RedCourtJester
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By my count, we probably are going to see most modern civs represented by a leader pathway. Even if what we used to think of as a "civ" doesn't get modern representation, it will likely have its legacy represented by a leader For reference:
Here, in my speculation (where I have broken down a pretty likely list of civs, and made sure no leader (except Napoleon) uses the same two-civ start path), you can see "representation" via leaders for:
* Swahili
* Egypt
* Byzantium
* China
* Siam
* India
* Colombia (and vicariously the Isthmo-Colombian states of Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama, and somewhat Peru and the Yucatan)
* Norway
* Iran/Persia
* Italy (!?)
* Japan
* Polynesia (specifically the Polynesian migration as represented by Samoa, Tonga, Maori, and Hawaii)
* Niger (Hausa), arguably Ghana and Mali representation
* Germany
* Mongolia
* Russia
* Turkey (Ottomans, what we only ever get)
* England/Britain
* Spain
* "Arabia"
* Tecumseh's Pan-Indian Alliance
* France
So in a way, you could think of the game as releasing with, more or less, 22 civs, and all of the expected "modern" civs are present and accounted for, plus some "civs" that were previously DLC: three civs into "Siam," three civs into "Gran Colombia," 3 civs into "Polynesia," Persia, Ottomans, and Mongolia; plus a couple new ones ones: Swahili (primarily Kenya/Uganda), Ghana/Mali/Niger, Italy, and a proper Native American civ at launch.
Actually, if you break this all down and compare, the only civs from VI base game we likely aren't getting representation for are:
* Kongo (replaced by Niger pathway)
* Nubia (replaced conceptually by Aksum and expanded)
* Aztecs (replaced by Maya -> Gran Colombia) (and really, if there has been any expansion on the roster since the screenshots we saw--albeit unlikely since the civs are releasing in alphabetical order followed by leaders if they have any, the Muisca/Aztecs/Mexico are the three civs that absolutely should be added)
* Greece (probably waiting on an Alexander expac)
* Brazil
* Scythia
* Sumeria
That's honestly pretty solid representation to start.
Here, in my speculation (where I have broken down a pretty likely list of civs, and made sure no leader (except Napoleon) uses the same two-civ start path), you can see "representation" via leaders for:
* Swahili
* Egypt
* Byzantium
* China
* Siam
* India
* Colombia (and vicariously the Isthmo-Colombian states of Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama, and somewhat Peru and the Yucatan)
* Norway
* Iran/Persia
* Italy (!?)
* Japan
* Polynesia (specifically the Polynesian migration as represented by Samoa, Tonga, Maori, and Hawaii)
* Niger (Hausa), arguably Ghana and Mali representation
* Germany
* Mongolia
* Russia
* Turkey (Ottomans, what we only ever get)
* England/Britain
* Spain
* "Arabia"
* Tecumseh's Pan-Indian Alliance
* France
So in a way, you could think of the game as releasing with, more or less, 22 civs, and all of the expected "modern" civs are present and accounted for, plus some "civs" that were previously DLC: three civs into "Siam," three civs into "Gran Colombia," 3 civs into "Polynesia," Persia, Ottomans, and Mongolia; plus a couple new ones ones: Swahili (primarily Kenya/Uganda), Ghana/Mali/Niger, Italy, and a proper Native American civ at launch.
Actually, if you break this all down and compare, the only civs from VI base game we likely aren't getting representation for are:
* Kongo (replaced by Niger pathway)
* Nubia (replaced conceptually by Aksum and expanded)
* Aztecs (replaced by Maya -> Gran Colombia) (and really, if there has been any expansion on the roster since the screenshots we saw--albeit unlikely since the civs are releasing in alphabetical order followed by leaders if they have any, the Muisca/Aztecs/Mexico are the three civs that absolutely should be added)
* Greece (probably waiting on an Alexander expac)
* Brazil
* Scythia
* Sumeria
That's honestly pretty solid representation to start.