|  October 21, 1999 15:19 EST
Gone gold!
 t's the day so many of us
have been waiting for - Pharaoh has gone gold! Here's what they say on their official site:
Pharaoh Goes Gold!!
Get your crook and flail ready, your wait is almost over! Pharaoh
has gone gold, and soon your dynasty will guide Egypt from a meager string of small
settlements to an unmatched world power. Keep a watch on your local game store shelves for
Pharaoh's appearance. |
Look out for it in a
couple of weeks, I'd guess. Comments can be placed here.
Angel Reckyamun
October 21, 1999 15:02 EST
Obelix screenshot
 n second thoughts, make
that headline Obelisk Screenshot - I must have been reading too many
Asterix books recently.
Anyway, whatever the
headline, the fact remains that there is a new screenshot up at Pharaoh1.com today. This one shows what looks to
be a small obelisk enclosed by some rather nice housing. Follow the link above to
have a look, and then post
your comments here - Itchy has confirmed that this is an actual in-game
screenshot rather than something created in the map editor.
I've updated the links page
with another couple of sites that got sent my way:
I'm still looking for any
others, so don't forget to mail me the link if
you've got one or know of one!
Angel Reckyamun
October 20, 1999 16:17 EST
Links page updated
 hanks to those of you who
responded to yesterday's request for fansite links. I've added the sites I received
(those that I could get through to and check out, anyway) to the links page. The
newer ones are:
If you know of any more, or
you run one yourself, then drop me a line and I'll put you in there. As is customary
on the Internet, a link back to us in return would be appreciated.
I hope the changed to this
page have gone down ok. I haven't had any complaints in the Website
Comments forum about it, but then I haven't heard many people saying they're good
either. I'll take that as a good sign, but don't forget that the forum's there if
you want to say something about this site.
Angel Reckyamun
October 19, 1999 01:21 EST
Fansites wanted
've been thinking that it's
time to update our links page with links to all the
fansites out there. If you have such a fansite, and would like to be represented on
the Pharaoh Heaven links page, then just send me an
email, saying what the name of the site is, and what the url is. I'll update the
links page to include any url I'm sent in a little while, when time permits.
Angel Reckyamun
October 18, 1999 15:03 EST
Loads of news
 e've got buckets and
buckets of news for you today. First off, we have a little search
engine up for you, courtesy of Beseen.com. I've been looking for one of those
little beauties for this site for ages, preferably one that isn't terribly complicated.
Hopefully, I've found the right one here. It might not work properly for the
first couple of days - Beseen.com send out a spider to take a look around the site and
index the pages. It might also serve as a forum search (in fact, there's no reason
why it shouldn't).
I'll get all the things you
people searched for every week or so, and I might post some of them up here. Not
sure about that yet though.
A new poll is also gracing
the navbar on the right. This one was suggested to me over ICQ yesterday by my
friend Robert, so thanks for that. This'll last 21 days, so you've
got plenty of time to get voting. Who knows, perhaps we'll see Pharaoh on the
shelves by the time this poll comes to an end.
In a similar vein to this,
I've changed the bit of blurb below the logo at the top to reflect the fact that Pharaoh
will not definitely be a November release. No chance of it hitting the shelves in
October now. Still, as I've said several times to people who have complained, that's
not bad - it shows that Impressions
(interesting poll on their main page, by the way - perhaps preparing the ground for the
next City-building game?) wants to iron out all the little bugs before release.
Congrats to Sierra and Havas Interactive for not rushing them to finish.
I have uploaded another
Excel Spreadsheet from MRed94 to the strategy section.
This one details how you might go about setting up a palace block, and is an
adaptation of a formular developed by Cherub MartyParty of C3Heaven. It is in Excel
95 format, and I've converted the other one so it is as well.
Phew...nearly done with the
news. Here comes the big item I promised yesterday on C3Heaven:
Do you want
to work for Pharaoh Heaven? Do you want to be part of Heaven's Gaming Sites? Then here's your
chance. I'm looking for someone who can work with graphics packages, primarily to
cut units and buildings out of screenshots, and then make the background transparent.
You can see the sort of things I'm after over at C3Heaven (buildings section), and here in the Pharaoh Heaven units section. The successful
applicant will be ready to work very hard in the week or so after release to get all units
and buildings done, and I won't be impressed if there's any slacking
(sorry to be firm, but it's necessary). If you're interested, then please follow the
following instructions:
Send me an email with "Cherub Application" in the
subject line. Anything else will not be accepted.
Only 1 email per
person. Multiple emails will be thrown out immediately.
Include in that email your
name, age, country of residence, forum
nickname (if applicable, so we know who you are - if you have been mature and
helpful in the forums, that might count slightly in your favour), and the url
of any pages that show your proficiency with transparent gif images. On
no account should images be attached to the email. Once again, such mails
which just clog up my inbox will be deleted straight away.
Applications which conform
to the above guidelines will be reviewed by the Angels here at Pharaoh Heaven over the
next week or two. We will then decide who we chose to become a PH Cherub, and will
email them. Our decision is final, and any "please, please, please let me be a
cherub" emails will be ignored. In fact, they will count against the applicant
concerned. We want mature people (in terms of behaviour, not necessarily age) at
HGS, and such emails do not display maturity. The deadline for
applications is this Thursday, that's 21st October, at 23:59 EST.
I look forward to receiving
your applications. I'm sure we'll find the person we're looking for to take some of
the load off the beleagured Angels here.
Angel Reckyamun
(Yes, I'm back :))
October 17, 1999 14:44 EST
Imperial Conquest
hat's that? I can hear you
mumble.
Well, it's a game and it is a featured part of Heaven. We even have a link to it on the main page.
(waiting for you to have a
peek at the link...)
So you're surprised? So was
I. Imperial Conquest is "yet another name" for Tzar. Maybe you can still make a
difference, so don't hesitate to mail the address displayed on the Tzar news page.
You can even use this one: TalonSoft.
Back to Egypt.
In the Test
forum, people are busy experimenting with their Egyptian signatures. Now all we need is a
mini set of hieroglyphics...or a font...
The Community forum has some
thoughts on the use of juggler
booths, book
recommendations, and a who's
who thread started by our new cherub Gustavia. No points as to who has taught her
about these...
Angel
Jahakemhotep
October 16, 1999 14:44 EST
More news from the temple
 omebody told me bells ring
when an angel gets her wings, and something giggles when a cherub gets hers.
Now if I had to phrase that up I'd say the gods smile when a cherub gets her wings.
Guess what...the gods are smiling!
From our reporter at the
Great Temple of Karnak.
On this gloriously sunny day the crowds have gathered on the main square where only days
ago a new angel was invested. The angels of the four corners of the world have gathered on
the dais.
A small cherub walks into
the crowd and take the hand of a high-born lady standing amidst the masses. She leads her
friend up to the angels and golden light and mirth peels down from the skies.
"Behold, our
youngest"
"Behold Cherub
Gustavia"
You can congratulate her on
her newly elevated status in the Community
forum.
Angel
Jahakemhotep
October 15, 1999 16:44 EST
Cheating already?
here's a post in the Game
Help forum that suggests a way to "cheat"
in the demo. If you want to know how, just follow the link.
The suggestions here may
actually help you with the straw
problem some of us are experiencing.
In the Community
forum we are talking music, sacrificing cats, and "stupid questions".
One last thing... You might
remember the posts on the Caesar 3 forum where Tim the Great was asking for question to
pose to me in an interview? Well, he's had his questions, his interview and is now
offering to send you the results.
Angel
Jahakemhotep
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