Take-Two to Publish Next Civilization Game

An anonymous reader writes "Take Two Interactive announced today that they have acquired the rights to the Civilization franchise. They also announced Civ 4, saying that "Civilization IV will also set a new standard for user-modification, allowing gamers to create their own add-ons using the standard Python and XML scripting languages." Okay, so XML's not a scripting language. But it's nice to see open source tech in a major PC game!" Civ IV will be released under the new 2K Publishing Label we reported on yesterday.

Neat-o

[cryptochrome]

Potentially this could allow for people to make more representative/interesting sets of civilization advances and benefits.

For instance: photography (+sci +happy) allows porn (+happy, opens Jenna Jameson wonder)

Re:Python

[Comrade64]

To bad your name isn't Monty...then you could make the Monty Python Civilization IV special add-on edition.

ok..I'll go back to my corner now...

In other words.

[Kenja]

"Civilization IV will also set a new standard for user-modification"

In other words, there will be no game included and they hope that we, the consumer, will finish their prodcut for them.

Re:Just to note...

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

XML is not a scripting language? Gotta' fix that! I propose tags that encapsulate the C programming language as C-XML. This allows to C-XML and run!

National Security Risk!!!

[HungWeiLo]

Looks like Take-Two and Sid Meier will be personally responsible for decreasing America's GDP for the 3rd and 4th fiscal quarters of 2005...

Re:Civ 3 issues

[FauxPasIII]

You have to bring Democracy to the people. Modern history tells us the most expeditious way to do this is to invade and occupy them.

Great, now you can CUSTOMIZE your crack

[StefanJ]

God damn. I forsee many months of lost productivity ahead.

Anyone in the Portland, OR area want to put together a Twelve Step group for Civilization addicts?

"Hello, my name is Bill."

"Hi Bill!"

"I would like to tell you about the time I wore Depends and stewed in my own filth for twelve hours while playing as the Mongols in King mode."

"We've all been there Bill! Go on!"

Stefan

Re:Just to note...

[temojen]

sounds like they wish to do more with the title than just make PC games.

Ah, but will it run on Linux?

Seriously, I know it's a cliche, but the success of freeciv should demonstrate the market is there.

Re:XMLScript

[91degrees]

Right, but a scripting language could be represented in XML.

Yup. And a hammer could be used as a screwdriver;)

Woo hoo!

[Alsee]

I can't wait to watch my tanks pop trying to kill spearmen again!

P.S. obligatory:
Your civilization has built the Internet (+2sci)! This obsoletes the Hollywood wonder (+1hap).

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Already have the tag

[Anonymous Coward]

<![CDATA[
int matchwo(int a, int b) {
if (a < b && a < 0)
return 1;
else
return 0;
}
]]>

(stolen from w3schools [w3schools.com])

Re:Neat-o

[Anonymous Coward]

-A new type of unit: patent lawyers. They inflitrate a city and stop all technological progress in it.

-A new type of diplomacy: vapor-WMD. You accuse another country of carrying WMDs and therefore can declare war on it without losing any points with the other civilizations.

-A new type of building: the Apple Store. It's a religious building that makes half of your citizens happy and the other half unhappy. All other modifiers become useless.

Re:Neat-o

[Michael Woodhams]

How long do you really think it takes for your scientists to figure out "porn" once you have photography?

This reminds me of a friend's comments on the original Civilization computer game:

"It's just taken my scientists 200 years to figure out the secret of 'horseback riding'. What were they doing in that time? 'Hm, we're researching "horseback riding". Lets spend a few years trying to ride the tails of sheep - maybe that is it.'"

Re:Already have the tag

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

<![CDATA[
int matchwo(int a, int b) {
if (a < b && a < 0)
return 1;
else
return 0;
}
]]>

(stolen from w3schools [w3schools.com])
This is ugly! Man, try and make a joke - and sombody's already implemented it - what a gret pipeline for exploits!

Re:Freeciv

[dr.badass]

I used to be an open-source developer, but have by and large given up on it because I got sick and tired of getting flamed by anonymous assholes on Slashdot.

So....you became what you hated.