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Could he be Maui, the Polynesian Gilgamesh?
My guess would be the similarities between the Chemamull and the Moai (which was part of the Polynesian V iteration).Why would Polynesia/Maori steal thunder from the Mapuche?The Mapuche aren't a naval based Civ.
I think Norway shouldn't have gotten the early sailing into deep ocean ability. They were always sailing relatively close to the coast (Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland), not crossing over the Atlantic Ocean without making landfall.
I think it depends on the kind of Polynesia. Would it make sense for a Maori civ to have a canoes that are better than Triremes or even Quadriremes? Or would they rather get a warrior replacement as UU and the island/coastal civ gets covered by a UA/ULA?
Yeah, I'd think it would be quite a different civ in that case. Maori had been on my wishlist only because I think the leader animation would be very cool.I think it depends on the kind of Polynesia. Would it make sense for a Maori civ to have a canoes that are better than Triremes or even Quadriremes? Or would they rather get a warrior replacement as UU and the island/coastal civ gets covered by a UA/ULA?
Unless it simply isn't finished (and that seems very odd to have not finished), I don't see how that could possibly be Maori. Ta Moko, which is actually chiseled into the skin not punctured as like a traditional tattoo, is integral to the Maori cultural identity. However, the other items are all fairly commonplace in the Polynesian region. The use of red and swords would suggest, to me, he is one of the Tu'i Tonga. Although the pendant may be a stylized version of an outrigger and we get a Hawai'i dynasty. But again without the Ta Moko, I think Maori is easy to rule out.
Something that I recently found out that irks now is that he should've been blond. It's something else to look forward to if that blonde queen does turn out to be true.
I think a Tongan leader is highly unlikely. The Maori have been demanded by many Civ players. Why would Firaxis not give in to that demand and instead choose some obscure Tongan leader? Is the Tongan market that important?Plus he lacks the Tu'i Tonga headdress.
Mark my words, this guy is a Maori leader. Whoever created the model messed up on accuracy.![]()
There are roughly 600,000 Maori in NZ (possibly just as many overseas) most of whom will have significant European heritage too. Samoans are 200,000 ish and Tongans 100,000 ish (again more will live overseas) though both of those groups will have way less mixed heritage than the Maori. Fijians are a significant population of Pacific Islanders with 900,000 ish; but they are Melanesian, not Polynesian.
So the Samoans and Tongans deserve representation in Civ over the Maori because they are less mixed?I know their cultures are older than the Maori, but....
Still, the leaked leader doesn't look like a T'ui Tonga ruler, any Samoan ruler I've seen depictions of, or a Hawaiian ruler. I still keep going back to Hongi Hika.![]()
With the Maori, Firaxis can have a Polynesian Civ, and not have to add a post-colonial New Zealand Civ.![]()
Of course it could be unfinished. It's not supposed to be public yet. It's not even supposed to be leaked yet. It would like releasing an x-ray of a person and commenting on the lack of clothing.Unless it simply isn't finished (and that seems very odd to have not finished), I don't see how that could possibly be Maori.
frankenstein branch just got axed. It hadn't been touched since last November.
on halloween how appropriatefrankenstein branch just got axed.
I can't point to any sources, feels like civ lore, but I'm under the impression that there is/was a group of testers referred to as Frankenstein, some of whom have participated in these forums, related to past versions of civ....I'm curious about this frankenstein branch.....![]()
I can't point to any sources, feels like civ lore, but I'm under the impression that there is/was a group of testers referred to as Frankenstein, some of whom have participated in these forums, related to past versions of civ....
I think they never tested DLC with the Frankenstein group beforehand, so it must be something like that.So does this mean that closed-beta testing of the 2nd expansion is started or will soon start?