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Civilization 6 announced, out October 21st
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Reflection
Member
Stoked. Been waiting for this announcement, glad it's now official. My PC upgrade cycle revolves around this franchise, so I guess it's time for a new one.
Xamtheking
Member
I want it not only in my veins
but in my hair
but in my hair
Right. I have a slight hope that the basic graphics are so that they can build huge maps that actually make 1upt work - but I have my doubts
ZoltanXerxes
Member
Wow, didn't see this coming!
RelaxedOtter
Member
Sounds interesting, need to see more of the art style to know whether I like it or not.
But after how disappointed with Beyond Earth I was, this will be a wait-and-see affair, definitely not gettting it day 1 (unlike all the other Civ games).
But after how disappointed with Beyond Earth I was, this will be a wait-and-see affair, definitely not gettting it day 1 (unlike all the other Civ games).
StrategyFan
Member
Right. I have a slight hope that the basic graphics are so that they can build huge maps that actually make 1upt work - but I have my doubts
you can already guess the tile density from the screenshots by imagining where the hex boundaries would be
the scale is simliar to civ5
we can only hope that they don't make ranged units stupidly overpowered this time around. and that they give us a peaceful way to move our units through that lone scout that sits on a chokepoint
They could still have changed the scale, but it would require changing the traversable distance units can move to match.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I'm a little underwhelmed at the art style, but I'll give it a chance since I haven't seen the game in motion yet. If they chose that art style for performance and visual information conveyance purposes, then I'm fine with it.
CountAntonius
Member
Always blown away how these games are constantly up at the top of the Concurrent players list. I have always been curious about trying this but never have. Why are they so popular? Is it the multiplayer component?
I've put hundreds of hours into Civ 5 without ever touching multiplayer. It's a complex game with an enormous amount of variety and (for me) wonderful to relax. I'm sure others can explain the appeal much better.
StrategyFan
Member
the movement distance won't be less than 1 hex per turn, so there's only so much they can do without increasing the number of tiles
maybe if they took each hex and divided into 7 the scale might be different, but the screenshots already reveal that that isn't what's happening
Xamtheking
Member
It pulls you in and doesn't let you go
"One more turn" is the perfect example
I am very worried about districts, it already makes no sense to have a city spanning multiple tiles in a game like this if the scale stays the same, and i also suspect that this is part of making small empires more viable ("tall empires") which is something they have wanted to do for a long time. It will also make workers less important, which has the potential to remove one of the most important strategical parts of a series that are already getting pretty shallow as it is.
cartographer
Member
Just incredibly addictive, and various options allow for the game to be tailored either to really breezy experiences or something much more unforgiving and difflecult. Can scratch a lot of different itches for people.
vpance
Member
Right. I have a slight hope that the basic graphics are so that they can build huge maps that actually make 1upt work - but I have my doubts
Now it's the best (or worst?) of both worlds! Stack (corps) management and 1cpt
Corps should reduce the amount of units occupying tiles though, at least in the beginning. Fielding lone units will probably be discouraged with big corps bonuses.
Yeah, Im not holding my breath. About ranged being overpowered, this is only in recent versions, earlier it was swordsman, and before that mounted units. Its simply almost impossible to balance this properly with the braindead ai, and i doubt that will change much, considering how hard it is to program a competent ai in a game like this - and its also not something that can be placed on the back on box the same way ncie graphics can.
Now it's the best (or worst?) of both worlds! Stack (corps) management and 1cpt
Corps should reduce the amount of units occupying tiles though, at least in the beginning. Fielding lone units will probably be discouraged with big corps bonuses.
It should at least be an improvement, but I dont know. If it will work like a promoted unit (say, a melee unit with a catapult getting city attack bonus), then it wont change much.
Exact same here. Almost 900 hours according to Steam, and I've no interest in the multiplayer.
StrategyFan
Member
don't know the source of this, but:
this can fix a lot of the problems with civ5 as well.
if you can make an actual empire instead of 3 cities, then all the combat might not happen in 1 place
this can fix a lot of the problems with civ5 as well.
if you can make an actual empire instead of 3 cities, then all the combat might not happen in 1 place
maniac-kun
Member
Content wise they say it will include every feature from Civ V and its addons. So no dumbing down. It only adds new complexity with the new features like the new city building and tech tree changes.
They're not talking about it and neither should we.
Slackbladder
Member
They want £50 for this on Steam. Lol. No fucking way. As much as I enjoyed Civ 5 my limit for PC games is £40. Guess I'll have to wait for the price to come down.
Shadowheart
Member
And very basic and cartoony.
I like that it's clean, but I don't like how simplistic it looks and the lack of details or more variation than 6 very bright color pallets. Where is that 'next gen' feel? It's been a while since Civ5.
ATOMICJORGE
Member
I was very busy today and I missed this news I will catch up in a bit but can someone please tell me if this game is going to be more like Civilization Revolution or like Civilization V? because this screenshots look like Revolution thanks!
Cleanest iOS game of all time.
So bad it's been erased from the collective minds of GAF's Civilization fans, if this thread full of hype and "day 1" proclamations is anything to go by.
It was that bad.
Interesting timing for this reveal.
I'm sure this has nothing to do with Stellaris being released and being #1 on Steam. Nope.
And the fact that all they have is a trailer with no gameplay footage and a couple of rough looking screenshots certainly doesn't signal that this was done in a rush....
I'm sure this has nothing to do with Stellaris being released and being #1 on Steam. Nope.
And the fact that all they have is a trailer with no gameplay footage and a couple of rough looking screenshots certainly doesn't signal that this was done in a rush....
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
Looks great! I love these games, though I kind of only play like ~3 games because they are so time intensive, lol.
I know, right? This is absolutely insane and feels like parody of that time Picasso paintings got censored:
I'm glad they thought of the children and localised this despicable part of French culture.
manipulate
Member
Graphics/art style are absolute poverty tier. Destitution. Civ 5 looks leagues better.
All the changes sound like improvements, though.
All the changes sound like improvements, though.
Football manager is always the curious one for me... Its like always a top 5/ top 10 game on Steam, every single year. Those guys play nothing but football manager.
Mr_Antimatter
Member
Who plays civ that zoomed in, anyways? I mean, they will look fine when viewed at the normal play height.