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GameStar 84/100

http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/civilization-5-brave-new-world/wertung/49346.html

CiV 5: Brave New World and Total War: Rome 2 in 2 months, this summer is just awesome

O god Rome 2 is that soon. It is going to be over for me when that comes out. Completely over.

 

[Fragamemnon]

Just ordered on Steam. Is there no pre-load or anything? I clicked the "Install Now" button but nothing happened.

It's officially DLC, and I'm not sure how that works. Just install Civ V and hope there isn't that big of a download at midnight.

Is it midnight yet?

Sid pls

 

[Ysiadmihi]

It's officially DLC, and I'm not sure how that works. Just install Civ V and hope there isn't that big of a download at midnight.

Oh god, I was hoping I just missed the preload on my system...

 

[Fragamemnon]

Oh god, I was hoping I just missed the preload on my system...

Some people have been data mining expansion material that is already delivered to Civ V installs, so at least some of it has already been pushed to people who have bought the game on Steam. There will probably be another unlock and download at midnight though.

 

[-tetsuo-]

Some people have been data mining expansion material that is already delivered to Civ V installs, so at least some of it has already been pushed to people who have bought the game on Steam. There will probably be another unlock and download at midnight though.

Civ V is serious business.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Exciting!

I have this sinking feeling GMG won't deliver keys before midnight. ;_;

I wouldn't be surprised as it's not released for another 3 days in the UK.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Gods and Kings wasn't a large download iirc. less than a gig. I expect the same for BNW

 

[roddur]

I have this sinking feeling GMG won't deliver keys before midnight. ;_;

don't say that

 

[Esch]

You guys ever get that tingly feeling in your butthole when you're really excited or nervous for something?

So many feels

 

[Fragamemnon]

You guys ever get that tingly feeling in your butthole when you're really excited or nervous for something?

I had a slow coastal start w/ Elizabeth yesterday w/ Atilla's Court 10 hexes away, playing on Deity.

There was feeling in the butthole but it was not tingly.

 

[Aureon]

will a gmg key work for EU steam? =\

 

[Hari Seldon]

O god Rome 2 is that soon. It is going to be over for me when that comes out. Completely over.

EU4 is in August IIRC. This is a seriously awesome summer for strategy gamers.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Anyone have this cheaper than the 10% discount on Steam?

 

[Mr. Luchador]

EU4 is in August IIRC. This is a seriously awesome summer for strategy gamers.

All of them nicely spread out to allow for some personal time before the next one is released. So good.

 

[-tetsuo-]

EU4 is in August IIRC. This is a seriously awesome summer for strategy gamers.

I don't have time for this shit.

 

[traveler]

I am actually pretty sure I have cleared 2200 hours over the years on those games, if my Steam counts are right and my estimate of Civ IV is somewhat accurate.

Thinking about making a section in the OP for some of the stuff in Maddjinn's stream on Friday-worth doing? The only big bits of new stuff that I saw were the +2 faith from pearls/gems pantheon, Iron reveal moved to Bronze Working, and Lighthouses giving +1 hammers to sea resources.

Not sure there's really enough new material in that alone.

I haven't kept up with the changes as much as I did for Gods and Kings, though, so maybe one section worth adding would be a review of the overhauled older Civs, similar to the reviews for the new civs.

There are only two real changes to existing Civs that we know of: Arabia's UA is getting reworked (don't worry bazzar and camel archers are still crazy OP) and France is getting their UA reworked to ( City of Light: Great Work tourism theme bonus doubled in the Capital ) and getting a unique improvement that helps with tourism and culture to replace foreign legions (which are now available via freedom tree).

If once we get the game we start seeing tons of other small changes I will make another section in the OP.

Sounds good

 

[PoweredBySoy]

tingly feeling in your butthole

Finally this thread is going places.

 

[Fragamemnon]

Not sure there's really enough new material in that alone.

I haven't kept up with the changes as much as I did for Gods and Kings, though, so maybe one section worth adding would be a review of the overhauled older Civs, similar to the reviews for the new civs.

There are only two real changes to existing Civs that we know of: Arabia's UA is getting reworked (don't worry bazzar and camel archers are still crazy OP) and France is getting their UA reworked to ( City of Light: Great Work tourism theme bonus doubled in the Capital ) and getting a unique improvement that helps with tourism and culture to replace foreign legions (which are now available via freedom tree).

If once we get the game we start seeing tons of other small changes I will make another section in the OP.

 

[LumpOfCole]

I just verified integrity on my Civ V install.

Hype is at maximum.

 

[Trigger]

I took a nap and it's still not midnight.

 

[ShaneB]

I just verified integrity on my Civ V install.

Hype is at maximum.

All I downloaded was 9.1mb of stuff

 

[FACE]

I'm looking forward to Tom Chick's review, he's usually good when it comes to strategy games despite being overly harsh with CoH 2.

 

[alstein]

I'm looking forward to Tom Chick's review, he's usually good when it comes to strategy games despite being overly harsh with CoH 2.

Tom Chick was no fan of Civ V vanilla.

 

[Soler]

Anyone have this cheaper than the 10% discount on Steam?

Dunderhassan was selling em for 12a pop

 

[Veezy]

Tom Chick was no fan of Civ V vanilla.

With good reason.

 

[Bregor]

He trashed Gods and Kings also.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Civ V Vanilla is an arguably faulty game. G&K it's a great game. BNW is looking even better.

 

[Enco]

Barely started playing Civ V.

I've been trying to get into it for a looong time. Tried the demo a few times but got bored. Decided to trade a spare game for it a while back and just recently decided to load it up and try it out.

It was actually pretty cool! I ordered this expansion so I hope to get into it even more on release.

 

[Ysiadmihi]

He trashed Gods and Kings also.

Well, then he's just a got damn bum if you ask me.

 

[platypotamus]

Well, then he's just a got damn bum if you ask me.

I dunno, Gunpoint was pretty awesome, and even if I disagreed with him at times, he argued for his opinions well enough that I could see why he felt the way he did.

 

[beato_angelico]

Anyone have this cheaper than the 10% discount on Steam?

greenmangaming has -10% preoder plus -20% voucher

 

[ixix]

I started off Gods & Kings with the Byzantines to jump into the new religion system with both feet, so I guess for a similar effect with Brave New World I should start with Brazil for the crazy tourism. Or Venice for the sheer novelty of a civ that always operates in a sort of modified one city challenge.

A game with Venice, Austria, Portugal, and the Mongols seems like it'd probably be a pretty miserable experience for city-states, which sounds pretty great to me on account of I've never really liked those jerks.

 

[Seronei]

Anyone that has gotten their GMG keys yet? Doesn't look like I'll get it before US launch which sucks

 

[Esch]

TINGLY FEELS

 

[-tetsuo-]

The man from the BST thread isn't responding. WHY DID I WAIT AAARRRGHHHH

 

[Dylan]

Last time around The Lizard Men rose up as a mighty civ.

I think this time I will see the dawning of The Warriors of Sunlight.

 

[Skelter]

greenmangaming has -10% preoder plus -20% voucher

What voucher is that? I keep getting "Unable to add the voucher" for this one GMG20-F202F-UI40F.

 

[Trigger]

Man, fuck Ghandi. He always overcrowds the continents we share and then starts wars he can't win.

 

[Sinatar]

I dunno, Gunpoint was pretty awesome, and even if I disagreed with him at times, he argued for his opinions well enough that I could see why he felt the way he did.

Gunpoint? That was Tom Francis, not Tom Chick.

 

[zashga]

Aw. Somehow I thought the DLC was releasing midnight yesterday instead of today. Gonna be a long, boring four hours until then.

 

[platypotamus]

Gunpoint? That was Tom Francis, not Tom Chick.

Well fuck. Do you know I've been giving credit to the wrong guy for like 3 days now?

 

[Esch]

Man, fuck Ghandi. He always overcrowds the continents we share and then starts wars he can't win.

It's Firaxis fault. They designed his civ to be ideal for tradition/cultural victories then programmed his AI to beeline for nukes, be a warmongerer. Most hated Civ enemy besides Attila and Catherine.

 

[Fragamemnon]

Ghandi's nuclear beeline only happens a bit later in the game. If you catch him in a classical/medieval war you can steamroll him for ph4t wonder loots.

 

[_woLf]

What voucher is that? I keep getting "Unable to add the voucher" for this one GMG20-F202F-UI40F.

Yeah this voucher doesn't work for me either.

 

[Rollo Lawson]

I had a slow coastal start w/ Elizabeth yesterday w/ Atilla's Court 10 hexes away, playing on Deity.

There was feeling in the butthole but it was not tingly.

Fucking hilarious

 

[Tremis]

What voucher is that? I keep getting "Unable to add the voucher" for this one GMG20-F202F-UI40F.

Me too.

 

[traveler]

Just got finished winning a culture victory with Genghis. Boy, that was sloppy. Did not deserve to win in the slightest. Was supposed to be a domination run, but I've always tended towards the other win cons and I found myself completely without horses for the longest time. Only ended up with 2 max after getting contained by Napoleon so I just set up my usual tall empire and let it go.

TINGLY FEELS

The facial expression really sells it.

 

[saunderez]

What voucher is that? I keep getting "Unable to add the voucher" for this one GMG20-F202F-UI40F.

Worked for me literally 5 seconds ago. NFI what's going on.

 

[inm8num2]

I'm encouraged by the positive reviews. Might have to cave in and play Civ V one day.

 

[teh_pwn]

Arabia on the right map is fucking unstoppable. Get happy bonuses and production bonuses from religion, and build a cluster of trade connected cities and it's like 1000 gold per turn. Someone surprise declares war on you? No problem, buy 10 units and destroy them. Need that demanded resource? No problem, trade your duplicates with the civ that has it or rapid build a city next to the desired resource (buy aqueduct + granary + whatever makes sense for the city).

Wonder if their bonus is changed with brave new world.

Right map = one with rivers and production. If you get tossed in hills, GG.