Louis XXIV
Le Roi Soleil
OK, according to the German article, there will be 9 new Civs.
We know 5:
Netherlands
Mayans
Celts
Byzantines (according to a screenshot)
Carthage (according to the same article)
Any thoughts for the other four?
A few thoughts based on past games:
Here are Civs that have appeared in several series but have yet to appear:
*Portugal
* Zulu
* Sumerians
Here are a few that appeared once and might appear again:
* Ethiopia
* Hittites
* Sioux
There are a few I do not believe will be in this game:
* Mali (too close to Songhai)
* Khmer (too close to Siam)
* Native Americans (preempted by Iroquois)
* Holy Roman Empire (preempted by Germany having the Landsknecht, which indicates they represent the Empire)
* Austria
A few ideas that have never been in a Civ game before. Some are City-States or I suspect will be a City-State.
* Moors
* Indonesia
* Poland (City-State as Warsaw)
* Venice (City-State as, well, Venice)
* Pueblos
* Israel (likely to be a religious City-State as Jerusalem)
* Sweden (I forget if Stockholm was given to Denmark)
* Assyrians (the Babylonians have stolen many of their cities and it would make for a crowded map, but it's worth mentioning them).
There is a screenshot that shows Lisbon is a City-State, which makes me believe that Portugal is not in. I'll reserve my thoughts for my list until after others have given their thoughts.
We know 5:
Netherlands
Mayans
Celts
Byzantines (according to a screenshot)
Carthage (according to the same article)
Any thoughts for the other four?
A few thoughts based on past games:
Here are Civs that have appeared in several series but have yet to appear:
*
* Zulu
* Sumerians
Here are a few that appeared once and might appear again:
* Ethiopia
* Hittites
* Sioux
There are a few I do not believe will be in this game:
* Mali (too close to Songhai)
* Khmer (too close to Siam)
* Native Americans (preempted by Iroquois)
* Holy Roman Empire (preempted by Germany having the Landsknecht, which indicates they represent the Empire)
* Austria
A few ideas that have never been in a Civ game before. Some are City-States or I suspect will be a City-State.
* Moors
* Indonesia
* Poland (City-State as Warsaw)
* Venice (City-State as, well, Venice)
* Pueblos
* Israel (likely to be a religious City-State as Jerusalem)
* Sweden (I forget if Stockholm was given to Denmark)
* Assyrians (the Babylonians have stolen many of their cities and it would make for a crowded map, but it's worth mentioning them).
There is a screenshot that shows Lisbon is a City-State, which makes me believe that Portugal is not in. I'll reserve my thoughts for my list until after others have given their thoughts.