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[Menocchio]

Modern Crisis policies? Interesting! If anything, making ideologies into some kind of "endgame" is the way to go with them. I'd say one of the big issues with Modern in VII is that it feels the least consequential, the most "so what?" of the three, which crises (done well) could alleviate.

 

[Ryansinbela]

Even if there is no 4th age, there should be some crisises to push the player

 

[Siptah]

As they are called traditions and seem to stem from ideologies, doesn't that mean that there would be a continuation after the 4th age, where depending on your ideology in the 3rd one, you gain these traditions? This doesn't necessarily confirm a full 4th age, but together with the useless legacy points you collect during the 3rd one, this strongly suggests that *something* will happen after the 3rd age.

 

[stealth_nsk]

It's surely confirm Firaxis working on 4th age. Other than this, nothing big really.

 

[Ryansinbela]

Either that or these are merely placeholders for something scrapped

 

[Jkchart]

Even if there is no 4th age, there should be some crisises to push the player

Highly agree with this, and it would give a purpose to age progress besides a clock

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

So, it looks like the Ottomans were spotted in the Lakshmibai trailer. They were eventually going to be a given, but what does that mean about Iceland and a Pirate Republic civ?

 

[Ryansinbela]

I JUST NOTICED OH MY GOD

And they are modern too

 

[stealth_nsk]

So, it looks like the Ottomans were spotted in the Lakshmibai trailer. They were eventually going to be a given, but what does that mean about Iceland and a Pirate Republic civ?

No. The things we've seen are the things which Firaxis was testing, not some promise of release. They could even be some codenames.

P.S. I really hope neither of those 2 will go into the final game. With all respect to Iceland, there are much more populous nations with much longer periods of independence and much more historical impact, especially if we take into account how many civs are compete for European spots.

 

[Ryansinbela]

No. The things we've seen are the things which Firaxis was testing, not some promise of release. They could even be some codenames.

P.S. I really hope neither of those 2 will go into the final game. With all respect to Iceland, there are much more populous nations with much longer periods of independence and much more historical impact, especially if we take into account how many civs are compete for European spots.

But pirates funny

 

[queenpea]

They could even be some codenames.

“Iceland” must be code for “Exploration France” then!

 

[Ryansinbela]

“Iceland” must be code for “Exploration France” then!

How are those two thing similar
If anything it could be code for Denmark instead
Though if so this would be the first time codes have been used for civs

 

[queenpea]

How are those two thing similar
If anything it could be code for Denmark instead
Though if so this would be the first time codes have been used for civs

It was a joke. I don’t believe they are code for anything.

 

[Ryansinbela]

It was a joke. I don’t believe they are code for anything.

My head isn’t on straight today

 

[TheGhostEnthusiast]

This means that the age of an IP officially does not have to correspond to the age as a Civilization... very useful to know.

 

[Ryansinbela]

This means that the age of an IP officially does not have to correspond to the age as a Civilization... very useful to know.

Exploration Portugal fans rejoice

 

[Krikkit1]

This means that the age of an IP officially does not have to correspond to the age as a Civilization... very useful to know.

It also makes sense…plenty of entities would be empires/civs in one age and independent powers/ minor powers/ city states in a different age.

 

[wilcoxchar]

No. The things we've seen are the things which Firaxis was testing, not some promise of release. They could even be some codenames.

P.S. I really hope neither of those 2 will go into the final game. With all respect to Iceland, there are much more populous nations with much longer periods of independence and much more historical impact, especially if we take into account how many civs are compete for European spots.

I hope we get at least Iceland. The raiding side of the Vikings is already very well represented in past Civ games, but the actual exploration side of the Viking age has never really been touched on in any Civ game. An exploration age Iceland would be perfect to represent that side of the Viking age, and they could also touch on the Althing, which is unique to Iceland.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

I hope we get at least Iceland. The raiding side of the Vikings is already very well represented in past Civ games, but the actual exploration side of the Viking age has never really been touched on in any Civ game. An exploration age Iceland would be perfect to represent that side of the Viking age, and they could also touch on the Althing, which is unique to Iceland.

My only problem with Iceland is we'd need to have a Viking/Norse civ in Antiquity as well, which I think we'll get anyways, presumably for them to progress into.
In that regards I'd rather them go with Denmark, which doesn't have to be heavily portrayed in the Viking Age during Exploration, instead of having two Viking themed civs.

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

I hope we get at least Iceland. The raiding side of the Vikings is already very well represented in past Civ games, but the actual exploration side of the Viking age has never really been touched on in any Civ game. An exploration age Iceland would be perfect to represent that side of the Viking age, and they could also touch on the Althing, which is unique to Iceland.

To play Loki's Advocate here . . .

An Exploration Rus, Northmen or Norse with an emphasis on sea trading (including Navigable River trade, which is a New Thing in Civ VII and so with emphasizing) could model the Scandinavian expansion across Russia in that Age and thus act as another predecessor for Russia in Modern and provide another alternative Civ that can legitimately go after non-Distant Lands treasure resources. Think of it as a cross between Songhai and Bulgaria in that the Norse/Rus also raided when they could not trade.

It would also, of course, be a legitimate lead in to a Modern Age Sweden if and when they get around to it.

Iceland in Exploration (an Antiquity Iceland would be a Walrus or Seal Civ, since there weren't any people living there before 400 CE) would be a more thoroughly trade, exploration and possibly Cultural (the Eddas) Civ, and also a good predecessor to Modern Sweden or (long shot) America.