RIFE coming to civ 5?

[blue_cow_spit]

So I've been playing Rife for a while now and love it (I dont even play the normal civ or any other mod anymore lol). I've got civ 5 on pre-order, so here is my question. Is the a planned Rife mod for civ 5 being discussed or in the planning process? If not I might just cancel my pre-order as I will probably be play Rife more than anything else (I have a Ps3 and Wii that are gathering dust because I'm always playing on my Pc).

 

[PPQ_Purple]

This has been discused all over and over and over again.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=374490

 

[Wauthan]

Well from what I have gathered it won't be possible to directly port Civ 4 mods to Civ 5. So even if the Rife team immediately stops their current project and starts a new one it will still take them a few months at best to re-create Rife in the new engine.

If mods are what you are looking for then preordering Civ 5 is a bit of an overkill really. I'm just like you, not caring much for the "vanilla" civilization gameplay, and I will probably not pick up Civ 5 until the post-holidays super sale. Or simply buy a second hand copy on Ebay. Done the same thing with all games in the civilization series.

EDIT: Seems there won't be a Rife, Wildmana or Orbis in Civ 5 since there are not plans for an FFH mod. That's seems like a good idea in my opinion. The same thing over and over will kill even the best concept for a civ mod. Perhaps we'll see a mod set in the Warhamster 40k setting instead?

 

[blue_cow_spit]

This has been discused all over and over and over again.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=374490

Thanks i did a search earlier before posting but couldnt find it. glad to know. I wont be cancelling my pre-order then since the guys are planning something new.

 

[blue_cow_spit]

Well from what I have gathered it won't be possible to directly port Civ 4 mods to Civ 5. So even if the Rife team immediately stops their current project and starts a new one it will still take them a few months at best to re-create Rife in the new engine.

If mods are what you are looking for then preordering Civ 5 is a bit of an overkill really. I'm just like you, not caring much for the "vanilla" civilization gameplay, and I will probably pick up Civ 5 until the post-holidays super sale. Or simply buy a second hand copy on Ebay. Done the same thing with all games in the civilization series.

yea I always destroy everything in sight on the "vanilla" civ style games once I get my tanks before everyone else has even researched gun powder. it gets kinda old and I love how Rife has a more fantasy setting to it.

 

[Valkrionn]

So I've been playing Rife for a while now and love it (I dont even play the normal civ or any other mod anymore lol). I've got civ 5 on pre-order, so here is my question. Is the a planned Rife mod for civ 5 being discussed or in the planning process? If not I might just cancel my pre-order as I will probably be play Rife more than anything else (I have a Ps3 and Wii that are gathering dust because I'm always playing on my Pc).

We have a detailed plan, but it is NOT set in the Fall From Heaven universe, nor is even obliquely related to it.

It will be fun, though.

Well from what I have gathered it won't be possible to directly port Civ 4 mods to Civ 5. So even if the Rife team immediately stops their current project and starts a new one it will still take them a few months at best to re-create Rife in the new engine.

If mods are what you are looking for then preordering Civ 5 is a bit of an overkill really. I'm just like you, not caring much for the "vanilla" civilization gameplay, and I will probably not pick up Civ 5 until the post-holidays super sale. Or simply buy a second hand copy on Ebay. Done the same thing with all games in the civilization series.

EDIT: Seems there won't be a Rife, Wildmana or Orbis in Civ 5 since there are not plans for an FFH mod. That's seems like a good idea in my opinion. The same thing over and over will kill even the best concept for a civ mod. Perhaps we'll see a mod set in the Warhamster 40k setting instead?

Yeah, any large mods will take a bit of time to be developed. I'm excited about the new mechanics, though.

And yeah... Without Kael, it just seems wrong to recreate FfH. We'd prefer to make something our own.

 

[Swinkscalibur]

the better questions is will there be a RifE type mod (not from the same people) for whatever new game Kael and Co are creating! I can't wait to see what they and the (hopefully) subsequent modders come up with.

Oh and I'm pumped to see what Valk and Co can do with Civ V. Should be sweet.

 

[Valkrionn]

Since we have no idea of even the genre of Kael's game (I'm still of the opinion it won't be a civ-type game), no way to answer that.

And to be fair, this one will be Grey Fox and Co, since he came up with the initial idea. Though a few of my own have been incorporated as main mechanics.

 

[Randolph]

I know I'm getting old since I'm much less excited about the potential for the new game than I am concerned about how it will effect current civ 4 mods. Years of work went into making FFH->FFH2->FF->RifE, so it's hard to imagine there being mods of a similar quality for Civ5 in the near future. I fear change

 

[Valkrionn]

Near future? No. But we have a focused plan, and know how to implement it.

 

[blue_cow_spit]

kool will the new mod be set in the fantasy setting? This is what I have become accustomed to playing and have really enjoyed it compared to the "vanilla" civ.

also if you need anymore testers let me know

 

[Valkrionn]

Fantasy, but nothing like Erebus.

 

[darkedone02]

I want to see how stable and easy it is to mod civilization 5, and if it's easy enough, i might as well make my own mod.

 

[Randolph]

I assume you're going to keep working on RifE though, right? I can't imagine you'll be able to complete all the ambitious goals you have before civ5's release next month.

 

[Valkrionn]

Oh, rest assured, RifE will continue in active development. The Civ5 mod is far more... focused? That would be a good way to put it. We will be developing both.

 

[Opera]

Huh, really? I rather think we will wait some bits before beginning modding on civ5, if only because we'd have to have the SDK, which we're not sure of getting at Day 0.

 

[Valkrionn]

Huh, really? I rather think we will wait some bits before beginning modding on civ5, if only because we'd have to have the SDK, which we're not sure of getting at Day 0.

Never said we'd start right away there, Opera.

Mainly for the exact reasons you posted; Lack of SDK.

 

[northeaster345]

Fantasy, but nothing like Erebus.

So... Lots of unicorns, rainbows and butterflies?

 

[Swinkscalibur]

haha, I'm guessing more along the lines of magic vs. steampunk

 

[Randolph]

Oh, rest assured, RifE will continue in active development. The Civ5 mod is far more... focused? That would be a good way to put it. We will be developing both.

Well that's reassuring. I'm really getting back into FFH2 because of RifE. Got a little panicky when I though it might get cut off

That and trying some multiplayer, gods knows why I didn't try that before, it's so much fun! I'd be up for some MP RifE at some point. maybe with the next version.