[NFP] March Update Video Discussion

[conorbebe]

Good to see Portugal officially confirmed, and can't help but notice that Firaxis are continuing not to rule out further content beyond the New Frontier Pass, so there is still hope for more Native American representation!

Love the choices for the new world wonders, as they consist of two which I've always wanted to see in the game! Although it's a little odd that Etemenanki only has six terraces, when it is famous for having seven...

Not very fussed about the zombie defence mode, but can we have that barricade improvement in normal games as well please?

 

[AntSou]

It seems they didn't miss any frames this time. Sad.

 

[Lord Lakely]

Also, it appeared that the ability to construct the Unique Improvement was available when the Unique Unit was outside of Portuguese territory.

So basically identical to Civ 5's Portugal Nau + Feitoria combo?

They better not rehash the other ideas. Civ 5 Portugal was my least favourite Civ in that game.

Anyway, Wetlands looks loads of fun with Vietnam, so that will be the game i'll play when the pack drops. (followed by Portugal on Island Plates I guess.)

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

Not very fussed about the zombie defence mode, but can we have that barricade improvement in normal games as well please?

Calling all modders! Calling ALL MODDERS!

 

[fy00sh]

If there is gonna be #OneMoreSeason I'm hoping for Navajo and Iroquois (though I might prefer they be called the Haudenosaunee), Tibet, and Hawai'i

Zombies mode looks disappointing. I've played Red Death once and know for sure my fave faction is Zombie Hordes, and yet this new mode just looks utterly boring. The fun part of Zombies is controlling them and yet that looks super situational in this mode. Also couldn't you just run the project til it's 1 turn from completion super early and then keep that production saved for later?

Also we still don't know what Zombie mutation strength is, right? or did i miss it?

 

[raen]

You have to love the music right? Portuguese fado + zombie talk, the never seen

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

You have to love the music right? Portuguese fado + zombie talk, the never seen

Once again, I say, it SLAPS.

So basically identical to Civ 5's Portugal Nau + Feitoria combo?

They better not rehash the other ideas. Civ 5 Portugal was my least favourite Civ in that game.

Anyway, Wetlands looks loads of fun with Vietnam, so that will be the game i'll play when the pack drops. (followed by Portugal on Island Plates I guess.)

I don't think they'll rehash it completely, just take some old ideas while interjecting some new ones.

 

[Vandlys]

I had a hunch this pack would have wonders and a new map.

You mean, aside from the fact that the NFP literally stated from the start back in the summer of 2020 that this last update would feature wonders and a new map? Yeah, I had a hunch too : P

 

[Wielki Hegemon]

You have to love the music right? Portuguese fado + zombie talk, the never seen

Relaxing fado would be the perfect soundtrack for hunting luxuries on distant continents. That's for sure.

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

But if you look at Xanadu at 0:46, you can clearly see it's an inland City.

Is Xanadu Babylonian?

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

Is Xanadu Babylonian?

No, but you said, and I quote:

To be fair it looks like an islands map where even Babylon has all it's cities built along the coast.

...Oops.

 

[James_Champagne]

So the new map is continents with more marsh? That is very... basic and dissapointing. The wonders look nice and Portugal will probably be fine but wow what a whimper to end the pass with.

Yeah, I was kind of hoping for maybe an official larger true Earth map that let you do more than 7 civs, so it's hard for me to get excited about this, but oh well.

Marsh Petra is cool.Google is telling me "Mesopotamian Marshes" are totally a thing as well, so not a out of place as I initially thought.

Some of the actual mechanics of zombie mode look cool (like traps/barricades/the spy mission), but what I wanted from the Zombies - a late game 'pandemic' placeholder to shake up the end game - is definitely not coming.

It basically just looks like another early game 'win harder' mechanism for the player - i.e. kill barbarians, make zombies, turn zombies, send against AI.

Was kind of hoping for an apocalyptic GAME OF THRONES-style Long Night zombie affair, this seems kind of basic tbh... feel like they could have done more with this mode

 

[shaglio]

Once again, I say, it SLAPS.

Yes, you've said this many times. Judging by the connotation in which you used it, I can only assume that this is a . . . good . . . thing?

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

Yes, you've said this many time. Judging by the connotation in which you used it, I can only assume that this is a . . . good . . . thing?

Your comment S-when people say something slaps, they mean it's good. Almost lost myself there.

 

[shaglio]

So basically identical to Civ 5's Portugal Nau + Feitoria combo?

Not exactly "identical" since the Naus in Civ 5 got a lump sum of gold when their ability was used in a CS territory (the value depended on how far the CS was away from Portugal's territory).

 

[João III]

It seems they didn't miss any frames this time. Sad.

 

[ehecatzin]

I don't dislike the wonders, they seem fine, nothing groundbreaking, if anything the Etemenanki will be nice to build if you've got the terrain for it or are Egypt, like so many other wonders.

Portugal I'm curious to see,

and zombies, meh, never using that one.

 

[Wielki Hegemon]

Actually, I am surprised how many people demanding a new season pass in comments. Perhaps, perhaps...

 

[bite]

Me: Few there was not another Mesopotamia civ as how would I fit it in.

Firaxis: Can I interest you in a Babylonian world wonder?

Me: why do you do this to me?

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

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How... HOW??!!! YOU HAVE SOME GOOD REFLEXES AND EYES, MY FRIEND.

My headcanon is that you posted this just to disprove @AntSou. I love it.