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[Zaarin]

What's this I hear about Scotland? I would be pleasantly surprised if it will be Scotland. If William Wallace is the leader... better call in Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

But guys... what if this is just a red herring?

Maybe the Scots could get in line to complain about cultural appropriation and inaccurately portraying their beloved leader. Firaxis is almost done with the Cree, but they'll have to consult the Mapuche before they can get to you.

 

[Vahnstad]

Really?

So weird. No Italy, no Ottomans, no Mali (or other West-African civ) and no Inca's. Disappointed with Zulu and Scotland though.

I don't believe in the Inca's + Maya's DLC theory. Definitely not. It's going to be Inca's + Isabella. Maya's are going to be appear in an expansion pack later on. Ottomans + Byzantium is plausible, but we also could get Hungary.

And why are Mughals mentioned here?

 

[bite]

Or it could just be generic northern European city art

 

[CivLuvah]

Maybe the Scots could get in line to complain about cultural appropriation and inaccurately portraying their beloved leader. Firaxis is almost done with the Cree, but they'll have to consult the Mapuche before they can get to you.

But William Wallace wasn't even a political leader. Which make possible outrage more likely, I guess?

Oh, and isn't it that Jacob Zuma of South Africa is Zulu?

 

[clapyourhands]

Actually with the Zulu and ""Celts"" being all but confirmed we're just about on track for 42-45 civs even with no post xpac DLC. It's subjective, but there are about 8 civs that most everyone agrees are guarantees.

1. Babylon
2. Carthage
3. Ottomans
4. Inca
5. Byzantium
6. Maya
7. Mali/Ethiopia
8. Portugal

Then 2 or 3 spots for new civs, then 1 or 2 other wildcard returnees--someone like the Iroquois, Austria, Morocco, or Sweden. An Italian city-state or Polynesian group would also count as a "new" civ while simultaneously somewhat counting as a "returnee", so that we don't end up with very many cut civilization niches (most of the ones being left out instead being "rotated," like Siam for Khmer, Assyria for Sumer, Huns for Scythia, etc.)

 

[Alexander's Hetaroi]

And why are Mughals mentioned here?

City art style already used in the game for India, Arabia, Scythia and Persia.

 

[Guatenadian]

This does make my life easier for the Palace Thread. Scotland and the Zulu were not on my wishlist of Civs, but hopefully they will be fun Civs nonetheless.

 

[Xandinho]

Well, if Mapuche, Zulus and Scotland are the remaining civilizations, then we have four civilizations never before seen in R & F. The unique district would be the Ikanda of Zulus?

There are a large number of staples to be included later: Incas, Mayan, Ottomans, Carthage, Ethiopia, Mali, Babylon, Portugal, Celts, Byzantines ... As I doubt we will see them all in one same expansion, then this will be enough content for two more expansions, or at least more DLCs in addition to a second expansion.

 

[Guatenadian]

Well, if Mapuche, Zulus and Scotland are the remaining civilizations, then we have four civilizations never before seen in R & F. The unique district would be the Ikanda of Zulus?

There are a large number of staples to be included later: Incas, Mayan, Ottomans, Carthage, Ethiopia, Mali, Babylon, Portugal, Celts, Byzantines ... As I doubt we will see them all in one same expansion, then this will be enough content for two more expansions, or at least more DLCs in addition to a second expansion.

Wouldn't Scotland be the Celt Civ? I'm all for the Celts but I wouldn't want several Celtic Civs, even Europe has a limit and I would rather see Portugal, Hungary and Sweden. On the plus side, this does mean no Celtic blob monstrosity.

 

[Josephias]

Developing custom art would be a very elaborate red herring!

Not if they have it for a scenario... but it should have been advertised already. Or maybe they are saving that?

Nevertheless, every piece sems to fit... only doubt is Mapuche have taken the Scottish colors...

 

[Cerilis]

Not if they have it for a scenario... but it should have been advertised already. Or maybe they are saving that?

Nevertheless, every piece sems to fit... only doubt is Mapuche have taken the Scottish colors...

You mean to say... the headband leader could also be the Scot?

 

[Kheznik]

I don't believe in the Inca's + Maya's DLC theory. Definitely not. It's going to be Inca's + Isabella. Maya's are going to be appear in an expansion pack later on.

They've already done Incas + Isabella. It would be really uninventive of them to just rehash past DLC.

Honestly, I don't see Isabella ever being a thing in Civ VI. She had her time in leader bingo, but I'm 99% positive she was just scrapped content when they actually sat down and talked about which civs warranted multiple leaders, and Spain didn't make the cut. Giving Philip II inquisition-based abilities, to me, in addition to Spain's expansionist focus, was the final nail in the coffin for Isabella. Leave any and all exploration-based abilities for Portugal, and there's really nothing left for her.

 

[Josephias]

You mean to say... the headband leader could also be the Scot?

Not really. I'm checkng Scottish leaders and they (except for Mel in his movie) seem to feature more facial hair. Just saying Dark Blue on a light color seem the colors that scotland will request, therefore it does not fit exactly in my book to have them in, while giving two other civs a dark blue base, and not them.

Nevertheless, regarding Mapuche, I'm still trying to figure. They seem a very solid guess, but due to some reason, my head resist seing the headband as a piece of cloth... it prefers to figure its fur or hair... guess image quality helps the confusion.

 

[Duuk]

Guys...

You know they could easily do Isabella, Inca, Maya, Terra map script DLC.

Just because they've done it once...

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[Hakan-i Cihan]

"Plot twist": Every city-state gets its own palace architecture and Glasgow or Edinburgh is added as a city-state.

One can hope...

 

[Vahnstad]

Wouldn't Scotland be the Celt Civ? I'm all for the Celts but I wouldn't want several Celtic Civs, even Europe has a limit and I would rather see Portugal, Hungary and Sweden. On the plus side, this does mean no Celtic blob monstrosity.

A medieval Scottish civ doesn't seem Celtish to me. I still want a classical Celtic civ, and they should go for the Gauls. But I agree this does mean that they are out.

Why? We already have so many medieval civs.

 

[Wizard of OU]

If Scotland is coming a red and gold (the colors on the royal standard) could also be possible.

 

[Vahnstad]

If Scotland is coming a red and gold (the colors on the royal standard) could also be possible.

Yellow-ish definitely.

And Zulu White/Brown

 

[pgm123]

Wouldn't Scotland be the Celt Civ? I'm all for the Celts but I wouldn't want several Celtic Civs, even Europe has a limit and I would rather see Portugal, Hungary and Sweden. On the plus side, this does mean no Celtic blob monstrosity.

I hope if Scotlands is in the game, it's as the Scots or Picts and not as the Celts.

 

[conorbebe]

I have to say it is EXTREMELY odd that the Ottomans don't appear to be included, considering that about half the Rise and Fall wallpaper looks like it's in Turkey.