CivIV: Beyond the Sword

[Kuciwalker]

JIAR. This looks great

[Nikolai]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
for random events (will hopefully be optional)
for the rest of it

So, you didn't think random event were okay in the old Civ1? I loved it.

[joncnunn]

I liked SMAC random events better; most of them featured if some random city didn't have a building : a penalty applied to it for X turns. If it did have the building : a bonus applied to it for X turns.

[kiky]

# Enhanced AI: The AI has received many enhancements making it tougher to beat on the higher difficulty levels. The ways in which the AI will attempt to achieve victory have also been expanded.

Is this referring to Better AI or 'Enhanced Better AI' ? Blake has not release new one recently.

Random events
But how would it impact the game?
I assume Natural Disaster it would be like a one turn of revolt + reduce a pop on a city?

[Nikolai]

Originally posted by joncnunn
I liked SMAC random events better; most of them featured if some random city didn't have a building : a penalty applied to it for X turns. If it did have the building : a bonus applied to it for X turns.

So were Civ1's. If you didn't have a city wall, you got plundered, if you didn't have an aqueduct, you got a flood and so on.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Nikolai
Isn't there something called a bootcamp or something on mac?

havent bothered to install it yet. i wonder if i should give in or start a campaign for simultaneous release on the mac
long live the mac civ community!

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by joncnunn
I liked SMAC random events better; most of them featured if some random city didn't have a building : a penalty applied to it for X turns. If it did have the building : a bonus applied to it for X turns.

This was a great mechanic, and I hope Firaxis does something similar here.

[Solver]

Nah, they're including a Short Circuit event. Condition: been playing BtS for 8 hours straight. Effect: short circuits your PC .

[Alexander I]

I'm here, I'm here. I didn't mean to make my public wait, but I've been really busy all day.

So here it is, the long awaited celebratory post...

BABYLON IS IN!

I'm posting a large image of my former avatar to celebrate.

(Well, that was kind of anticlimactic wasn't it. )

[Rasputin]

I hate it when htey improve the AI, oh well i will remain playing it on Settler for a while longer.

[Solver]

I'm posting a large image of my former avatar to celebrate.

That's it? No additions in the Babylonian spirit to the babe thread ?

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Solver

I'm posting a large image of my former avatar to celebrate.

That's it? No additions in the Babylonian spirit to the babe thread ?

Dude, I'm married.
And I did promise you individually that I would make only one post on the subject. Should you wish to request more, I'd be happy to oblige...

[Virdrago]

random events - Black Death anyone? (pure spec)
10 new civs
Babylon, Holland, Portugal, at least one native American civ - can't wait to see who else is there
corporations as new religions - love the concept, it's something I can see happening right now (control oil, aluminum - what else?)
Maoi statues - is that supposed to be Maori?
16 new leaders, including Abe Lincoln - wondered when he was going to show up
more options for spies
more modern units - I believe that may mean diversity within naval units; they do count as units in general.

I'm all giddy.

[Solver]

Originally posted by Alexander01
And I did promise you individually that I would make only one post on the subject. Should you wish to request more, I'd be happy to oblige...

Shutting up, shutting up...

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Virdrago

Maoi statues - is that supposed to be Maori?

Nope, actually that's the Moai, the Easter Island statues. Fun.