[PC]Civilization V coming!

[garbon]

Given that they are adding Brazil, seems a little odd for Portugal to have a monarch who reigned with a regent in exile in Brazil...

Well, as always they are desperate for some sort of gender diversity, so as with most female monarchs, their choices are quite questionable historically.

Only Catherine and Elisabeth are really solid choices - every other female leader could be easily replaced by several much more deserving male leaders.

Fair enough though yeah seems a bit ridiculous given that we know that women leaders were (let alone great ones) few and far between. (/Civ 4 wasn't really as concerned with gender)

Btw, that split of Christianity also seems odd. They aren't splitting any other religions are they?

[Grey Fox]

In the current expension, I don't get Religion. In my last game I didn't get to found a religion so I accumulated faith without ever being able to spend it.

[DGuller]

In the current expension, I don't get Religion. In my last game I didn't get to found a religion so I accumulated faith without ever being able to spend it.

You can generate certain great people depending on your policy trees.  I particularly like to spam great scientists with my extra faith near the end of the game, if I need a tech boost.

[Grey Fox]

In the current expension, I don't get Religion. In my last game I didn't get to found a religion so I accumulated faith without ever being able to spend it.

You can generate certain great people depending on your policy trees.  I particularly like to spam great scientists with my extra faith near the end of the game, if I need a tech boost.

I couldn't find where to buy those Great People?

[DGuller]

In the current expension, I don't get Religion. In my last game I didn't get to found a religion so I accumulated faith without ever being able to spend it.

You can generate certain great people depending on your policy trees.  I particularly like to spam great scientists with my extra faith near the end of the game, if I need a tech boost.

I couldn't find where to buy those Great People?

Buy them like any other unit.  Surely you know how to buy a missionary, right?

[Grey Fox]

Yeah, iirc. I remember the tutorial & everything.

[Martinus]

Btw, that split of Christianity also seems odd. They aren't splitting any other religions are they?

That's mainly because so many Civs have Christianity as their preferred religion.

[Syt]

24+ minute interview/gameplay footage of the upcoming expansion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EMO79ylKga0

[Martinus]

Meh I thought this was the new one that is supposed to be broadcasted today - this one is nearly week old. 

[Martinus]

Indonesia and Morocco are two new civs and there is a ton of new info in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m6LHvaiTIc

So only two civs left, one of which is supposed to be European (but is not Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Switzerland or Bulgaria  )

Edit: before someone asks, the exclusion list is based on two theories (which have so far been confirmed in each case), i.e. that civ-specific achievements are listed alphabetically and city states spotted in the BNW previews rule out some civs.

The current list of civs/achievements alphabetically is:

Assyria
Brasil
Indonesia
Morocco
Poland
Portugal
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
Zulus

So everything but Switzerland and Romania is ruled out - and these are ruled out because Geneva and Bucharest are still city states.

[Tamas]

Fuck'em. If run-of-the-mill-slavs Polacks can pose as a unique civ, Hungary should, too.

[Martinus]

They expressly said that Portugal, Poland, Brasil and Indonesia are in because of the huge fan base demand - so I guess Hungarian fans were too shitty.

[Viking]

Fuck'em. If run-of-the-mill-slavs Polacks can pose as a unique civ, Hungary should, too.

meh, Polaks are just Hungarians with Winged Hussars. So, yeah, Poland yes, Magyars no. You already have "The Huns".

[Tamas]

 

[Syt]

I'm guessing one of them is going to be Ukraine. Cossacks!