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CDZ News
March 10th 2008
Happy birthday CDZ!!!
We can hardly believe it but CDZ has been around for exactly 5 years today! We've come a long way since then, 400+ members (283 of which actually posted), over 113.840 posts, a portal and better servers to name a few achievements. So we suggest we all serve ourselves a drink and raise the glass to CDZ.
That we may have many years to come.
P.S. To celebrate this event, registration has been re-enabled!
September 4th 2007
CDZ = infested with spam (seriously)
Over the last few months, CDZ has become infested with spammers. Now I'm not talking about those members with too much free time, but about those annoying spambots. Hopefully our very competent admins will manage to put an end to this. In the future we will change the registration system. In the mean while, we'll have to edit the member list manually. So if your account is deleted, don't take it personally. It might help if you don't create accounts with names like "Cialisman" or "Freepr0n", and that you post at least twice.
August 10th 2007
First CDZ Civ4 Pitboss game finished!
After an exciting game with a lot of very good and committed (read: more or less okay) players, the winners are known.
Despite Robboo having only one turn to go to complete his spaceship, Socralynnek (playing Caesar) won in 1953 AD a diplomatic victory with the help of his allies Whomp and Grahamiam.
Check the game thread and individual spoiler threads to read more about that great game!
March 14th 2007
Did you know...
...that CDZ has an off topic section? Amazing, isn't it?
November 18th 2006
CDZ SGOTM team looking for players
Team CDZ is playing in CFC's succession game of the month competition for civ4. You can read more about it here. If you think you can cope with the harsh turnplaying regime of team CDZ, and you can beat deity with two hands tied behind your back while balancing a herring on your nose, please, join our team! The sign up thread is here. If you want to follow team CDZ's heroic achievements, post there as well and you'll be granted access to the hidden subforum.
Saint Nicholas has landed!
Yes, it's that time of the year again! Our favorite saint has returned. Time to put your shoe next to the fireplace and sing a nice song!
November 15th 2006
CDZ active
It seems that CDZers are currently playing more other games than Civ, which is surely not true. But here is an overview of where CDZers are organised and active:
-Hattrick
Many CDZers are playing the online football manager. The CDZ Cup is running in its 10th edition and the semifinals start next week!
-Travian
Join server 2 and the CDZ alliance there!
Travian is a kind-of-Civ-like realtime, multiplayer, builders game.
-Conquer Club
Play a Risk-like game with our members!
Just to name a few! Check out the forums to see all of the games played!
BTW some CDZers still play Civ. The signup for Civ4 SGOTM03 has started. Team CDZ is always in need for players.
Please sign up for Team CDZ here!
July 31th 2006
SGOTM news
Breaking news: cdz's own SGOTM team has finished SGOTM1 for civ4. The SGOTM1 subforum is now public. Coincidentally, SGOTM2 is just starting! If you want to lurk, post here! If you want to participate with an own team, go to civfanatics.com.
Februari 9th 2006
Off topic competition!
There's a competition for the truely intelligent and eloquent among us in the off topic section. Read all about it here!
January 1st 2006
CDZ wishes you a very happy new year!
In case you missed it, it's 2006 now.
December 25th 2005
CDZ wishes you a very happy christmas!
Don't eat too much. Long dinners might cut in your civ playing time. Ho ho ho!
December 23th 2005
Civ IV patch 1.52 released!
It seems like Firaxians actually had to work to earn their christmass bonuses, because they've produced a new patch so quickly. Thumbs up!
You can download the patch with the in-game updater. Discuss this new patch here!
December 21th 2005
Civ IV expansion in the making
While it might not be a big surprise, Firaxis is developing an expansion for Civ IV. On their website you can vote what you'd put in it. Don't forget mention the dutch and radioactive monkeys.
Discuss the poll here!
November 24th 2005
Civ IV patch 1.09 hosted at CDZ
And now you can download it from here direct! No ads, no signups and no queues: here!
This file has also been added to the patches section!
Civ IV patch 1.09 released!
So, it's finally there. You can download it here. And you can place your bets on how long it will take to break this one here!
September 14th 2005
Civ IV forum opened
With the release of Civ IV pending CDZ has started a Civ IV forum so we can all post in anticipation of new MP/PBEM Civ.
The civ IV forum
FC Suca wins CDZ Cup
FC Suca has earned eternal honour by winning the 6th edition of the CDZ Cup. Congratulations to FC Suca and many thank to Kemal and Yndy who took upon them the burden of organising the cup. A job well done.
See you all in the 7th edition of the CDZ Cup.
September 1st 2005
CDZ Cup finals next week
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The first round of the knock out stages is almost over and the finalist for the cup are known. Next week Melis Manglers and FC Suca will battle for eternal honour. FC de Snaken en Grasshoppers Elm will fight over the bronze medal.
I'd say fire up hattrick next week and all watch the most exciting game of the season!
Semifinals results:
Semifinal 1 (SF1):
Meli's Manglers 3 - 2 FC De Snaken
Semifinal 2 (SF2):
FC Suca 4 - 0 Grasshoppers Elm
more info on KO stages in this thread
August 26th 2005
Avatars Updated
Avatars have been updated after ages of waiting. Thanks to everybody for being so patient. Even more thanks to Mistfit who's been so kind as to make quite a few extremely good looking avatars
CDZ Cup Knock out stages to begin
The hugely succesfull CDZ cup is already in it's 6th season. Over the last weeks a record number of 24 participants have been battling for the final 4 positions in the knock out stages.
This seasons high flyers are FC Suca, FC De Snaken, Meli's Manglers and Grasshoppers Elm. They're gonna battle each other fot the much coveted CDZ Cup.
Good Luck to you guys!
more info on KO stages in this thread
CDZ participating in SGOTM and doing well
Several brave CDZ'ers have been participating in the SGOTM competition on CFC. They performed very well ending up 2nd in the first game they entered.
Currently SGOTM8 is running.
Check the SGOTM Forum for more info and spoilers.
January 12th 2005
New DOTM: The marriage of ProPain!
To celebrate the joyous occasion of Propain's marriage to Monique there is a very special Duel of the Month!
Duel of the Month (DOTM): Conquer Monique
Note that there is a points award system based on when you submit the game - see if you can complete it by the 15th!!
It is 2005, the noble tribe of Wink wink nut nut say no more finally settled down from a nomadic life. After learning irrigation and mining (and last weekend fire making) Propain is now set for his next quest. The conquest of the fair maiden Monique and The Ladies protecting her. Can he find her? Can he stop the barbarian CDZ'ers from stealing her away? Is he capable of defending himself against the evil Dionysians & AEGEE'ers? And last, is he able to defeat the foul Lucky and his gang of Pretentious Fouls? We will tell after you've played the January DOTM at Civ3Duelzone.
The CDZ team
December 15th 2004
We're up again
Good news, the forum is up again on the new account.
Pictures arent yet uploaded but that will be done tonight, so tomorrow you should be free of the [x]'s
Email accounts will be offline untill we move to our final server, ATA: 2 weeks.
We were very pleased to see you guys so eager to post on cdz, even when we were online for 1 minute some of you started posting. Sadly those posts are lost, that's what you get for not listening to our instructions 
Glad to see you here again.
anarres and ProPain
December 13th 2004
Important News!
The log in for the new account is working so we'll be attempting to migrate tonight. This will mean the forum will lock down at 23:00 for download. Basically this means you can watch but can't post.
I dont know how long downloading is gonna take, however it's followed by uploading which will take a while for sure. Also some directory settings will have to be changed.
The plan is to upload the forum software + database first and get those working. Uploaded directory will be uploaded afterwards.
I intend to open up the forum after the database is uploaded but before the pics are uploaded. That way forum downtime will be kept to a minimum. This will result in pics showing as the well known red X's for a while. During upload you'll see your pics returning bit by bit when you refresh/open new pages.
However I before the upload directories are uploaded it is not allowed to upload anything as this might lead to unexpected behaviour and possible forum crashes.
DON'T UPLOAD ANYTHING AFTER 23:00 BEFORE A NEW POST HERE EXPLICITELY ALLOWS YOU TO!!
So, lets all keep our fingers crossed that the move proceeds smoothly.
anarres and PP
july 28th 2004
Always war SG looking for extra player(s)
Several players weren't able to continue in the Always war SG (monarch level). The remaining players Col. Tartleton, Banzai and ProPain are looking for 1 or 2 extra players to join in. W play trhe sumerians and are at the beginning of the Middle Age, so plenty of action to come. If you like some old fashioned war mongering combined with DIY research: This is your game.
You can join and/or read up here
may 5th 2004
ISDG in crucial phase
The loyal troops of Miffy the Iffy faced their toughest moments to date. A former friendly civ broke a treaty and invaded our territory with a stack of archers and a spear. The first battles went very well for the men in Miffy's service, but the war's only just started. Everybodies input is highly aprreciated, so get to the ISDG forum and share your insights with the rest of us. And if you haven't signed up for the ISDG yet, now is definitely the time to do so!
CDZ subscribes 200th member!
The fact has passed by without to many people noticing but about a week ago our 200th member subscribed to the CDZ forum! Of course you all want to know who is this elusive 200th member. It's [drumroll]....Toasty. Congratulations Toasty, may you have a long and prosperous CDZ future. 
april 20th 2004
Ladder Updated
The ladder has got it's long overdue update. All the latest finished games are entered as well as several new players and running matches. If you don't see your running game in the ladder please mail it and it will be added.
No changes in the top3 positions, but Markstar is breathing down the necks of our ladder titans. He made his way to the no 4 position in no time so that promises a lot of action for the near future.
The ladder pages can be found here .
march 20th 2004
Diplomacy game looking for last player!!
Already 6 players have joined the new diplomacy game, there's one spot left and then the game's gonna start. It doesnt matter if you're a newby to the game, all players are new or havent played in a long time. SO if you like a strategy game that doesnt involve the frustration of the RNG, this forum is the place to visit.
march 14th 2004
Diplomacy forum started
The latest addition to CDZ is the diplomacy forum. It's not a forum for civ3 in game diplo but a forum for the diplomacy game. kryszcztov will be moderating the forum and setting up the infrastructure. If you enjoy a game of diplomacy and are looking for some committed opponents This forum is the place to visit.
march 10th 2004
CDZ 1st birthday!!
We can hardly believe it but CDZ has been around for exactly 1 year today! We've come a long way since then, 170+ members, over 22.000 posts, a portal and better servers to name a few achievements. So we suggest we all serve ourselves a drink and raise the glass to CDZ.
That we may have many years to come.
ISDG started today
After careful deliberation and rulesetting the ISDG has finally started. So if you wanna know how our brave Iroquouis are faring against C3Brazil (Persia), GCA (Vikings), CGN (Celts), CFC (Maya) you can read about it here:
Game is starting thread
1st turn thread
These threads are restricted access for CDZ ISDG members/lurkers only so if you havent signed up, you can join the CDZ team here
march 8th 2004
CDZ birthday approaching!
Only 2 days to go untill CDZ has it first birthday ever!! To celebrate it I invite everybody to have coffee and cake online. So hurry to the baker, put on the coffee and be online the 10th at 10.00 am GMT/11.00 am CET! Those who like it are allowed to sing.
Ladder pages updated
The ladder pages are updated. Most important adjustment is the possibility to enter started/running games through the web page. So everybody enter your games so I can stress test it!
1.18 patch available
The 1.18 patch is now available with some interesting changes. For example electronics is no longer a prerequisite for tanks. Read all about it here
february 10th 2004
Server Upgrade!
If you noticed the forum downtime today it was because we have now upgraded to load-balanced servers. This is a big upgrade for the site and should mean there is almost no downtime or extremely slow server responses.
Please note any further problems in this thread, even if it is just the fora being a little slow. It will be interesting to see what the service is like now...
Mail Ladder Admin script error
It turns out that email send to the ladder admin using the 'Mail Ladder Admin' button have not always been sent correctly to me. Cause of this is a script bug that occurs when you do not enter a sender emailadres. This bug is now fixed, but if you sent a mail and never got an answer it probably never reached me.
The same might apply to the Join Ladder button, but as that states clearly that a valid email adres is needed I guess it has been less of a problem.
february 6th 2004
Ladder Updated
Title says it all, the ladder is updated again! Not many changes at the top, kemal is still 1st closely followed by Skyfish. I've also updated the ladder players so some of you will see their name in the ladder for the first time.
february 4th 2004
Age of Wonders demo
If you like Civ (and you do, otherwise you wouldn't be here ) and Heroes of Might and Magic you should give this game a go. It's a cross breed between the two forementioned games. It has HoMM's graphics but quite a lot civ-like gameplay elements. You can found new cities, build city improvements and units in your cities, develop new spells like techs in civ, and both units and cities can flip to the enemy depending on their morale and garrisson.
The game also has multiplayer support including a PBEM option! And for the dutchies on CDZ, it's developed by a dutch studio called Triumph studios.
The latest installment of the game is AoW:Shadow Magic but there's no demo for this one. There's a demo for AoWII, which uses the exact same engine as AoW: Shadow Magic as far as I can see.
AoWII:The Wizards Throne demo
Age of Wonders website
january 29th 2004
World of Warcraft Beta Signup started
My guess is most people here don't care about MMORPG but if you do and live in the US, Canada or Korea, you can now sign up for the WoW Beta test. Signup started yesterday and continues untill the 4th of february. I think it's a great opportunity to see what a great company (imho) like Blizzard has done venturing in the realm of mmorpg. With their extensive online experience on Battle.net and the diablo hack-n-slach rpg series I have high expectations.
Blizzard Website
PP
january 26th 2004
Tournament game now also available in monarch level
As a special request from Paalikles the KOD Tournament game is now also available on monarch level. So now noone has an excuse left to not participate. So download the game and get playing!
january 25th 2004
New Tournament Game
There is still a week for those who wanna compare skills on KoD2 but also we have a novelty. A new KoD/tournament game is released on 2 levels, Emperor and Deity. You can lead the Byzantine civilization to great heights but there's a little catch: no research allowed!!
So take a look at the great cow start
and download the game here
You can now use private messaging.
See the link in the top right of each page:
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You can choose to recieve email notification by clicking the 'Preferences' icon  in the Private Messaging screen.
Please report any errors (or enhancement requests) in the Site Feedback thread here.
january 21st 2004
C3C 1.15 beta patch now available on CDZ
The 1.15 C3C beta patch is now available in the download/patches section. Please note that this is a beta patch so it is advised to make backups of the crucial C3C files beforehand.
First SID level PBEM started
Today the first PBEM on SID level started. KingReno and Skyfish are taking on the rampant AI civs (and each other) on an archipelago map.
If you want to follow their developments in the realm of Sid Civ you can visit their spoiler threads
KingReno's spoiler
Skyfish' spoiler
january 20th 2004
First CivI succesion game started
Remember this?
If this makes you drool or if you're just looking for a stroll down memory lane you should check out this thread. It's the home of the first CivI SG on CDZ that Stapel and Beam are starting. So if you're longing for the days of square tiled worlds you'd better sign up quickly.
Opponent finding forum cleaned up
I cleaned up the opponent finding forum today by adding tags to the subjects. This way it's easier to spot if a thread is closed or still open. It's not always easy for me to see if a game has started so it would be convenient if you all would be so kind to add/change the tags yourselves too.
18th januari 2004
CDZ will fight as Iroquois in ISDG
The CDZ InterSite DemoGame team will fight the first short elimination round with the Iroquois. Rumors are the team logo will be miffy waving the purple iroquois flag.
More details can be found in the ISDG section.
New Version of Dr. Alimentado's map tweaker
0.9 beta version of dr. Alimentado's map tweaker utility is now avalaible here It now also has C3C support.
Be sure to check it out if you always wanted copy-paste functions in the C3C editor!
DDPP replacement player found
While playing for Aggie during his holiday apparently Lt. Killer M. grew attached to DDPP. He has now taken over the steering wheel in ddpp from aggie for good and will continue the war against Japan that he started when standing in.
Good luck Killer!
14th januari 2004
DDPP needs replacement player
The DDPP (Disappointed Dutch Players PBEM) is looking for a replacement player. This game started the 2nd of december 2003 and is still running. Be a part of this epic game and sign up here
13th januari 2004
C3C 1.15 beta released
The Civ3 Conquest 1.15 beta patch has been released. You can download and discuss it in the 1.15 beta forum thread.
CDZ moved domain
On 31st of december CDZ moved domain so we now have www.civ3duelzone.com as our URL. We also started issueing the cdz email addresses to our contributors as this is now possible. We are experiencing some performance glitches but we expect this to improve soon. If you have any other comments please report them in the Site feedback forum.
At last we have a main page!
After renaming the forum to the Civ3 Duel Zone anarres and I found it appropriate to also have a domainname and an main page. So from today (monday the 16th of june, 15:00 GMT) you can access us from www.civ3duelzone.com and we also have this new portal instead of the forums as a startpage.
The upcoming weeks we'll be working on this portal, adding content and features that will support Civ3 multiplayer. Our first priorities will be the logo, the ladderdatabase and portal lay out. So keep visiting us and see CDZ evolve.
We're also planning to upgrade to a more advanced, more stable database which will eradicate the long waiting that now occurs sometimes. Expect this to be implemented the upcoming weeks.
We appreciate all comments and suggestion on this change. Please use this thread for all your feedback.
The last addition to the site is a PayPal account we opened. We would like to keep this site free of banners and adds but of course some costs are involved in hosting this site. We welcome donations so we can keep this site running and improve it's performance. We're looking into special perks for donators such as @civ3duelzone.com email adresses for your PBEM pleasure.
That's it! Have Fun.
anarres & ProPain
The CDZ Fora are where you can chat to fellow Civ players, find opponents and fight for dominance of the Civ3 Ladder.
This page will be updated as and when we get time. If you have any suggestions for this page (or the site in general) please email them to us and we will see what we can do. 
Author: anarres
Posted: 12 Jun 2003 14:31:51
Edited: 10 Mar 2008 00:14:12
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