escapist magazine 4/12/13

[local_hero]

French workers are building a new improvement, maybe a Château.
It looks like France is getting a giant overhaul. I wonder if we'll have to say goodbye to the French Foreign Legion.

As I've only played civ 5, has any civ gotten such a major overhaul earlier? New UA, perhaps a new UI. Sounds like France not necessarily will be a warmonger anymore. But they go so far as to replacing Napoleon as their leader, no?

 

[Scaramanga]

Wow, so many amazing screenshots with new information.

The city state has a new improvement that looks like some sort of Fort with a Harbor besides it. What do people make of that? Is the Brazilian trireme interacting with this structure, or just randomly placed beside it? Will this be related to trade routes?

Sounds like a feitoria to me.

 

[blackcatatonic]

Wow, so many new things!

Great to see confirmation of Portugal at last, although I'm still bummed about their leader (they didn't even pick the right Maria!). Shaka's leader screen is awesome though.

Perhaps the most interesting thing is the new French UI. I'm guessing it generates tourism.

 

[Art Grin]

As I've only played civ 5, has any civ gotten such a major overhaul earlier? New UA, perhaps a new UI. Sounds like France not necessarily will be a warmonger anymore. But they go so far as to replacing Napoleon as their leader, no?

The biggest overhaul we had in Gods&Kings was England getting an extra spy.
Right now it seems like France is getting completely reworked with a new UA and a possible UI replacing one of their UUs.
Gives me hope India will also be overhauled.

 

[Inhalaattori]

Mistake.

 

[Quinas]

I’m desperate! I need Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown address or phone number!

 

[nunor]

Diversity of Female Leaders.

Shaka, Casimir, Ash and Pedro make up of 50% male leaders in G&K.

No, I mean, why her instead of Maria II?

 

[Hakuoh]

Or maybe the french did just cereate Hotels or anything else..

Dennis talked about this yesterday.

 

[Matthew.]

Call this the dog that didn't bark: none of the screenshots shows any trading posts. Confirmation that they have been removed?

And unlike previous screenshots that had zero tile improvements except for farms and luxuries, these show lumber mills and mines yet still no trading posts. The mystery continues...

 

[Mr.Q]

Maria I seems to have a tower from the Pena National Palace in the background. Braga is confirmed as a portuguese town. Maybe after Porto?

 

[Mr.Q]

French workers are building a new improvement, maybe a Château.
It looks like France is getting a giant overhaul. I wonder if we'll have to say goodbye to the French Foreign Legion.

It really looks like a Château.

 

[ollethegreat]

yeeees shaka!!!!!!!!!

 

[fat_tonle]

Yeah it's the Portuguese trading post.

I am more curious about the structures around Lyons. Not plantations for sure.

 

[blackcatatonic]

What's the new City-State immediately below Panama City on the list in the 2nd image?

Militaristic, ends with la or ía, not Valletta... any ideas?

 

[Art Grin]

What's the new City-State immediately below Panama City on the list in the 2nd image?

Militaristic, ends with la or ía, not Valletta... any ideas?

Sofia

 

[blackcatatonic]

Also it looks like the icon next to the religious City-State is a CS quest to connect a trade route.

 

[Gali]

If you look closely at Geneva in that screenshot you see a new CS quest. they will ask for trade routes, maybe that replaces the old road quest


edit- darn beaten by seconds

 

[blackcatatonic]

Sofia

Oh yes, of course.

Funny that the i looks like it has an accent though.

 

[TheLohoped]

Jerusalem is still a city-state... Well, maybe next year.

 

[Pikachao]

What's the new City-State immediately below Panama City on the list in the 2nd image?

Militaristic, ends with la or ía, not Valletta... any ideas?

I think it's sofia

edit: beaten to the punch