Coming back, some questions concerning the state of the game.

[allypower]

I left Civ 5 a while ago due to unplayable, unmoddable state of the game it was in when i it first come out.

At the time, Civ 5 made my graphic card overheat every time while games such as Skyrim had not. The moddablity of the game concerning units were also impossible. There was no way to import custom units into the game. I followed the tutorial but couldn't get my unit graphic to show up in game.

So after two years of letting Firaxis fixing it, I am trying to come back to see how the game is coming along (the steam God and King sale was a plus). With that I have some questions.

1. Will it overheat my computer again? Back then my computer spec was: CPU: i7core quad, 2.8 Ghz. Memory: 8 GB. Graphics: ATI Radeon 5700 series, 1 GB of dedicated graphic (however when I ran a check it only showed 730 MB). My computer now is the same except with the GeForce 660 GTX ti, 2 GB of dedicated graphic and a new power supply 700W (compared to the old one 350W)

2. Is it still impossible to create your own unit graphics? Back then the Nexus Stone Indie Buddy program didn't work for me. I couldn't convert .blend, .max, .nif nor .maya to granny 2 files. My models did not have any animation but I expected to show up. The tutorial maybe was confusing. If this is possible, can anyone point me to a comprehensive, step by step tutorial, I would be grateful.

3. Concerning Multiplayer - mainly hotseat. I know 6 months into release they added the hotseat capability. My question is how stable is it. Is it possible to run a game full course in hotseat without crashing?

4. Just a random question, has anyone figured out a way to create a varied stack in the game to help the madness of too many units without be able to move? When I mean varied stack I mean maybe some unit has weight, say warrior has weight 1, a tank would have weight 8, and maybe a tile can have a maximum capacity, where you can fit 8 warriors but only 1 tank.

Thanks

 

[ense7en]

Overheating your PC was and is not a Civ issue, it's a PC issue.

Not sure what would have been wrong, but PSU sounded pretty weak.

Unless there is something wrong with your hardware, it will run just fine.

Cannot help with the other questions, sorry.

 

[pennjersey83]

I play on a 2010 dual core 2.13 ghz laptop with Integrated Intel i3 graphics, 4 gb RAM, and I've never faced on overheating problem. I blow dust out of my fan with compressed air once a month. My laptop is not meant for gaming AT ALL but Gods and Kings seems to run great. The turn timers are pretty quick (10-20 seconds) even on my basic setup. I use DX9 and it seems they've improved the speed of this game since initial release

 

[akashsara]

Pretty sure it won't overheat.
My computer has far worse specs and CiV runs great.

 

[compwiz1202]

The heat could have somewhat to do with the game. I never overheated, but there was a time in the beginning where it got fairly hot. It doesn't get so hot anymore and I haven't made any hardware changes. Although I suppose it could have been driver updates that improved it also.

 

[Rellin]

The heat is your computer, not the game.

 

[apocalypse105]

The heat is your computer, not the game.

if games like gta 4 skyrin , and call of duty doesn't cause overheating

but a game like civ 5 wh has lover requirements there is a problem with the game mechanic the 1 unit per tile makes it that the computer overheads

 

[Rellin]

My computer runs the game fine, same as the thousands of other people who are not posting about heat issues. Get better or more fans, clean your system, etc etc. Just because you have a heat issue on your computer does not mean it is caused by the game. The game may make your computer run more hot for whatever reason, but the problem can only be fixed on your end. The game runs fine.