What is the difference between Civ 3 gold and Civ 3 complete?

[test]

I have Civ 3 gold boxed. Is there any reason to get Civ 3 complete? Does it come with expansions not in gold? And if so, are those expansions worth getting?

Also what do people think of Civ3 verses Civ4? (both with all expansions)

[test]

I found a source that says the difference is "complete" has the conquest expansion in it, and that it is worth getting, substantially improves the game. Can anyone confirm this?

[B.O.B.]

Not sure about Gold, but Complete does indeed come with Conquest. As to Conquest, I play it 99% of time vs Vanilla.

[tarc]

Civ III. This is the original, i.e. "vanilla", release
Civ III: Game of the Year Edition. Vanilla, some maps, and a making-of video
Civ III: Gold. Vanilla + Play the World expansion.
Civ III: Complete. Vanilla + Play the World + Conquests.

[JC Denton]

Originally posted by test:

I found a source that says the difference is "complete" has the conquest expansion in it, and that it is worth getting, substantially improves the game. Can anyone confirm this?

That is correct. If you enjoy Civ3 Gold, it's worth getting Complete and thus the Conquests! expansion. Conquests! includes nine scenarios of its own (the "Conquests"), and Complete bundles some more scenarios with it as well.

There are also hundreds of community-made scenarios available at https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/categories/civ3-scenarios.25/?order=download_count&direction=desc, and most of them are only compatible with Conquests/Complete.

And it's only $5 for Civ3 Complete on Steam or GOG, as low as $1.25 on sale. Fantastic value.

IMO, Civ3 Complete versus Civ4 + Beyond the Sword are both great games, I still play both of them. I recommend both!

[B.O.B.]

Just FYI, Conquests tweaks some of the rules over Vanilla.

This post looks to cover the changes from PTW to Conquests: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ3-conquests-additions-changes-list.104294/page-2

And this one from Vanilla to PTW: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/frequently-asked-questions-civ3-play-the-world-conquests.170282/#PTW

[test]

I own Civ3 gold via boxed disks, is there a way to buy Civ3 conquest without paying more for it than Civ3 complete would cost?

[JC Denton]

Originally posted by test:

I own Civ3 gold via boxed disks, is there a way to buy Civ3 conquest without paying more for it than Civ3 complete would cost?

Not unless you find it in a local thrift store. Civ3 Complete costs as little as $1.25 on sale. Shipping costs alone would cost more than that for the disc version. The cheapest copy I see on eBay is $8.23, which is significantly more than the $5 non-sale price of Complete. No reason to buy Conquests on disc nowadays unless you want it as a collector's item.

[test]

And no way to buy conquest on steam or other digital form of conquest on its own?

[JC Denton]

Originally posted by test:

And no way to buy conquest on steam or other digital form of conquest on its own?

No. By the time digital distribution was a thing, Civ3 Complete was already available, so it's the only version that is available digitally.

[cldwarhist]

Test - I bought Civ 3 in 2003, and Play the World and Conquests when they came out. Years later, II felt the same annoyance you are expressing, at the idea of buying a full version of Civ Complete discs when my Conquests disc was broken. I felt the same frustration again, a few years later, when my discs were damaged in Afghanistan and I had to buy the game again.
Having bought Civilization three times physically, and one time online, I can say without a doubt that Civilization Conquests has been worth the money each time. Over the almost 20 years I've played it, I'm probably spending 1/1000000000000 of a cent for every hour played. Despite the fact I bought the game four times over!

[Space AlienRoach]

Everything was said above, but still complete edition is worth buying.