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Reply #90 on: January 05, 2023, 04:36:09 PM
my current game as Eleanor / French

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Reply #91 on: January 18, 2023, 07:14:00 PM
I stumbled upon this old forum post, and I still agree with your points about the Civ-series games. And the idea of barbarians capturing settlers/workers and forming new city-states is cool. Wonders allowed per city could also be improved. Actually, there's always some room for improvement. You know, this thread is probably the oldest one I've found about Civ games. Hope we'll manage to keep it updated.



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Reply #92 on: January 18, 2023, 07:59:58 PM
Welcome! (and we've had much older discussions of the Civ series... I started playing on Civ 1 as an undergrad in the early 90s on a b&w Mac PowerBook 145b)

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Reply #93 on: January 19, 2023, 11:51:26 AM
finished today.

next game I'm going to bump up in difficulty

I ended up absorbing most of Hungary w/ the whole "great works exert loyalty loss" and was working on some cities in Greece and Rome, too

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Reply #94 on: January 19, 2023, 03:37:08 PM
I stumbled upon this old forum post, and I still agree with your points about the Civ-series games. And the idea of barbarians capturing settlers/workers and forming new city-states is cool. Wonders allowed per city could also be improved. Actually, there's always some room for improvement. You know, this thread is probably the oldest one I've found about Civ games.

Are you familiar with Civfanatics.com?  There is a lot of ancient and new discussions regarding the civ series. 

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Reply #95 on: January 26, 2023, 08:44:35 PM
Turns out GabrielSchultz is a spammer

Went back and edited original post to insert some spam links, so now banned


They're getting more sophisticated...

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Reply #96 on: January 27, 2023, 10:44:11 AM
Turns out GabrielSchultz is a spammer

Went back and edited original post to insert some spam links, so now banned


They're getting more sophisticated...

That's a shame.  In this day and age it's very tough to find someone to talk to about classic civ stuff so when someone like this turns out to be a spammer it's heartbreaking.   :'(

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Reply #97 on: March 10, 2023, 12:33:32 PM
Finished today. Ottomans conquer the world. King difficulty.
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Reply #98 on: March 10, 2023, 02:32:34 PM
excellent!

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Reply #99 on: March 28, 2023, 01:43:35 PM
Nice job, Barthheart!  Were you aiming for the Domination victory from the beginning? 


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Reply #100 on: March 28, 2023, 03:08:59 PM
Nice job, Barthheart!  Were you aiming for the Domination victory from the beginning?

Kind of. The Ottomans are designed for Domination, but wasn't sure until the asshat Persians started a war they couldn't win,  >:D , so then I just started on everyone.

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Reply #101 on: March 29, 2023, 10:07:59 PM
It's often nice when an opponent simplifies things for you.  ;) 


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Reply #102 on: April 23, 2023, 09:18:31 AM

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Reply #103 on: May 19, 2023, 10:47:07 AM
Is there a need or any sign of 7 yet?





https://www.polygon.com/23604146/civilization-7-release-date-firaxis-games-announcement

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The next Civilization is in development at Firaxis Games, the studio’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive, confirmed in a statement on Friday. Though no launch date or window was offered, the news comes six years after the launch of Civilization 6, a critical and commercial success across five platforms.

Take-Two and 2K Games announced the development in a news release also promoting Heather Hazen to Firaxis’ studio head, while also announcing the departure of longtime developer Jake Solomon. Formerly, Hazen was Firaxis Games’ chief operating officer.

“I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to carry on the studio’s storied legacy, beginning with the announcement that Firaxis is in development on the next iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise,” Hazen said in the statement.


https://gamerant.com/civilization-7-gathering-storm-future-era-improve/

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Sid Meier's Civilization 7 is finally on the way, and the community cannot wait to see what Firaxis delivers. The studio tries to innovate with every entry, and Civilization 7 will be its chance to really shake up the series. While a lot of the victories could use some work, and some of the gameplay should be made more engaging, one of the biggest additions should be an expansion of the Future Era.

Civilization is split up into multiple eras, with each era marking a meaningful change in technology across the world. The Future Era was introduced in Civilization 6's Gathering Storm DLC as the final era that players progress through. It adds various new technologies that change the late game, but it does not go nearly as far as it could. Civilization 7 is Firaxis' change to run wild with the concept.


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There were over six years between Civilization V and Civilization VI, and with the announcement of the New Frontier Pass for the latter, developer Firaxis is clearly not ready to move on to the next instalment in its most famous series quite yet.

But we’re definitely at the point where we can take stock of Civ VI so far, consider what’s worked and what’s been less successful, and start dreaming of the future. Myself and Joe Robinson, editor of our sister sites Strategy Gamer and Wargamer, sat down to do just that and thrash out our ‘wish list’ for the inevitable Sid Meier’s Civilization VII.

It’s worth noting that Civ VI was one of the most full featured of the series at launch, packing in most of its big systems. Naturally we’d hope for the same from Civ VII – for the most part, we take the current state of Civ VI as our base, and wonder how Firaxis can build from here. I’m excited to introduce corporate and economic warfare, while Joe wants to see a more authentic take on colonisation and a less deterministic one on technological progress (even though, as the resident pedant, I insist on pointing out that such progress has literally been determined by history…)

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Reply #104 on: May 19, 2023, 04:48:03 PM
Old news and anything about Civ 7 needs to be in its own thread.

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