Destiny of Empires [Diplo Game] [Organization Thread]

[OzzyKP]

I like Civ5. It has flaws, but it still gives me that "just one more turn" feel. My old computer ran it kind of slow (civ4 can be slow too) so now that it is fried I am looking forward to seeing things move quicker on my new rig (when it arrives). I think it is worth getting, just don't go into it thinking "omg, computer gaming is going to change forever" and you'll like it just fine.

[Inca (DoE)]

Language Point Update - T231

NEANDOR

Before
Capacas: 3 pts
Manchas: 0 pts
Talchas: 0 pts
Gaucanas: 0 pts

Now
Capacas: 13 pts
Manchas: 0 pts
Talchas: 0 pts
Gaucanas: 0 pts


The Numbers:
30 sentence communication / 3 * 1pt = 10pts
Language: Capacas

Capabilities:
Capacas:
2-letter words
Simple tenses
*Broken language*

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ENGLISH

Before
Capacas: 18 pts
Manchas: 13 pts

Now
Capacas: 128 pts
Manchas: 171 pts
Gaucanas: 76 pts


The Numbers:
3 adjacent tiles x 16 turns x 1 pt/T = 48pts
Manchas

5 adjacent tiles x 11 turns * 1pt/T = 55pts
Guacanas

~100 sentences comms / 3 * 1pt = 33pts
Capacas/Manchas

Envoy in Inca city for 28T * 2pt/T = 56pts
Capacas/Manchas

Open borders for 21T * 1pt/T = 21pts
Capacas/Manchas/Guacanas

CAPACAS TOTAL: +110pts
MANCHAS TOTAL: +158pts
GUACANAS TOTAL: +76pts

Capabilities:
Capacas:
5-letter words
simple, continuous tenses
*Intermediate language*

Manchas:
6-letter words
simple, continuous tenses
*Intermediate language*

Guacanas:
4-letter words
simple tenses
*Basic language*

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AZTECS

Now:
Capacas: 3pts
Talchas: 131pts

The Numbers:
Adjacent tiles 3x * 41T * 1pt/T = 123pts
Adjacent tiles 2x * 3T * 1pt/T = 6pts
Talchas

Open borders * 3T * 1pt/T = 3pts
Talchas/Capacas

TALCHAS TOTAL = +131pts
CAPACAS TOTAL = +3pts

Capabilities:
Talchas:
5-letter words
simple tenses, continuous tenses
*Basic language*

Capacas:
1-letter words
simple tenses
*Broken language*

[Japan (DoE)]

Japan is officially at war with Mongolia not too sure which order i'm in though.

[Robert]

1. Japan
2. Mongolia

[China (DoE)]

I did my best to get into CiV and just couldn't. I may try again but for now CivIV is just too good to beat!

[Inca (DoE)]

Oh, yes, Inca at war with England. Not sure who went first.

[OzzyKP]

Will we get December's correct vote tally before January voting begins?

[Robert]

If I'm capable: yes

I'm sorry for slacking a huge bit...

[deity]

I like Civ5. It has flaws, but it still gives me that "just one more turn" feel. My old computer ran it kind of slow (civ4 can be slow too) so now that it is fried I am looking forward to seeing things move quicker on my new rig (when it arrives). I think it is worth getting, just don't go into it thinking "omg, computer gaming is going to change forever" and you'll like it just fine.

I agree, I get that one more turn feeling but that's the problem!! I hate SP and haven't got the time to play with myself. I hate the simplified micro management - no surprise there I guess BUT it is still enjoyable. I hadn't played it for months but had a go yesterday and it was cool - being Australia Day and a public holiday but i'd be scared to fire it up on other days as I'd get nothing done! AND I'M semi-retired!!!!

The Civ4 MP diplos keep me busy enough and are more enjoyable.

[France (DoE)]

To RP, officially from the French .... (although to be honest, I am not sure why it was suggested. But a good trout slap never hurt anyone, so there you go.)

As to civ5, sorry, I do not get that one more turn feeling. I also hate one unit per tile. So much for combined arms. And a regiment now has frontage of 120 kilometres (my guess). Trying to paste tactical style warfare onto a strategic map was just dumb, IMHO. I would have preferred something like 'Total War'. And no pitboss or pbem capability ....

[OzzyKP]

I really like the one unit per tile. Far more strategic and interesting than giant stacks of doom.

[Inca (DoE)]

3-5 UPT would have been best. 1UPT is one of the main reasons I didn't get the game aside from hardware limitations. It looked like a nightmare, especially with all units, military or otherwise, being treated equally. Being unable to stack workers is miserable.

No PBEM or PB? Not getting it then for sure.

[Robert]

Pitboss and PBEM will be released later in a free patch.
I agree with Ozzy that 1UPT is great for strategical reasons. Unfortunately it generates problems when one has to 'store' his armies. In fact I liked the civ1 approach, if 1 unit dies, all units in that tile die.
Just stack your armies, but when in war: don't be crazy!!

I do not have the OMT feeling b/c usually there's not much to look forward to.
That's IMHO the worst thing about about civ5, nothing really stands out. There's nothing that makes me say "yeah, I achieved that". (well, not as much as in earlier civ-games).
To start with: tile improvements deliver close to nothing. It's not special to build a tile improvement, especially not on bonus resources. The cool thing of the early civ4 phase is getting cool tile bonus resources, plan your cities around them. In civ5 a normal tile doesn't offer much less (or nothing less at all) compared to a bonus resource.

[America (DoE)]

To RP, officially from the French .... (although to be honest, I am not sure why it was suggested. But a good trout slap never hurt anyone, so there you go.)

Merde! You are French, yet you do not know about Unhygienix and his fish-slapping ways? It is the very foundation of your nation. Let me enlighten you:









Unhygienix on wikipedia

[Robert]

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