October 28, 1999 16:25 EST
Release date rumours
nnovandora has brought us some great news. She picked up a post by the Marketing Weasel, Alex Rodberg, in which he stated Pharaoh will hit the shops between the 4th and the 8th of November. On both sides of the Atlantic!
If you want to know more, click here.

There's an Invitation on the Community forum, by Kiya, Steward to the Lady MRed. If you want to know more...have a look here.

A small message for the Lady herself, the palace is ready for re-modeling on the Community Forum.

Angel Jahakemhotep

October 26, 1999 15:11 EST
Pharaoh review
es, that is correct, a Pharaoh review. This one is courtesy of GameSpot UK and marks it for 9.7 out of 10. You can find the here.

Some one should tell them how to spell mastaba, though, this reads mustabah. I guess they didn't spend enough time on the demo...

You can post your comments in the Community forum.

Angel Jahakemhotep

October 25, 1999 17:01 EST
Goodies to download
ur Angel of the Downloads, has put some nice goodies. The first is a background with the tantalising title Egyptian Nights. The  other is the Colour Gradient tool used by many that haunt the Pharaoh forum. You can find the here.

The Test forum is currently hosting a Signature Showcase where you can display the hard work on you've done on your signature.
Yes. you are allowed to show off, and can do so here.

Angel Jahakemhotep

October 25, 1999 9:00 EST
Back among the sand dunes of Egypt
fter a fairly quiet week in Rome I am greeted by a forum almost as quiet. Some things are happening, though.

Angel Draco is wondering about the fire risks in the Pharaoh game and whether the different regions or even areas of the map have different fire hazards. If you got any clues, you can share them here.

Silver, one of our Lone Star visitors, has made a start on map displays that will show up in HTML and won't be needing Excel. You can find out more about them by following the link.
It looks like I need to spend some time on the map symbols as well. Or should I wait long enough, so they won't be needed anymore... Questions, questions...

And last but not least, the news has been archived...and, no, I did that before I read the Caesar 3 news headline...

Angel Jahakemhotep

October 24, 1999 9:00 EST
Ooh, it's gonna be good!
or the last couple of days, I've been doing some behind-the-scenes work on the site, getting it ready for when Pharaoh hits the shelves sometime in the next couple of weeks.  Even if I do say so myself, it's going to be really cool.  For a taster of what our download section will be like, for example, you might want to take a surf over to Age of Kings Heaven and peek in the Blacksmith.  It might take a couple of weeks, as Angel SpineMan, who will help us set things up, is really busy at the moment, but trust me...it'll be well worth the wait.

There are a couple of other cool things I hope to have by then too - perhaps a download counter on the right hand side of this page and a few other things too.

Then there's the walkthroughs, and buildings, and...woohoo!

Tzar Heaven today has yet another exclusive - the first peek at the game's box art (which, of course, looks wonderful).  Take a look while you still can!

This shamelessly self-congratulatory news post was brought to you by...

Angel Reckyamun

October 23, 1999 15:45 EST
"Cities - Classical" explained
ere's something that's been bugging me since the beta test started.  In the "Options" menu, there's a bit that says "Cities - Egyptians".  When you click it, it becomes "Cities - Classical".

Having been wondering for a while about what it was, I was pleased to see that Itchy has been busy posting in the Community forum to give more information about it:

Moquel:   On the options menu, you can choose Cities, and then you can choose Classical or Egyptic...
What is it? What does it do? Anybody out there who knows something about this strange phenomenon?

Itchy:  Most Egyptian cities actually have names from the ancient Egyptian period that bare no resemblance to what they're known as today. For example, Giza was called Rostjya by ancient Egyptians.

Moquel:  Oh... so it has to do with the names, I see...
So if you have it on Classic you'll se a different name when you start the city, than if you have it on egyptian...?

Itchy:  Yes, although some cities have the same name regardless.

A most informative exchange, I'd say.  To find out more and post your comments or questions about this, click here.

Angel Reckyamun

October 22, 1999 15:39 EST
Newsletter #3
'was only a matter of time, I guess.  Now that Pharaoh has gone gold, the latest Pharaoh Newsletter has landed in inboxes all around the world.  It has been added to the Pharaoh Heaven Newsletter Archive, but here's a snippet about release dates:

After tremendous toil and the loss of blood (those paper cuts will get you every time), sweat and even some tears, the mighty monument is complete. Pharaoh for the PC is complete, and there is much rejoicing.  Expect to see it on the shelves of your local game store in the second week of November.  By now, you know what to expect from Pharaoh: you'll erect massive monuments that stand throughout the ages while leading your family to world-renown and building a kingdom unmatched in history. Here are the answers to a couple of questions that we haven't yet addressed:

If you want to know what those question are that the newsletter addresses, then head to the newsletter archive to find out.

Angel Reckyamun