Sid Meier's Humble Bundle.. sweeet bundle.

[Grooveriding]

https://www.humblebundle.com/

Civ 3 Complete
Civ 4 Complete
Ace Patrol
Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies
Railroads!

Above the average adds:

Civ V
Civ V Gods and Kings DLC

$15 or more adds

Civ V Brave New World DLC

 

[Fallen Kell]

To be honest with you, I havn't really liked Civ since Civ 2. In all the later ones things like resources are hidden until you find a technology that would exploit them. Except that the AI always knows where these things are located as they always have a city to cover the places even though they don't have the technology that would allow them to otherwise see it. And I personally just hate that since their early citys are then much better prepared later in the game than yours are.

 

[Possessed Freak]

In all the later ones things like resources are hidden until you find a technology that would exploit them.

Makes sense. What good was finding iron ore in the stone age? Hell, we didn't do crap with aluminum until the late 1800's.

 

[Markbnj]

Railroads sucked horribly. Really, I think I'd need DOSBox to run a _good_ bundle from Sid, because the games would all date from the 90's.

 

[Fallen Kell]

Makes sense. What good was finding iron ore in the stone age? Hell, we didn't do crap with aluminum until the late 1800's.

Again, I wouldn't hate it so much if the AI didn't already have cities ON those resources even though they don't have the tech yet to reveal that it was a resource.

 

[uhohs]

Kinda stinky that they're doing Civ V as Civ V + Gods and Kings instead of just the gold version. You'll still be missing some DLC with Civ V + Gods and Kings + Brave New World.

I also heard that Civ V Complete is being released soon.

I'm in for a dollar to get another copy of Civ4.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Kinda stinky that they're doing Civ V as Civ V + Gods and Kings instead of just the gold version. You'll still be missing some DLC with Civ V + Gods and Kings + Brave New World.

I also heard that Civ V Complete is being released soon.

I'm in for a dollar to get another copy of Civ4.

They needed all that DLC as the add-on for next week.

 

[Sulaco]

Again, I wouldn't hate it so much if the AI didn't already have cities ON those resources even though they don't have the tech yet to reveal that it was a resource.

I really haven't noticed that in Civ V BNW.

In fact, in my last couple of games, it's been quite the opposite. It will be funny to see the AI founding cities out in the middle of nowhere only after a source of oil has been discovered.

Or sending out a settler to some tiny little island only after uranium has been revealed.

 

[alcoholbob]

Only things I don't have are Brave New World and Railroads...not sure I'd drop $15 for them :|

 

[Vegeta100]

Only things I don't have are Brave New World and Railroads...not sure I'd drop $15 for them :|

me too

 

[silverpig]

I don't have any of that stuff, and have wanted to play Civ V for a while. $20 for it all is pretty sweet.

 

[BergeLSU]

They needed all that DLC as the add-on for next week.

Those and maybe Pirates!

That would make it a great bundle for those without Civ V.

 

[Lil Frier]

It's definitely a good deal for fans of the games. I was actually going to get it all but Brave New World, just because I wouldn't care to spend $15 without knowing I even like the franchise. However, that deal that $15 gets you the last expansion is throwing off the average price of the bundle, sadly. It's sitting at $8.75 at the moment, which is still more than I care to throw at a franchise I have no experience with--especially when I'm generally not a turn-based person.

Also, to the person saying that the next week will bring the DLC of the Gold Edition, I don't think so. They have always said that more stuff was coming next week In the past, but I don't see that message on there now.

 

[darkewaffle]

I really haven't noticed that in Civ V BNW.

In fact, in my last couple of games, it's been quite the opposite. It will be funny to see the AI founding cities out in the middle of nowhere only after a source of oil has been discovered.

Or sending out a settler to some tiny little island only after uranium has been revealed.

Yeah, my experience in Civ V is the AI will pretty aggressively settle tiny, awful cities simply to claim a aluminium/oil/uranium tile late game when they don't have it, which is basically random.

 

[CU]

I have only played Civ III Gold. Was it ever changed to where low tech could not damage units with much higher tech. I never liked my tank taking damage from a guy with a spear. And seeing guys with spears win a battle against guys with guns drove me nuts.

 

[darkewaffle]

They technically do damage but the military unit strength 'curve' as tech increases makes it so that more advanced units pretty expertly stomp old units. I actually think the curve is a little too harsh and gives even more advantage to players ahead in Tech which is already quite strong.

 

[CU]

Well in Civ III I don't remember them stomping low tech units. I actual think I lost some tanks or at least military vehicles to spear men and such, which I would think should be impossible.

 

[DigDog]

i felt the opposite.

tbh, when i lost a battleship to a chicken (settler),i went ballistic, also because the Ai cheated like a rotten b.. but it was fun. it was less technical, less realistic, but suited the gameplay better. i didn't like all the changes brought in with Civ 3 and later. Imho, Civ 2 was the best of the series, improving on Civ 1 in every way and not detracting anything from the original.

What i really want, is a new, optimized version of Civ 2, where the Ai doesnt cheat but plays well. Thats all i ask of Sid Meyer.
And if get it, i'll even pretend i liked Civ 5.

@ anyone who doesnt like getting their battleship wrecked by settlers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Isandlwana

 

[Zak_]

I'm looking forward to trying BNW. Civ 5 was pretty decent, but it didn't grab me like previous versions did. Been playing since Civ 1 and Civ 2 was probably my most played. One of the biggest problems with Civ 5 is the slowness for completely turns later in the game, don't know why they can't get a handle on that.

 

[PowerYoga]

already have all the Civ 5 packages I want, and not spending $15 for BNW.

 

[tarlinian]

I'm planning on starting with Civ IV after reading that it's relatively different from Civ V (but is still good). Can I just start with the latest expansion, or would I be better off starting with the original Civ IV?

 

[Sulaco]

I'm planning on starting with Civ IV after reading that it's relatively different from Civ V (but is still good). Can I just start with the latest expansion, or would I be better off starting with the original Civ IV?

Absolutely start with all the expansions. No point in playing vanilla anymore, as the expansions vastly improve on it all around.

 

[Zak_]

That's true, they change the gameplay some vs. vanilla, but almost without exception they add more richness to the game.

 

[TheInternet1980]

Welp...

This game is addicting as fuck. Since installing it-

- Played 34 hours in 4 days
- Slept very little
- Destroyed the world with the Celts

Overall, sweet bundle.

Downside: Must uninstall.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Welp...

This game is addicting as fuck. Since installing it-

- Played 34 hours in 4 days
- Slept very little
- Destroyed the world with the Celts

Overall, sweet bundle.

Downside: Must uninstall.

There is a reason why some of us call these games 'Just One More Turn Until Dawn' games.