I agree. I've been replaying that series recently, since I came across http://www.dosbox.com/ which makes them playable again. It even fixes that crashing bug in the swamp of Quest for Glory IV.
I think it would take a whole lot longer to train the system to respond to the hundreds of thousands of words you might want to use, instead of the few dozen characters to spell everything out. It would probably be more likely to get words confused, as well.
That being said, this technology is new, as it develops, I'm sure ways will be found to speed up communication. Things like the word-completion used in phones for texting would be an obvious start. For now, I'm impressed that it's possible to hunt-and-peck with a mental keyboard.
Civ IV is a great game. I am a big fan of Civ 1, 2, and SMAC. I personally thought Civ 3 was a deeply flawed game (although it had some interesting ideas), and is the worst in the series. But I love Civ IV--I've already played though it more than I did Civ. III.
Civ IV fixes a lot of problems I had with Civ III--no more corruption and buildings have no upkeep(so undeveloped cities aren't better than developed anymore). Also, the trade resources work a lot better. You might look at http://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/info/ for some specifics about how things are fixed.
There are some things I miss about Civ II but they're mostly minor things, or unballanced things (like keeping a bunch of caravans handy to build wonders as soon as you have the technology). Really, I don't think I can go back.
A space elevator may well be safer than convential means, but I'm not so sure it would be cheaper for sending people up. The thing you've got to remember about space elevators is they're much slower--it takes something like a week to get to orbit. So you can't just strap people into seats, you need to give them living facilities as well.
It's like the difference between boats and planes. Most people fly instead of sail, even though it's still cheaper to send cargo by ship.
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I agree. I've been replaying that series recently, since I came across http://www.dosbox.com/ which makes them playable again. It even fixes that crashing bug in the swamp of Quest for Glory IV.
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I think it would take a whole lot longer to train the system to respond to the hundreds of thousands of words you might want to use, instead of the few dozen characters to spell everything out. It would probably be more likely to get words confused, as well. That being said, this technology is new, as it develops, I'm sure ways will be found to speed up communication. Things like the word-completion used in phones for texting would be an obvious start. For now, I'm impressed that it's possible to hunt-and-peck with a mental keyboard.
You're right. Silicon is a metalloid.
Are you trying to use up your hyphens--or did your bag of dashes run empty? Because--as you can see--they are not the same.
Pirates is a fun game. Besides, the original version is 4 years older than Civ I, so it's not something he did in his "old age."
Civ IV is a great game. I am a big fan of Civ 1, 2, and SMAC. I personally thought Civ 3 was a deeply flawed game (although it had some interesting ideas), and is the worst in the series. But I love Civ IV--I've already played though it more than I did Civ. III.
Civ IV fixes a lot of problems I had with Civ III--no more corruption and buildings have no upkeep(so undeveloped cities aren't better than developed anymore). Also, the trade resources work a lot better. You might look at http://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/info/ for some specifics about how things are fixed.
There are some things I miss about Civ II but they're mostly minor things, or unballanced things (like keeping a bunch of caravans handy to build wonders as soon as you have the technology). Really, I don't think I can go back.
So yes, Civ IV redeems the series.
A space elevator may well be safer than convential means, but I'm not so sure it would be cheaper for sending people up. The thing you've got to remember about space elevators is they're much slower--it takes something like a week to get to orbit. So you can't just strap people into seats, you need to give them living facilities as well.
It's like the difference between boats and planes. Most people fly instead of sail, even though it's still cheaper to send cargo by ship.