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Topic: Civilization V- Might actually be good now. Stay tuned. (Read 553376 times)
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brellium
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iPads - best PDF readers ever invented.
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Velorath
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You can pre-load on Steam now. Also, they have the achievements listed.
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bhodi
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No lie.
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Wait, what do iPads have to do with Civ 5? Sorry for not being in the infinity loop and caring about Apple or its shitty products.
The last 2 pages tl;dr is that they are moving from paper manuals to a constantly updated online PDF, which you can easily reference on your ipad. On the can. I want this game. So much. |
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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You can pre-load on Steam now. Also, they have the achievements listed.
Preloading. Waiting is killing me! |
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Paelos
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I ordered it from Amazon because I couldn't stand the mental anguish of loading it from Steam on my computer, but having no access to it. When it's in a box far far away I can take it.
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CPA, CFO, Sports Fan, Game when I have the time
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dusematic
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Wait, what do iPads have to do with Civ 5? Sorry for not being in the infinity loop and caring about Apple or its shitty products.
The last 2 pages tl;dr is that they are moving from paper manuals to a constantly updated online PDF, which you can easily reference on your ipad. On the can. I want this game. So much. Ah, thanks, I'm an idiot. I think anything bigger than a smartphone is too much technology for me while I'm shitting. |
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Murgos
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iPads - best PDF readers ever invented.
Apple should market the iPad as a head unit for car stereo systems. At $500 it's a cheaper better alternative to the crap touch screen systems they have in there now. |
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Bunk
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Pre-order receipt is in my wallet. Just got the ok to book the 22nd off work. I'm taking a day off work, to play a video game.  |
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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I spent two days of my past week off playing a game. Of course, I did run some laundry and get a few things done. The fiancee called me on being a catass again. It's not as cute anymore :P She really loves Civ type games, because they're not all splodey and she can read in the same room.
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trotski
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Pre-order receipt is in my wallet. Just got the ok to book the 22nd off work. I'm taking a day off work, to play a video game. Me too, although I'm taking the 21st off. I pre-loaded it last night from Steam. I literally cannot wait a week for this, the anticipation is killing me. |
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pants
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She really loves Civ type games, because they're not all splodey and she can read in the same room.
Absolutely completely OT, but I picked up a pair of good headphones for this exact reason. Now I can play shooty boom boom games all day long and not get yelled at by the wife (and now the children). |
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rk47
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Attempting to milk whatever is left of the 4th installment.
Conquered the earth map as Japan. Huge - long drawn out shit. When I unlocked tanks in early 1900s, it got a little faster. Much faster with air power bombardment, it solved the 'suicide siege' mechanics which slowed the assault pace to a grind in Europe - considering I railroaded from Mongolia to Germany.
Was playing a nice Khazad game in FFH mod. Sweet sweet gold stockpiling. Full happiness and coins with little war. I almost wish there's a war going on with my three heroes just sitting around gaining XP. Less than a week. FUCKKKKKKK~~
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Colonel Sanders is back in my wallet
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Malakili
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She really loves Civ type games, because they're not all splodey and she can read in the same room.
Absolutely completely OT, but I picked up a pair of good headphones for this exact reason. Now I can play shooty boom boom games all day long and not get yelled at by the wife (and now the children). Hell I haven't even owned speakers for my computer in a solid 7 years or so. To get back on topic though, did anyone see the new AI podcast? I actually think it was weaker because it ended up being a lot of trying to describe how it feels/works in game, but its harder to talk about that sort of thing than some of their other topics. That being said, it seems like they are going out of their way to make different civs play differently and act differently when played against, which I think will be a nice change. I always thought the civs, while playing different a bit, never really felt ALL that different before, especially compared to now. |
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Sky
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Absolutely completely OT, but I picked up a pair of good headphones for this exact reason. Now I can play shooty boom boom games all day long and not get yelled at by the wife (and now the children).
Sorry about your wife. "Honey, I'm going to play a game." "Ok, I'll go in the bedroom/on the porch/in the den/home to read." I play through the surround sound in the living room. I do turn it down a bit and avoid FPS when she's sleeping, because I'm not a dick about it. She's pretty awesome. Rk47 - I almost feel bad with early wars and early heroes, it's some nagging min/max DNA in the back of my head saying "The XP earned in this battle will reduce the amount of free XP your hero gains under the 100XP cap." I always want to tuck my heroes away until they have 100XP, then send them out. Never works that way, but there it is. Really going to miss FFH in Civ 5 imo. |
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Soulflame
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Headphones are a requirement when tiny humans are added to the mix. God himself couldn't help you if your video game woke up the baby.
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Another reason she's pretty awesome. We've both agreed that the kitty boy is enough to fulfill that role. He likes Civ games, too. Though he lays across my right arm (mouse pillow) which hampers my use of the keyboard keypad...then he gets all pissed at me because I keep jostling him to move units. Come to think of it, it's the only game he ever gets intrusive like that.
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rk47
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I just find the peaceful game really boring overall. But it was the first time I 'clicked' when playing Khazad's gold hoarding nature. Read over the Mother Lode spell and 25 gold per mined tile? Ka-CHING! 20 mined tiles later and I never looked back. Found out I shared continent with Malakim and Amurites. Amurites was nice enough to offer me Fellowship of the Leaves, but I want Malakim's Rune of Kilmorph. So I waited a while and it was worth it. Market, Temples, Moneychangers for every city! I think I stroked my imaginary beard as I hit Full Vault.
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Colonel Sanders is back in my wallet
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WayAbvPar
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Pre-order receipt is in my wallet. Just got the ok to book the 22nd off work. I'm taking a day off work, to play a video game. Me too, although I'm taking the 21st off. I pre-loaded it last night from Steam. I literally cannot wait a week for this, the anticipation is killing me. 22nd and 24th for me (have to go in one of the 3 days to get something ready to ship, otherwise it would be 3 straight days). Coincided with our child care provider's vacation, so my wife and I are going to take a couple of days off to hang with the boy and maybe take him to the fair. I have a sneaking suspicion that daddy will be playing a lot of Civ during the rest of the time. |
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Baby's First Civ!
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Lum
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Hellfire Games
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Ah, thanks, I'm an idiot. I think anything bigger than a smartphone is too much technology for me while I'm shitting.
Some people read things at other times as well. |
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dusematic
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Ah, thanks, I'm an idiot. I think anything bigger than a smartphone is too much technology for me while I'm shitting.
Some people read things at other times as well. Only people with something to prove. |
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LK
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I actually got a copy of the Civilization game for XBox through a friend. I'm going to check it out. Or would it be funnier if I waited for Civ 5 next week?
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dusematic
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Civ Rev is such a barebones Civ game that it's really a different game entirely. For me, Civ Rev didn't have enough depth to get me to play for more than an hour. Might be a good entry in to the series though.
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dusematic
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If anyone wants to get in a little Civ 4 action tonight or this weekend in anticipation of Civ 5, send me a pm. If we get enough people (4+) maybe we could do like a Mediterranean map or something, with direct IP connection to avoid GaySpy.
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Malakili
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After hemming and hawing for a long time over which version I was going to buy, I just decided to go with the Steam deluxe. Preloading now!
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WayAbvPar
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Gonna Steam it myself when I get home. Regular edition though- I will buy the DLC when it is available.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
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Tannhauser
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I'm going to download it tonite off Steam, normal version. Hope there is some way to play an Earth map though I love the random ones too.
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MythicJason
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Mythic Entertainment
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Manual is now up on the Civ 5 site, in the Community section.
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bhodi
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No lie.
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There's a thread on CivFanatics complaining that the copies of the game some Wal-Mart street broke don't work. That made me laugh.
So, I still want this game, but I am becoming a lot more hesitant due to the amount of DLC that they seem to be shooting for - the entire damn game seems to be AWASH in it, and it almost makes me just want to wait 6 months for a 'super edition' to come out with it all bundled in.
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Merusk
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I completely understand where you're coming from, bhodi. I've felt burned ever since buying Fallout 3 right before the GOTY edition was announced. I'll still buy Civ V because I'm a fanatic about my Civs games, but the amount of Day 0 DLC is disheartening.
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Bunk
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DLC doesn't bother me much, since I never play the scenarios and almost never touch the premade maps. Unless of course they start offering new leaders/civs via DLC. That, I would be all over,
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Murgos
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I want to get this. Civ IV is still installed and I played a game of it not more than a couple of months ago. BUT, I can't see me getting it until the new year simply due to backlog. Hopefully, by then the DLC stuff will be bundled and at a discount.
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Paelos
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Almost here! Must...contain...excitement...  |
CPA, CFO, Sports Fan, Game when I have the time
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Sky
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Already here....just not unlocked  Fiancee works late the next two nights, so it's all Civ5 after 5 until I drop. Makes me wish I still knew a weed dealer. Ah, well. |
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Soulflame
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Already here....just not unlocked Fiancee works late the next two nights, so it's all Civ5 after 5 until I drop. Makes me wish I still knew a weed dealer. Ah, well. Who are you and what have you done with the real Sky?! Oh, and congrats on getting engaged, you imposter!  |
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