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    #32
    bleg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,848 ✭✭✭bleg


    Amazon was the cheapest alright.


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    #33
    Jeboa Safari
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭Jeboa Safari


    Dublin has been listed as an independent militaristic city state


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    #34
    Blitzkrieger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,661 ✭✭✭Blitzkrieger


    Should that read "materialistic"?


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    #35
    politicsdude
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭politicsdude


    Blitzkrieger wrote: »
    Should that read "materialistic"?

    walk down o connell street on a saturday night and you'll see that he had it right! :D seriously though i just can't wait for this game


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    #36
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Disappointing really that the demo is only being released on release day. :(


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    #37
    bleg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,848 ✭✭✭bleg


    gonzovision wrote: »
    Disappointing really that the demo is only being released on release day. :(


    That's a bit of a kick in the stones.

    I'll have to make do with Galac Civ II for the moment so.


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    #38
    Niska
    Registered Users Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭Niska


    As far as I can tell, there's four pre-order bonus "Cradle of Civilization" maps:

    Mesopotamia, Indus Valley (includes the Yellow river), the Mediterranean and Americas.

    As usual these days each merchant is only able to provide one of the maps, and from what I can tell it's Amazon for Indus, Game for Americas, Play for the Med and Steam for Meso.

    So far I can only see one "bonus"* Civ - the Babylonians from the Digital Deluxe edition. No word on whether they'll be purchasable as separate DLC in the future.



    * and by bonus, I mean removed from the regular game rather than "added value" in the DDE.


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    #39
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The release date here in Europe is Friday, 24th of September

    Would it be sad if I took the day off work for this?

    I could have the whole weekend for it.


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    #40
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The release date here in Europe is Friday, 24th of September

    Would it be sad if I took the day off work for this?

    I could have the whole weekend for it.

    It is sad I suppose, but I took the Friday, was due to work on the Saturday but swapped it with someone else, and am taking the Monday too :)


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    #41
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Video walkthrough here


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    #42
    Maximilian
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    Looks absolutely brilliant. Quite amusing commentary from that guy too. He fails at diplomacy :)


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    #43
    bleg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,848 ✭✭✭bleg


    I want it NOW!!


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    #44
    DM addict
    Registered Users Posts: 567 ✭✭✭DM addict


    So excited that I might just have to spend all my spare time between now and then going back to the oldschool... CivII, you stole my life.


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    #45
    Maximilian
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    Nice little interview with Jon Shafer over at RPS.

    When I heard Civ5 was moving to hexes, I was instantly hoping they were copying Panzer General and from the sounds of it, that's exactly what Shafer did.

    I think I'm even more excited than ever.


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    #46
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    gonzovision wrote: »
    Video walkthrough here

    I want it now :)


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    #47
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Maximilian wrote:
    Nice little interview with Jon Shafer over at RPS.

    When I heard Civ5 was moving to hexes, I was instantly hoping they were copying Panzer General and from the sounds of it, that's exactly what Shafer did.

    I think I'm even more excited than ever.

    Man, Panzer General was my first PC game way back when. I've wanted a really polished upgrade of it for many years, this news makes me so happy!


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    #48
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    http://www.ustream.tv/2kgameslive

    Couple of Firaxis guys streaming gameplay live here, looks fantastic.


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    #49
    ShaneU
    Registered Users Posts: 14,820 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Where's the cheapest place to download this? £29.99 is the best I've seen http://game.gamesplanet.com/buy-download-pc-games/Civilization-V-2014-43.html


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    #50
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    TwoShedsJackson wrote: »
    http://www.ustream.tv/2kgameslive

    Couple of Firaxis guys streaming gameplay live here, looks fantastic.

    Watching this,looks really cool.


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    #51
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Looks like the system requirements have been announced:

    Minimum System 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 System 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


    Fairly steep for a civ game.


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    #52
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Recommending a Quad Core... I really hope it's the AI needing all that power!


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    #53
    [Deleted User]
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    I meet the recommended :p


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    #54
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Recommended specs are fairly high alright, I exceed them myself but still could put a lot of people off and there's nothing worse than waiting an age between turns.


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    #55
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,723 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Just watched the replay of the stream. I really can't wait now, it's going to be amazing. We will definitely have to organise a massive multiplayer game.


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    #56
    Maximilian
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    Indeed. Saw Dublin as a city state while that guy was playing.

    I'm gonna call it and say this will be the best civ yet.


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    #57
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    gonzovision wrote: »
    Just watched the replay of the stream. I really can't wait now, it's going to be amazing. We will definitely have to organise a massive multiplayer game.

    Ditto, looks stunning. Pity it's not dual operating system and coming out on the Mac as well at launch but I'll force myself to reboot into Windows to play it I suppose. :P


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    #58
    kmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭kmick


    They are looking for €49.99 for it on Steam. I'll wait for it to come down in price. It will be €29.99 within 6 months hopefully.


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    #59
    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    kmick wrote: »
    They are looking for €49.99 for it on Steam. I'll wait for it to come down in price. It will be €29.99 within 6 months hopefully.

    20 quid in exchange for waiting for 6 months for Civ? Not a good deal tbh. :P


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    #60
    ShaneU
    Registered Users Posts: 14,820 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    kmick wrote: »
    They are looking for €49.99 for it on Steam. I'll wait for it to come down in price. It will be €29.99 within 6 months hopefully.
    ShaneU wrote: »
    Where's the cheapest place to download this? £29.99 is the best I've seen http://game.gamesplanet.com/buy-download-pc-games/Civilization-V-2014-43.html
    ........


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    #61
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    So, have it pre-loaded with Steam, and it sits on my hard drive, taunting me.

    Supposed to unlock just after midnight next Thursday. Having not pre-loaded a game with Steam before can anyone tell me do these thing usually unlock on time, and how long does unlocking take, so I know whether or not to bother waiting up to get an early 2-3 hours of Civ goodness?


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