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Civilization 7 Is in Development

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Re: Civilization 7 Is in Development

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Post by int_19h »

1123581321 wrote: post #57
JeffL wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's what the developers say, but I think it's part true and part a cop out. The AI in Civ 5 & 6 is just so so bad, that it's only challenging when you play on the really hard modes that gives them all sorts of cheats. And then it's a bit less fun because you're walking the line between impossible because of the cheating and having to essentially exploit the AI because of the cheating. I don't necessarily want an A…

Sid had achieved competent but un-fun AI early on in the series and backed off. Players hate it because of how good it is at sacking poorly defended cities, especially early on when the AI knew too much about the global map.

A good AI shouldn't need to know any more about the global map than a human player would in the same situation. If they made it see the whole map, it's basically cheating.

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Post by hypertele-Xii »

noncoml wrote: post #11
IceHegel wrote: post #3

Hope they’re thinking more Civ V than Civ VI.

You like digging your own roads? I think the workers concept is vastly improved in VI I agree with you on the cartoonish leaders though.

You like founding your own cities? Building your own buildings? Moving your own units?

Of course I like digging my own roads. I get to decide exactly where they go. That's the game.

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Post by corbulo »

recuter wrote: post #47
corbulo wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thats actually a great idea. Imagine actually being able to talk Ghandi down from nuking everyone!

I publicly denounce you for spreading lies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Gandhi

>Gandhi is actually one of the most peaceful leaders in Civilization V, but his artificial intelligence parameters that control building and using of nuclear weapons have the value of 12, which is the highest of any leader.

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Post by corbulo »

chaostheory wrote: post #50
corbulo wrote: post #5

Did Civ6 end up being good? Civ games usually only beat their predecessors once the last expansion comes out. I stopped playing 6 after the climate change DLC. Was pretty underwhelmed. Has it matured now like 5 did?

It’s more realistic than Civ 5, but it’s not as fun. I feel that they made Civ 6 into a board game so that underpowered systems like the Nintendo Switch can run it. Civ 6 feels like a blend of Civ Revolution and Civ 5. I’m sticking to Civ 5.

I think the art style of Civ6 fits your point.

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Post by nicolas_t »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #59
jasonkester wrote: post #39

I bought the original when it came out and, together with Master of Orion, it ate so much of my life that it added a year to my time at university. Since then I've bought every new Civ as it came out and maybe played through two or three games before abandoning it. None of them capture the original, but rather just add more and different crap to micromanage. They're just not fun. The big exception is Alpha Centauri,…

Civilization II was great. It didn't break anything and in some areas it was better than the first one. Other sequels were meh, the only good feature is borders creep that prevents other players from building cities on your territory.

Yes as much as I have found memories of the first Civilization, I'd still say Civ 2 is my favorite followed by Civ IV. Alpha Centauri is still my favourite of them all though.

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Post by MrBuddyCasino »

jasonkester wrote: post #39

I bought the original when it came out and, together with Master of Orion, it ate so much of my life that it added a year to my time at university. Since then I've bought every new Civ as it came out and maybe played through two or three games before abandoning it. None of them capture the original, but rather just add more and different crap to micromanage. They're just not fun. The big exception is Alpha Centauri,…

> None of them capture the original

Same for me, though I couldn't exactly pinpoint why - maybe its the simplicity?

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