What's in Civ4. Just the facts, ma'am! (2nd edition)

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by Locutus
Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Add mine applause for a job really well done.

Originally posted by Locutus
It *is* a website. I figured maybe Markos and Dan are interested once the Civ4 section is up...

I think that Firaxis itself should be ask your permission to use your excellent fact list, pass it to someone inside the team just to clean away any early mistake, and publish it on its site as a "teaser" for the game.

Or at least Markos and Dan should find it the place it deserve, into a proper Civ IV Apolyton Site branch, and let Civ III area to fade away to the background.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Patriqvium
Talking about the Greeks, these fearsome chaps in an IGN screenshot look a lot like them:

Either the number of civs given by Firaxis is incorrect (highly improbable), someone else is using Greek units and their Civ3 color, the Babylonian flag (and Agade) belong to some other Civ or there's something fishy going on...

Again, they could be also Aztecs judging by the Aztec-y emblem on their flag, but this still leaves the mystery of a Greek hoplite in the concept art unsolved.

Sadly, I think they've already established that that unit is just the standard spearmen, and not a Greek Hoplite/Phalanx. Unfortunate.

[curtsibling]

That CIV-Anon trailer is a classic bit of marketing...!

[Alexander I]

You're not kidding. It's one of my new favorites.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Patriqvium
Talking about the Greeks, these fearsome chaps in an IGN screenshot look a lot like them:

Either the number of civs given by Firaxis is incorrect (highly improbable), someone else is using Greek units and their Civ3 color, the Babylonian flag (and Agade) belong to some other Civ or there's something fishy going on...

Again, they could be also Aztecs judging by the Aztec-y emblem on their flag, but this still leaves the mystery of a Greek hoplite in the concept art unsolved.

Unfortunately that's by no means conclusive proof the Greeks are in (as Alex said, the unit is a regular Spearman so that just leaves the colour). That said, anyone want to speculate on what this flag is? Is it Aztec?

[Maquiladora]

Looks like the Aztec calendar to me.

[curtsibling]

Looks like a face in the centre, could be Euro-Greecian or Meso-American...

The mystery will be answered in time, I am sure!

[Alexander I]

It's definitely the Aztec Calendar.

See this attached image:

[Solver]

That thing in the flag is most definitely the Aztec calendar . I'm surprised it wasn't recognized at once :P.

[arkammler]

http://www.firaxis.com/games/game_detail.php?gameid=6

New information in it

One of six new screenshots has Confucianism in it.

helicopter gunship is a unit

[Solver]

Confucianism is in. Demands to convert to a religion are possible. Release date is Winter 2005. The Oracle is still in. Elephants are in .

[Alexander I]

This is all good news. I wonder if Elephants are Indian civ-specific or available to all...

[Solver]

They seem a resource, not a unit. Probably the Ivory resource.

[Alexander I]

Maybe accessing the ivory resource also allows usage of War Elephants...

Like Iron or Saltpeter...

[alva]

Oh Lucutus, when doing an (large) update of the OP, wouldn't it be better to start a new thread and lock the old one?
As it stands we have a mix of both old and new info, which is confusing, especially to those that don't frequent the forum on a daily basis ( Yes, they do exist )