[GS] Gathering Storm Screenshots Discussion Thread

[Giskler]

Queue interface tweaked.

 

[Giskler]

LOL CANADA CONFIRMED!!!

 

[j51]

Pikeman still weaksauce.

Only sort of, maybe? They don't require spending resources like swords/muskets will, no?

 

[Kurtbob]

I thought I saw that Professional Army meant you only needed 50% of the resources, too, as well as 50% of the gold. So just as powerful as before. Arguably more powerful.

You are right

 

[Siptah]

LOL CANADA CONFIRMED!!!

Facepalm! Which civ doesn't have enough mountains of their own so that Canada got to name one?

Edit: could it come from the Cree as well? Hopefully, they would not use the modern english name...

 

[Giskler]

 

[AriochIV]

New unit at Castles (Courser?)

That's the Black Army.

 

[Trav'ling Canuck]

IZ's also still weaksauce, but possibly the new power system will be enough of a boost for them.

I did laugh when Ed suggested to Carl that he could get to the Industrial Age faster by building 3 Workshops. Carl ignored him. Livestream or not, Carl clearly wasn't going to feed the fallacy that IZs are something to build early.

 

[Giskler]

Railroads are constructed and ME can use charges to Canals and Dams confirmed.

 

[Trav'ling Canuck]

Which civ doesn't have enough mountains of their own so that Canada got to name one?

To be fair, we have enough different ranges we can easily share.

And don't get me started on rivers ...

 

[AriochIV]

Convert to coal power is a project? So Coal plants usually don't give power except if you do a project?

My guess is that it converts from one type of powerplant to another. Not that you would normally want to downgrade, but it's possible.

 

[DWilson]

Well, is there overlap of the Cree lands (as depicted in the game, mostly Western Cree) and that mountain/mountain range?

 

[darkace77450]

Convert to coal power is a project? So Coal plants usually don't give power except if you do a project?

I'm guessing it's a project so you'll have the choice between increased production from fossil fuels or remaining environmentally friendly (read: not being destroyed by nature's wrath).

 

[UWHabs]

Facepalm! Which civ doesn't have enough mountains of their own so that Canada got to name one?

Edit: could it come from the Cree as well? Hopefully, they would not use the modern english name...

Probably a few like Hungary or the Netherlands. It could also be that they were too lazy to fill in the lists for all the civs, or that they were more strict when naming mountain ranges (I mean, it's not like Britain really has a whole lot of mountain ranges either).

 

[Giskler]

Well, is there overlap of the Cree lands (as depicted in the game, mostly Western Cree) and that mountain/mountain range?

Mackenzie Mountains are nowhere near Cree lands.

 

[Disgustipated]

wasn't going to feed the fallacy that IZs are something to build early.

Well this was actually Ed's game, not Carl's. Ed only built 2 IZ's anyways so it was a moot point.

 

[Kouvb593kdnuewnd]

Sweden is confirmed to be in as Bologna now have Stockholm's ability.

 

[UWHabs]

Sweden is confirmed to be in as Bologna now have Stockholm's ability.

Between that, the Canada "confirmation" of the mountain range, the leaked list of civs looks pretty spot on right now.

 

[Giskler]

Aqueducts handy to build in cities that can be hit by droughts. Also boosted by Geothermal Fissures.

 

[Phoenix1595]

Sweden is confirmed to be in as Bologna now have Stockholm's ability.

On a related note, I am happy that Bologna is included. While I am not a fan of “Italy” as a civ, I do feel that the medieval Italian city-states need representation in a game about civilization, and was a little disappointed that an Italian city-state civ/CS was not included in the last round after we saw that plague scene in the trailer. Hopefully, Venice or Milan also make an appearance, even if as a CS.