CivIV: Beyond the Sword

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by DrSpike
They could replace America with Poland since the former is not really a Civ.

We can replace DrSpike with RoboCon since the former is not really a poster.

[DrSpike]

That hilarious comeback took only one week!

[Kuciwalker]

Your posts tend to get filed at the back of the queue.

[rjmatsleepers]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Technically Nikolai is correct, though it is implied and I would be very surprised if this is available as a default SP feature.

But ...

Originally posted by Solver

Other Features

A new option is to select any leader with any civilization. For example, Boudica of the Romans or Elizabeth of the Chinese.

We'll have to wait and see.

RJM

[Virdrago]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Technically Nikolai is correct, though it is implied and I would be very surprised if this is available as a default SP feature.

I wouldn't. People already only play as the Romans, so why not only play as the Romans with Boudica? It won't change the game much in SP, you just have a domination victory faster.

[rjmatsleepers]

Originally posted by Virdrago


I wouldn't. People already only play as the Romans, so why not only play as the Romans with Boudica? It won't change the game much in SP, you just have a domination victory faster.

It is not the case that people in SP only play with the Romans, nor that they only play for a domination victory. As to Boudica, do we know her characteristics yet?

RJM

[Nikolai]

Yes. Aggressive and charismatic IIRC.

[Virdrago]

Originally posted by rjmatsleepers


It is not the case that people in SP only play with the Romans, nor that they only play for a domination victory.

I personally play whoever I feel like at the time, but according to more than one post here over the last couple years, there are a disproportionate number of players who do only play as the Romans, or rarely play any other civ. Otherwise I wouldn't have made the statement.

[LDiCesare]

I almost never play the Romans (most often, random, or someone financial). The addition of new civs with their own units and buildings may change the Praetorians only view.

[Virdrago]

bump

[Virdrago]

Sorry, wrong post

[DrSpike]

I've not really been following the gossip - was there any resolution on whether BtS has the any leader any civ 'feature' in just MP, or SP too?

[Thedrin]

More recent articles have failed to clarify and have also not made any further reference to multiplayer when discussing the feature.

[Brutus66]

I am not much of a betting man, but it only makes sense to me that the any-leader/civ combo would be a feature in the SP Custom Game. One of the best things about Civ is the varieties of optional rules and features you can turn on and off to suit your particular play style.

[rjmatsleepers]

Originally posted by Brutus66
I am not much of a betting man, but it only makes sense to me that the any-leader/civ combo would be a feature in the SP Custom Game. One of the best things about Civ is the varieties of optional rules and features you can turn on and off to suit your particular play style.

Whether the variety "of optional rules and features you can turn on and off to suit your particular play style" is one of the best features, is a matter of opinion. It reminds me of the situation in a number of sports before the rules were codified. I yearn for a standard configuration which would be used for comparisons.

(Boring old fart retires to the corner of the room, muttering to himself.)

RJM