September 6, 1999 15:03 EST
Jayhawk's at it again
learly, the recent lull in the forum has prompted Angel Jayhawk to fly into action once again, this time posting some pics of the Aga Khan memorial.  This one on the right is a wide angle shot - click the pic to get all the info.  There's also another one in there (different thread) which is worth checking out.

This week, I thought I might read over the notes I took during my interview with Alex Rodberg.  You see, the interview which you've (hopefully) all read only took up about half of the time I had with him.  The first 20 minutes or so were taken up with him showing me various in-game parts of Pharaoh, and explaining them to me so I could take notes.

So, I've got a fair bit of stuff in note form which didn't make it into the interview I've posted.  Therefore, I'll release a few more of those details during this week.

The first thing to explain more fully is the Gods system.  We all know that there are 15 gods, divided into 5 groups of 3.  If you want to refresh your memory as to which gods are in there, then you can do so here.  However, there's a particular way of worshipping the junior gods.  Say, for example, that you wanted to worship Horus, God of the Pharaoh.   What you'd do to achieve this goal is to build a large temple to the major god of that group (in this case Ra, God of the Kingdom).  You can then add bits on to this large temple to worship the gods who are in the same group.  For example, you might be able to add a hall to Ma'at, or an altar to Horus.  These don't enlarge the temple complex, just make a few changes.

Ok, that's it for now.   Any questions, you're welcome to post them in the forum.

Angel Reckless Rodent

September 5, 1999 15:37 EST
Quiet times at Pharaoh Heaven
here's not much going on in the forums, this Sunday. The Alex Rodberg interview has triggered some speculation about the demo.

The visit to Tut-Ankh-Amun's Court is still going strong, though. The current state of affairs is that Queen Akhensenamen has been kidnapped. ET, mouse, Incontinentia, yours truly and friends are off to the rescue.

I've added a bit of rock art to the Colours of the Desert thread. (I know, it's called differently, but this is what it's all about.)

Angel Jayhawk

September 4, 1999 17:07 EST
Say what++ Scenarios?
orum regular Innovandora, is giving us some of her ideas on the ideal scenario editor form Pharaoh.

Apart from that there's some feedback on the Alex Rodberg interview, which can be found here.

Angel Jayhawk

September 3, 1999 15:47 EST
Interview Online
e did it again, Angel Reckless Rodent is proving he's a reckless reporter as well. Only just returned for the London Game Show thingy, he's already put up his interview with Impression's marketing weasel Alex Rodberg.

The interview will tell you about workcamps, people falling of sphinxes, Kingdom ratings, bridges across the Nile, roadblocks, succession, the demo(!) the release date, and much, much more.
You want to read it?
Oh, okay, just follow the link then...

Angel Jayhawk

September 2, 1999 15:58 EST
Out on the Town
ur very own Angel Reckless Rodent Extraordinair is ready for the interview. The thread has been closed, the notes have been made. All that remains is for me to which him lots of fun and hopefully he'll get some straight answers. <G>

Some of our visitors are wondering about the colour scheme this game is going to bring us. Will it all be beiges and tans?
Well, I've put up a few shots of the various bits of desert I've visited, so you can see just how tanned the desert actually is.
The thread?
Oh, right here.

Angel Jayhawk

September 1, 1999 16:46 EST
Questions, questions everywhere, but not an answer in sight

ngel Reckless Rodent's list of questions to ask is getting longer and longer. I'm really curious to see the answers to most of them.

The importance of having people from Impressions actually read the forums is shown in the comments Itchy is giving us on the multiplayer rumour. Here's a quote from the man himself:

I dunno where they got the idea there was going to be multiplayer - there is no multiplayer component in Pharaoh. I think because most games do have some sort of multiplayer wedged-in, they probably just assumed Pharaoh did as well.

Angel Jayhawk