O.K. Here it goes.. I would like to start with saying that despite it's shortcomings, I actually do enjoy the game, but being a long time fan I just couldn't stay silent with what they have (haven't!!) done with the civilopedia. I follow the forum quite regularly, and haven't seen a topic devoted to this; if there was one already, please excuse the redundancy.
The problem is: Civilopedia is in wikipedia's terms full of stub articles & the interface is just not as useful as it used to be!! As a side effect of this I never ever use the civilopedia, and I utilized it quite often up until this game.
Example 1: Notice how the tech is summarized when you hover over in Civ4..In Civ5 only 'biology is displayed. Also Civ4 lists all the units that use oil.. No such thing in Civ5.. Also take not of the color coded text. Again nothing in civ 5!
Example 2: Now let's compare the gunships. Civ5 doesn't care to list the promotions, but both list the stats etc. Also both mention added bonus vs armored/tank units. Of course the civ 5 doesn't tell you when you hover over it.. See example 3 to see what happen when you click the bonus vs tank button.
Example 3: Are you kidding me?!?! The explanation under bonus vs. tank is "bonus vs tank"... No *** Sherlock!! This new civilopedia just pisses me off!
The show could go on but I have to give it a rest for now. I'm sure there are many other fellow civvers that are frustrated in a similar fashion. I know that game is bugged with other issues, but I had to point this out. If it weren't for the manual that came out before the game, I would be totally lost the first time I played it. I still have to go back and check it out for some statistical data, because it isn't in Civilopedia.. Please someone explain to me, how is this streamlining if I'm doing extra work to get to simple information?
And the worst part is, since it's not a 'bug', I don't see this getting fixed any time soon. I just can't believe how they killed the great encyclopedia of the game
P.S. I was going to recommend starting a list of ridiculous articles of civilopedia to draw some attention, but the length of the list would be overwhelming. This feature clearly needs a complete overhaul.
The problem is: Civilopedia is in wikipedia's terms full of stub articles & the interface is just not as useful as it used to be!! As a side effect of this I never ever use the civilopedia, and I utilized it quite often up until this game.
Example 1: Notice how the tech is summarized when you hover over in Civ4..In Civ5 only 'biology is displayed. Also Civ4 lists all the units that use oil.. No such thing in Civ5.. Also take not of the color coded text. Again nothing in civ 5!
Spoiler :
Example 2: Now let's compare the gunships. Civ5 doesn't care to list the promotions, but both list the stats etc. Also both mention added bonus vs armored/tank units. Of course the civ 5 doesn't tell you when you hover over it.. See example 3 to see what happen when you click the bonus vs tank button.
Spoiler :
Example 3: Are you kidding me?!?! The explanation under bonus vs. tank is "bonus vs tank"... No *** Sherlock!! This new civilopedia just pisses me off!
Spoiler :
The show could go on but I have to give it a rest for now. I'm sure there are many other fellow civvers that are frustrated in a similar fashion. I know that game is bugged with other issues, but I had to point this out. If it weren't for the manual that came out before the game, I would be totally lost the first time I played it. I still have to go back and check it out for some statistical data, because it isn't in Civilopedia.. Please someone explain to me, how is this streamlining if I'm doing extra work to get to simple information?
And the worst part is, since it's not a 'bug', I don't see this getting fixed any time soon. I just can't believe how they killed the great encyclopedia of the game
P.S. I was going to recommend starting a list of ridiculous articles of civilopedia to draw some attention, but the length of the list would be overwhelming. This feature clearly needs a complete overhaul.