[PC]Civilization V coming!

[Martinus]

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".

Besides, Hungarians are already represented as Austria and Turkey.

[Martinus]

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

Could be. Other plausible theories are Venice or Sicily/Naples (as a nod to non-Roman Italy).

[Tamas]

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".

Besides, Hungarians are already represented as Austria and Turkey.

asshole. It's not like Poland is not in as Germany, Russia, and Austria.

[garbon]

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

Could be. Other plausible theories are Venice or Sicily/Naples (as a nod to non-Roman Italy).

Yeah, I was thinking it could be nice to have a less "ancient" Italian civ.

[Martinus]

However, apparently Ragusa has been spotted as a city state in one of today's previews, which puts a significant damper on Venetian theory (as Ragusa probably would have been on their city list).

[Martinus]

Looks like the two new social policy trees are geared towards cultural victory:

Exploration:
Unlocks in the Classical Era.
Opener: +1 movement and +1 sight to Naval Units. Unlocks building the Louvre.
Maritime Infrastructure: +3 Production in all Coastal Cities.
Merchant Navy: +1 gold for each Lighthouse, Harbor and Seaport. Requires Maritime Infrastructure.
Naval Tradition: +1 happiness for each Lighthouse, Harbor and Seaport.
Treasure Fleets: +4 gold from all your Sea Trade Routes. Requires Merchant Navy.
Navigation School: Free Great Admiral. +2 Movement for all Great Admirals. Earn Great Admirals 25% faster. Requires Naval Tradition.
Finisher: Show hidden Antiquity Sites. Purchase Great Admirals with Faith in the Industrial Era.


Aesthetics:
Unlocks in the Medieval Era.
Opener: 25% faster production of Great Artists, Musicians and Writers. Allows building of the Effizi Gallery.
Fine Arts: 50% of excess happiness is added to culture.
Artistic Genius: A free Great Artist appears. Requires Fine Arts.
Cultural Centers: Monuments, Amphitheaters, Opera Houses, Museums and Broadcast Towers are built 50% faster.
Flourishing of the Arts: 33% culture in cities with a WW. Starts a Golden Age. Requires Fine Arts and Cultural Centers.
Ethics: -10% culture costs for policies. Requires FotA.
Finisher: Doubles the theming bonus you receive from Museums and World Wonders. Allows purchasing GWAMs with Faith in the Industrial Era.

[Warspite]

However, apparently Ragusa has been spotted as a city state in one of today's previews, which puts a significant damper on Venetian theory (as Ragusa probably would have been on their city list).

Does it? Ragusa was only under Venetian sovereignty for a century or so.

[Martinus]

And city states in the two new videos exclude some civs that some people thought to see (I love how this is played as a huge game of cluedo by all the nerds):

Cahokia
Buenos Aires
Antwerp
Brussels
Cape Town
Lhasa
Milan
Panama City
Ragusa
Hong Kong
Yerevan
Monaco
Sydney
Zanzibar
Hanoi
Kabul
Sidon

Guess this means no Vietnam either.

[Martinus]

However, apparently Ragusa has been spotted as a city state in one of today's previews, which puts a significant damper on Venetian theory (as Ragusa probably would have been on their city list).

Does it? Ragusa was only under Venetian sovereignty for a century or so.

But without cities like this, their city list would be very short, no?

[PDH]

They could just borrow names from other Civs.

[Viking]

They could just borrow names from other Civs.

Do what the venetians did, use greek and ottoman city names.

[Martinus]

Looks like Bucharest was not spotted after all so Romania is not out.

[Syt]

They should add Serbia. Their special ability is to clear their cities of foreign influence, at the loss of population. Special unit: tracksuit brigade.

[Viking]

They should add Serbia. Their special ability is to clear their cities of foreign influence, at the loss of population. Special unit: tracksuit brigade.

Serbia

Field of Blackbirds: Does not suffer from occupation penalty. These lands were originally Serbian.

[Martinus]

They should add Romania. Their special ability would be Trianon QQ - if they border Austria or Turkey, 10% of Austrian or Turkish populace becomes unhappy.