
I'm thinking it's some kind of default setting for my machine, ...

Check this article out:
http://wcco.com/specialreports/local_story_288091909.html
Yep, in some licensing agreements, it is forbidden.  There is going to
be lawsuits over this coming out.  This is a possible reason why EB did

Okay, minor problem compared to what some are having, but still bugs me.
I can't turn off the display of bread/hammers/coins on the map tiles.  
Whether I click on the toggle, or hit CTRL-Y as the tooltip indicates
makes no difference, nothing happens.

Since I've decided to wait before getting Civ4 and see what all you
guys make of it, I dusted off an old favourite yesterday and
reinstalled Imperialism I (my favourite of the two). Now, I used to
play this game when I didn't mind having a CD in my drive (maybe

From all the reviews, reading the box, looking on the site, and what folks
are posting here I can't tell if the game is a real turn based game or just
a RTS with a Pause mode.  Is it a true turn based game like the other civs
or is a RTS?

Like for a really bad bug which renders the game unplayable?
I ask because The Sims 2 essentially has a bug of this caliber. It
doesn't show up at first, but after a couple weeks of playing, it gets
to the point where sims cannot do anything that involves chatting with

I more than meet the recommended spects for Civ4. I installed it and
began playing. It ran *incredibly* slowly, much more slowly than I'd
expect. I quite, restarted my computer, and tried to restart the game.
Whenever I do, right after the load game screen, my scree turns half

    That's right, installation impressions. hehe.  Mostly technical
comments.  Have played the game for a couple hours so a few notes on the
actual game too.
    First off, I have the 'special edition' which came at no extra cost due

Does gaming addiction get this bad in the States?  Do they have figures
breaking things down by country?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/10/07/korea.onlinegameaddic.ap/index.html
If addiction is so unusually high in S. Korea, why is that?  I'm not

Have DirectX 9C. Uploaded newest ATI drivers. Game doesn't like my video
card.

Civ2 and Civ3 didn't do anything for me.  I was hopelessly addicted to
Civ1.  Part of the reasons I didnt go for Civ2 and Civ3 were that I
found a "3d" map was difficult to play on compared to the 2d map.  I
have had this problem in other strategy games as well, for example

Morning all
Does anyone remember this game from about 4-5 years back..?
How did you find it at the time - does it hold up well today?
I've already looked through a number of sites - but I'm interested in

After playing for 48+ hours... Civ IV is far different than the
previous Civs in terms of scope -- fewer cities, more choices, smaller
scale in terms of the "game board", even on huge.
Two different animals -- some people may play Civ III *and* Civ IV and

I bought Civ4 special edition.  I just opened it a few seconds ago.  I
got it from GameStop and it was shrink wrapped.
Looks like fantastic packaging.  Anyways, the CD jacket that houses the
game has a blemish in it.  It looks like someone pried open the right