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[Fedelias]

According to this PC Gamer article we shouldn't have too much hope for our non dGPU Surfaces

http://www.pcgamer.com/civilization-6-on-a-laptop-with-integrated-graphics/

 

[jph139]

So it looks like Gorgo was leaked by a Chinese website? Identical to Pericles's Greece with two changes:

Agenda - "With Your Shield Or On It"
Vetoes all peace treaties that are unfavorable to Greece, and likes leaders that do the same. Dislikes any civilization that does the opposite.

UA - Thermopylae
Destroy an enemy military unit and gain 50% of its strength in culture points.

A few other leaked details at CivFanatics if you're interested.

 

[Confusatron]

According to this PC Gamer article we shouldn't have too much hope for our non dGPU Surfaces

http://www.pcgamer.com/civilization-6-on-a-laptop-with-integrated-graphics/

So no more Civ on my Surface Pro 4? No bueno. I'll primarily play on my desktop anyway. But I like being able to sit on the couch and play on my Surface.

 

[grmlin]

So no more Civ on my Surface Pro 4? No bueno. I'll primarily play on my desktop anyway. But I like being able to sit on the couch and play on my Surface.

You could try Steam in home streaming? Should work just fine with something like Civ.

 

[CrocMother]

So it looks like Gorgo was leaked by a Chinese website? Identical to Pericles's Greece with two changes:

Agenda - "With Your Shield Or On It"
Vetoes all peace treaties that are unfavorable to Greece, and likes leaders that do the same. Dislikes any civilization that does the opposite.

UA - Thermopylae
Destroy an enemy military unit and gain 50% of its strength in culture points.

A few other leaked details at CivFanatics if you're interested.

That is a really nice boost in the early game. I expect some barb camp farming strategies assuming it applies to barbs.

 

[Instro]

As an update to this 2 emails later and they refunded it confirming that anyone who bought the key prior to the region lock info would get the EU key. So if anyone is in the same boat email customer service and they will refund it.

Yeah I took care of it last night. Smooth experience with their customer service, which is comforting.

 

[Anno]

Has anyone heard a date for the review embargo to let up? Some people on Reddit said Friday but who knows if that's accurate at all.

 

[Confusatron]

You could try Steam in home streaming? Should work just fine with something like Civ.

That's a good call. I haven't tried it in a while (at least a year). Last time I did, it was a bit buggy. Has it gotten better?

 

[telasoman]

That's a good call. I haven't tried it in a while (at least a year). Last time I did, it was a bit buggy. Has it gotten better?

I did it with xcom 2 a few months ago and it worked perfectly. Anything turn based works very well compared to things requiring more active inputs.

 

[CrocMother]

Has anyone heard a date for the review embargo to let up? Some people on Reddit said Friday but who knows if that's accurate at all.

Are the reviews going to be based on this early access version?

If so I'm not going to put much stock into them.

 

[munroe]

If someone hasn't pre-ordered yet, GMG seem to be sending out 5% off vouchers (check your emails if you're subscribed), on top of their 20% off discount for signed-in customers, bringing the standard edition to £37.99

 

[zoobzone]

I still haven't got mine, GMG didn't send me any 5% vouchers

 

[Sibylus]

So it looks like Gorgo was leaked by a Chinese website? Identical to Pericles's Greece with two changes:

Agenda - "With Your Shield Or On It"
Vetoes all peace treaties that are unfavorable to Greece, and likes leaders that do the same. Dislikes any civilization that does the opposite.

UA - Thermopylae
Destroy an enemy military unit and gain 50% of its strength in culture points.

A few other leaked details at CivFanatics if you're interested.

There's another one of my civs, for sure.

 

[munroe]

I still haven't got mine, GMG didn't send me any 5% vouchers

Have you ordered with them before because if not I can send you a 5℅ voucher

 

[zoobzone]

Have you ordered with them before because if not I can send you a 5℅ voucher

Yeah I've ordered lots of stuff with them before, maybe I unsubscribed to their newsletter. Anyway I googled up and found some 5% off coupons. Thanks for the offer though.

 

[BlindJesus]

This video is quite good at explaining the main changes, and it under 14 minutes too.

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks. It looks great, just got hyped, I especially like how the map behind the fog of war looks all old-timey.

 

[jaundicejuice]

Looks like my shitrig can run Civ 6, I think I may bite.

 

[Got the Shakes]

Are there no deals on the U.S. version of the game anywhere? GMG isn't showing a discount and I can't find one on a U.S. copy anywhere else.

 

[Pagusas]

Are there no deals on the U.S. version of the game anywhere? GMG isn't showing a discount and I can't find one on a U.S. copy anywhere else.

amazon with 20% off and release day delivery. Best Buy with 20% off. GMG will run the US deal near launch.

 

[StrategyFan]

if you're comfotable with strategic view (some people like how it looks), you might be able to play it without a good graphics card

strategic view screenshot

 

[Captain Cool]

does the PC version from BBY come on CD or steam redeem code?

 

[jchap]

if you're comfotable with strategic view (some people like how it looks), you might be able to play it without a good graphics card

strategic view screenshot

Man strategic view looks great in 6. When I'm on long flights and need to play CIV for hours I like to use SV.

 

[Got the Shakes]

amazon with 20% off and release day delivery. Best Buy with 20% off. GMG will run the US deal near launch.

Yeah for some reason I forgot that there would be stores selling a boxed copy that would qualify for GCU or Prime discounts. Thanks!

 

[Pixieking]

does the PC version from BBY come on CD or steam redeem code?

Not sure if this is exactly what you're asking, but the CD version will require activation on Steam (it's Steamworks), so either way, it's needed.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

According to this PC Gamer article we shouldn't have too much hope for our non dGPU Surfaces

http://www.pcgamer.com/civilization-6-on-a-laptop-with-integrated-graphics/

Damn, my commute just got much worse

 

[Boss Doggie]

So Gorgo is like Civ V Aztecs except more

 

[Ozium]

are we thinking each civ will have two leaders or just selected ones? (obviously I'm considering DLC in this question)

I also wonder how modding will work, if someone can create leaders that can slot into an existing civ rather than creating an entire civ based on a particular leader like in V

 

[Kurtofan]

Some civs (Scythia for example) most likely won't have two leaders, I imagine.

 

[Boss Doggie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syS-SFtr-44

Gorgo

looks like more civ leaders are on the line, we might see Isabella after all

 

[Anno]

I'm glad they change Sparta to your capital if you choose her. Also a different map color combo!

Hopefully every Civ gets at least two leaders. Being yet another item they can throw in the DLC packs I imagine they will.

 

[Poodlestrike]

I'm glad they change Sparta to your capital if you choose her. Also a different map color combo!

Hopefully every Civ gets at least two leaders. Being yet another item they can throw in the DLC packs I imagine they will.

I'd like to see more leader diversity, but EVERY civ? Who do you even go to for, say, Scythia?

 

[Boss Doggie]

From what the preview stated, there's probably another civ with another leader out of the box

also I don't get what the preview vid said - spartan women were far from opressed

 

[Poodlestrike]

From what the preview stated, there's probably another civ with another leader out of the box

also I don't get what the preview vid said - spartan women were far from opressed

Seemed to be more of a general statement about the time period than one about Sparta specifically.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Seemed to be more of a general statement about the time period than one about Sparta specifically.

I think Spartan women are also looking down on every other women.

 

[Anno]

I'd like to see more leader diversity, but EVERY civ? Who do you even go to for, say, Scythia?

Yeah it's probably hard from some. And I wouldn't be mad if they said not every Civ. But it's still something I'd like to see in a perfect world for game play diversity.

 

[El Topo]

As great as multiple leader options would be, I'd honestly rather have more Civs as DLC.

 

[Rad-]

Just ordered it for 25% off from GMG. Got to love how the release date is right in the middle of exam week. :E

 

[Anno]

Someone at CivFanatics said that Firaxis confirmed both leaders can be in the game at once as separate players. So that's interesting.

 

[decoyplatypus]

We'll get a mix of new civs and new leaders. Very unlikely Scythia gets a new leader, but extremely likely we get a second steppe nomad Civ, because Genghis is going to make it in at some point. On the other hand, I think it's pretty damn likely we get additional leaders for France and China, among others, with the first expansion.

Regarding Gorgo: does her agenda mean that she will not peace out of a war she's losing?

 

[GoldandBlue]

Just ordered it for 25% off from GMG. Got to love how the release date is right in the middle of exam week. :E

How'd you get it for 25% off?

 

[Pagusas]

Yeah for some reason I forgot that there would be stores selling a boxed copy that would qualify for GCU or Prime discounts. Thanks!

Yep, for now I have my copy reserved at Amazon for release day delivery for $47. If GMG runs their normal 27% off sale, I'll cancel the amazon order.

How'd you get it for 25% off?

They are running different deals for different regions. Its not onsale in the US yet for their site.

 

[Rad-]

How'd you get it for 25% off?

They emailed me 5% off code + 20% off that you get from their site.

 

[piratepwnsninja]

They emailed me 5% off code + 20% off that you get from their site.

Not seeing the 20% off code.

 

[GoldandBlue]

Yep, for now I have my copy reserved at Amazon for release day delivery for $47. If GMG runs their normal 27% off sale, I'll cancel the amazon order.



They are running different deals for different regions. Its not onsale in the US yet for their site.

Ah I see, guess I gotta wait.

 

[Rad-]

Not seeing the 20% off code.

Seems to be regional. I'm in EU.

 

[Anno]

Regarding Gorgo: does her agenda mean that she will not peace out of a war she's losing?

Seems like it. Or at least not if she has to give concessions. So you either need to eliminate her entirely or prepare to peace out of wars without much in the way of reward. Pretty interesting mechanic to be thrown into a game that could spiral through other nearby Civs a bit.

 

[spiritfox]

We'll get a mix of new civs and new leaders. Very unlikely Scythia gets a new leader, but extremely likely we get a second steppe nomad Civ, because Genghis is going to make it in at some point. On the other hand, I think it's pretty damn likely we get additional leaders for France and China, among others, with the first expansion.

Regarding Gorgo: does her agenda mean that she will not peace out of a war she's losing?

She just will not take any peace where she loses on the deal.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Someone at CivFanatics said that Firaxis confirmed both leaders can be in the game at once as separate players. So that's interesting.

I don't think "ditto" civs have been an issue at all, since I remember everyone being Venice at one point in my game

 

[Pagusas]

Ah I see, guess I gotta wait.

Yep, the last few releases saw 27% the day before release. A lot of people were upset because they preorder like 3 months in advance for 22% off, then were not automatically upgraded to 27% off and couldnt cancle and reorder in time.

Also GMG always has active $3 coupons that stack on any order. Use them.

 

[decoyplatypus]

Seems like it. Or at least not if she has to give concessions. So you either need to eliminate her entirely or prepare to peace out of wars without much in the way of reward. Pretty interesting mechanic to be thrown into a game that could spiral through other nearby Civs a bit.

She just will not take any peace where she loses on the deal.

Got it. So in situations where a player is not prepared to fight Gorgo to the bitter end, this would seem to tip the incentive toward razing occupied cities rather than capturing them, since she won't ever agree to concede them in a peace deal.