How Random Can the Setup Go?

[Boris Godunov]

Randomized combat results!

Oh wait, we've had that before...

[Nikolai]

/me imagines spears vs tanks.

[Boris Godunov]

One thing that would be neat, if fairly useless, would be randomized civ leaders. By that, I mean, you encounter, say, the Indians, and they're headed up by Otto Von Bismarck.

[Aro]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
One thing that would be neat, if fairly useless, would be randomized civ leaders. By that, I mean, you encounter, say, the Indians, and they're headed up by Otto Von Bismarck.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Martinus
I suppose because, Civ3, you could find out your opponent's identity from the colour of his borders, before you had a contact with him.

but you have different leaders...
plus if you reach his borders it's 1-2 turns before he contacts you (perhaps even instantaneous, not sure)

[Adagio]

It's the same problem with all RTS games. When you play the campaign you always play as red, while the enemy is blue... what is the point of this? I don't like the color red (because the color has been forced on me), I want to pick (or have a random color) for each game...

[Aro]

Originally posted by MarkG
but you have different leaders...
plus if you reach his borders it's 1-2 turns before he contacts you (perhaps even instantaneous, not sure)

1-2 turns of doubts, questions and expectations... Or not.

[Stuie]

Originally posted by MarkG
but you have different leaders...
plus if you reach his borders it's 1-2 turns before he contacts you (perhaps even instantaneous, not sure)

There were many times in Civ3 that my suicide galleys would get just close enough to land to see a Civ's color and then sink; then it would be a LONG time before I could actually make contact.

[Dominae]

Originally posted by Martinus
I suppose because, Civ3, you could find out your opponent's identity from the colour of his borders, before you had a contact with him.

You always had this information on hand (i.e. who your opponents are) from the Spaceship screen.

But I suppose some players prefer just not knowing...

[kolpo]

Originally posted by Solver
It's possible.

Cool the ability to start in the modern(or industrial age) seems me very fun, if I want a quick modern game, without having to deal with the rest. Would be also very usefull for multiplayer, because most multiplayer games who start in the ancient age might already have a clear winner long before the modern age. So a game where everyone starts equal in the modern age seems game a good idea for an cool MP game

[smellymummy]

i just wonder how we're supposed to start in the modern era. do they kick us off with some modern units and a decent city or what. all the previewer said was that its possible to all those random questions

[Solver]

You'll get several Settlers, some modern units, your cities will start bigger than size 1, etc.