Adding slots in Hotseat

[Marsoups]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see an option to add players to hotseat, there seems to be only the amount of slots available to the corresponding map size. (ie: 8 players for standard, 6 for small), you can remove players though.

 

[Mesopotamian]

for each slot u see tabs (the civilization type, the difficulty etc for that slot) the tab that says AI click that, drop menu appears pick human instead and u have another human player

u can mix AI's & humans in hot seat, but default is AI's so u have to switch it urself

 

[Marsoups]

I'm actually talking about adding more players. for example having 10 players on standard instead of 8.

 

[Mesopotamian]

I think that is not possible. as far as i know u can remove players but u can't add .. so i think each map size has a fixed maximum number, much like the normal MP game.

 

[Marsoups]

ah ok thanks. Hopefully it's just an oversight and they can fix it in the next patch.

 

[oscogmo]

I'm actually talking about adding more players. for example having 10 players on standard instead of 8.

i seriously cant believe that a wining and wingeing person would come in a complain about such a stupid petty thing..
Moderator Action: This post here was really overall unnecessary.

 

[pyccos]

its not petty have u ever played earth huge with 12 civs?

 

[lavor]

Im disappointed too. After several patches finally we've got hotseat, but without adding more AI players. Really? Its so boring to play against 10 or 12 AI players on a large map.
There is no more excitement on expansive gameplay.

 

[Dokebi]

I can understand MP having issues with large amount of AI and human controlled online, but in hotseat, we should be able to add more AI like Single Player Mode...

Also, why do we need that many CS anyway? I rather have fewer CS and put more AI controlled countries in there or at least have CS able to attack you.

 

[CanuckSoldier]

Hotseat simply has the same limitations as any other mode of MP, it's not a issue with Hotseat, if they are going to change it they would have to change the entire MP code base. Maybe they can do that in the future, but I'm sure that in order to get Hotseat out with the last patch they had to make decisions on what they could do and what there was no time for. I'm sure people are happy to have hotseat than to not have it because they chose to bite off more than they could chew, so to say.

CS

 

[Nefliqus]

Solution:

[HOW TO] Start Hotseat game with more than 12 players:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=431821

 

[lion575a]

"Hotseat simply has the same limitations as any other mode of MP"

I cant understand why they couldnt do hotseat the same as single player only when it cycles to the next user it is a person instead oc the AI.

As far as this being a big issue, it is huge. It is the reason we dont play CIV 5. Would love to be able to have myself and my 2 roommates play on a huge map with 25 civs like we could in Civ2 test of time (think it limited to 18), Civ3 (had to wait on first expansion pack), Civ4.

We have been playing this way for years. Hopefully they will fix in first expansion like they did with civ3.

 

[woodshadows]

Yeah, I'm really not a fan of having 8 players to a standard sized map, it gives each civ far too much room, which means you spend half the game building cities and if you want a war you have to travel super far away before you can reach anyone. i'd much rather everyone have room for maybe 3 cities, with loads of civs all crammed together fighting tooth and nail for the limited land, right from early on.