Too quiet here ... how did you learn about TM?

[Cironir]

I just noticed how quiet this section here is! :) How did you guys (and gals!) learn about the Tilted Mill studios? I admit that for a really long time I didn't know where all of "the guys" had gone, until I participated in a discussion about studios that had been "bought out". Someone mentioned that many of the Impressions Games people now worked at Tilted Mill, and so I found out about this new independent development studio. :)

[Son of Moose]

Through a fellow forum member (Julia Set). :D

[Kiya]

I was visiting Sierra's CB forums (was it Emperor?, don't really remember since this was in May) and TM's new CB game was mentioned there.

[NanaBanana]

Keith told me about it. I was asking about any possible new CB games.

I sure am glad the IMPs didn't disappear altogether. :D

[Kars-T]

Don't remember exactly but i believe by coincidence and i saw the tilted mill logo and though "hhhhmm this remids me of?" :D Some impressive hand i knew once. And i was more (!!!!) than happy to learn about the project :)

[NeilV]

She who must be obeyd was browsing and sent me the link to the CotN Web page saying this sounds like one of your type of games after joing the forum and reading verious threads found out were most of the develops came from. So just sort of stubled across it really

[Celebithil Dae]

Through some people at my Lords of Magic Forums...

And ive been following them for a while now.

[parrotslave]

Through the Pharaoh City Building Heaven forum.

[Yahya]

I was visiting Sierra's CB forums (was it Emperor?, don't really remember since this was in May) and TM's new CB game was mentioned there.
Same here. It was Emperor for me, and I saw the thread, which linked to the CotN site.

I was immediately hooked. Changed my homepage. :p

[claudio]

someone posted the link to the cotn page in the www.anno-zone.de

[Bugsy]

Google. Lord I love my Google!!

I had almost completed Zeus, when I remembered I didn't have Posiedon. So I went to my old favorite site, impressionsgames.com, only to see some vivendi crap. :eek: Where was my beloved site?? Couldn't find it, I actually typed the address in three times before I really believed they were gone.

So I googled impressions games, thinking, oh, maybe they just moved their site, maybe I'm remembering wrong, SOMETHING. They CAN'T just disappear! lol

That's when this site came up. I was bouncing in my chair I was so happy after reading the descriptions and seeing the screenshots. I've been reading these forums ever since. :D

[trypist]

I really can't remember. It was probably one of those 'fishing' expeditions that I ask my butler, Jeeves, about. (I wish he wasn't so snobby). I think I will get him to telephone like Joanna Lumley does. She isn't snobby, is she?
I am afraid that I can remember Medieval Lords better - it was because it is 'merchanted' (not the right word, but good enough at this hour in the morning) by Monte Christo whom I thought was bound to come up with really something.
Philip Tarbuck 11 Oct 04

[buckylarue]

I'm with Bugsy; Googled it here too. Same way I found the sites for Tim Schafer's new game Psychonauts, and Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner and Troy Molander's site for their new company Telltale Games. (All part of the team from LucasArts that did Grim Fandango and others.) Always Googling favorite designers of older games to see what they're up to now!

[angelisis]

keith sent me this way via pharoah forum.

[Son of Moose]

Congratulations Keith!! Two referrals in the short list and growing ... :D

[tobing]

I got here through my site http://www.staedtebauen.de - someone posted long ago about Tilted Mill, so I knew that something was going on here - then later someone (think it was koppi) posted again with more details, so I visited the site and jumped straight into this forum then.

[Janmeryet]

I found a link on the Heavengames site after a competition there had ended. Popped over and liked what I was reading so I stayed :)

[arcan]

I was reading some german reports of the EEE (to have news about Fable) and CotN appeared in one of the articles. I searche a little on google, and here I am! :D

[catgoddess83]

I was downloading yet another fan-created adventure at the Zeus Heaven website when I saw an announcement there. I got so excited that there was going to be another CB game; I leaped up and dashed off to tell my husband(who was not at all impressed as he is an EA sports fan). When I got chosen for the beta,(my first ***blush***), I announced it to all my students and anyone else who would listen! :D "Great", mumbled Himself,"now you'll never come out of the Bat Cave!"

[arcan]

i didn't anounce I'm part of the Beta. First, my familly wouldn't know what it means. Second, my mother would flip out if she knew how much time I spend playing! :eek: :D (even though I live in my own flat...)

[Son of Moose]

Yeah --- I think that mothers world-wide are the same!! :p

[angelisis]

Yeah --- I think that mothers world-wide are the same!! :p


:p :D :D !!!!!!!!!

[Thain]

Found TM through a post on the usenet in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic, which stated the city-building series was moving forward via some former Impressions folks who had started a new company.

So here I am.

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[SnowDove]

Someone in the Emperor Multiplayer Lobby told me about the Tilted Mill Site. I am so thankful to them!!

[Nidien]

My friend found it, she was searching for news about doom3, and she gave me the link!!

[Ineti]

I know Afterburner through RPG.net and he turned me onto here.

[AirBoss]

I did a search on the net for new city building games and TiltedMill popped up.

[Jacquou Le]

Through the City Builders Heaven Forums :p

[HalWalden]

I saw some mention of TM and CotN on a forum of CityBuildingContests.net.

[Son of Moose]

Sorry for the diversion, but I was wondering whether CityBuildingContests.net.
will be holding CotN contests in the foreseeable future? :)

[Son of Moose]

Sorry for the diversion, but I was wondering whether CityBuildingContests.net. will be holding CotN contests in the foreseeable future? :)

[NanaBanana]

I was downloading yet another fan-created adventure at the Zeus Heaven website when I saw an announcement there. I got so excited that there was going to be another CB game; I leaped up and dashed off to tell my husband(who was not at all impressed as he is an EA sports fan). When I got chosen for the beta,(my first ***blush***), I announced it to all my students and anyone else who would listen! :D "Great", mumbled Himself,"now you'll never come out of the Bat Cave!"

ROTFL... Your hunny must be related to mine. He grumbled continuously when I tested Zeus.

Of course, then, I wasn't working so Zeus consumed all my waking hours. Now, when I get home from work, he's fast asleep, so he doesn't really know how many hours I spend in front of the idiot box. (that term comes from one of the old men I take care of) :D

[Maatkaamun]

I was reading a PC Gaming magazine in the dentist's office waiting for my husband to finish getting tortured, and there was a one-page article on CotN and Tilted Mill. The receptionist was nice enough to copy out the page, and I went looking for what I thought was the newest egyptian city builder to be released. It wasn't released yet, so I began haunting the forums and the rest is history. :p

[Son of Moose]

Maatkaamun:

Being somewhat afraid of dentists myself (who isn't), I am glad to see that your husband's presumably negative experience had a beneficial outcome. ;)

[NeilV]

Maatkaamun:

Being somewhat afraid of dentists myself (who isn't), I am glad to see that your husband's presumably negative experience had a beneficial outcome. ;)

If you look hard every cloud has a sliver lining :cool:

[Greyhound]

Not sure, but I think I stumbled over it when I was paging through some online magazine. Then I remembered to have read about the project long ago. I was quite glad to discover it again. :)

[imhotep3147]

I discovered quite by accident. I was googling for 3d renderings of egyptian tombs and several sites popped up with CotN as a search engine "fluke". Boy am I ever greatful for that. :D

[Jacquou Le]

I discovered quite by accident. I was googling for 3d renderings of egyptian tombs and several sites popped up with CotN as a search engine "fluke". Boy am I ever greatful for that. :D

That's called The power of Google :p

[Enigmatic_Sphinx]

For me, an avid gaming buddy ran across CotN and alerted me since he knew this genre is right up my alley. Since I just upgraded computers it's perfect timing!

[Maatkaamun]

Maatkaamun:

Being somewhat afraid of dentists myself (who isn't), I am glad to see that your husband's presumably negative experience had a beneficial outcome. ;)

Yeah, we actually found a really good dentist. I'll let you know after he's dealt with the 8 :eek: cavities I had after not visiting a dentist in, um, 10 years, but he may just balance out my childhood trauma of a dentist with bad breath, hands that shook, and who didn't believe in novicane. :eek: :eek:

If you look hard every cloud has a sliver lining :cool:

And a silver filling. :D (I think for that cavity he had to have silver rather than porcelain).

I'm certainly looking forward to how busy these threads will get as soon as Nov 9th rolls around. :D

[Son of Moose]

Maatkaamun:

but he may just balance out my childhood trauma of a dentist with bad breath, hands that shook, and who didn't believe in novicane.

Ow --- that is indeed terrible!! :eek: It certainly beats my former dentist who had nine kids to feed and support --- no wonder I have sooo many fillings. :o

Good luck --- from my most recent experience (after a 15+ year break), things have really changed for the better now!! :D

[Keith]

I spent 8 hours in the dentist chair one day. Had 4 crowns put in and a partial bridge to replace a removed broken tooth. Since then he brings in all his dental students to show them his work whenever I come in for a checkup and cleaning.

I jokingly told him I'm going to start billing him for doing so.

[NanaBanana]

UGH! I hate the dentist. Last time I went, it was to have a filling replaced. The dentist ignored that tooth, went on and nearly destroyed another tooth, and now, the both teeth need to be pulled! :eek:

[Son of Moose]

Keith:

I spent 8 hours in the dentist chair one day.

Wow --- that must have really required some stamina!! :eek: Two hours, a couple of months ago, was possibly my upper limit. Makes you kinda feel weak in the knees ... :o

[Son of Moose]

NanaBanana:

The dentist ignored that tooth, went on and nearly destroyed another tooth, and now, the both teeth need to be pulled!

That sounds like he just might have been a wee bit negligent ... :confused: Just maybe (depending on the actual circumstances), you might have grounds for some sort of reparation for potentially unnecessary suffering ...

[Keith]

Keith:



Wow --- that must have really required some stamina!! :eek: Two hours, a couple of months ago, was possibly my upper limit. Makes you kinda feel weak in the knees ... :o
I was basically his entire schedule for the day. I opted to have it all done instead of making multiple trips. I live about 15 miles away from my dentist's office. Needless to say when I got home a took a very long nap.

[SnowDove]

I love my dentist!!

Actually, I've been terrified of dental work...however, one day I saw an ad for a dentist who "Catered to Cowards" and thought - That's me :D :D

His means of catering is valium for root canals. And since I had to have a root canal I accepted the prescription for valium. I love my dentist! :)

[MaxxQ]

I haven't been gaming in awhile (mobo or processor is fried), so I've also been slipping on buying gaming magazines. However, I just bought the December issue of PC Gamer and saw the nice fold-out ad for CotN. Got all kinds of excited, since I loved Pharoah, and went to the Immortal Cities website listed in the ad. From there, it was one more click to the forums.

As for dentists, my 20 year old daughter would love the Valium-dispensing one. She recently went in for a checkup and needs 3 root canals and 12 fillings. Funny thing is, she's fanatical about brushing her teeth, so she's REALLY upset...

[NanaBanana]

I haven't been gaming in awhile (mobo or processor is fried), so I've also been slipping on buying gaming magazines. However, I just bought the December issue of PC Gamer and saw the nice fold-out ad for CotN. Got all kinds of excited, since I loved Pharoah, and went to the Immortal Cities website listed in the ad. From there, it was one more click to the forums.

Welcome to the nuthouse MaxxQ. Looks like you got here just in time. CotN is due to be released to the public very soon... everyone here is wearing dribble bibs waiting! :D

[Son of Moose]

MaxxQ:

She recently went in for a checkup and needs 3 root canals and 12 fillings.

Without wishing to totally sidetrack this thread (which seems to have been done long-ago :o ), from personal experience I note that there are two schools of thought in dentistry:

# The "Old School" believe that any darkish discolouration on a tooth is caries (and will inevitably become a cavity). It must theefore be filled. Sometimes these dentists will even use powerful magnifying glasses to identify such blemishes. :eek:

# The "New" School believe that most of these blemishes are merely staining and that the tooth is a dynamic structure well-capable of repairing itself. It is only when the underlying support structures have collapsed (and one can actually see a fairly large hole) that the drill is necessary. [There is actually a great deal of rationale to this opinion as teeth are merely highly modified bones --- which continually undergo remodelling and repair].

Therefore, unless your daughter's teeth are in a really bad way, maybe she should seek a second opinion. :) Maybe a "New" School dentist might be less severe and adopt a more conservative approach. :)

Here ends the daily health lecture ... :D

[Kraken]

Funny thing is, she's fanatical about brushing her teeth, so she's REALLY upset...I have extensive enamel erosion at the gumline that my dentist blames on years of overbrushing. The irony is that a previous dentist told me decades ago to brush the gumline vigorously, leading to this condition. Now I need extensive bonding work done. My current dentist doesn't place much stock in brushing at all, but he's evangelical about flossing. If I live another 20 years, some future dentist will probably tell me THAT was a mistake, too. :mad:

[Keith]

I have extensive enamel erosion at the gumline that my dentist blames on years of overbrushing. The irony is that a previous dentist told me decades ago to brush the gumline vigorously, leading to this condition. Now I need extensive bonding work done. My current dentist doesn't place much stock in brushing at all, but he's evangelical about flossing. If I live another 20 years, some future dentist will probably tell me THAT was a mistake, too. :mad:Yes, brushing too hard along the gumline will cause the gums to receed. If your gums are just loose, I saw some info on the wall of my dentist a week or so ago that they have some sort of liquid or gell they can inject between the gum and the tooth to fill the space and stabilize the situation. My dentist is the head of the denistry department at a local university so he's got all the latest gizmos and items used in dentistry. Needless to say he charges accordingly. :eek: Thank goodness for dental insurance.