jollywonk
Chieftain
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2016
- Messages
- 73
Isn't that what the new "alert" feature does? (I haven't tested it yet, and maybe there's a difference between sentry and alert.)
New patch 20 December
- Thread starter comatosedragon
- Start date
Isn't that what the new "alert" feature does? (I haven't tested it yet, and maybe there's a difference between sentry and alert.)
Sounds like sentry to me. From the notes, "Put a unit to sleep until they spot an enemy unit."
It indeed depends on how it will work out. I am however quite sceptical. I really liked the "Industrial Revolution" occuring, having something like a personal Ruhr Valley (+ the wonder of the same name if possible) in the core of my Empire was always very nice. It was an investment of production, time and planning to get there — and it paid out, if done well. It also made the map more interesting, with empires not just constisting of cities, but important geographical areas.
I find the changes to the entertainment zones equally concerning. Waging long wars will become more difficult without that extra ameneties.
Vladesch
Warlord
Yes you are right. I just looked in the UI section, saw it wasn't there and put 2 and 2 together and got 3.
Good on firaxis. Should have been there from the beginning, but whatever.
Tested another couple of starts to make sure. Game still isn't fun.Mid game on is like watching paint dry with production and ways of actually proceeding in strategy. Doesn't come close to ever provoking a 'one more turn' feeling in me. First title of theirs I've ever had where I can't wait to stop playing. I don't know what they intend on doing but they better do it fast. I have no doubt this game is pissing away brand loyalty worse than that terrible stillborn known as Beyond Earth.
I think they need to cut the crap with their 'seasonal patches' release schedule and start pumping out some changes.
I think they need to cut the crap with their 'seasonal patches' release schedule and start pumping out some changes.
Oh, and one more aspect I completely forgot to mention: Maybe AI is better in handling the new rule than the old one, making it a bit more competable...
Yeah let's simplify district managment rules so that AI coding will be easier...
Is it working? I just tried and put an archer on alert but it didn't wake up when a barb scout entered a tile that is 2 tiles from my archer (within attack range)...
RealAntithesis
Warlord
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2016
- Messages
- 239
Thanks for that
1UPT is still a disaster after all these years and while the fact that the AI can't handle combat with it is serious, it has other wide reaching effects that Sullla addressed a long time ago and are still valid today. Hopefully they'll ditch 1UPT in the next iteration.
Anyway, the patch looks good. Slowly but surely.
Cymsdale
Prince
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2005
- Messages
- 460
It's supposedly fixed but just not in the notes.
nzcamel
Nahtanoj the Magnificent
I take it you're referring to the monthly patches?
Do you have a reference for that?
I think it's fixed, though it's not in the patch notes. I went back to my last saved game, just after a science victory, and the production screen showed the city had just completed a Mars project. TBH, I have no desire to start a new game right now to check.
Silverdawn
Prince
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2008
- Messages
- 505
How many horses did you need in a city that has horses to build horseman before the patch?
I started a new game and I have horses within my city Xian. In the build menu, it says I need 2 horses without an encampment to build horseman. I thought if your city had them you only needed one.
I started a new game and I have horses within my city Xian. In the build menu, it says I need 2 horses without an encampment to build horseman. I thought if your city had them you only needed one.
Spoiler :
Underseer
King
I pre-ordered the deluxe version primarily for the discount on future DLC. I now regret that purchase decision given the underwhelming DLC. They already got my money, so lesson learned for next time, I guess.
Two, unless the city has an encampment, in which case you only needed one.
CultureManiac
Prince
The last build notification is working well for me, now.
I disagree.
I don't think they will lose a large chunk. Most games have an average playtime of what? 100 hours is a lot for most games. If you play 100 hours of most games, it usually means you're happy with it. For civ, you have barely scratched the surface. But most casual players will be more than happy to play 100 hours, buy a new DLC and do something else. The time of fun per buck is good.
However, Civ has the potential to hook you for thousands of hours. Civ IV certainly did for me. Civ V and VI definitely not. But why would Firaxis cater to someone who wants to play 1000 hours of a ame they buy once when they can have a game that is played by 9 other persons for 100 hours only, for the same resource cost?
They simply don't have any incentive to make a challenging game. OVer 100 hours, players explore and discover, they are not in challenge mode. The first time you meet an opponent, you're afraid and happy you managed to push back his army. Then you move on to something different, and you don't realise that you were not actually ever in danger. Unless you play a lot. And players who play a lot don't bring money, so the company will not lose a large chunk. They will lose a small, vocal minority, and even then this minority can still realise that the game isn't as good as the previous versions, but it's still a decent use of their money.
Firaxis has never been able to provide a good AI. I'd love to be proven wrong, but considering that a simple "if you're 6 to 1, go and suicide some units against the city" would make the AI way mroe challenging, I don't think it's technical limitations that stop them. Tactical AI is low on their priority because the AI appears to be threatening when it has a lot of units, and that's enough for most players. It doesn't have to actually be a chalenge for them to sell the game.
