Civilization 5 getting a little Mongol DLC

[Jason]

<strong>[ Update ]</strong>

The official <a href="http://www.civilization5.com/#/community/dlc_october" target="_blank"><strong>Civilization V</strong></a> site has news about some free and not so free DLC headed your way.
<blockquote>I am excited to announce that on October 25th you will all be able to get your hands on some new add-on content for Civilization V.

First up is the Babylonian Civilization Pack, which will allow you to play as Nebuchadnezzar II. You can now try your hand as King of Babylon for $4.99.

Also available will be the Mongols Civilization and Scenario Pack. This not only includes Genghis Khan as a fully playable new leader of the Mongols, but also a scenario in which you will be tasked with riding with Genghis Khan and his Mongol horsemen! This add-on pack costs exactly zero dollars. That's right, it's free to all customers of Civilization V!</blockquote>

 

[commie]

What a surprise! In the faction files on the DVD there already was a left over audio file for the Mongol description. There also is a reference to the Three Gorges Dam wonder, meaning that the Chinese are not far off from being a DLC.

 

[L'ennui]

Aren't the Chinese already in?

In any case... UNITE THE CLANS!!! FOR THE HORDE!!! etc. etc. etc.

Nice to get it for free.

I'll still wait for expansions before spending much more time on the game, though. The gameplay is really at a strict minimum in terms of content, although the framework is in place for a very solid Civ experience further down the road.

 

[OSK]

This better not count as one of the two free Civs I should get for pre-ordering from D2D...

 

[commie]

Aren't the Chinese already in?

Oops you're right. I guess that means that there will be another set of 'wonders' released then, non-race specific.

Only spent a few minutes with the game so didn't pay all that much attention to the Civs....nothing much to see anyway as they are just re-skinned versions of the one faction with a particular AI preset.

That's what always shitted me with Civ: no inherent variety between the factions.

 

[Merkwürdigliebe]

First up is the Babylonian Civilization Pack, which will allow you to play as Nebuchadnezzar II. You can now try your hand as King of Babylon for $4.99.

5 USD for a Civ in a civs game, is this shit for real? So far in the series the difference between them has been either none or close to it, really really minor things in 3 and 4 like a unique unit or two.
Gee my workers can spout lines in babylonian now, totally worth 5 dollars!

 

[commie]

First up is the Babylonian Civilization Pack, which will allow you to play as Nebuchadnezzar II. You can now try your hand as King of Babylon for $4.99.

5 USD for a Civ in a civs game, is this shit for real? So far in the series the difference between them has been either none or close to it, really really minor things in 3 and 4 like a unique unit or two.
Gee my workers can spout lines in babylonian now, totally worth 5 dollars!

Exactly. I know it's easier in a Space 4X to make varied 'civilizations' but really if you are making an abstract, conquer the world style game with all manner of random civs from history then making them all stand out more shouldn't be an issue. Nevermind charging money for something a modder can basically rattle off pretty quickly. The little 4X game Armada 2526 just released a new civ for free in it's latest patch in comparison.

 

[Malakal]

Not only should this (and Babylon) civ be in the game from the start but its completely pointless too. Oh gee, sure is good they are releasing good DLCs.

Also its quite obvious that the game was released in an unfinished state. Will they fix it? Only time can tell. But I am not going to pay for this shit.

 

[commie]

released in an unfinished state.

No Polish master race led by Lech Walesa/Kaczynski and no Hussars and Tu-154's as special units = FAIL.

 

[Malakal]

released in an unfinished state.

No Polish master race led by Lech Walesa/Kaczynski and no Hussars and Tu-154's as special units = FAIL.

I meant bugs, memory leaks and other issues and shallow gameplay but if You NEED to know Polish master civilization should be led by either Casmir the Great or Sigismund the Old/Wladislav the Fourth with Winged Hussars (hussar=/=winged hussar noob) and sejm replacing courthouse.

 

[commie]

released in an unfinished state.

No Polish master race led by Lech Walesa/Kaczynski and no Hussars and Tu-154's as special units = FAIL.

I meant bugs, memory leaks and other issues and shallow gameplay but if You NEED to know Polish master civilization should be led by either Casmir the Great or Sigismund the Old/Wladislav the Fourth with Winged Hussars (hussar=/=winged hussar noob) and sejm replacing courthouse.

Hey I know what you're saying, just was reminded of the rating in Civ 4(can't remember earlier ones) where one of the leaders you could be compared to was Lech Walesa which was pretty ridiculous. Oh and I've known of Winged Hussars since my PRL school days back in 1982 so take your butthurt elsewhere. Oh and Boleslaw Chrobry was a better king than the ones you mentioned, seeing as he really created and fought for tooth and nail to really establish a nation that would be strong enough to survive all subsequent upheavals.

 

[MetalCraze]

$5 for re-coloured unit models and a few animated videos of another ruler

Why sounds like a steal

 

[RK47]

Fuck them. I demand a free patch. A software fix to rebalance the goddamn game before they attempt to squeeze anymore cash from the fanbase.

What's the point of playing Mongoloids when Greeks do fine rushing shit with their nigh-invincible Cavalry in Classic Era?

 

[commie]

$5 for re-coloured unit models and a few animated videos of another ruler

Why sounds like a steal

Even the animations seem crappier than in Civ 4. Nebuchawhaddever barely moves..(yeah I saw this already in the TPB Deluxe version).

 

[Elwro]

That's right, I also have the impression that Civ IV was better looking...

 

[chzr]

what did you expect, it's fucking 2k games, they sell stripped games in 'hardly worth playing' state just to sell shitloads of dlcs.

 

[Higher Game]

That's right, I also have the impression that Civ IV was better looking...

It's also a better game.

 

[kris]

released in an unfinished state.

No Polish master race led by Lech Walesa/Kaczynski and no Hussars and Tu-154's as special units = FAIL.

I meant bugs, memory leaks and other issues and shallow gameplay but if You NEED to know Polish master civilization should be led by either Casmir the Great or Sigismund the Old/Wladislav the Fourth with Winged Hussars (hussar=/=winged hussar noob) and sejm replacing courthouse.

Their special ability could be "Partition", were in a peace settlement they can give territory to several countries.

 

[Angthoron]

Hmm, Mongol DLC for Civ V, more like Mogul DLC for Sid Meier.

 

[Elwro]

That's right, I also have the impression that Civ IV was better looking...

It's also a better game.

I agree; but we'll see what can be done with CiV with patches and mods