Small Observations General Thread (things not worth separate threads)

[Boris Gudenuf]

For any prediction fans, this makes the likelihood of a Militaristic Prussia near certain. I wonder what the other attribute will be? General mechanics wise, we are currently missing a pure domination rush Civ like Persia or Mongolia, and I'd rather Prussia is hit with that than the Mughals...

Militaristic would fit the popular view of either Prussia or Germany in t he Modern Age.

Expansionist really fits only Frederich II, with his obsession with adding Silesia to his (relatively) tiny realm compared with the opposing French, Austrian and Russian states. Other than him, the other Prussian leaders or even the Imperial German ones don't really fit - Germany under and after Bismarck tried for a few overseas colonies because that was What You Did as a major European late-19th century state, but Bismarck's wars were all about adding German territory to Prussia/Germany, not conquering elsewhere.

So, they could double down on the Leader (Fred) by making Prussia the pure domination rush Militaristic - Expansionist.

But, a better combination I think would be Militaristic - Scientific, representing the Prussian/German emphasis on the technical and scientific progress: 19th century Germany was the pioneer in metallurgy (cast steel, armor plate alloys, early aluminum processing), chemical engineering (aspirin, artificial fertilizer, manufactured nitrates for both fertilizer and smokeless powder), early motorization (Daimler and Diesel are the names to know) - Germany was a scientific powerhouse for almost a century in the Modern Age of the game.

On the other hand, the game might achieve some of the same emphasis by giving Prussia a set of German scientific Great People: just in the Modern Age, they could start with Humboldt, Wöhler, Alfred Krupp (Industrialist, but also pioneered cast steel for cannon and railroad machinery and inaugurated things like workers aid, widow's and orphan's support, worker's housing and other 'socialist' works later adopted by Bismarck for the entire State), Daimler, Roentgen, Diesel, Haber, Planck, Einstein, Gropius, Heisenberg - not a complete list, but long enough to show trhe variety that could be provided just in the rather narrow field of Scientific/Technological processes and advances.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Hoerikwaggo (Table Mountain) natural wonder. Notice it's in Isabella's territory, so those yields are doubled.

Torres Del Paine, not in Isabella's territory

 

[CivLuvah]

I don't know if this was answered already, but will Civ7 be available on Xbox GamePass?

 

[pokiehl]

I don't know if this was answered already, but will Civ7 be available on Xbox GamePass?

Doesn’t look like it, on release at least.

Civ 6 was on Gamepass Ultimate for a time and then was removed.

 

[JNR13]

Bugandan unique improvement on lakes?

 

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

Soldaderas?

^ And paired with regular linear infantry. but i don't think this is a correct mexican line infantry uniform. they were too Napoleonics and not Redcoats turned blue.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

Soldaderas?
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^ And paired with regular linear infantry. but i don't think this is a correct mexican line infantry uniform. they were too Napoleonics and not Redcoats turned blue.

I cannot find an exact match for that 'line infantry' figure in any illustration of Mexican regular infantry from 1800 to 1860, and several things are particularly worrying.
1. Almost all of the coats worn by the Mexican army were a much darker shade of blue. Trousers could be either the lighter blue shown or white.
2. The elaborate epaulettes seem to have been worn only by musicians or senior ranks - sergeants or higher.
3. Almost all regular infantry wore white cross belts across the chest, not a single white baldric as shown.
4. The tri-colored plume on the shako I have found shown only on a regular private soldier. Grenadiers wore a solid red plume, other ranks wore red or green - the private was the only one I found wearing a multi-colored plume as shown.

That means this figure is wearing a uniform composed of separate elements belonging to privates, sergeants, and musicians, but never all of them on a single soldier.

 

[AriochIV]

I am pleased that it appears to be a mixed gender unit and not some kind of weird fantasy Amazon unit.

 

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

I am pleased that it appears to be a mixed gender unit and not some kind of weird fantasy Amazon unit.

Reguar men uses same flintlocks, while women elements use wildwest cowboy repeaters.
still very much mismatched. At this stage standard foot soldiers should be using Minie Rifles at the minimum. by 1870s they should use trapdoor service rifles (converted minies)

. though Mexican designs would be different.

 

[gdr_willter]

I'm tired with these all grumbling about details. I just want they catch the critical points but want no more. This is a game, not a reenactment content.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

I'm tired with these all grumbling about details. I just want they catch the critical points but want no more. This is a game, not a reenactment content.

This is CivFanatics after all

 

[Lonecat Nekophrodite]

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Age II Wonder. This Cheti is made of Mon archetecture. when Rangoon was Mon City. and Burma still seated at Bagan.. that was 'Sukhothai era' at the other side of Tenasserin Range. and Ayutthaya was yet to become an empire (but exists as a city at this point.)

Deravati Buddhism became State Religions of Menam basin kingdoms sometimes in 14th Century AD. signifying an independence from Khmer Empire of Angkor / Yasothorn.

 

[Hawke9]

I'm tired with these all grumbling about details. I just want they catch the critical points but want no more. This is a game, not a reenactment content.

Yeah what's with all these general small observations in the small observations general thread??

 

[Hawke9]

Units' variation and details are on another level (as are the graphics). Even inside the same unit!
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Resting units setting up their own little camps just might be the most exciting and adorable detail I could have hoped for, the charm and detail in some areas of this game is astounding

 

[gdr_willter]

Yeah what's with all these general small observations in the small observations general thread??

Not all of small observations, I'm talking about the paranoid posts like "The outfit of this unit is wrong, the selection of unique is wrong, this is wrong, that is wrong..."

 

[Lord Lakely]

I agree with GDR, tbh. Being a bit nitpicky is fine, but the straight-up pedantry I've seen on this forum the past few weeks has been exhausting, and I'm a huge know-it-all myself.

An on-topic comment for this thread as well, as it's definitely a small observation not deserving its own thread.

 

[Venceslau Pietro Pietra]

Brazilian localization translated Wildcard as "natureza" (nature), like in wilderness, instead of "coringa" (wildcard).

 

[Uberfrog]

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Brazilian localization translated Wildcard as "natureza" (nature), like in wilderness, instead of "coringa" (wildcard).

It looks like the localisations were done by AI right? This may just be a placeholder for the press version while proper translations are done. Otherwise this would absolutely not be acceptable to sell for the price they are asking (especially the price in Brazil!)