At what turn number do you really take control of a game?
And on which difficulty levels? When I play on Prince, I basically have control of the entire game (i.e. leading in most demographics) by turn 200 and from there it's basically just waiting out until I...
View ArticleCan/Aus/NZ et al: time to become a republic?
Every time there is a major event involving the royals the conversation in Canada always turns to the discussion of whether or not we should abandon the monarchy. So I figured why not discuss hear to...
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My mod loads but does nothing.
I basically got into Civ V modding just the other day, and saw an interesting XML...function? Schema? I still don't even understand the terminology. Basically, I wanted to find out what...
View ArticleThe Representative/Symbolic Nature of Wonders
So a while back, somebody I forget made a comment that the construction of the Neuschwanstein didn't literally make castles mysteriously spew out gold, but rather, that the castle itself is a symbol...
View ArticleAm I missing something with the barbs?
People keep saying the barbarians are more active and aggressive - I don't see it. I always played with raging barbarians, and to me, BNW looks the same as before? Maybe they just turned on raging...
View ArticleQuestion about Mac Civ 5 Brave new world.
I was just wondering about the interface with foreign leaders on Civ 5 brave new world for the Mac. I have seen versions on the internet with an animated interface, however on my new update all I have...
View ArticlePlantation on banana not worth it?
Banana with a trading post is: 4 :c5food: 2:c5gold: 2:c5science: (3 with rationalism) Banana with plantation is: 6 :c5food: (is this right? or is it 5?) This might be kind of close in some cases, but...
View ArticleWorst Start in Civ?
A friend of mine sent this to me today: http://kotaku.com/this-is-surely-the...ium=Socialflow It's worth checking out. It's pretty bad as starts go. But three crabs can't be that bad? Right? ...and...
View Article[BNW] Some weird thing I observed duing/after siege.
I am sorry if I post in the wrong place, but I just observed something strange in my 3.17 CEP game. I cannot really tell if this is a bug, or new mechanism intended. I was playing Persia, and was...
View Articlestarting location
I am trying to figure out what kind of location is good enough to play with. if anyone can tell me or point me to a post that will give good information it would be appreciated. I am looking for what...
View ArticleHas this ever happened to you? Or oops My bad allies
So I am in a mpp with China and we were at war with Babylon. So Egypt joined forces with Babylon against China. So I was told my allies (The Chinese ) we under attack by Egypt. So I saw it my duty to...
View Article[BNW] Mod Help Please
How do you install mods on Mac in Brave New World? I have Civilizationn 5 from the Mac App Store.
View Articlesome questions about basic stuff
Hello, I bought CV when it was released, but had unexplained crashes and never really got into it, so I gave up shortly after. A few years later, I now took advantage of the steam sales and bought the...
View ArticleDon't see the faith symbol on desert tiles?
I'm using desert folklore and I'm smack in the middle of a desert, desert tiles all around. I got it super early because of religion CS's gifting me it. I don't see any faith tiles though and I'm only...
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Deity Challenge #28 - Sweden
Hello, weekend's coming and it's time for a new Deity Challenge! This time, you'll be playing with good buddy Gustavus Adolphus. But why Sweden, you might ask, considering it's not even a new civ? At...
View ArticleKhan Glitch?
So I'm playing Greece. Emperor. I am really powerful I allied with a ton of CS's thanks to Patriot Tree or w/e its called. Anyway so I'm playing and all of a sudden I notice I have a Khan. Which is a...
View ArticleWonder voice over speech volume controlled by music slider instead speech slider
Wonder voice over speech volume is controlled by music volume slider instead speech volume slider. That despite the files are even located in ..sounds/speech/english/wonder instead of...
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Bug or feature? Getting a Great Merchant of Venice
Don't know whether this is a bug or feature - as Mongolian Khans can also be gifted. I got a Great Merchant of Venice from a city state, and I was able to buy/annex/puppet a CS. Attached Thumbnails...
View Article[BNW] Game crashes when crossing ocean.
I just encountered a strange crash. I really like the game I have going and would like to solve the crash so I can finish it. On my current map I ended up starting on a continent all by myself. Once I...
View ArticleIdea for new Germany
Seeing how there is a similar tread for Japan it might be interesting to discuss in some more depth the changes that could be made for Germany. I would propose the following. UA - Holy Roman Empire...
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