Virtual Villagers 3: The Secret City Video

WOW !!!!! There are so many improvements! THANK YOU!

Oh my I can not wait. It is going to be the best yet. Thank you for the video preveiw.

WOW!! thanks a lot, it's really great!!

I may watch it days after days, tirelessly!!

Wow.....

Thank you so much Carla...It was awesome to watch & see the next step...

Cudos to LDW staf....

Barb aka Boo

Thanks SO much, Carla! I absolutely LOVE it!!!

Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I'm even more anxious for the game!!!!
When the girl wound up in the water and the Action said "Sharks! Eek!" LOLOL

wow..awesome awesome awesome. thank you so much for that carla. now i'm going to go do a jig and continue to wait patiently for vv3 to come out.

thank you all for doing such an amazing job..and making vv3 look even better than the first two!

oh my gosh, i seriously thought that maybe my expectations were going to be too high, but they aren't! that was awesome!!! rain? puddles? eek! shark???? awesome!!! oh my gosh, i hope it comes out soon. great video.

Oh my god!!!! watching the video gave me goose bumps! The island looks awesome! I hope this means we're not too far away from actually playing it! Great job to all of you.

That was so tanterlisingly fantastic, So different and the same I just love it that it makes me want and I want it now yes, yes, yes.

Awesome! I spend several months in Casablanca and Epheus and I have just made homesick. I love the colours of the ocean; reminds me of the Mediterranean Sea. I am so excited and looking forward to its release.

// WIPES TEARS OF JOY FROM EYES!!! //

This is the most AWESOME Virtual Villagers EVER!!!!
LDW You Are Extra Awesome!!
VV3 is completely worth the waiting!!
And THANK YOU QUEEN CARLA FOR POSTING THE VIDEO!!!

And I mustn't forget: Thank you for putting some of our ideas together with all your expertise and making an even more exciting game!!!!

As patient as I am, I can hardly wait!!!!!

Happy Dance Time!!!

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OMG That video is awesome. Leaves me drooling. I am so excited to be getting a new virtual villages. Thank You LDW for everything.

Oh please please hurry!!! It looks sooo wonderful!

Thank you so much for posting the video! It looks amazing! I am so looking forward to VV3!

I can't wait! It looks like all the time they spent making it payed off! I love the new weather and it looks like theres a lot more buildings! The map looks bigger too!

WOW!! EXCELLENT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No wonder it's taken so long to get to us! You take ALL the time you need to make sure that jewel is perfect!!!!!!!!!!

While I'm more impatient than ever, at least I can understand better!!!

Impressive! Thank you for the preview movie. I love the rain and playing in puddles! I'm eagerly looking forward to the release. Thanks for the preview (and tease) while we're waiting.

i love your little dance, i have to admit, i did one too...

No happy dance on this end, but the rest of my family can testify to the fact that I thumped the arm of the chair and squealed... LOLOL

I thought that the kids playing in the puddles was sooo cute!! (and the tribal cheif dosen't party like the golden child.... right? )

WOW!!!!!

You added lot of new things.
Now I'm really interested in how Tribal Chief work.
And how many weathers that VV3 has.
I noticed that villagers is running away from the rain, maybe they need shelter, or something to stop them from being wet?


Maybe, there is more new things that we have see.

OO OO OO! Now I really can't wait!! (But I will...)

The chief parties like a ROCK STAR!

That is the joke... right?

eeeeeeeeeeeek!! Say it ain't so chief!!

Oh my gosh!! Carla you rock!!!

Thank you sooooooooo much!

It's gonna be the best one yet!

Wow, thanks so much. We can't wait to play!

Thank you Carla!!!!!!!! I love it. Everyone has done such a wonderful job and I'm even more excited to play VV3 when it is released.

Thanks so much Carla for the preview and Arthur and Lady and any one else doing the VV3. Cant wait

woah! VV3 will be amazing! well, i already knew that, but this video confirmed it!

OMY gosh!!!! they have a chief!!!!! thats what I wanted so bad for VV3!!! And weather too! I freaking out!!!!!!1

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG , ok taking deep breaths ......
all i can say is yahoooooooo !
we asked for a chief and wheather and we got it !
but that little quote from arthur about partying
like a ROCK STAR .... uuum

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now i think im going hoarse. the wait until the game comes out will become more harder to go through then before!!!

I wonder if they hurricanes? Then the huts can get destroyed so our builders can rebuild them after they built everything!

OMG! Tribal Cheif! Ampiteather! Weather! Puddle in the ampitheater! New outfits!The Cheif's a special person who PARTYS! Kids playing in puddles! Female tip mask! This is gonna be the best one yet!
THANK YOU LAST DAY OF WORK!

Yes thank you so much!

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa that was so awesome !!!!!!!!! Thanks For the screenshots previews & videos but more importantly thank U for these awesome Games LDW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks cool video. I hope it come out soon.

Wow that looks like so much fun! Sniff, I won't be able to get it until I get a new computer though. I can barely run VV2 on this dinosaur but looks forward to the new game

This looks amazing! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I'm sooo psyched! Why can't it come out tonight! lol. Seriously, LDW, you all have done an amazing job. Take a bow!!

I'm so excited!!! can't wait for it to come out that video was awesome.

THANK YOU!!!!I LOVE THAT VIDEO.Also,if you can make a video of it it may mean VV3 will be out fairly soon.

My brother and i can't wait!!!

The Cheif seems pretty cool, just please PLEASE don't let him party like the GC!

Wonderful video! Loved the raindrops and kids playing in puddles. Did I imagine it, or were some of the people leaving footprints in the sand? I thought so, then I noticed some that weren't. And a lot of stuff you've shown us in the screen pics weren't even IN the video! There's going to be so much more to do with this game than the previous ones.

Is it worth adding the video to this thread as well?

And to think - the beta testers ('cause it's GOT to be in beta testing by now!) are already enjoying all of this! I'm soooo jealous!

I hope it's soon. I hope it's soon. I hope it's soon...

Waaahooooo! Cool. I am so glad I found these games!

no - watched it again (to pick up things others had commented on that I missed) and no footprints. Must be just little stones or something.

Think I'll take my observations and "guesses" over to the other topic.

I also love seeing the kiddos playing in the puddles. So real and natural. And with the weather change, this may means colds and more for the doctors to do. An Ampiteather? Would this mean the villagers will have their own form of entertainment? A storyteller perhaps? And since I like to 'marry' my villagers, the Ampiteather would be a cool place to hold the ceremomies. My husband gave me a new laptop (early birthday gift) just in time

What a lovely video!! It looks like so much fun!!

I have been patiently waiting and checking LDW on a daily basis hoping for something more. I was so excited to see the video and ow must admit that I am becoming impatient. I feel like a kid again at Christmas having to wait day after long day to open presents. Great job to all involved. You have out done yourselves!

Goodness, what an excellent surprise to come home to! I practically shrieked when I saw it. Thank you Carla for such a wonderful video.

I love the addition of real-time weather and the children playing in the puddles is so very adorable. Now the villagers have to go to lectures given by a tribal chief? Oooo, interesting. And I about died laughing when I saw the "Sharks Eek!" action.

I'm so eager to see what all there is on this part of the island. Keep up the good work LDW!

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow it really looks great.
THANKS CARLA, AND ALL FOR THE VIDEO

PLEASE HURRY AND FINISH NOW! OK????????????

DEE

WOW It looks great!!!!
I Just need to know when so that I can be ready to be too sick to work and also ready for no sleep for days!!!
Thank you last day of work your games are always the best and well worth the wait!!

YAY!!!!! Thank you SO much for this video! I want to play it soooooo bad
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Bunnie:Me too!

OMG!!!!!!It's so awsome!!!The tribal chief looks so cool!There's a coral reef,an ampitheater,and wheather!!The "sharks eek!" thing is funny and I love the part where the children play in the puddles!This looks like it's gonna be the BIGGEST Virtual Villagers EVER!!!!Thank you LDW and all the Beta Testers for making the biggest Virtual Villagers IN ALL OF HISTORY!

What can I say? If that doesn't take the cake, I don't know what does Thanks Carla, my appetite for VV3 is now giga-whetted

The island is so loveley.I am so excited.

Did I imagine it, or were some of the people leaving footprints in the sand?

slh...they ARE footprints....there are 2 people walking, and the prints appear behind them as they move along!

I can't wait!Thanks Carla!!!!!!

This is so worth waiting for. Thanks.

vh713

I have been watching and waiting hanging around forums for months just reading what has going on through out the day after I came home from work. I can't wait the video was great. Thank you for the preview. I'm a grandmother here in Tahoe who is raising my grandson I wanted to see vv3 out during winter months summer is for outside fun in Tahoe but I guess I will be spending time indoors this summer. I have played vv sense the first came out. Loved vv1 than when two came out couldn't get enough. VV3 is going to be even better. We are waiting on pins and needles.

To help with my impatience, I decided today to go back and play vv1 (it's been a couple of years since I played it!). What a surprise! It's amazing to see how the village and villagers have evolved into what we see in the video today! I also notice at the start of the video, there's still plenty of island to be explored....maybe into the volcano itself! hint hint!! (If they go with that idea...pls remember you heard it from me first!! lol)

Tanks for the preview. It looks absolutely wonderful. Can't wait to play it!

I didn't do anything like you guys did. I waited and hoped that my computer full of Parental Controls(I didn't set them)would load the movie.

Wow wow wow wow wow!!!!
Hint hint mothers day!

Finally! Weather!

The Video is great! I cannot wait to play vv3!! Thanks!

I am SOOOOOOOOOOO ready for another diversion into the world of your little Villagers! The video has me on the edge of my keyboard and holding my breath!

Your games have brought so much happiness into my family and extended family! The villagers are "part" of our family, and we can't wait to grow further with them!

I can't watch the video. please help

Try to click here: VV3 Video

ok thank you:)

OMGOODNESS!!! AWESOME!!(to use middle childs new word!) I love the new graphics especially the coral and or lagoon area??

EEK!!SHARKS!!

I just hope the tribal chief can either be a girl or a boy. I'm still disappointed that I can't make the GC a girl.

You'll be very happy with the chief in VV3, then.

WOWW!!!!!! I am so excited! The game looks awesome. But i think theres a bit more map that hasn't been revealed...

Wow, then they can be boys and girls!

Cool they can be boys & girls that is nice

Hey did anyone notice. on the 0.45 second, the action of the tribal chief appears to be scratched out. Maybe its a secret action when you pick them up...? Or maybe its just my eyes lol

I'm suspecting that the Tribal Chief won't just suddenly appear. He OR SHE will earn that position by some means which, it would seem, we can control. Maybe something like a super-duper Esteemed Elder?

The suspense is so much fun!

I saw it too! All I saw were dots

Yes, I too was hoping for a Mother's Day gift from my family. Any chance?

Chickadee

If it's just your eyes, then we must be in the Twilight Zone because my eyes are seeing the same thing.

I paused the video before, during and after to take screenshots, and there's no question something is being covered. But I couldn't tell what.

Looks like we'll have to wait for VV3 to come out to see what they don't want us to know about yet!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!

do you guys mean the little box that pops up ?
it says that the chief has called all of the villagers
together to have "state of the village address"

No, not that, when the chief if being carried, the action appear to be blocked out.

And notice that it's only on the screen while the Chief is "flying" down to the amphitheater. But it's odd because it's the hand that's moving him; he's not flying down on his own. So Scotty's not beaming him down (yet)!

BTW, good catch Becca123.

I noticed it too. I thought it was just blurry because of the video until someone else pointed it out.

Also some people are wondering how we get the chief and I hope that once you get the chief his first child becomes the next chief when he dies because thats how actual tribes do it.

oooooh, baby chiefs playing in the puddles

No, I meant they don't become chief until their adults not when they are babies. Kind of like a Prince and a King.

well....duh...LOL....I was making a joke!

I too am looking forward to the tribal chief. It was on my wish list and brings an added excitement the game. Like how does he/she become tribal chief, is the title passed on at his/her death to his/her offspring, etc. So many wonderful new toys in the sandbox! (as Arthur would say)

AHHHHHH!!!
I had almost given up hope, (and the fiance noticed I wasn't compulsively checking the computer 90 gajillion times a day) and so I gave it three days, and WE GOT A VIDEO!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I just really need the GAME!!!!!!!! I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Is my addictive personality showing? oops, so sorry.) Wait a minute, I'm NOT sorry, I JUST WANT VV3!!!!!!!!!!!!

<<bow to the LDW Gods>> I am not worthy!! <<Bow to the LDW Gods>>
Thank you so much for both vv1 and vv2, now may we please, oh please, have vv3?
<<bow to the LDW Gods>> I am not worthy!! <<Bow to the LDW Gods>>

Sooo excited to play! I am looking forward to the tribal chief also.. and the weather. Can't wait!

That's gonna be a really FFFUUUNNN game!

What are people's thoughts on:

1) The random vases lying around (I saw one at the top of the path with the door, and one in the amphitheatre)
2) The door at the top of the path (where the chief was moved from to address to village) with three holes in it; very strange!
3) Is that also a door in between the two totems and the leaf 'roof' in the amphitheatre?
4) The little fish that are actually visible in the shallow area of the coral (I just think they're cute!)
5) The weird thing next to the tree the villagers shelter under. I can't decide if it looks like it has wheels, or is a stone building in construction. If the latter, perhaps our villagers will be building stone buildings from now on!

There's so much more to comment on, such as the inclusion of our favourite piles of driftwood at 1m26s.

But, the main thing I have noticed is also at 1 minute 26 seconds into the video. If you pause it, can anyone else see a golden.. thing... possibly with a purple stone in the middle of it hanging from the wall?

Anyway, was just curious as to what oher people thought/think they've seen!! Much excitement on my part

Oh, and I wonder if we'll be able to change the chief's outfit! That would be nice, or at least select a cape like we were able to change villagers clothes in vv2.

And FINALLY, it's pretty evident to me that whoever lived on this island before our little villagers were BIG on decoration. That broken statue looks like it would have taken some time to carve

I think #5 is a lift to the cliff on the right with the tree. Because there's no other way onto the tree and when you go to the VV3 pictures and look at the properties of the picture with the tree its called a lift. So thats my theory.

no, further to the left of the tree... if you pause 18seconds into the vid it's the thing with a little bit cut off at the bottom, down and to the right of the selected villager. I agree about the thing you're talking about being a lift though.

Does anyone else think the ramshackle building above the selected villager there will me something for our builders to work on?

Thts Coooooooooooool, Dear,
really its gona Fun wth VV3
i m wating for the release.
please dont wait us more.

Oops. Yeah, I meant left.

[quote=Mydnight]AHHHHHH!!!
I had almost given up hope, (and the fiance noticed I wasn't compulsively checking the computer 90 gajillion times a day) and so I gave it three days, and WE GOT A VIDEO!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I just really need the GAME!!!!!!!! I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Is my addictive personality showing? oops, so sorry.) Wait a minute, I'm NOT sorry, I JUST WANT VV3!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, the addiction is showing, LOL. I'm working on a wedding tapestry until the game comes out. My customers pay big bucks for their work to be finish on time [/quote]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the white smoke.

I was wondering what it was also. It might be a geysor

Eegads, I had noticed that too but totally forgot about it!

The idea of a geyser intrigues me, it's hard to tell from what little we can see.

Have U noticed that near the ampitheatere there is some sort of idol/statue that looks like it is broken in half it could be a puzzle to put them on top of eachother & restore the statue

wow, that was an awesome video, a tribal chief, yipee!
the weather also looks really cool! cant wait

I just love the promotional video I keep watching it.

That is actually the fire !

Your probably right but are you sure your right because they didn't show the fire in the video. Just the smoke.

i noticed the statue! i was wondering about that too. i think the sharks are also a puzzle too, but other then that i haven't seen anything out of the ordinary.

I CANNOT BELIEVE I MISSED THIS!!!!! I've been busy lately. What my favorite part is, is that half of the new features have been suggested in the suggestions topic! (And I love the new features. And tribal chief is something many of us, such as myself, have used in fanfics anyway)

I CANNOT WAIT!

Im positive thats the fire .

Here is a poem about VV3 I wrote for the contest. I just wanted to share it:

And I think I should add some more!

Look what we've now seen,
Chiefs and sharks and puddles too,
Thank you Carla Queen,
I can't wait for these new things,
With eagerness my heart pings!

I LOVED the video. I especially liked that there will be weather this time. I thought the State of the Village Address was funny. LOL!!!

I assumed the smoke was from fire too - fire that's on its way out because of the rain. I need to watch it again...

Off-topic post removed.

Whan Tautai is being carried, it looks like her action is being hidden! (or I could be wrong)

no, sahira, i think you're right! it looks like it had been scratched out. when the tribal chief is being moved it also looks like his action was scratched out. hmmm.

and is it just me, or is the yellow pot in the ampitheater the same pot on the research table in VV1? (once all the technology is bought, that is.)

I don't know if will live to see VV3. I was so excited about a week ago and I couldn't take my eyes of the website. Now I'm sad and I've been walking around all weekend just staring out the window just thinking about VV3. I feel like I'm going to die of depression if it isn't released anytime soon. (as in a week)

But I keep on telling myself, "Get a freaken life!" But I love this game to much right now.

I love the video first of all!! Second I paused and paused in all the place to see if I could notice anything at all. Where are they keeping food?? I'm sooo curious about the game hope it comes out soon!!

I was hoping to see a release date, but alas, no such luck yet. It's taking longer to move 1% then it did 10!!!

I can't wait! Have they announced a release date yet? The last I'd read was maybe April, and that's gone by already. Its been 99% completed for awhile now, and I'm going crazy waiting! I have 5 bustling tribes in VV2, and 2 in VV1, and I'm ready for more!

no release date yet. only spring 2008, which means sometime before June 21st, the first day of summer. i'm thinking it will be released before that though. hopefully late may! i also heard sometime this week, but it didn't come from a producer, so i'm not sure if it's true.

They have not as yet announced a release date besides Spring 2008.

Well the person that started saying that told me that they PMed Carla and then she told them that they were aiming for this week. So I hope that person is telling the truth

Please see Carla's post here.

oops. sorry, i was wrong.

Yeah, I just saw that. I'm glad she cleared things up.

hello....if you don't mind my asking...how do you have anyone alive, much less bustling, in either VV1 or VV2?

i still have many alive in VV2 but none seem to breed though some are young enough. i have 5 girls set to breeding & 2 men but no luck for a long time now!

VV1 i have only 38 left but ALL way too old to breed and dying quite often.

is there a secret to keeping some alive?

hey, has anyone noticed the red thing in the video at 0:18 at the top left-hand part of the screen? it's a little red thing, but i don't know what it is. anyways, at 0:18, its there by the ampitheater. but later, when the chief is giving the lecture, it's not there anymore. anyone have any ideas?

It might be a collectable.

From that big island, I guess there will be more puzzles.

The video looks great !!!! Great job to everyone that worked hard on this game !!!! We are going to love this game!!!

I am thinking it is a collectable also.. I noticed a pink stone in another photo and thinking maybe our village children will be collecting precious gems?? And in the new border there is a fly or something so thinking maybe also collecting insects??

The video is awesome with a lot of new concepts/improvements. Looks like you guys hit another home-run!!! Keep up the good work!!! Would love to be a part of the next beta. Please let me know.

Marilyn

I don't know if anyone else posted this, but did anyone notice that in the video didn't show anything from the first screenshot that we got?

Does that mean the map is even bigger than what was shown to us in the video? (I hope so )

Of course because they said the map will be even bigger than VV2!

here's a thought and only a thought... so don't hold it accountable.. chances are that vv3 is already done, the beta testing is done, and the re-coding is about 99% done. I do have experience in the gaming world and based on their time schedule that they've kept I wouldn't be surprised to see the game released within the week. I'm sure i'll catch slack for posting this but so be it.

Man, I hope your right.

That'd be awesome if it was released next week, but there is no way of knowing for sure

May I ask, how would they get real time weather?

I hope so!

There should be a new society - for the prevention of cruelty to VV3 gamers!!! It has been at 99% for ages!

LOL!!!

Just watched the video. Looks really good! Can hardly wait!

OMG! OMG! OMG! It's so kewl looking!!!

OK, WATCHING THE VIDEO MADE ME THAT MUCH MORE IMPATIENT!!!!! IT LOOKS REALLY AWESOME! HOW AM I GOING TO GET ANY WORK DONE WHEN IT FINALLY GETS HERE??? GOOD THING I HAVE VACATION TIME COMING UP!

"There should be a new society - for the prevention of cruelty to VV3 gamers!!! It has been at 99% for ages!"

I totally agree with this... if we have to wait too much longer it could be considered cruel and unusual punishment... jk. i think that if June comes around and it is still not out... there might just be rioting in the streets (or at least verbal rioting in the forums...)

I'd also like it to be released, but I'd like LDW to get all the glitches out of VV3 first. I think I spotted a glitch. Correct me if I'm wrong, but was the space around the mouse slightly blurred in the video?

Did anyone else notice any glitches?

that is probably just the compression to fit the video into a reasonable downloadable size.

I've seen a number of spots where it looks like things are "scratched out" - someone mentioned carrying the tribal chief, but I've seen it in others. I think it's just distortion from the video.

It's kind of tricky to make a video of virtual villagers: you need the correct amount of population/food/tech and you need them to do "EXACTLY" what you want.... which is not always the case as you all know..

It basically takes me 3 days to do a movie and then I need to make sure it's not too short, nor too long, the music is long enough, add the wordings etc etc...

wow, I never realized that. And what exactly do you mean by "real time weather?"

(I bet rain is going to be our biggest pet peeve in VV3 if it stops villagers from working)

Just a thought.

Jazzo you are a mac person right?

Oh my gosh! The game looks awesome. I can't wait. I hope this means we're close to playing it finally.

looks so kewl,I can't wait.I have been saving the money 4 it so I can get it.

'Cos if you wear a mac you must know what rain is! HAR HAR.

Groan!! Maybe the villagers in VV3 will stand around telling bad puns to each other instead of jokes

Well, now we can find out!

I'm still waiting for it to download last 40 minutes and still 65% and I have tiscali broadband seems to be running slow

Wow I am so glad it is done