Arioch's Analyst Thread

[V. Soma]

wait are you saying there was a pop up saying that the official name for the cities defense value has changed to city combat strength or did you just make that up because for some reason you think that defense can't be increased only strength.

pop-up, yes, just watch that video

or see my next post here

 

[V. Soma]

city combat strength:

 

[Schuesseled]

ah okay then. IT IS CONFIRMED!

 

[GeoModder]

The Krawall picture the link refers to seems to be taken on a map of Earth.
I recognize the east coast of Africa, the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent...

http://www.krawall.de/web/picture/id,17/type,game/content,8380/

 

[stealth_nsk]

The Krawall picture the link refers to seems to be taken on a map of Earth.

Great find! And the map is supposed to be quite large - if proportions are correct, it's about 200 tiles wide.

Edit: Wrong. Compared this to the giant Earth map for Civ4:
http://civilization4.filefront.com/file/Gigant_Earth_Map_24_civs;70198
It's 2-3 times wider. So I suggest the Civ5 Earth map to be about 80x40.

 

[Tomice]

I'm quite sure that's a scenario, maybe some "cradle of civilization" map.

Nice find with the modern techs. Waht do you think about the slider position?

 

[Mustakrakish]

Did you guys see the strategic resources on the official? http://www.civilization5.com/#/community/feature_strategic_resources

 

[jtb47]

The Krawall picture the link refers to seems to be taken on a map of Earth.
I recognize the east coast of Africa, the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent...

http://www.krawall.de/web/picture/id,17/type,game/content,8380/

Die „Original“-Karte unserer Erde ist übrigens gleich in verschiedenen Versionen im Spiel enthalten. Ebenso eine USA- sowie eine „Eiszeit“-Karte.

there are several earth maps included, as well as an US map and an ice age map.

another interesting fact: ranging units can be upgraded to be able to fire over obstacles (i.e. mountains)

...Fernkampfeinheiten haben nun tatsächlich allesamt eine Reichweite von mehreren Feldern, schießen weiter, wenn ihr sie auf einer Anhöhe platziert, und können ein Upgrade erwerben, mit dem sie auch über Hindernisse, wie beispielsweise Berge, feuern können.

and here are news to the research agreement

...Für 250 Gold gehen hier zwei Nationen ein Abkommen ein und forschen fortan gemeinsam an einer unbekannten Technologie. Nach Ablauf der festgelegten Rundenzahl bekommt jeder Vertragspartner nach dem Zufallsprinzip eine seiner gerade zugänglichen Entdeckungen kostenlos zugeteilt...

each nation pays 250 gold for researching an unknown technology. After a fixed number of turns each nation gets a random technology. damn, i thought i can chose the technology.

 

[12agnar0k]

Another German Preview with some new Screenshots (among other things a shoot of the late Industral Era/Modern Era Tech-Tree).
And it confirm different World map versions (The Previewer play's one), Ice-Age map and a map of the USA.

http://www.krawall.de/web/Civilization_V/preview/id,55282/

Translated link

So non-germans can read the text.

Plenty of new data to work through this week eh Arioch

 

[Aussie_Lurker]

Did you guys see the strategic resources on the official? http://www.civilization5.com/#/community/feature_strategic_resources

Wow, only *six* Strategic Resources. Is it just me, or does that seem like a small number? Shame that copper is missing-I kind of liked the buzz of finding that after I got bronze working!

Aussie.

 

[Tomice]

Quote:
...Fernkampfeinheiten haben nun tatsächlich allesamt eine Reichweite von mehreren Feldern, schießen weiter, wenn ihr sie auf einer Anhöhe platziert, und können ein Upgrade erwerben, mit dem sie auch über Hindernisse, wie beispielsweise Berge, feuern können.

jtb47, you didn't translate an important part:

Ranged units all FIRE OVER MULTIPLE TILES and FIRE FURTHER WHEN ON HIGH GROUND.

I haven't seen this confirmed anywhere, especially the second thing. For the first statement so far we only had this screen as hint AFAIK:

 

[Schuesseled]

I think all this new information should be taken with a pinch of salt.

 

[Tomice]

Yes, Schuesseled, absolutely.

There's hardly a review where I don't see a mistake or an oversimplification of stuff we already know better. But then again, also when relying on screens, builds may change, so nothing is guaranteed

 

[Schuesseled]

Industrial Era Tech Tree:

Last two tiers of Industrial Era Tech Tree + First Tier of Modern Era

Electricity(15), - Destroyer, Dunno, Aluminum
Replacable Parts(15), - Cavalry?, Rifleman?, Statue of Liberty?
Railroad(15), - Dunno, Railroad Improvement
Dynamite(15?), - Dunno,
Refridgeration(18), - Submarine?, Oil Rig/Platform
Telegraph(18), - Battleship, Dunno, Dunno
Radio(18), - Artillery?
Flight(18), - Dunno, Fighter
Combustion(18), - Tank
Plastics(21), - Hoover Dam, Dunno
Penicillin(21), - Hospital?
Electronics(21), - Dunno
Mass Media(21), - UN?
Radar(21), - Bomber, Dunno, Dunno
Atomic Theory(21) - Manhattan Project, Atomic Bomb (definetly not an ICMB)

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Promotion Drill 2:

Musketman - +20% combat strength when fighting in rough terrain (forest, jungle, hills)

New Promotion

 

[mike_cf]

Ahem, every tech from an era tier has the SAME cost?

 

[theis81]

Trireme has 5 movement, 6 strength, and 4 ranged attack

The trireme has an upgrade that looks like movement. Movement 5 would be a bit crazy anyway, so I assume it is movement 4.

 

[Schuesseled]

hmmm yes it does appear so. (on both counts)

 

[SammyKhalifa]

I was kind of assuming that Triremes would not have ranged attacks.

 

[Windsor]

Isn't ranged attack on a trireme a bit strange?

 

[mike_cf]

Maybe it's a ballista trireme?