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Sid Meier's Civilization V - Game disks MUST be tossed. Salad optional.

DortmunderDortmunder Registered User regular
edited September 2010 in Games and Technology
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Joystiq wrote:
In its latest, unyielding attempt to subvert societal productivity, 2K Games has announced Sid Meier's Civilization V, the latest entry in the venerable strategy series. Set to debut on PC this Fall, Civilization V brings "an astonishing new engine" to the polite, turn-based proceedings and promises to excel the franchise with "the introduction of hexagon tiles allowing for deeper strategy, more realistic gameplay and stunning organic landscapes for players to explore as they expand their empire." Most hexcellent news indeed.

"Each new version of Civilization presents exciting challenges for our team," said Sid Meier of Sid Meier's Civilization fame. '"Thankfully, ideas on how to bring new and fun experiences to Civ players never seem to stop flowing. From fully animated leaders and realistic landscapes, new combat tactics, expanded diplomacy and shared mods, we're excited for players to see the new vision our team at Firaxis has brought to the series."

And expect to share your vision with others, as 2K notes that Civilization V will feature an "extensive suite" of community, modding and multiplayer components. It just wouldn't be an accurate model of civilization if you couldn't diplomatically destroy your online friends.

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Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETxMUjyxv9Q


You play too much Civilization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBXnm-E9wIw

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Articles & Previews

Eurogamer Preview: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sid-meiers-civilization-v-preview

Joystiq Hands-on: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/impressions-civilization-v-or-i-wanna-hex-you-up/#continued



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    ihsviksihsviks Listen up, Fignuts! Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Omg! :mrgreen: There goes all my free time.

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    urahonkyurahonky Resident FF7R hater Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Wow. Those hexes look sexy.

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    xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    (moving to this thread)

    Mother fuckers and their fucking flash-only websites. Fuck you.

    Their claim of "bigger battles" is pretty interesting. It's hard for me to not get images of Civilization + Total War.. I think I'd die from excitement.

    I'd also like to see a slower paced game.. not the sort of game where 100 years pass in a turn in the early game, and 1 year passes in the late game. I know you could mod Civ4 to always be 1 year per turn, but the game wasn't really balanced for it and it played out weird.

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    FuriousJodoFuriousJodo Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I have such a mancrush on Sid Meier.

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    UltrachristUltrachrist Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Combat is probably what could be improved upon most from Civ4.

    Can't wait, 2010 is turning out to be amazing.

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    xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    FuriousJodo wrote: »
    I have such a mancrush on Sid Meier.

    Isn't he mostly retired now? I don't think he's been the head dude on a Civ game for a long time now.. he's kind of a consultant, and they put his name on the box as reward for being so awesome.

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    MegaMekMegaMek Girls like girls. Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    ohgodohgodohgodohgodohgodohgod

    This is most excellent news.

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    KivutarKivutar Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Whoa, hexes?

    Way to totally undermine the series, Sid. We all know tiles were the foundation of the game.
    Holy shit, can't wait until this hits the shelves.

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    UltrachristUltrachrist Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    FuriousJodo wrote: »
    I have such a mancrush on Sid Meier.

    Isn't he mostly retired now? I don't think he's been the head dude on a Civ game for a long time now.. he's kind of a consultant, and they put his name on the box as reward for being so awesome.

    According to wikipedia:
    Meier is not always the main designer on titles that carry his name. For instance, Brian Reynolds has been credited as the primary designer behind Civilization 2, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, and Sid Meier's Colonization,[3][4] while Jeff Briggs designed Civilization III and Soren Johnson led Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Currently Meier's role appears to be that of a creative director, simultaneously contributing to multiple projects.

    I wanna say he was more directly involved in revolutions but I can't remember.


    also what the hell is this (also from wikipedia)
    Meier worked with a team on a dinosaur themed game starting early 2000, but announced in an online development diary on January 24, 2001 that the game had been shelved. Despite trying various approaches, including turn-based and real-time gameplay, he said he found no way to make the concept fun enough. In August 2005, Meier said "We've been nonstop busy making other games over the past several years, so the dinosaur game remains on the shelf. However, I do love the idea of a dinosaur game and would like to revisit it when I have some time."

    Dinosaurs!

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    LawndartLawndart Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    And here I was planning on going back to college this Fall, but now my entire waking life plans have pretty much been mapped out. With hexagons.

    Oh well, at least I was planning on being a history major so I should get course credit for this, right?

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    MillbuddahMillbuddah Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Great, my Civ IV buddy and I may end up going on unemployment when this comes out. There's no way our brains can remember to keep ourselves fed, breathing, hydrated, play Civ V, and maintain any sort of meaningful productivity at work.

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    APZonerunnerAPZonerunner Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
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    The DermThe Derm Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I think I just had multiple nerdgasms.
    Just updated my outlook calender to "busy" for the entire 3rd quarter of 2010.

    You had me at hexgrid, indeed! The terrain and units look impressive, and I'm intrigued about the changes to the combat mechanics, which have always been the weakest part of the series, IMO.

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    MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I eagerly await this.

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    FatsFats Corvallis, ORRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    After Civ Revolution, I was a little worried we wouldn't see another proper Civ game. Glad to see I was wrong.

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    ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I made it to the Video Games Live! concert at Wolftrap outside of DC this summer, and Sid Meier was one of the speakers / guest hosts (right before the orchestra played the CivIV opening theme). He's just as cool in front of a crowd as you'd hope.

    I regret to say that I somewhat chickened out of meeting him in person after the concert, largely due to the fact that I didn't bring CIV for him to sign.

    EDIT: That, and I couldn't figure out how to go up to him and say, "Thank you - I've spent more time with your creations than I have with my wife." Awkward fanboy moments just aren't good for anyone.

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    KastanjKastanj __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2010
    "Time to get hexual, baby"

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    Tiger BurningTiger Burning Dig if you will, the pictureRegistered User, SolidSaints Tube regular
    edited February 2010
    Civ 5? Hexagons? Too.. much.. joy.. <pop>

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    LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sid Meier needs to stop being a silly goose and make Alpha Centauri 2. That game is only about 15 years overdue.

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    EddieDeanEddieDean Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Hexes are the best kind of tiles.

    Disagree, I dare you.

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    joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Ffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    This game

    This game

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    tgbobtgbob Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    There goes the later half of 2010!

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    xzzyxzzy Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    EddieDean wrote: »
    Hexes are the best kind of tiles.

    Disagree, I dare you.

    I'm waiting for a game that uses dodecagons. Yeah that's right, the game is gonna have tiles with triangles and circles.

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    YoshuaYoshua Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    EddieDean wrote: »
    Hexes are the best kind of tiles.

    Disagree, I dare you.

    Octagons > Hexagons

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    EddieDeanEddieDean Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Yoshua wrote: »
    EddieDean wrote: »
    Hexes are the best kind of tiles.

    Disagree, I dare you.

    Octagons > Hexagons

    You can't tessellate no octagons, fool!

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    DortmunderDortmunder Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I hope it retains some of the functionality from Civ IV like Spies, Religions, Corporations.

    Wonder what new stuff they might have brewed up too...speculate!

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    JutranjoJutranjo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    This isn't the Sims, why'd they remove stuff that's good from sequals?

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    JepheryJephery Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    EddieDean wrote: »
    Yoshua wrote: »
    EddieDean wrote: »
    Hexes are the best kind of tiles.

    Disagree, I dare you.

    Octagons > Hexagons

    You can't tessellate no octagons, fool!

    Its not possible to regularly tessellate a 2d surface with anything other than triangles, squares, or hexagons!

    But imagining a Civ game with fish-shaped tiles is amusing.

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    IoloIolo iolo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It... it looks like Catan. It's beautiful...

    Oh my god it's full of stars

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    LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I hope they get Leonard Nimoy to narrate the game again. Otherwise this product will be inferior.

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    chipmanchipman Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    God damn, I thought someone had just changed the name of the Civ4 thread to catch my attention, but no!

    This looks really nice and I love the idea of a hex grid - but I'm concerned I won't be able to tell which unit is which. Also those Civ borders look wierd, not circular round the city at all.

    Otherwise, goodbye free time.
    I hope they get Leonard Nimoy to narrate the game again. Otherwise this product will be inferior.
    Oh please, please let this happen. Let him narrate EVERY Civilopedia entry too. Make it like a bioware codex but BETTER.

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    KastanjKastanj __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2010
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    I hope they get Leonard Nimoy to narrate the game again. Otherwise this product will be inferior.

    A worthy challenger is unimaginatively proposed!
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    YoshuaYoshua Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Jephery wrote: »
    EddieDean wrote: »
    Yoshua wrote: »
    EddieDean wrote: »
    Hexes are the best kind of tiles.

    Disagree, I dare you.

    Octagons > Hexagons

    You can't tessellate no octagons, fool!

    Its not possible to regularly tessellate a 2d surface with anything other than triangles, squares, or hexagons!

    But imagining a Civ game with fish-shaped tiles is amusing.

    Hell, they need to just do away with tiles anyways, they don't really belong in a computer game anyways.

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    JutranjoJutranjo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    chipman wrote: »
    God damn, I thought someone had just changed the name of the Civ4 thread to catch my attention, but no!

    This looks really nice and I love the idea of a hex grid - but I'm concerned I won't be able to tell which unit is which. Also those Civ borders look wierd, not circular round the city at all.

    Otherwise, goodbye free time.
    I hope they get Leonard Nimoy to narrate the game again. Otherwise this product will be inferior.
    Oh please, please let this happen. Let him narrate EVERY Civilopedia entry too. Make it like a bioware codex but BETTER.

    With an animated head? In a jar?
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    ShensShens Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    I hope they get Leonard Nimoy to narrate the game again. Otherwise this product will be inferior.

    Beep...Beep...Beep.

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    quarthinosquarthinos Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I still think SMAC did the tech VOs better.

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    FuriousJodoFuriousJodo Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    xzzy wrote: »
    FuriousJodo wrote: »
    I have such a mancrush on Sid Meier.

    Isn't he mostly retired now? I don't think he's been the head dude on a Civ game for a long time now.. he's kind of a consultant, and they put his name on the box as reward for being so awesome.

    Yeah I know, I just like that he's actually quoted in the release. But I am thinking more of like the original Civ - I still remember the intro to that so clearly. I played that game for years.

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    chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Ultrachrist wrote: »
    xzzy wrote: »
    FuriousJodo wrote: »
    I have such a mancrush on Sid Meier.

    Isn't he mostly retired now? I don't think he's been the head dude on a Civ game for a long time now.. he's kind of a consultant, and they put his name on the box as reward for being so awesome.

    According to wikipedia:
    Meier is not always the main designer on titles that carry his name. For instance, Brian Reynolds has been credited as the primary designer behind Civilization 2, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, and Sid Meier's Colonization,[3][4] while Jeff Briggs designed Civilization III and Soren Johnson led Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Currently Meier's role appears to be that of a creative director, simultaneously contributing to multiple projects.

    I have this sudden surge of hate towards Jeff Briggs. ;-)

    But yeah, after Civ3 I thought the Civ series was dying, but Civ4 has been nothing short of awesome. I'll be hoping that Civ5 can keep the ball rolling.

    But no more fat cross?! This will take some to wrap my head around.

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    AroducAroduc regular
    edited February 2010
    Hexes!

    Man, I hope I don't need to buy a new computer for this.

    Says the person who hasn't bought a new PC since like... 2003.

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    BigPointyTeethBigPointyTeeth run away! run away! MinnesotaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    chrono_traveller wrote: »
    But no more fat cross?! This will take some to wrap my head around.

    oh shit, I didn't even think of that! And this one's coming just as I finally caved and bought beyond the sword.

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