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Full disclosure, I haven't gotten the game yet because I'm saving for a computer where it'll work. So it's possible that people aren't worried about Eureka bonuses like they were pre-launch. However, for those worried about Eureka bonuses being too strong, I have a simple solution. To me, not...

I'm OK with the idea of less ambitious wars, but are there any benefits for doing it? Would capturing a city and giving it back in exchange for peace help reduce warmongering penalty?

Hey, here's an idea for limiting nukes a bit. How about rather than having them launch from cities, you'd actually have to build a specific area in your city's territory for launching nuclear weapons. It could also add a strategic component since you'd seek to take out the silos of others to...

I apologize if this is duplicative of the other thread suggesting leaders, but that's not my intent. The idea here is I'll list every Civ that's ever appeared in game. Some probably have the most obvious choice, but many others do not. While I suspect it's too late to change the ones that...

These suggestions come from someone who has obviously not played the game, so take them for what they're worth. Basically, it comes down to Harmony affinity and treatment of native life. First I should say I have no problem with playing harmony where one attacks the native life. That's fine...

So I've poked at XCOM a few times, but I'm finally taking a shot at finishing the story all the way through. I'm at the point of the base assault. However, I feel I need to build up my troops (and hire some more troops) as well as get some important research done. On the other hand, the...

I've tried starting a game with Sweden a couple of times, but I really end up struggling. Part of the reason, I think, is that I'm surrounded by tundra the entire time. My deer and fur aren't really enough to overcome other cities. I also find expansion to be awful because all the cities I...

I haven't had as much time to play BNW, so this idea may be subject to change, but here goes anyway. There are ten hidden sites in the game as a reward for finishing the Exploration tree. But they're kind of boring - basically the same kinds of artifacts you'd get anyway. My thought is to...

Hey, sorry about asking for questions in my own personal thread. I thought about bumping this thread, but it's a bit old and I figured it was easier to just ask. I wanted to dip my toe into modding and my first thought was to do something easy - add a city state. My goal is to make it a...

Hey everyone, sorry if this is a commonly asked question, but I'm trying to add a city list to the Huns. Because I don't want to miss out on game achievements, I'm editing the original XML file instead of creating a mod (if that changes your advice). Here's the problem. Every time I settle a...

There seems to be an odd dichotomy between specific National Wonders and generic ones. On the one hand, we have the Circus Maximus, Oxford University, and the Hermitage. On the other hand, we have National College and National Treasury. I can see the logic to either. Giving something to...

With the announcement that "Volunteer Army" in the Freedom Policy gives you six free Foreign Legion units (and the possibility that you can build more, this is unclear), I wonder if the other ideologies will get something too. Here are two ideas, although I'm not sure exactly how they should...

First, I do think that they should choose whichever ideology makes most sense in game (based on game goals and diplomatic ramifications). However, I do think they should be given an inherent preference where, all things being equal, they lean towards something. Given that, which preference do...

I'd like to pretend that this is a suggestion for Brave New World, but, given the release date, they're almost certainly beyond the idea stage and into the implementation and polishing stage. However, it's still an idea worth bringing up and maybe I'll inspire a patch or DLC. Think of this as...

This thread is for little details that could be tweaked to line up much better with history. It's not for broad changes (for example, if you disagree with the choice of Brazil, this is the wrong thread). These are supposed to be simpler changes. Although, in the end, they're not so serious...

This is in the PAX Conference thread, but I feel it deserves its own thread. I'll give a quick sum up. At the conference, they had a discussion about the attempt to include the Pueblo in Civ5: BNW. Apparently it would have been Popé as the leader and some attempts to include the Anasazi as...

I'm having a weird problem when playing as the Huns. I'm basically just trying to unlock an achievement at a higher than usual difficulty by playing a tiny map and just steam rolling them as the Huns. But every time I play, there's a mountain chain making progress virtually impossible...

I know the old system was flawed. City-States would drop like flies, civs would get denounced, and everyone would hate everyone else. I understand the motivation to changing it to "bully city-state." However, there were some advantages to the old system, the most important is that it is...

I'd always have a problem where the game wouldn't switch to a new unit when it was supposed to (particularly after a battle). The biggest problem is when I needed to hit next turn because it would seemingly lag forever. However, if I hit the period key, it would switch. After the patch, the...

I previously proposed an idea of using your military might to take over city-state influence without conquering them through a Vassal System, but now I have another idea. I was at war with Russia. It was a long, drawn out war and I was winning. There was also a city-state right on my border...