TheWilltoAct
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obtuse is just a good word, ya know? 
Mix RTS Combat with CIV
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LordMachiavelli
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I've played a couple games of Total War. Interesting, but I prefer Civ as a game. I'm sure it would also be huge to implement. New extension? The learning curve for the new player would also go up astronomically.
I like my games turn-based, and I suspect that may be pretty common among loyal Civ fans. I think a mod that exported your battle to a format that could be loaded up into Total War would be more feasible.
LM
I like my games turn-based, and I suspect that may be pretty common among loyal Civ fans. I think a mod that exported your battle to a format that could be loaded up into Total War would be more feasible.
LM
KrikkitTwo
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I really think this would be a BAD idea, Civ based combat is too detailed already, I generally think combat should be more abstract.
While this type of thing Could be fun, it wouldn't fit well with a game of Civ.
If you stripped down the other (non combat) parts to make civ like an RTS game generator, then it would be a fun game, but not the direction I would like to see in Civ V (probably good for Civ Rev 2 or something like that)
While this type of thing Could be fun, it wouldn't fit well with a game of Civ.
If you stripped down the other (non combat) parts to make civ like an RTS game generator, then it would be a fun game, but not the direction I would like to see in Civ V (probably good for Civ Rev 2 or something like that)
Sure, it could work.
But what do you want to bet that the devs would spend so much time on the shiny battles that the main, turn-based bit would suffer.
And, just as importantly, civ shouldn't be all about war. It's already the human player's greatest advantage - giving us greater control over combat would only make this imbalance even worse.
The changes I'd like to see are:
*Greatly improved performance on larger maps with lots of civs.
*A better AI - one that can build a decent economy without relying on bonuses, and fight a decent war without relying on superior numbers or a tech advantage.
*A deeper and more involved diplomatic system.
*Even more map and rule customisation options (a more balanced and predictable version of the SmartMap script would be a great start).
But what do you want to bet that the devs would spend so much time on the shiny battles that the main, turn-based bit would suffer.
And, just as importantly, civ shouldn't be all about war. It's already the human player's greatest advantage - giving us greater control over combat would only make this imbalance even worse.
The changes I'd like to see are:
*Greatly improved performance on larger maps with lots of civs.
*A better AI - one that can build a decent economy without relying on bonuses, and fight a decent war without relying on superior numbers or a tech advantage.
*A deeper and more involved diplomatic system.
*Even more map and rule customisation options (a more balanced and predictable version of the SmartMap script would be a great start).
marconos
Prince
Well it was just a thought 
After reading all the posts I will revoke my suggestion, you guys are probably right bad idea.
Going to have to look at total war though.
After reading all the posts I will revoke my suggestion, you guys are probably right bad idea.
Going to have to look at total war though.
