Firaxis opens its Civ IV site!

[Solver]

Finally

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

Winter 2005 named the release date.

[curtsibling]

Good to see Caesar in there!



PS

"During the game, you will meet other growing civilizations -
the United States, Mongolia, Persia, China, India, France -
there are 18, each ruled by famous historical figures."

Looks like the 16-civ rumour was wrong after all?

[alva]

18 was well known, the confussion was that initially the number was 19.

winter...winter..winter!!! Fall dammit!!!!

[kolpo]

I wonder what they mean with "cultural or religious alliances", does that mean that If I succeed in letting an islamic alliance conquer all infidels that I shall win even if i'm not the biggest civilization? But that if I instead had an alliance with christians(while being islmaic myself) that i would not win if we conquer the world togetter? Because neither our religion nor our culture are the same.

[Solver]

Well, allied victories are in in some form, you probably need to sign a pact or something to win if your ally wins and vice versa.

[vovan]

Oooooh.

EDIT: Checked out the site... It's not really a whole lot of a site is it? At least they are new screenshots. In the last one... What's that the cities are producing on the top? Gro?er? What's that, anyone have any idea?

[MrFun]

I found one tidbit on the site that is intriguing . . . . .



"religious alliance" can be one way to victory. I need to find out more about this.

[MrFun]

The fourth new screenshot -- after the first three that are already displayed -- shows a new resource in a water tile. Looks like oil.


Oil was a land resource in Civ III so I guess it's going to also be available in water tiles.

[Solver]

That oil in the water has been seen before.

And Firaxis will later (closer to the release) launch Civ4.com, my bet is on late July/early August, so we will have more of a site, too .

[MrFun]

I am reading a preview article right now. I am starting to drool over the idea of using a combination of various factors to create your own type of government, making it much more realistic and less static.

[Solver]

Up to 3125 governments . Of course, though, some options will likely be mutually exclusive, lowering the overall number

[MrFun]

3,125 different possibilities!?





Wow -- that will add creativity and sophistication to governments.

[Solver]

3125 IF no civics options are mutually exclusive, which I doubt.

[Zoid]

Originally posted by vovan
Oooooh.

EDIT: Checked out the site... It's not really a whole lot of a site is it?

[Mace]

I saw this on that site, and I'm not 100% sure what it means:

"In addition to faster mid- and late-game AI turns,"

Kind of neat. Is Firaxis referring to the longer time it takes for the AI to move in Civ3, especially in the late game when there are more units moving? So they are saying that this is improved in Civ4?