Friday's PAX talk (with overview)

[Louis XXIV]

Did he definitely use the word "either"?

 

[anandus]

From the 2K forums, Cepheus was at the PAX, he wrote this (nothing new, though):

I also saw the civ V walk through yesterday. Faith accrues like culture but with different things generating it (shrines, temples etc). Religous mechanic is very cool and customizable. You select a pantheon of gods early on that give you different bonunses (demoed Goddess of the Hunt who gives bonus of +1 food for each camp). Then when you found a religion you select a benefit for the founding city and a benefit for the following cities (yours and others where it spreads).

Archer line is now a full set and does not get folded in to gunpowder so you don't loose all those good ranged promos.

New unit eras (demoed the Great War WWI with machine gunners early air planes and tanks/landships)

Espionage is interesting too, but much more abstract than in Civ IV. I was kind of overwhelmed by info at that point so will not comment on it much. If I have a lull in the day I will try to go back and get another viewing. I am looking to see if they are having an open Q and A session later.
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Also Byzantium Confirmed with Theodora

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Did he definitely use the word "either"?

I think all he meant was that between those two, he didn't know which one it had, maybe there's more Unique Luxuries, but that CS has only either of the two.

 

[nokmirt]

Did he definitely use the word "either"?

I am going to watch it again later to see, but I think he did say either.

 

[2K Greg]

The change to 100 hit points sounds great

Offtopic: When Greg goes zombie mode the camera man should have zoomed in on Dennis. Maybe it's just me, but it really annoyed me - sound and no video worked better for me

Haha what do you mean by zombie mode?? I haven't had a chance to watch my own interview yet but I'm sure I will be horrified.

 

[Jalkaa]

Quote:
Originally Posted by gullgutten View Post
"Trying to win the game the same way as us" has been removed from G&K as a diplomatic modifier alltogether. Good one!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonci View Post
He said that in the "Fall of Rome" scenario, if you choose eastern or western roman empire, you get some forced culture so you have to choose policies that are actually negative, so you become less effective throughout the game.
Can't find either in the stream.

Around 1:15:30 Shirk talks a little about changes to the diplomatic AI. This is just after discussing the improvment of AI Naval warfare

 

[The_J]

Haha what do you mean by zombie mode??

If I should guess: The camera is been once or twice been on you while looking at the tablet, that looked a bit strange. but just a guess.

I haven't had a chance to watch my own interview yet but I'm sure I will be horrified.

I have to say that I personally found the whole thing quite good.
Surprised that this worked pretty flawless, and that I could follow the interview most of the time (considering that I'm not a native speaker).
If today and tomorrow will be the same, then you'll have done a pretty good job on the whole thing (IMHO).

Around 1:15:30 Shirk talks a little about changes to the diplomatic AI. This is just after discussing the improvment of AI Naval warfare

thanks, found it .

 

[GeoModder]

On Carthage's UA: 't might have been better if their units could cross mountains if a GG sat on it.
Oh, and "Mountain Citadel" anyone? Wonder if a GG could do that.

 

[Camikaze]

Haha what do you mean by zombie mode?? I haven't had a chance to watch my own interview yet but I'm sure I will be horrified.

Probably means the moments you were trying to read the comments and listen to what Dennis was saying at the same time, leaving your brain far too preoccupied to worry about striking the most photogenic (videogenic?) pose.

Nice interview though. I imagine live interaction like that is kinda hard to coherently manage.

 

[snipperrabbit!!]

Greg, it was during a long answer from Dennis and you were probably arranging your thougts for the next question !

 

[GeoModder]

Haven't seen it mentioned before, but if I heard correctly in the interview, the Great Admiral should heal all neighbouring units when expended (like the Great General makes a Citadel when expended).

 

[Louis XXIV]

Are they showing the demo today or tomorrow?

 

[GeoModder]

I thought tomorrow.

 

[The_J]

There's some reason behind this thread .
Demo on Sunday, today more interviews.

Edit: 10 minutes left, and I have to go offline now...

 

[anandus]

I'm a bit confused about the 'cathedral-belief' (@ about 1:13).
Is it a certain specific cultural building you can buy with faith or does it mean you can buy any cultural building with faith?

Are they showing the demo today or tomorrow?

According to the official site tomorrow

I am going to watch it again later to see, but I think he did say either.

@1:20 "mercantile gives you additional happiness. once you become their ally. And they have a unique luxury either porcelain or jewelry that only they provide and only to their allies"

 

[ShahJahanII]

Wow! Just popped in now. I am slightly disappointed that they picked another European civ for the last 3. If there was indeed another civ, I would have preferred Portugal. But I really love Austria's trait. The Huns seem pretty disappointing. Really weak UA, I hope they make up for it with better UUs. I am curious as to what Ethiopia will be like. Probably another faith-based ability. Carthage doesn't seem very interesting either.

 

[Scaramanga]

Austrian UA might sound something like "Hapsburg Dynasty" methinks.

 

[Gucumatz]

Or what about

"Holy Alliance" for Austria's UA name.

 

[anandus]

Or what about

"Holy Alliance" for Austria's UA name.

"Holy Roman Empire"

 

[Buccaneer]

The current AI "can do amphibious invasions." It is merely incompetent at doing so. This is not a new feature.

These kind of qualitative statements are utterly worthless. "The AI will be better." Right, sure it will. They've been saying that for more than a year.

Yeah, remember back in pre-release when Greg streamed a demo playing against France? Some of us commented that Napoleon should've attempted a much easier naval invasion instead of going the long way around by land (it was into the modern era, I believe). Greg said, after being pestered about it, that they had and failed. To this day, I believed they had not ever attempted to do so and they knew that it was a glaring weakness.