The addiction continues Fall 2010:

http://www.civilization5.com/

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/02/civilization-sequel-unveiled/1

2/20/2010 2:12:46 PM

what what what!?

2/20/2010 2:29:26 PM

These graphics look awesome! Can't wait.

2/20/2010 2:38:24 PM

screw graphics, just make the AI faster.

2/20/2010 2:56:52 PM

Should be interesting: they're talking about shifting away from stacks and instead having one unit per spot with variable strength in each unit. Also having missile units be able to hit from a standoff position.

2/20/2010 3:20:40 PM

What we have heard of the combat system so far reminds me of older war games. Hell, the new map itself is straight from a war game (Hexagonal map!). I remember back when I was younger dreaming of a Civ + Panzer General hybrid. Should be interesting.

2/20/2010 4:07:22 PM

I playing this since civ1 wat they need is a civ like game where u make decisions w the same input a real monarch would have. you know, like u just chit chatting with courtiers and playing badminton and kaotowing generals come up and feed u little bits of info and u have to decide wat do. then later in the game u might actually ride out and see ur new armada or maybe go visit some duke and inspect his vassalicious army.

2/21/2010 5:37:28 PM

^this is a strategy game not a RPG

2/21/2010 5:39:50 PM

^^does it take a lot of effort to sound that stupid?

can't wait to get back into this. maybe i'll fire up some fall from heaven in the interim

2/21/2010 6:10:55 PM

My brothers used to play this game (civ2) and would never let me play. It was very convoluded and a lot to manage with timed turns. Sometimes I would get the map and play co-pilot telling them what every unit did. They all say the new games suck.

^^^and then we can start typing with it and go civvvvvvvvvvv EXPANSION PACK EXPANSION PACK PACK PACK


I'll stick to roller coaster tycoon and sim city 2000.

2/21/2010 6:24:46 PM

god fucking damn it, I'm falling so behind the gaming curve, I haven't even played four yet

2/21/2010 6:32:13 PM

Played 1 and 2 a bit, ok I guess. Got 3, love it, havnt played 4 yet. Might skip it and get this one.

2/21/2010 7:24:11 PM

Civ 1 is a classic! how could anyone not like the original?

2/21/2010 7:42:40 PM

Civ2 was probably the best, for its time, but whoever says all the new games suck is full of shit. The new games offer so much more depth. I have played all of them since the original, and speaking from personal experience, have loved every last one. Can't say I've been disappointed by any of them yet, so this will definitely be a purchase for me this year.

2/21/2010 7:49:38 PM

I played every game of the series. My problem with the new games is that there's so much shit going on I tend to get bored and fall behind because I'm not micromanaging the hell out of my civ. The first two games were all about war--that was my strategy, anyway.

2/21/2010 8:10:25 PM

the screenshots make it look like its based on settlers of catan

2/21/2010 8:57:51 PM

that's like saying a ferrari is based on a kia just because they have similar base functions

2/21/2010 9:08:43 PM

madman, the micromanaging bullshit ended with the later versions of civ3. it was prolly solved by macros before that but i not that hard. goalielax, plz don't criticize me in any context even if "fall from heaven" whatever that is (i going to take a look) ameliorates it, i just very sensitive person even /b/ not desensitizing me but i trying. ur gym-teacher attack does not compute.

2/22/2010 6:17:43 PM

^what?

2/22/2010 6:20:23 PM

^^does it take a lot of effort to sound that stupid?

I'm still playing the hell out of both Civ II and Civ IV. Looking forward to seeing more details about this.

2/22/2010 6:59:17 PM

I was addicted to civ2 and civ3 in high school.

2/22/2010 8:14:30 PM

sid meier continues to ruin my life

2/22/2010 10:23:26 PM

lullz still has the civ IV resources (horses etc) with the same graphics, though i bet this will be changed.

i hope they make mountains at least usable by cities, for either resources (minerals etc or production) also some level of disparity between era units needs to be increased a little.

the hexagonal map definitely adds something though!

'ranged' effects are from civ III and II? (not sure about II, been a long long time)

[Edited on February 23, 2010 at 2:12 PM. Reason : s]

2/23/2010 2:09:48 PM

^^^^^^ does it take a lot of effort to sound that stupid?

2/23/2010 2:36:31 PM

Quote :

"madman, the micromanaging bullshit ended with the later versions of civ3. it was prolly solved by macros before that but i not that hard. goalielax, plz don't criticize me in any context even if "fall from heaven" whatever that is (i going to take a look) ameliorates it, i just very sensitive person even /b/ not desensitizing me but i trying. ur gym-teacher attack does not compute."

wat? swing, miss, wiff, spin, fall, shit pants, land, splat.

the very need to use or have macro's means there is too much fucking micromanagement.

fall from heaven is a game/mod

2/23/2010 2:55:27 PM

There were like 3 different Civ2's because of a controversy. There was Sid Meiers Civ2 that had the really cool wonder videos and Advisor Videos and Elvis. There was Civ2:Call to power that I never played, and there was my fav Civ2:Test of Time which had this Extended Civ mode where u went up in technologies WAY past modern era to the point where it was insane w mechwarriors and aliens and teleportation.

2/23/2010 5:55:00 PM

if u liking civ, u might also liking Europa Universalis Rome

3/14/2010 3:33:25 PM

When are they going to make an Alpha Centauri 2?

3/16/2010 3:31:53 AM

we need a new age of empires damnit

3/16/2010 8:27:33 AM

Hopefully in Civ V a helicopter can't be beaten by a maceman.

3/16/2010 11:02:09 AM

Some previews for those of you interested:

http://kotaku.com/5489814/civilization-v-preview-small-changes-big-differences
http://gdc.gamespot.com/story/6253246/civilization-v-impressions-first-look?page=1

4/11/2010 7:57:09 PM

Quote :

"Hopefully in Civ V a helicopter can't be beaten by a maceman."

All it takes is one good throw by a mace

4/11/2010 8:01:05 PM

lolol I lost a tank to a fucking warrior once in civ 2

4/11/2010 8:35:39 PM

^Maybe that Warrior was a Na'vi and took the tank out Avatar style

4/11/2010 8:38:32 PM

i used to play civ2 all the fucking time. played a dinosaur scenario a lot. some space one a lot. if I wasn't in a scenario I always played the biggest real world map, usually as the americans. I'd get pissed if the sioux or aztecs appeared on US soil. I'd always name my cities based on what they were actually near. Denver, Miami, St. Louis, Seattle, and LA were always beastly cities.

4/11/2010 8:43:43 PM

But did you have a Raleigh and Durham?

My favorite maps were always the real world maps. But I also felt that was cheating a bit because I knew where land masses were regardless of the fog of war or undiscovered black outs.

4/11/2010 8:45:19 PM

Yeah, I usually play the world map on Civ IV. The Chinese have the best access to resources, hands-down.

4/12/2010 12:26:48 AM

http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215052/history-of-sid-meiers-civilization/

who else has been on board since Railroad Tycoon and Civ 1?

5/4/2010 5:15:22 PM

Quote :

"we need a new age of empires damnit "

The company within microsoft that made AoE no longer exists. They were replaced by a group called robot and it's unclear what they're currently working on. To date all they've done is patch support for the last ensemble game (Halo Wars)

5/4/2010 5:56:12 PM

Q&A from E3. More details to follow during E3 apparently.

http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6265330/civilization-v-qanda-first-e3-details

6/15/2010 1:17:02 PM

Quote :

"ho else has been on board since Railroad Tycoon and Civ 1?"

i played the shit out of Civ1 when it came with our first computer, but haven't played any of the games since. i enjoy seeing the improvements though...

6/15/2010 2:14:46 PM

Do want!

I wish they didn't totally eliminate the religious aspect of the game tho. I think it plays a legitimate part of history and it's implementation in Civ IV was useful.

6/15/2010 2:59:19 PM

I didn't hear about the religion part, but I think it is a bit disappointed. Love it or hate it, no one can deny that religion is an integral part in the evolution of human civilization. I thought their implementation worked reasonably well in Civ IV: it was enough to get the feel for real religious blocks and the sort of divisions it created while at the same time serving as a source of culture.

6/16/2010 1:11:59 PM

Here are the system requirements for this game:

Minimum Requirements

Operating System: Windows® XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c

Recommended Requirements

Operating System: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
Video: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 11

Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

8/12/2010 8:53:42 AM

I have been playing that ceasary game lately, and that got me really interested in the idea of this game


What is online play gonna be like?

8/25/2010 11:08:03 PM

so this is just PC i guess? i played Civilization Revolution a lot on PS3, but can't seem to find anything other than PC

8/25/2010 11:30:47 PM

Quote :

"sid meier continues to ruin my life"

one of my professors once gave extra credit if we could give him a good reason why we deserved it

my reason was that i stayed up and studied instead of playing civilization 4 all night

(not to worry, i made up for it plenty the next day and many after)

8/26/2010 12:42:16 AM

Reccomended quad core? Jesus. I duno if my dual core 1.8 w/ 8600GT laptop will let it happen.

8/26/2010 6:14:39 PM

^ i can't imagine my E6750 having trouble, but...



[Edited on August 27, 2010 at 8:03 AM. Reason : ...8gb DDR2 and 1gb GTS 250]

8/27/2010 8:01:14 AM

^W00t first game that my give my i7 a run for its money. Thankfully I have 8GB of RAM and 1GB 4890 card. CIV is FTW!

And yes, I have played damn near every PC game Sid has done. My list:

Silent Service
Gunship
Pirates! Gold
Railroad Tycoon
Civilization
Colonization
Civilization II
Gettysburg
Alpha Centauri
Civilization III
SimGold
Sid Meier's Pirates
Civilization IV
Railroads!
Civilization IV: Colonization


[Edited on August 27, 2010 at 7:24 PM. Reason : Sid pwns my PC]

8/27/2010 7:08:13 PM