Sid Meier's Civilization Discussion Thread

[Imperia Babylonia]

Hi! This thread is for everyone to discuss the amazing series that is the Civilization Series!

You can talk about mods, some of the games you've played in it and even ideas for the next civ game or DLC for Beyond Earth

[The Alexanderians]

There's a game called civilization, where you get your own little nation.

[Ammerinia]

Definitely not a tag at all.

[United Labor Front]

Civ is my favorite video game series. I never take the position of gun-toting expansionist that tries to win via domination. I prefer the technological or cultural route to victory. What about you guys, how do you try to win?

[The Alexanderians]

Civ is my favorite video game series. I never take the position of gun-toting expansionist that tries to win via domination. I prefer the technological or cultural route to victory. What about you guys, how do you try to win?

tech or in the case of Rise of Mankind: a New Dawn and Caveman 2 Cosmos I take Mastery Victory

[The United Lands of Ash]

That moment when you're making way too much gold than you need and have almost all the city states in your pocket and then Gandhi feels like taking some.

"Our words are backed with nuclear weapons!" ~Gandhi

[Arumdaum]

I'm waiting for Civ VI.

[Nephmir]

Civ III was the best. After that it just started going downhill. Everything after Civ III is just about graphics and casual play than about strategy, in my opinion. I stopped buying more civs after Civ V came out and I realized that it wasn't going to get any better.

I usually go for domination or space race victory, though I'm only a Monarch currently.

[Flenski]

I'm waiting for Civ VI.

The new civ is Civillization Beyond Earth. Its like a Civ VI but its in space ;3

[The Republic of Pantalleria]

Civ III was the best. After that it just started going downhill. Everything after Civ III is just about graphics and casual play than about strategy, in my opinion. I stopped buying more civs after Civ V came out and I realized that it wasn't going to get any better.

I usually go for domination or space race victory, though I'm only a Monarch currently.

Pff, Diplomatic victory is the best.

[Lydvelann]

I'm waiting for Civ VI.

The new civ is Civillization Beyond Earth. Its like a Civ VI but its in space ;3

Speaking of Civilization: Beyond Earth I find the new game too similar to Civilization 5... I mean, I love the new tech web and the affinity, purity, and dominance mechanics, but it feels too much like a re-texture of Civilization 5 with a few new concepts here and there :/

[Discords Equstria]

The new civ is Civillization Beyond Earth. Its like a Civ VI but its in space ;3

Speaking of Civilization: Beyond Earth I find the new game too similar to Civilization 5... I mean, I love the new tech web and the affinity, purity, and dominance mechanics, but it feels too much like a re-texture of Civilization 5 with a few new concepts here and there :/

Civ BE was not all that good...I still prefer CIV V.

Neat thread.

[Lydvelann]

Speaking of Civilization: Beyond Earth I find the new game too similar to Civilization 5... I mean, I love the new tech web and the affinity, purity, and dominance mechanics, but it feels too much like a re-texture of Civilization 5 with a few new concepts here and there :/

Civ Be was not all that good...I still prefer Civ V.

Neat thread.

Civilization 5 was amazing... I especially love the ideology and tourism systems introduced in Brave New World, oddly enough, I feel as if Brave New World and Gods and Kings added more additional content and mechanics individually to Civilization 5 alone than Civilization Beyond Earth itself did to the entire series :/

[Jute]

Civ Be was not all that good...I still prefer Civ V.

Neat thread.

Civilization 5 was amazing... I especially love the ideology and tourism systems introduced in Brave New World, oddly enough, I feel as if Brave New World and Gods and Kings added more additional content and mechanics individually to Civilization 5 alone than Civilization Beyond Earth itself did to the entire series :/

Yeah, but Civ. BE is supposed to get another few updates.

[Ascoobis]

I was quite confused by the PlayStation 3 version. .

[Lydvelann]

Civilization 5 was amazing... I especially love the ideology and tourism systems introduced in Brave New World, oddly enough, I feel as if Brave New World and Gods and Kings added more additional content and mechanics individually to Civilization 5 alone than Civilization Beyond Earth itself did to the entire series :/

Yeah, but Civ. BE is supposed to get another few updates.

Meh. I sorta feel like Civilization Beyond Earth was half-baked when it was released, I mean, I love the concept but I wish the developers spent more time on developing the game a bit more :/

[Flenski]

If only we could suggest things. I agree about Beyond Earth. Could've been better.

[Jute]

Yeah, but Civ. BE is supposed to get another few updates.

Meh. I sorta feel like Civilization Beyond Earth was half-baked when it was released, I mean, I love the concept but I wish the developers spent more time on developing the game a bit more :/

I did read that they were running out of time and had to rush to finish the game. Personally, the lack of atmosphere especially in comparison to Civ V or Alpha Centauri is the thing that's most off-putting for me and the reason why I won't plan on buying it any time soon.

[The Alexanderians]

I'm waiting for Civ VI.

The new civ is Civillization Beyond Earth. Its like a Civ VI but its in space ;3

Too bad it blew chunks

[Lydvelann]

Meh. I sorta feel like Civilization Beyond Earth was half-baked when it was released, I mean, I love the concept but I wish the developers spent more time on developing the game a bit more :/

I did read that they were running out of time and had to rush to finish the game. Personally, the lack of atmosphere especially in comparison to Civ V or Alpha Centauri is the thing that's most off-putting for me and the reason why I won't plan on buying it any time soon.

Yeah... I love the concept of Brave New World, but, as I stated before, I wish they had more time to develop it more :/

[Jute]

Civ III was the best. After that it just started going downhill. Everything after Civ III is just about graphics and casual play than about strategy, in my opinion. I stopped buying more civs after Civ V came out and I realized that it wasn't going to get any better.

I usually go for domination or space race victory, though I'm only a Monarch currently.

Actually, having seen both, I feel like there's more strategy in V than in III, which seemed to be just "build cities everywhere and get massive stacks of soldiers". IV still had those awful stacks, and V finally did away with them, and has nice other features.

[The Legion of War]

I love Civ!

I started with with civ V, and got Beyond Earth. What I like about Beyond Earth is that you are sorta building your own civ, with it's own tech and virtues. The game play feels a little lacking though... like the real basic military units.

Anyways, in Civ V I like to win via diplomacy. War mongering is fun, but if I do it all the time it gets boring. Diplomacy is a little more interesting for me because my allies can change at any time, and I need to pick my wars carefully or risk losing all my allies because no one likes war mongers. Most of the time, I'm friends with almost anyone so if I go to war with an ally there's usually someone else that gets mad.

Speaking of that, does anyone know how to avoid that if at all?

[Imperia Babylonia]

I love Civ!

I started with with civ V, and got Beyond Earth. What I like about Beyond Earth is that you are sorta building your own civ, with it's own tech and virtues. The game play feels a little lacking though... like the real basic military units.

Anyways, in Civ V I like to win via diplomacy. War mongering is fun, but if I do it all the time it gets boring. Diplomacy is a little more interesting for me because my allies can change at any time, and I need to pick my wars carefully or risk losing all my allies because no one likes war mongers. Most of the time, I'm friends with almost anyone so if I go to war with an ally there's usually someone else that gets mad.

Speaking of that, does anyone know how to avoid that if at all?

Civ Beyond Earth looks kind of bad right now, but I may buy it since like Civ 5 Vanilla, it will get a lot better with DLCs

[Singaporean Transhumans]

Civ III was the best. After that it just started going downhill. Everything after Civ III is just about graphics and casual play than about strategy, in my opinion. I stopped buying more civs after Civ V came out and I realized that it wasn't going to get any better.

I usually go for domination or space race victory, though I'm only a Monarch currently.

Civ III....ah, these old days when spearmen could destroy modern armour.

[Singaporean Transhumans]

I enjoy editing maps by myself in Civ III and Civ V and then playing them. I basically played coward and enclosed the island I got my settler on in the Editor....then I nuked everyone else after researching the stuff.

And I continued to do this in Civ V.