The Civilization V DLC speculation thread

[Krill]

2K have said they are going to control the central hub that contains fan created DLC...

Probably means the EULA will make mods distributed outside this method "illegal", which would be interesting to watch.

[Concrete Donkey]

If you look at a game like Fallout 3 on the PC it has a successful mix of official and fan-base add ons. One of the probably intentional side effects the official DLC had was to allow more stuff for modders to do with the game. You'll notice that many mods require certain add ons as they simply couldn't be done on the basic game. For example, Mothership Zeta allowed modders to make levels with different rules such as the Millennium Falcon. Maybe a similar practice can be explored with Civ.

[Theben]

What self said.

[self biased]

the fanbase is famous for creating and maintaining its own DLC, as it were. unless firaxis wants to give an official seal of approval and host it, i can't really see anyone paying for DLC as the fanbase will usually do something better than the original devs.

[Dinner]

Probably some sort of special unit design or something. Paradox did an extra sprite pack with HOI3 and that sort of stuff seems to be pretty common. Something like the basic unit is the same as in the regular game but for a bit more money they individualize the units so they look like the historical ones from that civ. British rifle men will look like red coats while Ethiopian rifle men will look like Oromo warriors or something.

[Concrete Donkey]

We live in the age of Downloadable content both free and paid for, cheap and small or expansion sized big. Original content or content locked on the disc making you pay extra for a game you've already bought (2K's very own Bioshock 2 an example of the latter.) So, let's assume there'll be DLC for Civ V. What kind of things would you like to see or not see in Civ V DLC of all types.

Personally I don't want to see the kind of store exclusive kind Civilization Revolutions had. Giving a tough choice to where American consumers pick up their games I'm sure was annoying but not as annoying I assure you as living on the other side of the pond and not given the option to get any of it. I also don't want to see more powerful units than those in the regular games, essentially making you pay for cheat options, ruining the balance of the game by getting it or not getting it if playing multi player.

But that's not to mean I'm opposed to DLC and I think Civ V is well suited for it. Maybe a few extra civs/states/Wonders for those of us who bought the game new like what EA did with Mass Effect 2. New scenario packs to spice the game up a little once the games been out a few months. They could be themed like 'Historical' or 'Fantastic Realms' packs. And then there's the expansion size DLC which I don't think I can think about much until the game is actually out.

So, anyone else have thoughts on this?