 May 28, 1999 17:00 PM EST
What!? No more screenshots?
No screenshots today, at least not those to which you have
all become accustomed over the past couple of days. Oh, talking of screenshots,
there are now threads up in the forum dealing with all the screens that were posted here
yesterday for y'all to comment on...that's the waterfront
part II, the Pyramid,
and the better
housing.
When I said that there were no more screenshots
today, I neglected to mention that there are still 12 (I think) pics to come from Spiney
at E3. Some of these are photos of Pharaoh at work, like this one. Who knows?
There might even be some things in there that the other screens haven't shown yet.
Who's this chap snapped by Spiney at E3? No,
it's not Michael J. Fox coming to check out all the latest news on Pharaoh, but in fact
Eric Ouellette, producer of Pharaoh...
And the guy in the yellow t-shirt here is Chris
Beatrice, the head honcho at Impressions, explaining the ins and outs of Pharaoh to an
eager member of the press. At least you can no put some faces to the names you hear,
eh?
Angel
Reckless Rodent
May 27, 1999 12:35 PM EST
3 more screenshots!
I promised you some more screenshots yesterday, and so here
they are. Before I get underway, however, let me just say that threads have been
started in the forum dealing with each of the screenshots released yesterday, so you can
now comment on the
waterfront, the
temple and the
farmland if you so wish.
Ok, on with the show. Here's screenshot
number four. It seems to show pretty much the same thing as yesterday's waterfront
one did, except this one goes further inland to show off more of the adobe housing.
This is the one that you've all been waiting for -
the first look at a Pharaoh pyramid. This one is still in the process of being
constructed, as you can see by the workers climbing up the ramps dragging stone blocks
behind them.
Here's the last one. Every civilisation has
had its richer citizens, and it seems like we're looking at some here. The housing
is clearly much superior to that shown in the 2 waterfront screens, and I'm sure that you
guys and gals will find loads more tidbits in there too<g>.
To go with all these new pictures there's some more
stuff from Spineman today. In my mail this morning I received the text of two
handouts that were provided for consumption at E3. The first one details some of the
features of Pharaoh:
- Farm at the mercy of the River Nile
- Build giant monuments including the Great
Pyramids, the Sphinx and the temples of Luxor
- Destroy enemies in land and naval combat or
simply build the perfect Egyptian city with the City Construction Kit
- Included map and scenario editor enables
users to build, play and trade custom maps of all difficulty levels
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The full version of that can be found here. That's not all - there's also the
other handout, which compares Caesar III to Pharaoh:
Ph: Monuments such as pyramids and temples take a long time to complete -
nearly as long as the whole mission. All require various raw materials to
build. Such buildings are assembled, finished and decorated piece by piece.
C3:
All buildings are built instantly with no waiting times. Some buildings such as
orcles and large temples require a rew material such as marble to create.
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If you want to get all the information about
aspects such as Gods and the like, then you can do so here.
What? Not yet more pictures! Yup,
here's another one of the pics taken by Spineman on the HeavenCam. This is a closer
version of the pic of the Pharaoh booth which I showed yesterday. And there are
still 13 pics which I haven't posted yet!
Actually, make that another 12 which I haven't
posted yet. In the light of the pic of the pyramid further up the page, I thought
"why not show a pyramid being build so everyone could see how it's
constructed?". Well, so here it is!
Angel
Reckless Rodent
May 26, 1999 16:20 PM EST
Picfest!
Wow, doing Pharaoh Heaven is like waiting for a bus.
You wait for ages for something and then loads come along at once. This is certainly
the case with pics and screenshots at the moment. No sooner do I get a mail from
SpineMan sending 15 pics which he took at E3 than another bucketload pops into my inbox
from the Impressions guys. 6 mails to be precise, each one containing a lovely
Pharaoh screenshot. Yes folks, 6 screenshots!!
I'll be showing you 3 of them today, and then the other 3 will follow tomorrow.
After all, I don't want to excite you all too much in one go;)
Here's number one. It looks like the temple
has gone a serious look change since the pre-alpha version.
That is assuming that what we have here is a temple, of course - if anyone has any
thoughts as to what it might be, then let us know in the forum. Click on the pic to
see the full version.
Now on to number two. I guess that this is
the sort of sight you'll get on the banks of the Nile during the dry season, before the
river floods. Yup, looks like farmland to me. The thing that interested me
here was the large building on the left. Initially, I thought it might be a
warehouse...
...until I saw this pic, that is. It's clear
that the warehouse here (on the shore, just behind the docks - note the papyrus
piled up there waiting to be collected) is different to the other one. Once again,
that presupposes that the large building in the second shot is a warehouse. Once
again, we'd be pleased to hear from you in the forum if you have any ideas about this.
All these pics will eventually find their way into
the various sections we have here at Pharaoh Heaven for displaying pictures. I'll
also dissect each one minutely to see what other goodies are there. I can't do that
right now, however, because I'm far too busy with exam revision. Be assured though,
it will be done.
I was going to leave SpineMan's pictures until a
later date but I couldn't resist giving you a peek at the sort of thing we have in store.
This is a pic of the Pharaoh booth at E3 (you can make out the Pharaoh poster on
the left).
Right, that's enough for today. Tomorrow
there will be some more pics going up, including the other three Pharaoh screenshots (one
of which shows a pyramid<g>) and perhaps a couple more from E3.
Angel
Reckless Rodent
May 25, 1999 15:30 PM EST
Correction from yesterday
Yesterday, I said that the statue
in Karnak was a sphinx. Well, I was subsequently told by Jayhawk that he'd made
a snafu...in fact, it's a statue of Ramses II...
Our hosts, GameStats, have returned to their usual
ways after a week's hiatus and have put up yet another contest for you lucky people out
there to win a cool game. This week, Baseball 2000 is the game that gets the
treatment. So, if you want to win it, you can do so
here.
It looks like the Angels who were at E3 are getting
their collective acts together now. Over at Age of
Kings Heaven, they've put up a fantastic write-up of what they thought of Age of Kings
(the sequel to Age of Empires). It's really well written, and is well worth taking a
look at. Spineman also told me that he's got 120+ pics back from the developers
(pretty good chance that some of those will show Pharaoh-related goodies<g>).
The Impressions guys are celebrating another
feather being added to their caps today. The introduction to Caesar III won 3D
Design Magazine's Big Kahuna award. A good omen for Pharaoh, no? Anyway, get all the details here.
Angel
Reckless Rodent
May 24, 1999 16:00 PM EST
Hawkie swoops in yet again!
A new poll now graces the right hand navbar here in
Pharaoh's court. This week, we want to know whether you reckon historical accuracy
to be an important part of Pharaoh or not. Once again, thanks to WhoElseButMe
for providing me with the inspiration. Last week's poll has been added to the Poll Archive page if you want to
know what the final result was.
Here's Angel Jayhawk's latest offering in the
forum. It's a pic taken at the historical site of Karnak, and shows a Sphinx looking
out across the desert. For those of you wanting a closer look, then take a peek in
the forum, where you can also post your comments.
The comments are flowing into the forum about the
Cleopatra thingy on television over the weekend. So far, they've all been pretty
negative. If you've got something positive to say about it, then you
can do so here.
Angel
Reckless Rodent
May 21, 1999 18:00 PM EST
Cleopatra on NBC!
There's something on this weekend that those of you who have
cable shouldn't miss. If you are a fan of Caesar III and are also looking forward to
the arrival of Pharaoh, then you can witness the two civilisations that we love collide in
Cleopatra, which is on NBC at 7pm EST (8 Central) on Sunday and Monday.
If you are one of the lucky ones who gets to see this, then pop over to the forum
afterwards and let us poor souls without cable know what happened!
Angel
Reckless Rodent
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