Long time no see, everyone.
So for the last 16 years of my life or so I have played Pharaoh obsessively for a couple of weeks, then dropped it for a few years after feeling hopeless, and then started it again in an infinite loop. I suspect that, as I approach my mid-twenties, I am rapidly approaching the point in my life where if I don't finish the game now, I'll never get the chance again.
This forum has always been here for me when I had questions. I'm not going to devalue what you guys do here: some of you have this game's mechanics down to a science. The last time I was here, I broached the subject of compiling all the information for pharaoh onto a more accessible format, such as a wiki. I created Impressions Games Wiki under the hopes that it would pick up traction, but it did not.
WHAT FOLLOWS NEXT IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT, PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH FIRST AND HEAR ME OUT.
Now that I am going on what is probably my last attempt at beating the game, I am similarly going to take a stab at building the wiki once more. However, my knowledge is very lacking...every time I read the posts here, something new comes up that I had never thought of before. For example, a recent post taught me that Bazaar buyers only purchase goods within a 40 tile range of its north tile. Such information is in my opinion invaluable, yet there are very few strategy guides or encyclopedias out there that would state such facts.
I am NOT asking for you all to join me on the wiki and help me to edit (although you are welcome to do so, if you wish it). I am, however, requesting that I be granted interviews on the nitty-gritty of all aspects of this game, so that I may improve the wiki myself. If no one else reads it, at least I will have an easy-to-reference suppository of knowledge.
Anyone up for an interview?
So for the last 16 years of my life or so I have played Pharaoh obsessively for a couple of weeks, then dropped it for a few years after feeling hopeless, and then started it again in an infinite loop. I suspect that, as I approach my mid-twenties, I am rapidly approaching the point in my life where if I don't finish the game now, I'll never get the chance again.
This forum has always been here for me when I had questions. I'm not going to devalue what you guys do here: some of you have this game's mechanics down to a science. The last time I was here, I broached the subject of compiling all the information for pharaoh onto a more accessible format, such as a wiki. I created Impressions Games Wiki under the hopes that it would pick up traction, but it did not.
WHAT FOLLOWS NEXT IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT, PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH FIRST AND HEAR ME OUT.
Now that I am going on what is probably my last attempt at beating the game, I am similarly going to take a stab at building the wiki once more. However, my knowledge is very lacking...every time I read the posts here, something new comes up that I had never thought of before. For example, a recent post taught me that Bazaar buyers only purchase goods within a 40 tile range of its north tile. Such information is in my opinion invaluable, yet there are very few strategy guides or encyclopedias out there that would state such facts.
I am NOT asking for you all to join me on the wiki and help me to edit (although you are welcome to do so, if you wish it). I am, however, requesting that I be granted interviews on the nitty-gritty of all aspects of this game, so that I may improve the wiki myself. If no one else reads it, at least I will have an easy-to-reference suppository of knowledge.
Anyone up for an interview?
[This message has been edited by brainwasher5 (edited 06-03-2015 @ 07:21 AM).]