Cool, thanks! Definitely getting this down the road. Reading about it makes me think of a mix of AoW and MoM, which sounds great!

No love for Star Trek: Birth of the Federation?!

Now, seriously, i'd like to be explained something.

How come GOG managed to get Alpha Centauri and Colonization, but can't get Civilization 3 or 4. Aren't them owned by the same people ?

What is the relevant parameter, here ?

I'm pretty sure the rightholders aren't the same; Alpha Centauri is an EA game, Colonization is with Tommo now, while Civ IV (and Civ V) are 2K games. Civ III was an Atari game, but not sure where the rights to it went after their bankruptcy last year. Would be nice if Tommo has it now, as that would seem to make a GOG release likely. Edit: turns out that 2K has Civ III as well, presumably from when they bought the rights to the franchise in 2004.

Well, that is sad.

I have a legit copy of Civ 3, but, because I install my games on both my desktop and my laptop, I have to also pirate a copy (no, I won't buy one new version each time I switch computers).

Fuck DRM. And also 2K.

Also, I think 2K liking regional pricing is a major reason why those games and the older XCOMs are not here yet.

I really liked all the Civ games. 1 was special of course because it was the first of its kind. 2 was a big improvement and the advisors rocked. 3 was pretty cool, and I think 4 was the king. I really don't see how you can say that 2 is better than 4? I mean is this from memory or are you seriously played 2 for weeks nowadays instead of 4? Why? Civ 4 must be among my most played games ever, along with Imperialism and Eador. Sure 2 was great at the time, but I couldn't play it for more than 1 or 2 games now, mostly to laugh at the council skits.
I didn't play 5 yet, but I'm sure I will like it,too.

And I like Warlock,too, I don't see how it is simplistic or casual? It is basically MoM mashed into the graphics and combat of Fantasy Wars. It has a ton of units, spells,buildings, terrain features, a complex combat system with damage types, resistances and terrain boni. Sure the difficulty was way too easy on "impossible", but not because the game wasn't complex. With a proper difficulty setting I'd probably still be playing it.

It's supposed to be something like a unofficial remake. From what I saw it's pretty good.