civilized " series greets 25 weeks of time birth, the Mei Er of · of founder banquet heart that the editor of Eurogamer interviewed this series for this, it is interview summary below.

" civilized " series greets 25 weeks of time birth, the editor of Eurogamer interviewed the Mei Er of · of founder Xi De of this series for this, it is interview summary below.

Eurogamer: Congratulate above all " civilized " the success that series gains in these 25 years, really marvelous.

Xi De: Thank! We did not think of really at that time " civilized " what series can continue 25 years is long, this should be attributed to player and company finally group support of your kind effort, can release in this special day " civilized 6 " , the sense is very wonderful really.

Eurogamer: Development " civilized " first music when do you know to still can add is made for instance " civilized 2 " ?

Xi De: The answer is not to know. Do " civilized 1 " I am already exhausted, want to make a point other. Actually " civilized " stylist is almost such, so you just can see make newly announce new personality comes on stage bring new design element, this is " civilized " some kind of characteristic of series. For instance I was designed " civilized 1 " , brian Reynolds is added for " civilized 2 " bring new element, it is Jeff Briggs and Soren…… next

Look in me, " civilized " series can grow fill do not decline, the truth is in this, each make the core concept that has work of new group control add a few new things next, and player company group often attract for this, game experiences Chang Wanchang is new, this is the truth that we discover accidentally almost.

Eurogamer: You are in " civilized " head process designing is in charge of not only in making, still gues-star art design and dub in background music?

Xi De: I did a lot of works, for instance 4 kinds of CGA of original work, 16 kinds of EGA, it is 256 kinds of beautiful VGA next, (look today) these are very simple graph process designing, but the condition at that time is such, I still designed font. What art works is big, for instance urban picture and part, still must be finished by professional art design. Jeff Briggs is in charge of dub in background music, that is we are bowstring of tubing of a game first happy. In general, I monopolized really a lot of things, but gotten help is not little also.

Eurogamer: Is dimensions of that moment group how old? Do I hear of be still less than 10 people?

Xi De: The project has 10 people almost when the end. But before only I and Bruce Shelley are designing game prototype in a paragraph of quite long time. I everyday or give every other day Bruce a piece dish, he I tell the view after playing, such day lasted 6 to nine month, next art design and extra technical personnel just are added. With comparing that today is a very small group really.

Eurogamer: Did music of development head ministry use how long in all?