7 new screenshots and more information emerges from GDC (8th March 2012)

anandus · Mar 9, 2012

Here's a better pic:
http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/screenshots/CivilizationVGodsKings/Civ5GandKScreen3.jpg

Still hard to tell. I'd go with the Oromi-warrior, myself.
Whatever it is, it looks like a spearman replacement.

Edit:
I'm in doubt now, could indeed be a Mayan unit.

AbsintheRed · Mar 9, 2012

TImithius said:
After all I read and saw I am pretty confident that the Huns are in the game.... they may use Hungarian cities.

Lol, no. Wouldn't work at all

Rex_Mundi · Mar 9, 2012

anandus said:
Here's a better pic:
http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/screenshots/CivilizationVGodsKings/Civ5GandKScreen3.jpg

Still hard to tell. I'd go with the Oromi-warrior, myself.
Whatever it is, it looks like a spearman replacement.

Edit:
I'm in doubt now, could indeed be a Mayan unit.

My guess is that this is a Carthaginian "Numidian" unit, like they had in Civ3.
The unit icon reminds me of something.

blackcatatonic · Mar 9, 2012

The colours aren't right for Carthage, who seem to have been given the grey-purple scheme, though I guess they could be gifted units. I'm getting Mayan vibes from the unit icon though.

Eagle Pursuit · Mar 9, 2012

Knowing now that the Huns are in the game, it is interesting that they have lost their capital, which has no horses around it.

We can assume, given historical knowledge, that Huns are both warlike and prefer mounted units. They probably set up this game using the whatever-you-call-it world builder program and neglected to give the Huns horses near their capital. Did this contribute to their demise in this game? I would hazard a yes.

Inhalaattori · Mar 9, 2012

TImithius said:
After all I read and saw I am pretty confident that the Huns are in the game. Suprisingly I am not disappointed-normally I would be infuriated by a barbarian civ. I am sure that they have better city names in the works, they may use Hungarian cities. When you think about it every Civ usually has an unexpected civ or two- remember the Holy Roman Empire in cIV? At least this one is a real Civilization

Hungarians dont necessarily have much to do with the Huns. On the other hand it is possible that later the Bulgarian Empire was established by the descendants of Huns.

I think best option is to just use cities that the Huns invaded, but are not in the game yet.

AbsintheRed · Mar 9, 2012

Inhalaattori said:
Hungarians dont necessarily have much to do with the Huns. On the other hand it is possible that later the Bulgarian Empire was established by the descendants of Huns.

Actually it's the other way around

But I don't think there is too much connection between Huns and Hungarian either...

Anyway, there is a decent idea for the Hun UA in the other thread:
They have no settlers, only the capital, and can only conquer other cities for themselves.
Perfectly fitting and very unique for the Huns. Solves the city name issue as well

Inhalaattori · Mar 9, 2012

AbsintheRed said:
Actually it's the other way around

Well im not the only one who thinks there is connection between Huns and bulgarians.

It is believed by some historians that descendants of the Huns formed the Bulgarian Empire

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunnic_Empire

AbsintheRed · Mar 9, 2012

Inhalaattori said:
Well im not the only one who thinks there is connection between Huns and bulgarians.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunnic_Empire

Oh, there are many beliefs according Hun and Hungarian relations too
I don't think most of those are true either

If there is connection between Huns+Hungarians or Huns+Bulgarians, it's rather small IMO

desdichado · Mar 9, 2012

Back to the warriors in the Great Prophet's screen, can this help?

Cheers,

Desdichado
PS Click on image for larger view

TImithius · Mar 9, 2012

I understand that Hungarians are not closely tied, but they are in the same region and the Hungarians are descendents of the Huns

MadDjinn · Mar 9, 2012

desdichado said:
Back to the warriors in the Great Prophet's screen, can this help?

View attachment 315700

Cheers,

Desdichado
PS Click on image for larger view

seems quite obviously Mayan.

The unit icon looks like a face with headdress, just facing right instead of left.

(like the image posted earlier)

anandus · Mar 9, 2012

First I thought they might be Oromo spearman.

But the icon resembles the hat/head of the guy on the right in mirror image.

And the outfit looks a bit like this carnaval costume of a 'Mayan':

So it could be Mayan, indeed.

Cicero63 · Mar 9, 2012

I think the paler skin color and the unit icon hints towards a Mayan, as others have said the icon for impi will most likely be its shield and spear

MaximusK · Mar 9, 2012

desdichado said:
Back to the warriors in the Great Prophet's screen, can this help?

View attachment 315700

Cheers,

Desdichado
PS Click on image for larger view

I found this image of a Mayan warrior.

Gucumatz · Mar 9, 2012

desdichado said:
Back to the warriors in the Great Prophet's screen, can this help?

View attachment 315700

Cheers,

Desdichado
PS Click on image for larger view

On that glance that looks more Mayan from the shady pictures I had seen before the headdress and shield hadn't looked like it.

But I take back what I said before, that looks Mayan (guess thats what happens when I jump to conclusions).

fat_tonle · Mar 9, 2012

TImithius said:
I understand that Hungarians are not closely tied, but they are in the same region and the Hungarians are descendents of the Huns

Then they should have been Hungary with Hunnic abilities.... at least in one of the unique attributes. Like the UU. I guess Hussars are popular and aren't really associated with the Huns. Still could have worked though. Like German's UA and the landsneckt.

AriochIV · Mar 9, 2012

Maybe wait to see how they implement the Huns before you declare that they did it wrong.

turingmachine · Mar 9, 2012

fat_tonle said:
Then they should have been Hungary with Hunnic abilities.... at least in one of the unique attributes. Like the UU. I guess Hussars are popular and aren't really associated with the Huns. Still could have worked though. Like German's UA and the landsneckt.

Honestly, I think there are plans to possibly include Austria with the civ itself representing Austria-Hungary though simply being called Austria--similar to how Denmark really kind of represents Denmark-Norway but is just called Denmark--which is why Hungary itself was passed over. Not that that's the best choice to represent them, IMO, but I think it's the most likely.

fat_tonle · Mar 9, 2012

Yeah there was a big historical debate about the whole Austria-Hungary split. And I tend to agree they should be separate. I would have liked them to kill two birds in one stone and incorporate some Hunnic/Cavalry traits with Hungary without including Huns as a playable civ.

I will say there could be some evidence of this because Prague was added and Vienna is also Cultural. Austria has a shot, but not a good one IMO.

7 new screenshots and more information emerges from GDC (8th March 2012)

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