Game News Civilization: Beyond Earth announced

[LESS T_T]

Looks like there's no altitude.

 

[Ranselknulf]

Can you go to other planets and teach the aliens the dangers of global warming?

 

[exe]

If they don't want doomstacks, why not do it like Galciv2's fleet logistics? As in you could only combine a certain amount of ship together which increased with tech. There, no more doomstacks and no need to nerf everything into the ground so you can't get a carpet of doom. Also doesn't breack the AI.

 

[IDtenT]

Will this also be a wargame like Civ V?

Don't roll your eyes at me, you gamist cunt.

 

[cvv]

Will this also be a wargame like Civ V?

Don't roll your eyes at me, you gamist cunt.

Tryhard edgy twice in a single thread.

IDtenT.

 

[cvv]

If they don't want doomstacks, why not do it like Galciv2's fleet logistics? As in you could only combine a certain amount of ship together which increased with tech.

Yes, that would be an ideal compromise. I hated the old stacking system and I don't have a problem with the new one but a limited stacking would be better. There are plenty of suggestions on the CivFanatics, with different combination of melee, ranged and air or mounted, infantry and mount counter...stuff like this.

 

[GarfunkeL]

Not all war-games avoided stacking, either. TOAW being of course the prime example, what with being THE hexagonal war game for PC.

 

[IDtenT]

If I can't play the game with a single defender in every city then I'm just not going to have fun with it.

 

[Dickie]

I didn't read the articles yet. Is it explained why they didn't call it SMAC 2?

 

[cvv]

I didn't read the articles yet. Is it explained why they didn't call it SMAC 2?

That's a good point, my highly educated guess is the Civilization brand is much, much better known, mainly because it's been kept alive all those years.

 

[Xbalanque]

Dickie, they did.
I read the article in Polish and they gave no source about them saying that. Anyway, they do not want to do the same stuff as the factions will be originating from the civilisations (don't really see the idea behind the implementation).
I agree, the limited stacking would be the best option, I didn't really like the original civ stacking but couldn't understand the praise for the Civ V changes as they weren't as awesome as they said.
http://www.gry-online.pl/S013.asp?ID=84557

 

[Dickie]

I checked the Gamespot thing and it has something listed with today's date about a comparison between the two. Maybe it'll explain why this was decided. Also, I found this kind of interesting.

Before you land on a new planet and start shaping humanity’s destiny, you must first equip your expedition. Referred to as "the seeding," this is an expanded version of your civilization selection in previous games. In Beyond Earth, not only do you choose which faction (read: civilization) to play, but also which spacecraft to take, what cargo to carry, who to bring, and the type of planet you want to inhabit. Each selection you make will greatly impact the start of your game: you could carry high-quality cargo that grants additional funds up-front, for instance, or hard-working, production-oriented colonists who build structures faster.

Quote here: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/beyond-earth-takes-civilization-to-the-stars/1100-6418906/

 

[Grim Monk]

I didn't read the articles yet. Is it explained why they didn't call it SMAC 2?

That's a good point, my highly educated guess is the Civilization brand is much, much better known, mainly because it's been kept alive all those years.

Take2 owns Firaxis, and bought the rights to Sid's old MicroProses IP's from Atari:
Civilization
Railroads
Colonization


But they don't own Alpha Centauri.
SMAC was published by EA back when Firaxis was still independent, so EA owns the IP.

If they wanted to call this SMAC 2, they would first have to negotiate with EA for the trademark.

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

I didn't read the articles yet. Is it explained why they didn't call it SMAC 2?

That's a good point, my highly educated guess is the Civilization brand is much, much better known, mainly because it's been kept alive all those years.

If you consider a lich or a zombie alive, then the Civilization brand is indeed quite living.

 

[Abelian]

All this talk of space colonization makes me want to start up Enemy Nations. The developer made the game and its source code free a few years ago.

 

[MurkyShadow]

Sid Meier's Mass Effect: XTREME SHEPARD Edition

That sounds like a great last hooray. If Sid decides to retire and Bioware decideds to burn itself down.
Grab the cash from one last humongous hype and sail into the sunset. Sid Meier's Mass Effect.

Yes. Yes. I can see that.

 

[Space Satan]

They are building this game upon piece of autistic shit that is Civilization 5. Nothing good could come out of it.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

All this talk of space colonization makes me want to start up Enemy Nations. The developer made the game and its source code free a few years ago.

http://www.enemynations.com/downloads/