Civilization V Coming This Fall

[Lotheron]

So is anyone interested in setting up some plans for Multiplayer? CIv4 Multiplayer was a blast with friends. I think it would be nice to get a few long games going!

 

[morpheus305]

How many cities should i have? how many farms to a city is usually a good idea?

 

[Acanthus]

How many cities should i have? how many farms to a city is usually a good idea?

the number of cities varies with map size and strategy.

You generally want enough food so that the town can consume all 21 tiles.

 

[Wardawg1001]

How many cities should i have? how many farms to a city is usually a good idea?

These are complex questions with widely varying answers based on multiple variables that change every game (and sometimes over the course of a single game). There is a very friendly and active community over at www.civfanatics.com where you can find extensive help articles and forum discussions about these things.

 

[Gibsons]

These are complex questions with widely varying answers based on multiple variables that change every game (and sometimes over the course of a single game). There is a very friendly and active community over at www.civfanatics.com where you can find extensive help articles and forum discussions about these things.

^^What he said.

One general idea, if a city has control of a food resource, put a farm on it. There are a few times when it's not the best thing. For cities without food resource, look at the population, the bread icon output thing, etc...

How many cities should you have? One more than you have now!

 

[GoodRevrnd]

^^What he said.

One general idea, if a city has control of a food resource, put a farm on it. There are a few times when it's not the best thing. For cities without food resource, look at the population, the bread icon output thing, etc...

How many cities should you have? One more than you have now!

In Civ 4 if you build more than 5-6 without courthouses your empire collapses under its own weight pretty quickly.

 

[fallenangel99]

Any places have good pre-order deals right now? I checked Amazon/BB/Steam, nothing impressive.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Goddamit. This thread convinced me that it was a good idea to reinstal civ 4 last night. I promptly lost 4 hours of my life building up my Aztec empire. Civ 5 might be a no go for me, simply because I am SOOOOO addicted to civ building gameplay.

 

[xboxist]

Any places have good pre-order deals right now? I checked Amazon/BB/Steam, nothing impressive.

What sort of deal are you hoping for? They're not going to sell a launch game at less than retail price, and I think a couple of those vendors offer their own DLC if you purchase from them.

 

[paperfist]

Any places have good pre-order deals right now? I checked Amazon/BB/Steam, nothing impressive.

Well depending on what you want to spent and get so far Direct2Drive has the best pre-order for content:

http://www.direct2drive.com/9620/pr...ivilization-V-Digital-Deluxe-Edition-Download

It comes with Civ III complete, the first DLC pack, two civilizations and one scenario. I dunno how long the promo works for, but you can get $10 off if you use this code: SchoolSucks

You can read up on the various releases and deals here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=361005

So is anyone interested in setting up some plans for Multiplayer? CIv4 Multiplayer was a blast with friends. I think it would be nice to get a few long games going!

I'd love to play online, usually have 2-3 friends that play but they aren't always around. Count me in.

 

[Lotheron]

Well depending on what you want to spent and get so far Direct2Drive has the best pre-order for content:

http://www.direct2drive.com/9620/pr...ivilization-V-Digital-Deluxe-Edition-Download

It comes with Civ III complete, the first DLC pack, two civilizations and one scenario. I dunno how long the promo works for, but you can get $10 off if you use this code: SchoolSucks

You can read up on the various releases and deals here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=361005

Even if I buy it on D2D I can activate on Steam, right?

Also, it appears that code is good for the regular version to making it $40.

 

[xboxist]

lol, best promo code.

 

[paperfist]

Even if I buy it on D2D I can activate on Steam, right?

Also, it appears that code is good for the regular version to making it $40.

http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=944015#post944015

Q. Should I be concerned about where I buy the game from, when it comes to compatibility with future expansions or content?

A. One of the advantages of using Steamworks is that no matter where you buy the game from, you can be sure that it’ll be compatible with any future content released.

Q. What is the possibility of a version of Civilization V being released that does not contain Steamworks integration?

A. Much of Civilization V’s framework is built around Steamworks. There are no current plans to ever release a version without that integration.

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As far as I can tell from everything I've read is it's a Steamworks game, if you buy it from any store including a boxed copy it's still a Steam game that needs to be activated and used via Steam.

BTW, looks like that promo code is good for any game over $50

 

[minmaster]

very tempting with that $10 off...

 

[Lotheron]

very tempting with that $10 off...

Yeah, I'm just wondering if Babylon is really worth the $10... Both version come with the Free DLC/Civ3 Complete.

 

[fallenangel99]

I actually have Civ 4 complete, i dont see a point in getting Civ 3.

thanks!

Well depending on what you want to spent and get so far Direct2Drive has the best pre-order for content:

http://www.direct2drive.com/9620/pr...ivilization-V-Digital-Deluxe-Edition-Download

It comes with Civ III complete, the first DLC pack, two civilizations and one scenario. I dunno how long the promo works for, but you can get $10 off if you use this code: SchoolSucks

You can read up on the various releases and deals here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=361005



I'd love to play online, usually have 2-3 friends that play but they aren't always around. Count me in.

 

[paperfist]

I actually have Civ 4 complete, i dont see a point in getting Civ 3.

thanks!

Well the draw with that D2D deal is you get $10 off, the first released DLC pack (late 2010) and the Babylon civilization.

Civ III if you never played it is very different mechanically then Civ IV and a lot of people like it more then Civ IV. I already have it on disc so I don't care that it comes with it, I'm primiarily interested in the other add ons you get with the D2D deal.

Though it looks like through D2D you miss out on:

Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Mesopotamia
Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Asia
Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Mediterranean
Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: The Americas

But none of the other deals include more then one of those which is very, very dissapointing considering how 2K is selling this game in fractions.

 

[Dorkenstein]

Yeah, the nickle and diming is getting old. I did notice, though, that the D2D version offers something called the 'Double Civilization and Scenario Pack' for free when it becomes available. Might have some of those map packs in there.

 

[Homerboy]

Yeah, the nickle and diming is getting old. I did notice, though, that the D2D version offers something called the 'Double Civilization and Scenario Pack' for free when it becomes available. Might have some of those map packs in there.

Unquestionably.
I plan onbuying the game through Steam for sure.
All the additional DLC content that gets released via other sources and such I may just look for in "alternative methods". I can't buy it all from everywhere.

When it comes down to it though, there is always so much modding and expansions in the Civ fan base, offical DLC usually isn't even "needed".

 

[Dorkenstein]

I got it through D2D, which will probably turn out to be a mistake for using mods since I believe that D2D encrypts their stuff. Crap.

 

[minmaster]

Well the draw with that D2D deal is you get $10 off, the first released DLC pack (late 2010) and the Babylon civilization.

Civ III if you never played it is very different mechanically then Civ IV and a lot of people like it more then Civ IV. I already have it on disc so I don't care that it comes with it, I'm primiarily interested in the other add ons you get with the D2D deal.

Though it looks like through D2D you miss out on:

Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Mesopotamia
Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Asia
Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: Mediterranean
Map Pack: Cradle of Civilization: The Americas

But none of the other deals include more then one of those which is very, very dissapointing considering how 2K is selling this game in fractions.

i've never really touched the scenarios that they included with previous civs. i don't think missing out on the map pack (scenarios) are a big deal. they will probably have these for sale as a pack later on anyways.

 

[xboxist]

A spirited preview article with lots of nice screenshots (8-31-10):

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/previews/56855/Sid-Meiers-Civilization-V-Preview

 

[Iron Wolf]

A spirited preview article with lots of nice screenshots (8-31-10):

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/previews/56855/Sid-Meiers-Civilization-V-Preview

That's a great article. It's clear that the author is very impressed with Civ V. I'm looking forward to the game, if for no other reason than that it looks like it will be the one high quality, polished, fun game to pull itself out of the painful morass of disappointing games that I have seen this year.

 

[tedrodai]

Since you have to use Steam anyways, even if D2D encryption is a problem, you can always download/install from Steam at any time after it's registered.

 

[zinfamous]

Unquestionably.
I plan onbuying the game through Steam for sure.
All the additional DLC content that gets released via other sources and such I may just look for in "alternative methods". I can't buy it all from everywhere.

When it comes down to it though, there is always so much modding and expansions in the Civ fan base, offical DLC usually isn't even "needed".

this.