Civilization 5

[DownInFlames]

Is it Tuesday yet?

[Thor]

lol wish some hacker found a way around this damn steam so we could play it today.

[Ducay]

I remember playing Civ 1 for the longest time. Those damned "Fanatics" were the worst....always ruining my plans.

Actually now that I think about it, I played all of the series' games a ridiculous amount (many good memories). One of my favorites was the WW2 scenario in Civ2, classic.

[Old Yeller]

Originally Posted by rubecube

LOL. Guess I'm sticking with Civ III.

While the requirements are pretty heavy, I'm betting you could run it with a lesser system.

It's probably a lot to do with end of turn maintenance/calculations. You'd probably just be staring at the "End of Turn" cycle a lot longer.

[dobbles]

Originally Posted by Old Yeller

While the requirements are pretty heavy, I'm betting you could run it with a lesser system.

It's probably a lot to do with end of turn maintenance/calculations. You'd probably just be staring at the "End of Turn" cycle a lot longer.

yeah, definitely would want to stick with smaller maps and less civs to keep your times down.

[silentsim]

Am I the only one who makes Gandhi the biggest warlord

[SeeBass]

I'm ready to go got my beer fridge stocked

desk is cleared off

wife will be out of town

bought foam brick to throw

new chair

pizza on speed dial

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

I'm ready to go got my beer fridge stocked

desk is cleared off

wife will be out of town

bought foam brick to throw

new chair

pizza on speed dial

Do you have a pee jar? Catheter maybe?

[stampsx2]

The good ol' days. Five civilizations and we could never expand onto other planets. That's my biggest complaint.

[chemgear]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/re...ation-v/704829

[silentsim]

Im planning to Install Win 7 on bootcamp for this. I have my genuine iso from Digital River. Is it possible to install this on a USB Key on a Macbook Pro?

[amorak]

Originally Posted by photon

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65623

Is it immoral to wish this was on the torrent sites already so I could play it a few days early?

It's going to take more than a few days after release for this to be out on the scene.

The way the new steam protection works is that the game, randomly, contacts the steam server to get required parts of the game.

In essence, the game on your HDD is missing small, critical portions, that the game randomly requests from the steam server in an effort to combat piracy.


It's taking up to a month after commercial release for the scene to get a game out, now (purely for back purposes...What happens if steam goes bankrupt?! I don't want to lose what I bought).

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by Komskies

Do you have a pee jar? Catheter maybe?

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[Thor]

I wonder if I could sleep straight through till Tuesday.

[Ducay]

Anyone else planning on taking advantage of Bestbuy's "Trade 2 get Civ5" promo?

My only concern is whether or not the list of "qualifying games" on their website is accurate (dont wanna buy a used game to trade, only to find out they wont take it).
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[stampsx2]

^^^what is this? I can't see the promo on the site? But wow 50$ for the game, that's awesome. Wonder if there will be a charge for the online gaming part.

[Ducay]

The second banner ad dealio on the following link

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/category...7889da5e32en01

[Itse]

Looks very promising, especially if they've actually managed to make the game more managable. I found Civ IV to be too much like work.

Unfortunately I'm not sure if my laptop will handle it. Should, but barely.

But that's what demos are for, and that also comes out in two days. Until then.

And based on the deluxe edition miniatures,

there's mechs!

The game has definitely been lacking in future tech, it seems they have done at least something to fix that. A layer or two of future tech weapons and buildings would definitely improve the endgame part.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

Minimum Requirements

Operating System: Windows® XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c

Recommended Requirements

Operating System: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
Video: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 11

This is all Greek to me, but I am optimistic the laptop I got last Christmas should be able to run it well. I'm running Civ IV no problems.

I've told my girlfriend I want Civ V for my birthday but that is a whole week and a half away.. I don't think I can wait that long!!

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Itse

And based on the deluxe edition miniatures,

there's mechs!

The game has definitely been lacking in future tech, it seems they have done at least something to fix that. A layer or two of future tech weapons and buildings would definitely improve the endgame part.

There's a mod in Civ IV that has mechs and other future weapons.