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This screenie is from EB Games. 24 october is just weeks from now!
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Shipping costs to NL is another $30.00 and that's a bit to much for my liking. I might find an evaluation copy somewhere prior to release in NL. ;)
Time to create a Civ IV forum!
Tubby Rower
13-09-2005, 18:26
gamestop still has it at 11/14/05 (<- my b-day). take 2 games still doesn't have a release date on their website
Shabbaman
13-09-2005, 19:31
I'm sure I can get you this new deodorant fragrance within days Beam! I'm sure firaxis won't disapprove as long as you buy it asap. Just look at it as compensation for PTW.
About the civ4 forum, indeed. But perhaps it's a better idea to rename the "civ3" tree to "civilization". I doubt a civ3 general discussion forum will generate much traffic in the future.
Suposed free stuff with pre-order ~
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/press_release.php?aid=11391
quote:Shipping on the same day as the regular version of the game, the Sid Meier's Civilization IV Pre-Order Edition will feature: collector's packaging, a CD soundtrack of the game, a keyboard template, a tech tree map and a spiral bound version of the manual. The Pre-Order Edition will be offered through participating retailers while supplies last.
and here http://store.yahoo.com/take2store/ciivpredpcp.html
I'll wait with buying until it's in the racks in the Netherlands.
Chieftess offered me to be beta tester. Better late than never. [rolleyes]
Just made a reservation for Friday (yes, the 28th!) at the e-Plaza shop in HC, Utrecht. [party] [dance] :D Price: 49,95
digger760
24-10-2005, 14:46
49:95 seems a little steep I pre-order at amazon.co.uk for £25 thats EUR37, and European release date is the 4th November.
quote:Originally posted by Beam
Just made a reservation for Friday (yes, the 28th!) at the e-Plaza shop in HC, Utrecht. [party] [dance] :D Price: 49,95
Nice but a bit early considering I have to train (too) for our first PBEM... ;) I expect to be able to buy it somewhere early November.
It is cheaper than flying it in from the US as I did with Civ III. And I want to be well prepared for the 8th contest with ERIKK. :) [evil]
What's the official Release Date for the Netherlands?
Can't find it at CFC...
digger760
26-10-2005, 10:22
European Release is 4th November
Shabbaman
26-10-2005, 10:41
quote:Originally posted by Beam
Just made a reservation for Friday (yes, the 28th!) at the e-Plaza shop in HC, Utrecht. [party] [dance] :D Price: 49,95
Seems that you'd be getting it earlier than the americans... [rolleyes]
I ordered it at a local store and will get an e-mail when they have it. The salesman expected it to arrive next week between wednesday and friday. Price: 45,-.
I don't think I'll pick it up until monday 7th. I have my last exam that day. ;)
DrAlimentado
26-10-2005, 13:29
I have to get a new computer to play civ4. I haven't really decided what I'm going to get or how much I will spend but I imagine I'll be playing civ4 on a shiny new machine by xmas :)
(was always going to wait for some of you guys to buy it first and find out if the mp is up to scratch of course)
Darkness
26-10-2005, 13:39
quote:Originally posted by Matrix
I don't think I'll pick it up until monday 7th. I have my last exam that day. ;)
Somehow that strikes me as an excellent idea... :)
grahamiam
26-10-2005, 14:31
mine arrives 3pm today. it's gonna be a late night :)
barbu1977
26-10-2005, 14:53
I'm going to get mine on my way home. At 49$CAN, it's a great price.
Unfortunatly, wednesday is my curling night, so I'll only play a couple minutes.
Over at CFC some Germans and Swiss guys are already playing the game as we speak (with screenie proof).
smalltalk
26-10-2005, 16:11
quote:Originally posted by DrAlimentado
I have to get a new computer to play civ4.
Same here, though I have been already been looking.
It is in the wild. (Dutch expression maybe??).
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Beam/20051026222528_civ4inthewild.jpg
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http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/ERIKK/2004128204211_eek.jpg
barbu1977
26-10-2005, 22:49
Now, looks like no Canadian except a few from Toronto got their game. :(
Apparently they'll hit the shelves tomorow. Cant wait [jump]
Even wilder, shabba you got to hurry with the sources we discussed in Groningen coupl'weeks ago. ;)
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I just checked: apparently there are more than 150 different files larger than 1GB called "Civilization IV" downloadable. [eek]
I'm not gonna download it anyway. I need to wait until my exams... http://www.straland.com/images/smilies/twitch.gif
Socrates
27-10-2005, 01:55
Not necessarily. :D
If I start playing the game with no job in sight, I'm going to get into trouble... [cry] I want to work !
quote:Originally posted by Matrix
I just checked: apparently there are more than 150 different files larger than 1GB called "Civilization IV" downloadable. ...
Bet most of it is some bad porn. ;)
A week ago there was a great commotion on some website that there is a civ4 downloadable online. It was some bad porn indeed. But size matched.
Shabbaman
27-10-2005, 06:38
quote:Originally posted by Beam
Even wilder, shabba you got to hurry with the sources we discussed in Groningen coupl'weeks ago. ;)
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They assured me that they are all crap. I'm telling them that I don't care and need to try each one of them!
barbu1977
28-10-2005, 05:09
Take 2 blew up canadian customers big time.[finger]
We've been told for 3 days we will have it tomorow 100% [shag]
Looks like they sent our version to the wrong place.
What will I do this weekend?[medic] I'm screwed.
It's probably not worth the extra 30$ to go get it in the US. (fuel + exchange rate)
Pastorius
28-10-2005, 09:35
Barbu - George W Bush wanted to send the navy when Afganistan was invaded, so I bet the general knowledge of geography is poor in the US.
Which may or may not cause Kabul to be flooded with Civ4 these days ;)
Shabbaman
28-10-2005, 10:08
I'd say:
Blame Canada! :D
On a sidenote, I wonder if civ4 is really available today in Utreg (i.e. in Ze Netherlands).
quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman
On a sidenote, I wonder if civ4 is really available today in Utreg (i.e. in Ze Netherlands).
Me neither, they dont even have Civ 4 mentioned on their website. OTOH Dynabyte says oct 31th on their website for 45,- Still searching for other options!
I think I heard Jesse Smith himself say somewhere that the game would be available throughout Europe today... so why would it be delayed to 31 october then? [cry]
we need it this weekend!
Shabbaman
28-10-2005, 10:36
Delayed? The release date would've been november 4th. Why (or: how?) would they push up that date if they can't get in store in time in the US?
bed_head7
28-10-2005, 11:14
I am supposed to be getting my game on the 2nd (so says Amazon). It would be great if it came on the 31st, though. I have two midterms that morning (back to back, to boot, and all the way across campus, so I'll probably be running), and it sure would be nice to have a nice break that evening.
According to all shops I visited in Utrecht, the game should have been out today indeed, and the shops' suppliers told them it would be... however, for mysterious reasons, none of them have it. [mad]
What's that, is it in quarantine for the bird flu or something!? [mad][mad]
Went to Mediamarkt in Amsterdam Zuidoost (a hugh one) and they have it the 4th...
Just checked with e-plaza and it wasn't with the shipments they received today.
Socrates
28-10-2005, 14:06
Civ4 hit Paris and other places in France en masse yesterday, and plenty of our French friends of civfr.com and CFC got it. There should theorically be no problem for me to get a copy, except I want it at a lower price than a fucking 55 !! :( As I'm not especially in a rush to play the game, I'm thinking of ordering it at amazon.fr for 52.90 (and a 10- reduction bonus along). This would mean a few more days to wait though, and really, if I could get a job in the meantime so as to not be distracted by Civ4 in my job research... [blush2] But I'm not counting on that, I live in France after all.
Started a thread at CFC - see if we get more info about availability in Holland....
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=134160
quote:What will I do this weekend? I'm screwed
Finish off our PBEM so you can start Civ IV on a clean slate ?
:D
Pastorius
30-10-2005, 08:44
Price in cheapest webstore I ve managed to find in Norway is 315NOK inclusive postal delivery.
Cheaper than civIII was when I bought that.
If specs pass, I am playing from afternoon Dec 12th ;)
Scared by the nvidia problems though...
Shabbaman
30-10-2005, 10:36
What nvidia problems? :D
Pastorius
30-10-2005, 13:48
I have an nvidia based or nvidia original card, 128mb, and though 128 is well enough, hearing about those problems people have had makes me worry...
I take it you got it to work on your computer. Nvidia mustnt be too [shabba] then
Done some calculating (with oanda.com):
In the USA Civ4 costs $50
In Europe Civ4 costs 45 = $54.3 http://www.straland.com/images/smilies/cringe.gif
Pål bought Civ4 for 315NOK = $48.6 ;)
How much British Pound does Civ4 cost? £30?
Ginger_Ale
30-10-2005, 14:04
Paal, if you have problems with a nVIDIA 128MB card, what will happen to me with a poor 64 MB? :(
barbu1977
30-10-2005, 14:47
I had problems with my MSI nVidia GF4 MX-400 (64mb). All the tiles where black
After upgrading the drivers FROM nVIDIA, NOT from MSI, it fixed the problem.
From what I understand, the game did not recongnized that the card could not do some calculations, after the driver update, upon loading the game, it told be that it could not run at the highest quality. It runs preaty smoothly.
Markstar
30-10-2005, 14:53
quote:Originally posted by Matrix
In Europe Civ4 costs 45 = $54.3
I bought it at the local MediaMarkt for 39.99. :D
http://www.civ3duelzone.com/forum/uploaded/Markstar/20051030145040_Civs.jpg
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I did not intend to buy it but good reviews (and me not having a clue what's going on without a handbook) convinced me to go ahead and spend the money. I hope it was not a mistake, so far I'm not convinced (too many annoyances :().
Socrates
31-10-2005, 15:38
Can any of our British memebers tell us if the online store play.com (UK) is a reliable one ? They sell Civ4 for £ 17.99, ie. 28.99, according to their site, and that includes free shipping if I understand it correctly. They seem to be located on the island of Jersey, which should include special agreements for them. It seems they ship almost all their goods (except "electronic" and "gadgets" stuff) to many countries in Europe. Does it include free shipping to Europe as well ?
Simple question to sum-up : Am I to expect to get the English edition of the game for 28.99 within a few days ??? [hmm]
Shabbaman
31-10-2005, 15:59
You have to pay import fees as well.
Civ IV seems to have a first time feature: Identical Map Generation.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=135551
OMFG. If this is true I really hope there either is an easy workaround or an overnight patch.
Well, it would certainly not be a first since all random maps are merely have a certain seed and when such a same seed is obtained by the random generator again, you have the same map. There have been reports from as early as civ2 of identical random maps, I experienced one myself even in that game.
In this case, there seems to be a malfunction in the random seed generator, that will definitely be fixed in a future patch. In the meantime, with the amount of parameters you can use to create a map, there should be an abundance of maps available even with this dodgy generator, I suppose.
Are there Dutchmen with a Dutch version of the game already? In ERIKK's thread they said the tech tree and manual is in Dutch. :( Don't know if it's true, cos no one has the Dutch version yet, although the game can be bought at Dynabyte and possibly Mediamarkt already.
Matrix, you say you saw the game at Dynabyte today??? That's nice, strange the other shops need many more days!
It is true, the manual and tech tree will be in Dutch, and it seems it is pretty lousily translated at as well, possibly by a machine rather than a human translator. But all translations of games to Dutch are poor, so that is no surprise.
If possible, I'd say try and get an international/US version somewhere, since especially the tech tree really seems to be worthwhile, and having it marred by bad translations would just be a big disappointment.
Shabbaman
01-11-2005, 16:21
quote:Originally posted by ERIKK
Matrix, you say you saw the game at Dynabyte today??? That's nice, strange the other shops need many more days!
A friend of mine who works for dynabyte confirmed that they had it yesterday.
Rik Meleet
01-11-2005, 19:13
quote:Originally posted by Kemal
It is true, the manual and tech tree will be in Dutch, and it seems it is pretty lousily translated at as well, possibly by a machine rather than a human translator. But all translations of games to Dutch are poor, so that is no surprise.
If possible, I'd say try and get an international/US version somewhere, since especially the tech tree really seems to be worthwhile, and having it marred by bad translations would just be a big disappointment.
Will a US version work here ?
I bought it at the Dynabyte in Amsterdam today! :)
Installing... [shy]
@Rik: it seems so yes, the only difference should be it comes on 2 CDs rather than a DVD-Rom, the game itself should be no different.
I certainly hope so at least, as I will be getting a copy of the US version in a few weeks or so...
Rik Meleet
01-11-2005, 20:04
Kemal: could you get me a US copy ?
digger760
01-11-2005, 21:03
Amazon.co.uk have dropped there offer price from £25 to £19.99. I checked my pre-order and they were still charging me £25.37. I have cancelled the order as it seems they were going to post it until at least friday.
I have it!! [dance] From DimensionPlus (http://www.dimplus.nl/).
Indeed, the manual and tech tree is completely in Dutch. http://www.straland.com/images/smilies/undecided.gif The translation isn't bad at all though! It's just very inconvenient. When you want to look up "Pottery" you need to find "Aardewerk". Ironically in that sense it's actually handy it's still ordered alphabetically according to the original English term. [crazyeye]
I started an epic game. Think I'll go for normal from now on though. I first started the tutorial, but that started so very much from scratch that I decided to try and learn the game myself, but I gotta say that's not easy. Or, the toughest part is finding (new) effective strategies. I probably end up learning from you. [blush]
It's funny to see all these familiar nicknames in the credits under beta testers. :) On name surprised me: "Kemal"! I didn't know you were beta tester! [eek]
Shabbaman
02-11-2005, 06:26
I hope you can install the game in english [???]
quote:Originally posted by Rik Meleet
Kemal: could you get me a US copy ?
:(, Sorry, I'm afraid I can only obtain one, and I'm not even sure in the first place if that will happen at all...
The game is in english btw, just the manual and tech tree that are not.
Melifluous
02-11-2005, 12:33
I WANT THE DAMNED GAME!
[rant]
Stupid UK game comes out on Friday when all you cheeseheads are already playing it.
[rant][mad][saiyan]
Melifluous
quote:Originally posted by Melifluous
I WANT THE DAMNED GAME!
[rant]
Stupid UK game comes out on Friday when all you cheeseheads are already playing it.
[rant][mad][saiyan]
Melifluous
Well, I hope you have the right specs because it might be a big disappointment once you get it. For me, the choppy intro movie was quite a disappointment. I now have 4 gig virtual memory and playing a standard map runs ok now. But it's only in the beginning of the game yet...
Rik Meleet
02-11-2005, 14:53
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Pastorius
04-11-2005, 12:25
Play.com has it for 17.99 sterling.
I have it (probably with a lott of customs mumbo jumbo increasing the price) next week.
Then the missus will lock it away from me ;)
Socrates
22-11-2005, 18:07
Just received Civ4 from amazon.fr. :) 52,90 , with a 10- reduction bonus for a future purchase.
Don't plan to open it before that patch is out though. [lol]
So much for play.com. [mischief]
Pastorius
22-11-2005, 18:33
I got it already.
Cheap too. 210 NOK
Compared to your price, which is above 400 NOK (by aproximation)
Delivered in right time as well.
[:p]
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