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

AbsintheRed · Mar 10, 2012

turingmachine said:
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 said:
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.

Indeed, Austria got better chances now that the Huns are in - because it means that a separate Hungary is very unlikely for GK
Anyway, I think we will still have another European civ in this expansion, for the scenarios
Either Poland for the medieval one, or Austria for the steampunk one

If we get Austria, I also agree that representing their common history with Hungary as a Hungarian UU can work
But it's a very different than adding Austria-Hungary as a civ - which would be a huge mistake IMO.

Depravo · Mar 10, 2012

I like the image of Boudicca set against the backdrop of the celebrated rugged mountain ranges of her East Anglian homeland. :satan:

MAHak2 · Mar 10, 2012

Is it just me who are confused, but do the "territory blanket" normally extends out to sea tiles who are more then 3 tiles away from a city?

Look at area west of Rotterdam.

Gucumatz · Mar 10, 2012

MAHak2 said:
Is it just me who are confused, but do the "territory blanket" normally extends out to sea tiles who are more then 3 tiles away from a city?

Look at area west of Rotterdam.

Entirely possible already to expand past 3 tiles culturaly, just takes a long time and most of those tiles can't be bought.

Seek · Mar 10, 2012

Territory can extend up to 5 tiles, and the SS doesn't show more than that.

Louis XXIV · Mar 10, 2012

Depravo said:
I like the image of Boudicca set against the backdrop of the celebrated rugged mountain ranges of her East Anglian homeland.

While I don't really know the geography north of Colchester, I will say that those aren't really mountains.

Scarpa · Mar 10, 2012

Depravo said:
I like the image of Boudicca set against the backdrop of the celebrated rugged mountain ranges of her East Anglian homeland.

You call those mountains? Where do you live?

Depravo · Mar 10, 2012

Scarpa said:
You call those mountains? Where do you live?

Let me put it this way. This is what passes for highlands in that part of the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Magog_Down.jpg

The whole area Boudicca would have ruled is as flat as a plate of urine.

Louis XXIV · Mar 10, 2012

I'm sure the idea was so she could have a Gaelic hill fort behind her. For what it's worth, considering her conquering spree, anywhere from Norfolk to London to St. Albans would be fair game, but I'm sure that's not much better.

Oohforf · Mar 10, 2012

LOL, it would be hilarious to see Elizabeth and Boudica at war. The two Anglo redheads.

MadDjinn · Mar 10, 2012

Oohforf said:
LOL, it would be hilarious to see Elizabeth and Boudica at war. The two Anglo redheads.

Celts are not Anglos.

Oohforf · Mar 10, 2012

MadDjinn said:
Celts are not Anglos.

Same area, I mean't.

Whatever.

I killed my own joke, thanks. -_-

Gazebo · Mar 10, 2012

Rob (R8XFT) said:

Anyone else notice the civilian unit in the bottom-left corner? Looks like it has a dove icon have we confirmed that this a missionary unit? The icon is eerily similar to my own City-State Diplomacy mod icon for diplomatic units, though the bird has put on a bit of weight.

PSPSoldier534 · Mar 10, 2012

Gazebo said:
Anyone else notice the civilian unit in the bottom-left corner? Looks like it has a dove icon– have we confirmed that this a missionary unit? The icon is eerily similar to my own City-State Diplomacy mod icon for diplomatic units, though the bird has put on a bit of weight.

Lmao it does. I think it may be just that actually. Good eye.

Edit: Nevermind, that's the Great Prophet.

True_Candyman · Mar 10, 2012

Gazebo said:
Anyone else notice the civilian unit in the bottom-left corner? Looks like it has a dove icon have we confirmed that this a missionary unit? The icon is eerily similar to my own City-State Diplomacy mod icon for diplomatic units, though the bird has put on a bit of weight.

That's the great prophet icon, it just spawned in edinburgh, and you can see the faith symbol likewise is the same dove on the bar at the top of the screen where it shows oyur resources.

turingmachine · Mar 10, 2012

Gazebo said:
Anyone else notice the civilian unit in the bottom-left corner? Looks like it has a dove icon have we confirmed that this a missionary unit? The icon is eerily similar to my own City-State Diplomacy mod icon for diplomatic units, though the bird has put on a bit of weight.

I'm pretty sure that's the icon for the Great Prophet as the screenshot says a Great Prophet has just been born in that city.

Guandao · Mar 11, 2012

Seriously? Huns.
I'm really curious what they're going to make Attila speak? complete gibberish? There are so many better Asiatic civilizations that the Huns. They weren't that important in the fall of Rome. What about the Ostrogoths, the Visigoths, the Vandals, the Franks, the Burgundians, and so on?
I hope Attila looks extremely ugly and short like he was in life. And I don't really count the Huns as Asian when they had they brief empire in Europe.

vra379971 · Mar 11, 2012

AriochIV said:
Can't see well enough to tell if they have shields or not.

I'm hoping somebody soon will have versions of the screenshots that aren't so screwed up.

Those are Zulu Impi without question.

Cicero63 · Mar 11, 2012

Those are Mayan without question, the unit icon completely gives it away

gaiko · Mar 11, 2012

All I can say is that the new lady leaders better be sexy...yet another lack of CivV compared to Civ4 :lol:

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

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