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    Camel Lord Senior Member Capture The Flag Champion Martok's Avatar
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    Thumbs up Civilization V!!

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    February 18, 2010 - 2K Games just made the day a little brighter with the announcement of a brand new title in the best-selling Civilization series. Sid Meier's Civilization V, currently in development at Firaxis, will feature an "entirely new combat system, deeper diplomatic interactions, and a cavalcade of expanded features that deliver a fully immersive experience providing hours of enteratainment as players build and defend their empire on their quest to become the greatest ruler the world has ever known."

    Perhaps most significantly for fans, the series is making the jump to hexagons rather than square tiles to "allow for deeper strategy, more realistic gameplay, and stunning organic landscapes." The entire game is being built on an entirely new engine that's being built from the ground up to bring players "closer to the Civ experience than ever." Diplomacy is handled full screen now, with full leader animations and appropriate languages. Players who aren't inclined towards negotiations will find that war feels "more massive" and includes ranged bombardment from behind front lines.

    Civilization V will also include an "extensive suite of community, modding and multiplayer elements," and an "in-game community hub where Civ fans can share content and compete against each other."

    Firaxis' director of creative development and series' eponym Sid Meier shared his enthusiasm for the new project: "Each new version of Civilization presents exciting challenge for our team. Thankfully, ideas on how to bring new and fun experiences to Civ players never seem to stop flowing." He added, "We're excited for players to see the new vision our team at Firaxis has brought to the series."




    Switching from tiles to hexes, less abstract combat (i.e., no stacking), improved diplomatic AI.... Damn, I think I might actually have to get this one!
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    Just... one... more.. turn... Then I will go to sleep...
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    Very nice, very nice indeed. Pretty big fan of the series, and good to hear they're making a concerted effort at improving the series still.
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    Lets hope they continue the trend of allowing a wide array of mods for their games. I've clocked a ridiculous amount of time on Civ 4..


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    Just when i thought i was out it pulls me back in :D, Civ was what got me into gaming and this one will probably get me back into it again..cant wait.

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    My only problem with this is that it will come out just when I enrol at university. Otherwise, all is good.

    Especially those rivers. Oh wow, just look at the rivers.

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