I was just messing around i was hoping for someone to say "OMG you never heard of it" ofcourse i know civ i got them all and love it
Civilization V
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I was just messing around i was hoping for someone to say "OMG you never heard of it" ofcourse i know civ i got them all and love it
SMAC belongs to Firaxis, always has. It was their first game... actually did gettysberg come first?
Soldato
I picked up SMAC and Crossfire for £2 on the high street the other day Awesome awesome game, I mean it has elevation, prevailing wind pattersn and terraforming!
Awesome awesome game, I mean it has elevation, prevailing wind pattersn and terraforming!
Soldato
Bought all of them so far, played each for hours and hours and hours. I doubt this will be any exception.
Doesn't seem to have been mentioned, but we are getting Civ V on 24th September. As usual we will get it later then the US, although its only 3 days, its still quite annoying.
There has also been an update on the official site with the official civilisations and their Unique Units/Buildings. It turns out that each civ will get one UU and either a UU or UB. This is an interesting change, but it does mean England will get another boat UU, and remembering how useful this was in CivIII I am a bit worried. Still it can't be any worse than the useless UB we got in CivIV
. We also get Elizabeth I as our leader, so no change there, I think she has been a leader in ever game so far 
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Not sure if it has been mentioned in the thread so far but we are going to have to install Steam to run CivV even if we brought the game in a box. If you buy it from Steam then there will be a bonus civ and map pack (whatever that consists of). Needless to say this has caused some consternation on some of the fan forums, so much so that 2K have despatched community manager to alleviate the fans worries
I am not quite sure where the Steam hatred comes from, I have used it a bit and I will definitely be buying this in 3 months, 2 weeks, 2 days and 6 hours (approximately)
There has also been an update on the official site with the official civilisations and their Unique Units/Buildings. It turns out that each civ will get one UU and either a UU or UB. This is an interesting change, but it does mean England will get another boat UU, and remembering how useful this was in CivIII I am a bit worried. Still it can't be any worse than the useless UB we got in CivIV
. We also get Elizabeth I as our leader, so no change there, I think she has been a leader in ever game so far .Not sure if it has been mentioned in the thread so far but we are going to have to install Steam to run CivV even if we brought the game in a box. If you buy it from Steam then there will be a bonus civ and map pack (whatever that consists of). Needless to say this has caused some consternation on some of the fan forums, so much so that 2K have despatched community manager to alleviate the fans worries
I am not quite sure where the Steam hatred comes from, I have used it a bit and I will definitely be buying this in 3 months, 2 weeks, 2 days and 6 hours (approximately)
To be fair to Firaxis though thats only because the standard release day in the US is a Tuesday and here its a Friday. So they are releasing it on the same week its just down to the disparity in standard release days.
Soldato
Pre-ordered this ages ago, can't wait 
Just reading through some threads on the forums AndrewN linked too... wow their are some total idiots there, what is their problem they need to grow up a bit!
Just reading through some threads on the forums AndrewN linked too... wow their are some total idiots there, what is their problem they need to grow up a bit!
Caporegime
Will buy blindly but......
The step from 3 to 4 was a sidegrade i thought. Graphically superior but i felt it lost something in 4, i hope 5 is a perfect mix of 3-4 but with new elements too.
The step from 3 to 4 was a sidegrade i thought. Graphically superior but i felt it lost something in 4, i hope 5 is a perfect mix of 3-4 but with new elements too.
Associate
Yeah, I can live with it, but I really don't like it at all! I'm a huge Civ fan and the idea that one day in the future I won't be able to go back and think 'Hmm, I fancy a game of ye olde Civ V' because Steam went bust or don't support it anymore or something happened to my account is extremely worrying. I've occasionally gone back and had some games on all the old Civs so far, each has it's own good and bad points, but we may not be able to do this anymore!
*grumblegrumblesteamhatredgrumble*
If steam went bust, Firaxis would put out a patch that allowed to work without Steam.
Steam is just like any other DRM, it can be patched out.
You will probably even have community made 'patches' shortly after release that remove the steam DRM as well, allowing you to play without steam.
Its a PC game, with one of the biggest ever mod communities around (probably only second to Elder Scrolls). If you hate steam, that really shouldnt put you off the game, just rely on all those fans who also hate steam that will be able to roll out a 'Steam removing patch'. =D
Steam is just like any other DRM, it can be patched out.
You will probably even have community made 'patches' shortly after release that remove the steam DRM as well, allowing you to play without steam.
Its a PC game, with one of the biggest ever mod communities around (probably only second to Elder Scrolls). If you hate steam, that really shouldnt put you off the game, just rely on all those fans who also hate steam that will be able to roll out a 'Steam removing patch'. =D
Soldato
Oh so tempted to pre-order this - is it worth going for the more expensive version or not?
Still getting many hours of frustrating fun out of Civ IV so look forward to this!
Still getting many hours of frustrating fun out of Civ IV so look forward to this!
I'm not sure why people complain about King's Bounty\Heroes of Might and Magic having hex and turn based combat when Civ's model isn't that much different, yet it has a huge fanbase...not to mention the hilarity of axemen knocking out 20th century tanks.
Associate
E3 Developer/Trailer with bits of gameplay included:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT_CUPaiRbQ
I'm a newcomer to the series (only started at 4) but I will definitely be getting this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT_CUPaiRbQ
I'm a newcomer to the series (only started at 4) but I will definitely be getting this
Soldato
Er it has no gameplay just cutscenes grr.
Associate
You have redeemed yourself! Nice vid!