Civilization V Catch-All

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EDIT 09/24/2010: The GWJ Steam group for Civ V. It's public, so join away!

EDIT 09/19/2010:

BadKen wrote:

You may want to add the main manual download page on the official site:

http://civilization5.com/#/community...

Also the big fan sites for anyone not familiar with them:

Apolyton Civilization Site at http://apolyton.net
Civilization Fanatics Center at http://www.civfanatics.com

Between those two, you could probably learn anything you wanted to know about any version of Civ.

Civilization V Official Website

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Civilization V takes this definitive strategy game series in new directions with the introduction of hexagon tiles allowing for deeper strategy, more realistic gameplay and stunning organic landscapes for players to explore as they expand their empire. The brand new engine orchestrates a spectacular visual experience that brings players closer to the Civ experience than ever, featuring fully animated leaders interacting with players from a screen-filling diplomatic scene and speaking in their native language for the first time. Wars between empires feel massive as armies dominate the landscape, and combat is more exciting and intense than ever before. The addition of ranged bombardment allows players to fire weapons from behind the front lines, challenging players to develop clever new strategies to guarantee victory on the battlefield. In addition to the new gameplay features debuting in Civilization V, an extensive suite of community, modding and multiplayer elements will also make an appearance.
"Civilization V takes the franchise further by offering players a more immersive experience with deeper strategies; heightened tactical combat; vast, realistic landscapes to explore, battle over and claim as their own; and an in-game community hub where Civ fans can share content and compete against each other without leaving the game. This marks a new era that will forever change the franchise responsible for sleep deprivation and reduced productivity for nearly two decades."

Oh great, another Civ game to add to my pile of Civ games I want to play. :p

EDIT: Thanks to Peronthious on IRC for giving all of us the heads up.

Those screenshots are monstrously huge!

The first thing I thought upon seeing this thread was, "Great, our Civ IV Pitboss game will be less than half done by the time the next game comes out."

Hexes! Woah!

Should be interesting.

Does this allay any fears people had that the Facebook Civilization game would mean the end of all future fancy-pants Civ games?

My pants just got tighter.

Yeah, I thought the forum automatically resized images?

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I guess it only does it in replies for some reason.

Love the art style! Personally I'd be a little more interested in a new Civ Rev at this point, but it makes me hopeful that maybe we'll see a new one after Civ V. Will certainly be keeping an eye on it though.

General Crespin wrote:

Yeah, I thought the forum automatically resized images?

Chances are, it's actually your browser. Safari and Chrome (and Firefox, I think) resize images to fit the screen after a page refresh.

Man, it seems like Civ IV just came out. At least, my wife and I still play it all the time. I'm interested to see what kinds of features they're adding... in my mind, IV is pretty much perfect.

I don't have any illusions about this actually coming out in 2010 though.

Squeeee!

So happy.

Every other game in 2010 just got pushed to second place by default. Sorry New Vegas.

I was just thinking last night about when a new one would be released. Yay!!!

Damn you, beat me to it. I've barely played Civ IV, by barely played I mean I only gave entire days of my life to it.
...and HEXES! This game just went 31% nerdier and hardcore.

ClockworkHouse wrote:
General Crespin wrote:

Yeah, I thought the forum automatically resized images?

Chances are, it's actually your browser. Safari and Chrome (and Firefox, I think) resize images to fit the screen after a page refresh.

I am in Firefox. Others in IRC confirmed this when I still had images in the OP.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

Does this allay any fears people had that the Facebook Civilization game would mean the end of all future fancy-pants Civ games?

I was just thinking this game would be better on MySpace.

Can I download my Shepard from Civ IV and romance Cleopatra?

MyBrainHz wrote:

Man, it seems like Civ IV just came out. At least, my wife and I still play it all the time. I'm interested to see what kinds of features they're adding... in my mind, IV is pretty much perfect.

I don't have any illusions about this actually coming out in 2010 though.

Civ 4 came out five years ago.

Captain_Arrrg wrote:

Civ 4 came out five years ago.

Thanks, Captain Obvious. The key word you may have missed above is seems.

This is awesome. I am really excited. Civ4 is probably one of my favorite games.

I can't wait!

...all is lost! All is lost!!

Hexes!

I'm positively giddy.

Hexes!

Now all I need to hear is the words Alpha Centauri 2 and all will be right in the world.

Tannhauser wrote:

Hexes!

I'm positively giddy.

Hexes!

Now all I need to hear is the words Alpha Centauri 2 and all will be right in the world.

Do you think they would? I don't think I could handle it. Seriously. I need a medic-alert bracelet with the following instructions "To prevent hyper-ventilation don't talk about alpha centauri sequels."

Could be worse.. could be Europa Universalis IV - now that would be a life-ending time sink.

Yeah, but I bet my jet fighters will still get defeated by a handful of guys with pikes...

It's so pretty!

Woot!

BOW BEFORE MY GIANT ARCHERS, EGYPT!

"Hyperventilation is a sign of the weak. These are not people, but dead branches that need to be pruned if we are to thrive. How can you defeat the mind worm when you cannot dominate your own lungs?"

~Col. Corazon Santiago. Planet: A Survivalist's Guide

Civ is probably the only series I still prefer to purchase a physical copy of - provided they continue the trend of a large, spiral-bound manual. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the developer notes at the back of the manual sine Civ II.

Here's hoping they hire Christopher Tin to do the music again.

I'M HAVING A CHILD! DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE!

please don't make me choose...

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