7/19/02

New Patch for Sid Meier's Civilization III

Firaxis Games has just released a new update for Sid Meier's Civilization III that's loaded with additions to the game editor, new game functions and some tweaks to gameplay that further enhance the already great game you've been enjoying for months. Here's a sampling of what you'll find in the patch:

* Ability to place units and cities on the map in the Editor

* Ability to create new technology advances, units, city improvements/wonders and civilizations in the Editor

* Minimap and Zoom in the Editor

* Ability to selectively import elements from one scenario into another.

* Addition of the Accelerated Production rule which doubles research, population and production growth

* Addition of the Fortify All and Wake All options

The Civ III development team is so excited about the editor enhancements that they'll be scanning fansites looking for cool player-created content to include in the Civilization III: Play The World expansion due to release this Fall.