escapist magazine 4/12/13

[filli_noctus]

You can see Portugal's civ symbol in the archaeologist screenshot within the units stat box.

 

[blackcatatonic]

Yes, it's been answered. In my excitement to spot something new I forgot we already knew about Sofia

 

[Giskler]

Do we have a list over confirmed city states that have been seen in screenshots and videos?

 

[blackcatatonic]

You can see Portugal's civ symbol in the archaeologist screenshot within the units stat box.

I thought that's the Archaeologist's symbol?

Though you can definitely see it in the 2nd screenshot with all the City-States and the diplomacy drop-down menu open... it's a cross; looks quite similar to Brazil's symbol but without the banner.

 

[Art Grin]

Do we have a list over confirmed city states that have been seen in screenshots and videos?

• Zanzibar
• Ur
• Belgrade
• La Venta
• Riga
• Sofia
• Jerusalem
• Panama City
• Bratislava
• Cape Town
• Geneva
• Prague
• Wittenberg
• Monacco

 

[filli_noctus]

I thought that's the Archaeologist's symbol?

Though you can definitely see it in the 2nd screenshot with all the City-States and the diplomacy drop-down menu open... it's a cross; looks quite similar to Brazil's symbol but without the banner.

The archaeologist is the pick and brush symbol, I'm referring to the five shields to the right of the unit artwork. It's partially concealed as it's technically behind the box.

 

[blackcatatonic]

^ Right. Now I can see it.

So it's basically this:



ETA: well, with the shields all the right way up.

 

[Tinker]

Any particularly odd colourations of civs on the minimap? Looks like we know them all, but hey.

 

[Fabiano79]

Theres some news on the pcgamer site as well:

Civilization V designer Jon Shafer’s criticisms were “a little harsh,” says current designer

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/04/12/civilization-v-designer-ed-beach-jon-shafer/

 

[blackcatatonic]

Nope, I think we can safely say the only Civs on that map are Portugal, Poland, the Zulus, Brazil and France.

 

[Giskler]

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Cool, thanks. Still a tonne of city states not seen so not much fuel for speculation besides whom the new ones might be replacing

 

[Art Grin]

I'm staying surprisingly positive about Italy. Not a single Italian CS has appeared in a screenshot yet, despite there being a ton of them in the game.

 

[DaNuke]

The spies can be diplomats? oh well...

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

From a different article:

In the presentation you talked about four new civs; Brazil, Portugal, Poland and Zulu. How are you making sure that these new Civs are nuanced enough to differentiate them from what's come before?

Well we always try to pick new civilisations who's traits take advantage of the new systems when we're doing in an expansion. It's probably for two thirds of the civs that we're going to do that with: Portugal is a prime example, it's all focused around trade, so very unique and distinct from other civilisations.

In terms of someone like Zulu, who doesn't really have anything to do with the new game systems, but: big time fan request. It's number one on a lot of lists, they want to see Shaka Zulu in the game. Definitely not in the modern civ, it's not really going to help us teach him trade, or teach him culture, but what he does do extremely well is interrupt player's plans early in the game, and that's what he's really good at. Playing as Shaka, if you're a domination player, he's a really good fit for you. So you won't always have super unique civs, but what they do, and what they do well, if it fits in with their personalities and the civilisation they represent, that's key.

http://www.gamereactor.eu/articles/71601/Civilization+V:+Brave+New+World+-+Interview/

 

[blackcatatonic]

Cool, thanks. Still a tonne of city states not seen so not much fuel for speculation besides whom the new ones might be replacing

I'm keeping my eyes peeled for Jakarta and/or Hanoi... very interesting that we haven't seen many of the City-States from Asia in the screenshots so far.

 

[Art Grin]

Almaty, Hanoi and Budapest are still in the race for being possible civs.
The inclusion of Panama City could speak for a third maritime city-state being replaced.
Is Jakarta a maritime CS?

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Yes, Jakarta is a maritime CS.

 

[Loaf Warden]

EDIT: Leopard skin mantle? Shaka looks... Aztec.

Leopards are from Africa. It's jaguars that are in the New World.

 

[DaNuke]

Manilla is Maritime

 

[Art Grin]

That means the Panama could replace Jakarta, Venice, Sydney, Manila, Quebec or Mombasa.