Why can't it be the same as single player?

[zHunter]

I play Civ over the Internet with a friend. We never fight each other. Basically we just want the single player version of Civ V (i.e. competing against the AI), just with an extra human player in it. I'm sure a lot of people are like this.

On this note, why can't the multi player just be exactly like the single player? No functions removed. Just the same great single player game, with an AI replaced with an extra human. Not too much to ask, is it? That's what Civ IV was like (wasn't it?)

 

[CanuckSoldier]

There are lots of people that want things like animations back, yes. But there does have to be some concessions to the realities of MP, animations for instance tend to lag the game more in MP, something that is not an issue in SP. Same with sequential turns, it would make a internet game many times longer than using simutaneous turns. So in general yes you can play cooperative MP games that are similar to SP, but some things about internet games do have to be taken into account.

And from what I have read for some reason the AI in MP isn't acting like it does in SP, and there has been no comment on this issue from the devs at all.

CS

 

[Omega124]

Hotseat's coming. As long as you use the same computer, your wish was just granted.

 

[CELTICEMPIRE]

sometime after hotseat comes out I will try a small version of what Bucky Rea is doing (with less civs of course), but with

 

[nightblind]

Thats what I and a friend want to do, play co-operatively against the AI civs. He is in the US and me in Australia. What is Hotseat. I am a total novice at mulitplayer, only ever played against the AI.

So I gather we can't do this until this "Hotseat" thingy is included in an update?

 

[Onan]

Hotseat only works for players in the same physical location. Not for you and your friend, unfortunately.

 

[Carlx]

PBEM, play by email, is another option. Not sure if multiplayer supports it though?

Frankly I don't miss the animations, they get boring after you've seen them a million times and I just turn them off in single player anyway most of the time. As long as I can watch those pretty mushroom clouds go off, I'm happy.

Have they done a pitboss yet?

Don't get on mp much so haven't seen if it has developed.

 

[Onan]

Still no pbem or pitboss options for civ5.

 

[Carlx]

Still no pbem or pitboss options for civ5.

Yeah it did take ages for them to get around to it on CIV and CiV is far less popular I think MP wise.