Future Update - Speculation Thread

[Gedemon]

It's an app rather than a depot. Perhaps they are waiting for us to make another snappy name suggestion before they put the depot up.

I'd like to propose something quite simple, like "Source".

 

[UWHabs]

Actually, delegations have always been annoying to me. Why can you refuse a delegation and not get retribution? You should have a negative relations modifier if you refuse. Genghis Khan used the execution of delegations as a casus belli, why shouldn't AI, or us? Imagine if you refused a Mongolian delegation (because of their combat bonuses with visibility and that receiving delegations doesn't really help you unless you have no money) and then the Mongols came down in a turn later with the intention of sacking your cities.

Also, the idea of having to balance your diplomatic relations sounds quite nice, but I can't think of much else what you could really do with it in regards to civilizations...

Maybe you need envoys as delegates for trade with civs? If you haven't sent this amount of envoys, you don't get bonuses to trade, have deals, or alliances with that civ?

You could also have a modern function to "expel delegates", which would effectively remove a civ's delegation. That would essentially be equivalent to denouncing a player without really the intention to go to war.

But yeah, to do any of this, you would need a larger overhaul to diplomacy. One point I pondered a while back was to essentially merge all of the diplomatic-like resources (envoys, governors, spies, etc...) into a single resource pool, and then being able to use that however you want to manage. You would obviously need to rebalance things, since obviously one envoy is not equivalent to a spy or a governor title, but it would also tie in. Basically if you want to isolate yourself, you would spend all those titles on governors for your cities and basically shun the outside world. Or perhaps you want to play the diplomacy game with the AI, and that gives you less power over city-states. But obviously that would require a larger change to diplomacy so that it actually was worth it to keep relations with the AI.

 

[Casworon]

So we have five DLC app's now?

I am now moving towards the 'season pass' idea. Whether it's just going to be leaders to game mechanics we have yet to see though

 

[durfal]

Since the last App has no name yet and we know they listen to us can I suggest "Finishing"or "Atthefinish" so we know that the wait is almost over?

 

[Inawordyes]

I find the new app interesting, because we've had five smoke branches for awhile but only four DLCs, so whatever Runner and Plaid are must be pretty close to being complete, if not entirely already, if the fifth one is finally far enough along to show itself as an app now (sans depot, but that will be forthcoming).

 

[Atlas627]

I propose the name "fanatic"

 

[Jkchart]

That would work, but I hate the game's espionage system. I just keep spies parked on all of my IZ's (and Spaceports, if I have them).

I way prefer this espionage system to the failure of the Civ V system though. Steal tech which took forever and rig city state elections, that's my options. Found it so useless.

 

[Wielki Hegemon]

OFC use OurFanaticsCode Future Update - Speculation Thread

 

[Kimiimaro]

OFC use OurFanaticsCode Future Update - Speculation Thread

Going back through it... What kind of heresy is not to use purple for Byzantium?

 

[leandrombraz]

Name it IndoorHorse, in reference to this:

 

[Wielki Hegemon]

Soon and Plaid are references to this:

In this case scenario, the next patch name will be Schwartz.
Unless they comb the forum and use The Code

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Soon and Plaid are references to this:

In this case scenario, the next patch name will be Schwartz.
Unless they comb the forum and use The Code

SoonTM is a game fandom meme that was suggested here.

 

[Wielki Hegemon]

Yeah, I know. Blizzard and stuff. Honestly, I prefer the DLC was called Not Soon which is as we know sooner than a traditional Soon.

 

[acluewithout]

I call, and raise you with a new DLC depot (no name so far)

It's an app rather than a depot.

So we have five DLC app's now?

Oh. My. God. Can they just make an announcement already!?!

Honestly. This is beyond tedious.

 

[James_Champagne]

Oh. My. God. Can they just make an announcement already!?!

Honestly. This is beyond tedious.

Yeah, it got exciting a few weeks back when it seemed like things were in motion, but this thread is starting to feel like the Winter Update version 2.0 thread.

 

[adrifranchise]

I know 2K is probably not letting them say anything and it is pretty impressive they have gone this long without a leak. they should name it "2Blinks" for the old phrase of blinking twice to help send a inconspicuous message

 

[ShahJahanII]

Oh. My. God. Can they just make an announcement already!?!

Honestly. This is beyond tedious.

I mean, no one's asking you to sit around refreshing this thread for clues. They even said that it would be a while before they could announce anything. Making a game fun and bug-free is tough, especially if you're working from home. Let's all have some patience.

 

[Wielki Hegemon]

No one asking anyone to play the game as well.
It is not the best argument both for FRX Marketing and CivFanatics don't you think?

 

[Gyrofalcon]

If we look at the other 4 apps, they all got their name the next day at 05:00 UTC
But not the last one...

 

[King of Prussia]

If we are going for spaceballs references, i am guessing we will find out on May 4th. Instead of may the force be with you, it will be may the schwartz be with you.