Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:22 am

No, I don't have anything to say about it. There are probably several Beta testers reading this who would just LOVE to violate your NDAs...anyway, it's coming in November, so I thought it deserved a thread. I hope there's some interest out there beyond the Beta group. You know how people are always lamenting that there's nothing new and different? This one really is...and I'm not the teensiest bit biased by being a Tilted Millian.

Check out http://www.immortalcities.com/cotn/ if it's news to you.

Grievous Angel · Post by **Grievous Angel** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:35 pm

I'm definitely interested and can't wait to hear some feedback from others once the game's released. A thousand times thank you for finding something better than the walker system. I can't tell you how many times I screamed at the peddlers in Zeus when they missed one little block of apartments.

Are there plans for a demo to be released? As cool as the game sounds, I think I want to play it a little so I really know what it's about.

triggercut · Post by **triggercut** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:48 pm

I've seen a demo discussed, and would imagine there'll be one eventually. It would be nice if it appeared before the game came out, but...

...without violating and NDA, CotN is a very complex city engine disguised by having very easy "surface" mechanics. I'm not sure that a demo wouldn't frustrate people before they understood exactly why certain consequences were happening as the result of their actions. Using tried and true city-builder strategies instead of tried-and-true common sense might cause some problems for some folks. It is *very* different in style and strategy from the Impressions Games titles.

Kraegor · Post by **Kraegor** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:26 pm

preview sounds interesting.

setaside · Post by **setaside** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:57 pm

hmm ... any beta slots left??????

bplotkin · Post by **bplotkin** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:13 pm

This one sounds VERY interesting. I'd like to see a demo myself before buying, though.

Tareeq · Post by **Tareeq** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:00 am

bplotkin wrote:Whatever...

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:01 am

Fear not. Mr. bplotkin has been banished to the ether.

Raug · Post by **Raug** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:51 am

I was a big fan of the Impressions city building series. Caesar III was one of the first 3 games I played on the PC, actually, and my addiction just ran from there.

This sounds right up my alley. I'll be keeping an eye out for news on this one when it releases.

freelunch · Post by **freelunch** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:57 am

looks interesting but what I'd REALLY like to see from Tilted Mill is a successor to Lords of Magic.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:33 am

ImLawBoy wrote:Fear not. Mr. bplotkin has been banished to the ether.

What? For wanting a demo? Man, you guys are HARSH!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:37 pm

I'm really looking forward to this one.

Heaven's Games will have a Nile forum. That's always been the best place for city builders to get good info.

http://caesar3.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/ ... i?cid=cotn

Gwen · Post by **Gwen** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:39 pm

Geeze I didn't realize I was a GUEST. That's me up thar' (log in next time, stupid)

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:29 pm

I heard the writing is terrible in this game.

I kid, I kid... the genre isn't really my cuo o' tea but I'll probably pick it up for a go anyway.

I can always trade it if I don't get into it. Who knows... maybe it'll win me over.

Grievous Angel · Post by **Grievous Angel** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 4:38 pm

So Ironrod, what can you tell us about the manual? What font are you using? What's the leading and font size? Are the lines ragged right or justified? Throw us a bone, man!

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:40 pm

I already dished all that dirt in this thread.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:04 pm

GONE GOLD

Look for it Nov. 9 in the USA, late November in Europe. I don't have any information about rest-of-world availability.

sgoldj · Post by **sgoldj** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:33 pm

But do you have demo availability information? Inquiring Ambrosmers want to know. (Remember it has to have torturous Caesar III like walkers! LOL)

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 5:50 pm

Sorry, we haven't announced any demo information. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Chaz · Post by **Chaz** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:57 pm

Man, I want this one very badly, but I think it has to go on the Xmas list. However, it's going at the top, and if I don't get it, it's being gotten shortly afterward.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 9:55 pm

Every household in the developed world needs two copies.

Mookee · Post by **Mookee** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 2:58 am

Awesome, can't wait. Thanks for the update.

Mithridates · Post by **Mithridates** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:02 pm

Here's hoping for a demo before release. I need to see how its going to be different than Impressions stuff, cause I'm burned out on that.

If the demo comes much after release, then I'll skip it with Pirates! and WoW lurking around the corner.