Did they change the quantity of turns?

[ori]

The only game I've played it was 2020 and it said 79 more turns left. Am I under the impression that game now end in 2100? And not 2050?

No it still ends in 2050 - but the game now progresses in months not years...

 

[_alphaBeta_]

Just to summarize:
Quick: was 320 is now 330
Normal: was 460 is now 500
Epic: was 660 is now 750
Marathon: was 1200 is now 1500

So we have the new turn count. Can we have a summary of research, building and unit build modifiers for each speed?

 

[IronCrown]

@Underdawg: Ok, that proves it is possible to complete a game without actually playing... you have a tiny empire, are far behind in score and don't seem to do anything. If that's how you like it that's ok, of course, but I wouldn't call it playing.

 

[VilleDick]

No it still ends in 2050 - but the game now progresses in months not years...

Gotchya, thanks, that clears up some confusion I had.

 

[Underdawg]

@Underdawg: Ok, that proves it is possible to complete a game without actually playing... you have a tiny empire, are far behind in score and don't seem to do anything. If that's how you like it that's ok, of course, but I wouldn't call it playing.

Well I just wanted to show the extreme, I wasn't actually really playing (built some cottages then automated the workers the rest of the way and just built built built, you should see all my wonders - I whipped them all), else I'd have attacked Suryavarman ages ago. I didn't actually want to spend an additional full two hours or more.

But yes, I was rash in saying I could complete it in a time even remotely close to one hour. It's been a while since I've played normal (the only time I play normal is during the GOTMs). 3-8 hours (Hey, just like Firaxis said in that interview!) is a more realistic time frame. Especially when going for domination. BTW, is there a rally point key in this game? It's quite annoying to always have to order that rifleman that your capital makes in one turn to fortify or move and whatnot.

 

[IronCrown]

Ok, that sounds better

To set a rally point, select one or more cities (click the city bar), then shift+rightclick on the target tile. (If you want to set the rally point in a city, that city must not be selected.)