New Civ Game Guide: Iceland (Tides of Power)

[Lazy sweeper]

Is there any chance that some of this "Tides of power" DLC will be integrated into something
similar to the old "Major release update" with a bunch of civs included, wonder, new mechanics, etc,
or like a small "bundle" package of sort???

 

[Lazy sweeper]

Just had my first game with Iceland. They seem pretty good for very free culture wins. What I was particularly impressed with though was the Reykjaholt. Can absolutely print military units if you build around it a little.

How are gonne be feeding their units like?
Are they good at fishing and/or Agriculture??
Some particularly good icey bonuses???
Some new Ocean resources like Seals will give triple the ususal food output or anything that promotes a "colder" standard of living???

 

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

Vikingr Civilopedia entry.
and the unit emblem is very inaccurate. instead of dragonhead clinker galleys as seen in previous Civ games. what I see is actually towered Roman Polyreme (possibly heavy variants). Actual 'Longships' never has towers (at least until much later in 15-16th Century when navies of lower baltic countries already switched to towered cogs, which are taller and proven a successful countermeasures).

And also the entry itself
https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Víkingr_(Civ7)

The most famous aspect of Icelandic, and more broadly Norse, society is of course the Viking phenomenon. The Vikings (Old Norse víkingar) were the young warriors who sailed abroad each spring to raid the coasts and rivers of, predominantly, Europe. Their attacks were swift and brutal, and were made possible by the technology of their longships. These vessels were low and built around a flexible keel – thus the ship was shallow enough to navigate up rivers and malleable enough to brave the choppy waters of the North Atlantic. Before the longships, there were no warships in Europe that could access rivers, and so these waterways were not well-guarded, instead functioning as natural barriers. The Vikings took advantage of the low security, arriving at dawn to pull their ships up on the shores, rapidly raiding and pillaging before departing a few hours later, faster than the local lord could muster forces in response.

Except Byzantium. I don't think 'navy' (or armed fleets) anywhere west of Italy didn't exists, these feudal kingdoms might actually loaned civilian vessels for combat. or is this real ?

 

[Phrozen]

I believe the Royal Navy was founded in response to Norse raids and conquest. By the high middle ages in Europe there were certainly dedicated warships but the conversion of civilian ships into military vessels was a thing up to the mid1700s or so. Particularly in areas where population or ability to produce large specialized military vessels was limited or simply didn't exist.