Civilization VI just announced!

[PizzaTheHutt]

Hide yo horses, hide yo saltpeter, hide yo iron ore because the best damn strategy game for the computer is BACK, BABY. Kiss that social life (what social life?) goodbye. Coming out October 21st.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/289070

I've been playing this game since Civi III and they just get better every time. Civi V was a bit different and a learning curve, but I still play it religiously. I didn't try the "CIVILIZATION IN SPACE" one though, it just kinda looked...meh. But VI will be an instant purchase for me.  

[Floppin]

Oh sweet mother of God. 

[Zaximus]

I hope it doesn't take two expansion packs to get this where it needs to be though :)

[PhillyB]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo my life

[PhillyB]

7 hours ago, PizzaTheHutt said:

I've been playing this game since Civi III and they just get better every time. Civi V was a bit different and a learning curve, but I still play it religiously. I didn't try the "CIVILIZATION IN SPACE" one though, it just kinda looked...meh. But VI will be an instant purchase for me.  

unstacking units and making cities defendable changed the entire complexion of the game... i thought civ 3 would go down as goat but i think 5 wins it.

[SZ James (banned)]

My Babayetu is ready 

 

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

Here's an article about the differences between V and VI:

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/05/11/civilization-vi-details/

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Civilization VI does to the city what Civilization V did to the military.

Beach refers to the new mechanic as “unstacking the cities”. “The unstacking of armies revolutionised the way the military side of the game played out and we’re making a similar change on the economic side of the game. Everything is now placed on the map, blowing the cities apart. All of the upgrades that you build are now spread across the landscape in the area of control of each city.”

This isn’t simply a cosmetic change, although it should make for urban landscapes much more visually varied than Civ V’s cities, so often surrounded by hexes thick with repetitive farms, trading posts and other improvements. The main purpose of the change is to encourage a stronger connection to the geography of your nation.

pretty brilliant. 

[CarolinaNCSU]

Actually think I bought Civ V on the recommendation of the Huddle...and then I spent weeks of my life devoted to it.

 

Can't wait to pick this up

[PhillyB]

2 hours ago, SZ James (banned) said:

My Babayetu is ready 

 

 

only good part of civ 4 imo

[stankowalski]

5 hours ago, PhillyB said:

unstacking units and making cities defendable changed the entire complexion of the game... i thought civ 3 would go down as goat but i think 5 wins it.

Yeah 5 was great all around.  I think I actually started playing on Civ 3 also and it does seem to get better and better.  Not sure how much more they can add to it to be honest but I'm hoping they come up with some new ideas but keep a lot of the old concepts in place.

[SmootsDaddy89]

They made it look like a poo mobile game tbh.

[PhillyB]

1 hour ago, SmootsDaddy89 said:

They made it look like a poo mobile game tbh.

every time i've seen graphic shots of a new civ i always think it looks like poo and then i play it and it's nothing like it was advertised. i think they always zoom in super far to show city detail for packaging but no one gives a fug about that when the game's actually running.

[stankowalski]

And let's be honest here, it isn't about the graphics.

[Dex]

On 5/13/2016 at 1:37 AM, PhillyB said:

every time i've seen graphic shots of a new civ i always think it looks like poo and then i play it and it's nothing like it was advertised. i think they always zoom in super far to show city detail for packaging but no one gives a fug about that when the game's actually running.

Is it too late for me to try and get into Civ? What's the learning curve like for noobs?