Getting to know the Editor and CotN reviews by EJay, Nov 30, 2004 @ 8:25 AM EST
Matt Zimmitti, a Tilted Mill employee, has been ordered to design a new Children of the Nile scenario. He thought it would be a good idea to explain everything he does. Today he posted his first lesson, it's about preparing the map, carving the first elevations and painting some terrain tiles. We'll keep you updated on how the scenario evolves! Read the first lesson here.
Also, note that we've collected some reviews for Children of the Nile that are out there on the web, you can find them here.
Children of the Nile Cheats by EJay, Nov 25, 2004 @ 8:53 AM EST
Tilted Mill has released the cheats for Children of the Nile. Although it is adviced to not use them, because of unexpected results including exit from the game, you can do virtually anything with them. For more details, visit the cheats page at the official site.
Demo has been released! by EJay, Nov 19, 2004 @ 10:48 AM EST
The official Children of the Nile demo has been released! You can find it at GameSpot and later today, you will be able to find it at the official site and at other sources.
The demo weighs a little over 200 MB and features several hours of gameplay from the retail version. This will give you a chance to see if the game will run on your system, if you are not sure (System Requirements) and also, if you're not sure if you like the game, this demo will definitely give you a good overview of what the game is all about.
Children of the Nile in stores now! by EJay, Nov 9, 2004 @ 12:11 PM EST
Some of our forum members were so fortunate to find a copy of Children of the Nile early in stores, but today Children of the Nile should be available nationwide.
Press Statement:
NEW YORK, NY, November 9, 2004 - Myelin Media today announced Immortal Cities: Children of the NileTM for PC is available at retail stores nationwide. Developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment under the direction of Chris Beatrice (designer of the PC smash-hit Pharaoh), Children of the Nile is the first in the Immortal Cities series of groundbreaking 3D city/society builders.
"Chris Beatrice and his team have genuinely evolved the city building category in a way that we believe will expand the market beyond some of the previous successes this team has been part of" says Gene Mauro, CEO of Myelin. "They did this ahead of schedule and on budget, something to be extremely proud of with such an ambitious project."
"Immortal Cities is the city-building game that I always wanted to make," said Chris Beatrice, president of Tilted Mill Entertainment. "We were able to incorporate many innovative elements that have never been done before. The ability to roam a living and breathing virtual city and interact on a personal and emotional level with your citizens is both unique and captivating, and we feel players will enjoy this fresh new experience from a popular genre that has not evolved as quickly as other genres have."
Interview on the Editor and fixed European release date by EJay, Nov 5, 2004 @ 7:26 AM EST
Planet Nile have released an interview with David Beebe. David talks about the Editor and it seems that it'll be just as good as the game will be. The options for scenario designers appear to be virtually unlimited!
Sega also released a statement on the release of Children of the Nile in Europe. The 4th of February will be the release date for the English version, while the rest of Europe will get the game the 28th of January. Read it here.
I can hear a bell ring... by Jayhawk, Nov 5, 2004 @ 3:01 AM EST
If there is anyone here that doesn't know VitruviusIAI or Vaia as we like to call him, he or she must have wandered onto the site within the last few minutes.
So most, if maybe not all of you know the amount of work and dedication he's had to the site(s) in the past years. Maintaining the wonderful census on several sites, his table wizardry, tireless game help and lots of content work on Emperor and Pharaoh Heaven are just a few examples of this.
Well, it's gonna change.
I've asked him and he's willing to do even more work for us, and to make it so much easier or him to do that work ( not to mention to show my appreciation to his work *wink*) he'll be trading in those stubby little cherub wings for a brand new pair of sleek and powerful angel wings.
His biggest new task will be helping us getting Children off the Nile Heaven off to the ground, but he may also find himself making those necessary changes to the older CB heavens.
Yes, you may congratulate him.
Sad news for Europe by EJay, Nov 3, 2004 @ 9:05 AM EST
Tilted Mill and SEGA today announced that Children of the Nile will not be released in Europe until late January, perhaps even not until February. The reason behind this: "so that product awareness can be increased". Read more about it here.
Fortunately, the November calendars have been released and as you may notice, Tuesdays are no longer marked as update days. This is because the official site will now be updated more often.
