Civilization VII - Antiquity Age Developer Livestream (9/12) Discussion

[Eagle Pursuit]

Hold on is Legatus gonna get a name list as well

I'm hoping they can use a list like the ones in Civ 6 for Spies and Archeologists. I don't like having all these promotions and not having a way to distinguish Commanders at a glance.

 

[Elhoim]

The thing I can’t stop thinking about is the removal of Great People. What is everyone else’s thoughts on that (I know there is a unique equivalent for Civs but it still feels weird)

I always hated the competitive aspect and the order randomization it had on Civ 6, so I'm fine with it. It was fine in 4 and 5, but at the end of the day it felt like more trackers and bloat.

 

[dagriggstar]

"Show factories"

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Wildcard option for third mystery faction “linked” to Rome - what if it’s like the Mongols but instead of control x horses it’s control 3 sources of Iron ? Or some other similar goal achieved during gameplay ?

 

[chaosprophet]

Wildcard option for third mystery faction “linked” to Rome - what if it’s like the Mongols but instead of control x horses it’s control 3 sources of Iron ? Or some other similar goal achieved during gameplay ?

Did you mean to the Normans? If yes, then I also think most likely the third hidden way to unlock it, besides coming from Greece or Rome, would be some generic one that any civ could in theory accomplish.

 

[dagriggstar]

I was getting more at the whole Normans are the second option listed, the locked options appear as though they may be in alphabetical order, therefore in the spoiler free version of the game there may be three options to pick from. Most of that speculation is happening in the Normans thread I guess.

Not much else to go on in terms of what those other two not Normans options would be.

 

[Rajendran_P]

I liked the Next Turn Wheel. The design is nice and includes other selections…total 8.

 

[Meluhhan]

Mauryan theme sounds great. Buddhist chanting?

Just confirmed by Andrew.

On listening to the entire Mauryan theme uploaded here, looks like it actually consists of three different hymns associated with three different ancient Dharmic religions of India. The initial chant is the Namokar mantra, a Prakrit hymn associated with Jainism. The second chant, as @Andrew Johnson [FXS] rightly pointed during the stream, is a Buddhist chant in Pali about taking refuge in the Three Jewels of Buddhism. The last part and the oldest among the three is a Sanskrit mantra from the Rigveda dedicated to the Vedic deity Brihaspati.

Interestingly, as the worship of Vedic deities declined, some of the characteristics of Brihaspati were transferred to Ganesha and this Rigvedic hymn is often used in worship of Ganesha today. Co-incidentally, India right now is in the midst of the ten days long Ganeshotsav, a religious- cultural festival dedicated to Ganesha and perhaps the largest festival in Western parts of India. So if you were to be in these parts of India now, it is very likely that you would hear this chant from many homes, temples and pandals.

So, kudos to the team responsible for this theme for representing the three largest religious traditions simultaneously competing and co-existing in India during the days of the Mauryan empire.

 

[borad]

I could post this in many places… but posts like the above, triggered by some game, are cool.

 

[chaosprophet]

I'm ashamed I missed such an important detail on the stream when I first watched... the emBARK pun, loved it!