Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) This is a topic for the Sid Meier's Civilization 4X turn-based strategy video game series.I really enjoy Civilization V, even if it isn't quite as in-depth as IV was. I'm currently psyched or the exapnsion coming in June, Gods and Kings, which is re-adding some of the features Civ IV had (though they actually function pretty differently). And many of the new civs seem pretty interesting (mainly looking forward to Ethiopia, Carthage, and Sweden).If you want to play Civ V together, add me on Steam (kothrastreamdiver). Edited April 24, 2012 by Kothra: Sweetroll Thief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow pridak money gang Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Ethiopia is a lot tougher than I first thought: it came down to my French (Napoleon is a personal favorite of mine) and Ethiopia as the two world superpowers, and we ended up collecting vassals until we both owned half the world.Good times.-Teezy Quote ＳＡＹ ＩＴ ＯＮＥ ＭＯＲＥ ＴＩＭＥ ＴＥＬＬ ＭＥ ＷＨＡＴ ＩＳ ＯＮ ＹＯＵＲ ＭＩＮＤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Is this in Civ IV (or possibly III)? I don't remember if Ethiopia was in IV, and I haven't played III. I know it's not V because Ethiopia isn't in t (yet), and you can't really have vassal states (allied city-states don't count). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athmos Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) I own Civ 3, and I'm faithfully loyal to America. Never played anyone else. PS, I kick butt! x3 Edited April 24, 2012 by thebeggerpie Quote WIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 When I played Civ IV I wandered between Civs while I was learning how to play (I never fully got the hang of it until just before V's release), but I eventually settled on Rome, mostly because Augustus looked like a boss. Now in V I almost always play Rome, while occasionally playing as England or Denmark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Valjean Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I had CIV IV IV a while (see what I did there?), but then I tried downloading an update and it screwed the whole thing. I feel pretty bad about that. Now it doesn't work on my labtop at all. Maybe someday I'll get CIV V, since it looks epic, but due to things going on in life and my other pursuits I can predict other hobbies that will put me off on that until I've finished all my education.My choir, by the way, sang "Baba Yetu" once. Coincidentally, the performance date fell on Halloween. It was a strange time to be singing songs about how wonderful and bright the world is. Anyway, I sang baritone, meaning I didn't get to sing a lot of...words.Your Honor,Tyrannosaurus Kraggh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Invictus Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I've had Civilization II for a looooooong time. Ancient game, but still really fun. Quote Up, down, turn around, please don't let me hit the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow pridak money gang Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Is this in Civ IV (or possibly III)? I don't remember if Ethiopia was in IV, and I haven't played III. I know it's not V because Ethiopia isn't in t (yet), and you can't really have vassal states (allied city-states don't count).IV. Napoleon wasn't in III.-Teezy Quote ＳＡＹ ＩＴ ＯＮＥ ＭＯＲＥ ＴＩＭＥ ＴＥＬＬ ＭＥ ＷＨＡＴ ＩＳ ＯＮ ＹＯＵＲ ＭＩＮＤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Ah okay.Lol, I actually had Civ II, and I tried playing it once, but I hardly had a clue what I was doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Valjean Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 By the way, I usually play as either America or Rome. Pretty much always. Only occassionally to I play as Greece, but in CIV IV the Praetorians were much cooler, and so was Julius Caesar.Your Honor,Tyrannosaurus Kraggh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 The Legion in Civ V is my favourite unit. ROAD-AND-FORT-BUILDING SWORDSMEN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow pridak money gang Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Rome wins all. Especially in 18 Civs. I can conquer Europe by the time the ADs roll around and have a chunk of Russia to boot.-Teezy Quote ＳＡＹ ＩＴ ＯＮＥ ＭＯＲＥ ＴＩＭＥ ＴＥＬＬ ＭＥ ＷＨＡＴ ＩＳ ＯＮ ＹＯＵＲ ＭＩＮＤ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAZMAT Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 So psyched for the expansion oh maaaaaaaaaanThe only problem will be finding time for the hours-long matches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 We will make it happen. Some how.There's also the option of saving and returning to it later.Or you can play a quick game (forgot what they called it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Valjean Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Rome wins all. Especially in 18 Civs. I can conquer Europe by the time the ADs roll around and have a chunk of Russia to boot.-Teezy Yeah, that's why I pretty much always play as them when I'm aiming for a serious win, because they're the only ones to get special units that truly give you an advantage, and it's early on in the game to boot. So basically, once I can create Praetorians, I devote almost all my resources to making them and gaining some fast claims from neighboring civilizations.Except for some reason they always have ten times my number in archers.Your Honor,Tyrannosaurus Kraggh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) You just reminded me of why I don't play Civ IV for nostalgia's sakeUnit stacking. Edited April 24, 2012 by Kothra: Sweetroll Thief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-D-D-Ddude Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I got Civ 5 as part of the Steam Christmas Sale last year, and I was addicted to it for about 3 months. I racked up about 50 hours, which is roughly double my playtime for the rest of my Steam library COMBINED. :PI've won games as Germany, Japan and the Aztecs. Even when I'm trying to be peaceful, I usually end up wiping out one or two enemy civilizations. With Montezuma you get culture for enemy units, so I actually used him to get a culture victory by slaughtering everybody in my way xDI haven't played in a month or two, but that expansion pack looks really enticing, and I'll probably end up getting back into the game when it comes out. Excited to take a peer into the AI's thoughts with my spies Quote Generation reeeeeeeeeeeee: If you see this, don't copy it into your signature. Get off your computer. Go outside! Go for a walk! Appreciate the beauty of the world while you're young and energetic and full of unwarranted enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Liars Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I loved IV but I don't think I've played it for over a year now. I should probably get back to it sometime, as it's great, especially with Beyond The Sword.Other than that, I had II on the PS1 when I was a kid. Don't think I ever understood it but somehow still managed to have fun. Quote ___ ___ ___ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 I always thought that IV had far more Civs than V did. IV had 32 in the end.Including DLC and the new expansion, V will have 34. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Valjean Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 You just reminded me of why I don't play Civ IV for nostalgia's sakeUnit stacking. My cousins and I have a little divergence on that. They seemed to like it. I think it's okay, but when I found out about the new system in CIV V I was totally for it, because I agreed that it made the combat system more tactical and engaging. Plus, I liked that cities could defend themselves, which seems more appropriate.Your Honor,Tyrannosaurus Kraggh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Speaking of which, cities can defend themselves even better in Gods & Kings. They changed it so that you're nearly guaranteed to need a siege unit to take a city (though you usually do anyway, at least in the mid-game (Renaissance). And now in the expansion sea units aren't utterly useless when attacking cities, which I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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