Steam weekend deal: Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Damn, I bought Dirt 2 and Civilization 4: The Complete Collection on Direct2Drive for $10 each, and then Steam gets them at the same price a short while later. Argh!

I did get Civilization 3: Complete for $1.25. God knows how much time I wasted on that game and why I bought the sequel on D2D to give that a try.
 
Civ III is marked down to a buck 25.

$1.25

Edit: Purchased Civ III and IV complete for $11.25, not to shabby!
 
Great deal, but I wish I had more time to play video games. :(

I just picked up GTA-VC last weekend, which will keep me busy for a while.

I have Civ. 3 that I played quite a bit, but never reinstalled after I rebuilt my PC.

Only a few decades to go before I'm eligible to retire ... and play some video games. :eek:
 
RangerXML said:
Civ III is marked down to a buck 25.

$1.25

Edit: Purchased Civ III and IV complete for $11.25, not to shabby!
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Ditto. I already have Cive III and just the Civ 4 main game, so this is a sick combo, especially since my CiV III CD is getting a little worn...:D
 
EVERYONE SHOULD BUY THIS!!

If you've never given Civilization a try in the past, now is the time!
 
I paid about $25 IIRC back during the Christmas sale for this deal. Worth every penny at $25 even more so at $10.
 
I was hoping last week that Steam would match the D2D deal. I'd just rather have it on Steam with everything else. Much to my surprise when I logged on to Steam this morning, I saw it. It's a great game and I'm sure I'll play hours upon hours of it until V comes out in September.
 
Bought Civ 3 and 4 for $11.25. That's one hell of a deal... I can't keep up with all of the steam games I'm buying.
 
I've never played a Civ game before, but I picked up 4. Is it worth picking up 3, or should I just stick with 4 and get 5 when it comes out (if I like it).
 
i really liked alpha centari and civ III...

10 bucks ... I might not play it for a while but could be a solid game investment vs future boredom...
 
I'll most likely get Civ 4, but not sure if I'll bother w/ the expansion packs. Civ 3 was fantastic and I was going to reinstall it, but probably won't bother if I get Civ 4.

How large is the download for Civ 4? Just wondering, not that I'm hurting for disk space (yet).

A friend has Civ 4, but not via Steam. He said that Civ 4 has a multi-player feature that allows 2 (or more?) people to play in the same civilization. Would this Steam version allow me to play against someone who is not on Steam? :confused:
 
I'll most likely get Civ 4, but not sure if I'll bother w/ the expansion packs. Civ 3 was fantastic and I was going to reinstall it, but probably won't bother if I get Civ 4.

How large is the download for Civ 4? Just wondering, not that I'm hurting for disk space (yet).

A friend has Civ 4, but not via Steam. He said that Civ 4 has a multi-player feature that allows 2 (or more?) people to play in the same civilization. Would this Steam version allow me to play against someone like him who is not on Steam? :confused:
 
beowulf7 said:
A friend has Civ 4, but not via Steam. He said that Civ 4 has a multi-player feature that allows 2 (or more?) people to play in the same civilization. Would this Steam version allow me to play against someone like him who is not on Steam? :confused:
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I do not see why not. :)

There should be nothing different in the Steam version that would make it incompatible for you guys to play together.
 
beowulf7 said:
I'll most likely get Civ 4, but not sure if I'll bother w/ the expansion packs. Civ 3 was fantastic and I was going to reinstall it, but probably won't bother if I get Civ 4.

How large is the download for Civ 4? Just wondering, not that I'm hurting for disk space (yet).

A friend has Civ 4, but not via Steam. He said that Civ 4 has a multi-player feature that allows 2 (or more?) people to play in the same civilization. Would this Steam version allow me to play against someone like him who is not on Steam? :confused:
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The expansions are very good. Warlords and BTS introduced the concept of generals which add a very interesting dynamic to civ.
 
Civ. IV is a great deal. Beyond the Sword expansion adds a significant amount of gameplay.

Check out CivFanatics for patches and great information about all things Civ. Once you have played the base game for a while, check out their forums for expansive mod packs.
 
While none of the core (i.e. not call to power/etc.) Civ games are 'bad', 3 is not as good as 2 or 4 and I recommend skipping it. 2 makes a nice underpowered laptop game. 4 is modern but did the series justice. Also, I highly recommend Alpha Centauri.
 
ROCKETR said:
I do not see why not. :)

There should be nothing different in the Steam version that would make it incompatible for you guys to play together.
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Cool - I thought that multiplayer gaming from Steam required others to have a Steam account and the game purchased through them. I guess I'm not sure what the Steam network really offers if it's not needed. I bought a few games from Steam but all are solo or I've only used them as solo games.

Disposed said:
That just for the base civ 4 game. The whole collection is just shy of 8 gigs.
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Thanks for the info. Even if I get just the base Civ 4 game, I'm sure Steam will run a similar sale in the future on the expansion packs.
 
eddie500 said:
Does anyone know how long this steam special is for?
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Since the title says "weekend" deal, I assume through Sun. But then that makes me wonder why the sale has already taken effect before the weekend.

:confused:
 
Digital distribution fight!

Too bad I already bought Civ 4 for 5 bucks on D2D a while back...ya think this package would be worth it? I haven't even gotten around to installing it yet. >.>
 
Crap. Now I have to get rid of my civ 4 complete collection I bought on D2D a few weeks ago. I can't stand when Steam matches prices a few weeks down the line. It's just so much more convenient to use Steam.

Anyone know if I'll have any issues giving away my CivIV collection from D2D? I was just planning on giving the install files and activation codes to one of my friends if they don't already have it.
 
I bought the $5 stand-alone game (sans expansion packs), which I'm currently downloading.

I also noticed on Amazon's site that Civ 5 is selling as a pre-order, expected to be shipped on 9/1/10. $50 :eek:
 
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beowulf7 said:
Since the title says "weekend" deal, I assume through Sun. But then that makes me wonder why the sale has already taken effect before the weekend.

:confused:
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I think it is because they didn't have a mid-week madness deal this week.
 
It should. It doesn't change any of the game mechanics. It just changes how you access it.
 
Can a single unit of Cavemen played by the AI still take over a modern city defended by modern units? I remember quitting one of the other versions of Civ because of crazy things like that.
 
beowulf7 said:
Since the title says "weekend" deal, I assume through Sun. But then that makes me wonder why the sale has already taken effect before the weekend.

:confused:
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I honestly can't find anywhere where it says weekend deal, and I went back and checked 3 times.
 
eddie500 said:
I honestly can't find anywhere where it says weekend deal, and I went back and checked 3 times.
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On the front page: http://store.steampowered.com/
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i don't even find Civ IV on steam or this special anymore, OP's link takes me to the main page and shows nothing about Civ

searching, only. Civ V comes up
 
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