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Shabbaman
21-12-2016, 11:10
[NEW]

Added Earth map (Standard size)
Added “Alert” action for units
Put a unit to sleep until they spot an enemy unit
Scenario setup menu
Jump into Scenarios more easily within the Single Player menu. This only shows up when a single player scenario is available and enabled (as can be found in both of the new DLCs!)
Added new replay option to Wonder completion movies


[GAMEPLAY UPDATES]

Religious units may now Fortify Until Healed
Coastal Raids can now pillage districts in addition to the buildings within
Great Admirals are no longer allowed to spawn on wonders in water tiles (ex. Huey, Great Lighthouse) so they cannot become stranded in lakes


[BALANCE CHANGES]

Cities can no longer receive yields from more than one regional building per type; they take the highest (ex. production from multiple Factories)
Cities can no longer receive amenities from more than one regional building per type; they take the highest (ex. amenities from multiple Stadiums)
Decreased production costs of Wonders progressively
From the Industrial era (about -10%) to the Atomic era (about -40%).
Decreased production costs of all Space Race Projects by 40%.
Increased research costs of Technologies and Civics progressively
From the Industrial era (about +5%) to the Information era (about +20%).
Increased Faith from Mission
Increased Culture from Chateau
Lowered the minimum unit upgrade cost
Improved clarity on Warmongering penalties associated with taking a civ’s final city
Most Civilization unique districts now require population to construct (like normal districts)
Spaceport district no longer requires population to construct


[AI TUNING]

Improved AI Deal negotiations and analysis
Improved AI handling of Promises; including that they are more likely to agree if they like you, and also will consider how trustworthy a civ is by whether they’ve kept previous promises
Improved tactical handling of Great Admirals and Great Generals
Improved AI interest in Terracotta Army
Improved handling of leaf techs
Improved building of Forts
Improved resource grabbing in late game
Improved Last Viking King agenda’s analysis for who is in bottom percentage of navies
Improved handling of several complaint or kudo messages from AI
Rebalanced Catherine’s evaluation of the ‘no spying’ Promise
AI will not try to convert unconvertible cities


[BUG FIXES]

Fixed several unique buildings that weren’t getting their yields increased by various game effects (ex. Policies)
Fixed an issue that allowed the Goddess of the Harvest pantheon bonus to stack
Fixed it so loading screens now show the correct text and play matching VO
Fixed an issue that blocked certain relationship-based diplomatic actions
Fixed an issue where incomplete Encampment districts were able to attack
Fixed an issue where you could declare war on friends or allies by moving units
Fixed an issue where AI could declare war on a civ with whom they were already at war
Fixed an issue that caused a Multiplayer lobby to require joining players to have Additional Content that wasn’t actually needed
Fixed a bug that caused Apostles to run out of promotions
Fixed a bug where gaining policy slots mid-turn could block progression
Fixed issues caused by trading lots of Great Works at the same time
Fixed an issue where turn timers weren’t loading correctly from a save
Fixed an issue where Rome’s roads would connect to too many adjacent roads
Fixed issue where civs could get another civ’s exclusive agenda
Fixed multiple links to the Civilopedia
Fixed issue that could cause menu music to play twice and overlap itself
Fixed an issue that could cause private MP games to become public
Fixed multiple text & grammatical issues
Fixed multiple crashes


[VISUALS]

Added new art for National Parks
Updated Mines for several eras
Updated Swordsman
Improved city fading during combat


[MULTIPLAYER]

Hallowed Ground scenario is no playable on huge maps
VO now plays correctly when loading a save


[UI]

Resource Report now correctly shows resources from several sources:
Great People abilities
Diplomatic Deals
Checkboxes for toggle yields and grid now stay in sync with hotkeys
Improved differentiation in Government Lens hex colors
Added Defeat icon to the End Game Results screen


[AUDIO]

Added sound effect for Quick Save hotkey


Poland Civilization & Scenario Pack

This premium DLC adds Poland and leader Jadwiga to Civilization VI. Jadwiga was an expert mediator, champion of Catholicism and protected the poor. You can learn more about her in our blog post here.

Also included is a new scenario, “Jadwiga’s Legacy,” that tasks players with defending Poland, Prague and Vienna from invaders invading forces comprised of the Teutonic Knights and Ottoman Turks. Gain glory in battle and prove yourself the greatest defender of Poland!

Includes the complete Polish civilization with Jadwiga, Winged Hussar unique Unit, and Sukiennice unique Building.
Poland’s “Golden Liberty” unique ability allows them to gain territory when they build a Fort or Encampment, even allowing them to steal territory from other civs! They also convert a Military Policy slot into a Wildcard slot, giving them extra flexibility in culture.
Jadwiga allows you to spread your religion to the nearby city when you gain another civ’s territory with Golden Liberty. Her relics provide bonus Faith, Culture, and Gold.
The famous Winged Hussar is strong on the attack and can push back defending units.
The Sukiennice, or Cloth Hall, gives bonus Production from foreign Trade Routes, and Gold from internal Trade Routes.


Play as a great Polish noble lord in the “Jadwiga's Legacy” Scenario:
60 Turn limit
Defend Poland, Prague, and Vienna from invaders including the Teutonic Knights and Ottoman Turks
Gain glory in battle and prove yourself the greatest defender of Poland.


http://store.steampowered.com/app/512033

Vikings Scenario Pack

Bring Europe under your rule as the mightiest Viking lord in “Vikings, Traders and Raiders!” – the most detailed scenario released yet for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. The Vikings Scenario Pack includes:

Six new City-States added to the base game:
Auckland (Industrial): Additional production for Coastal tiles.
Antananarivo (Cultural): Culture bonus that increases with every Great Person earned.
Armagh (Religious): Builders can construct the Monastery improvement, which provides Faith and heals religious units.
Granada (Militaristic): Builders can construct the Alcazar improvement, which protects military units and provides Culture.
Muscat (Trade): Bonus Amenities in cities with a Commercial Hub.
Palenque (Scientific): Improved City growth for cities with a Campus.
Three new Natural Wonders added to the base game:
Eyjafjallajökull
Lysefjord
Giant’s Causeway
Play as a great ruler of the Dark Ages in the “Vikings, Traders, and Raiders!” Scenario:
100 Turn Scenario, from 787 to 1087
Play as Harald Hardrada of Norway, King Canute of the Danes, or Olof Skotkonung of Sweden.
Launch a naval invasion of England, conquer Paris, find Vinland with an explorer, or sail through Gibraltar and raid the Mediterranean Sea.
Build a trade empire and profitable cities, or spread a religion and gain Faith for your people.
Includes special art assets for leaders.


http://store.steampowered.com/app/512032

DLC is 5 euro each [punch]

Matrix
21-12-2016, 14:56
I guess this should be in the Civ VI subforum?

Civ6 is on holiday discount on Steam... Minus a meagre 10%, so the price is still €53,99. [sad] A bit strange for a die-hard Civ fan like me to still not have bought or even played Civ6 yet. (But then again, I'm overloaded with deadlines at the moment anyway.)

I'll probably wait until it hits 50% discount and will buy the DLC's in a similar manner. Just like I did with Crusader Kings II and Europa Universalis IV (75% discount even) and that still costed me €40 altogether.

Shabbaman
21-12-2016, 20:56
You could buy it at something like Gamer's Outlet for 33 euros.

Kingreno
27-12-2016, 12:20
I bought the scenarios: Easy wins on Deity, no storyline at all... :(

It's horrific to see the AI struggle with basic tactics. I think I've lost a city to an AI once or twice in maybe 50 games. And those were far off island cities taken by ships. I do not know where to begin with the huge list of discomforts. CFC forum is full of them. Diplo is still utter crap, and so is reputation. Religion is dramatic.

Shabbaman
29-12-2016, 09:23
Thinking of playing this again makes me contemplate suicide.

socralynnek
21-02-2017, 01:13
Thinking of playing this again makes me contemplate suicide.

... and if I guess correctly, it didn't get better in the last two months...

Shabbaman
22-02-2017, 14:40
... and if I guess correctly, it didn't get better in the last two months...

I haven't actually been tempted to try it ;)

akots
28-02-2017, 22:19
I'm so happy I finally got Dishonored 2. It is gorgeous, a masterpiece, and runs OKish on my PC with 760GTX. Considering that I paid only 30 bucks for this work of art, in no way I'm buying Civ 6 bs for more than 5 bucks. People post all kinds of horrors about it still after 3 patches. Now, no time for idle chat, I've got to deal with this Delilah bitch.

Shabbaman
06-03-2017, 21:10
I got Dishonored GOTY for 5 bucks, and that's a good price. I loved the main game, but I disliked the DLC. I'm not tempted to try, but since I'm in the process of designing a pile of components I think Dishonored 2 might just be the game to see how good a game can look.

Playing Football Manager doesn't really make a good point for building a PC with i7. Or R7.

Beam
28-03-2017, 15:02
I've played Civ 6 a couple of days last year and it's biggest horror imo is it being so boring. And it has no OCC which I enjoy a lot in Civ 5 for some reason.

Dishonored 2 seems to be a lot of fun to play, but I also read it's PC port is a bit erratic. How is this nowadays?

Shabbaman
28-03-2017, 19:44
How is this nowadays?

Since I haven't read any complaints about it the last few months I suppose the game has been fixed...

Beam
30-03-2017, 14:49
Since I haven't read any complaints about it the last few months I suppose the game has been fixed...

I'll give it a try then :)

Rik Meleet
18-04-2017, 07:19
And?

Shabbaman
19-04-2017, 11:08
I bought it, but after half an hour I discovered I don't have the patience for a stealth game. Dishonored 1 was probably similar in that aspect, but I recall having a lot of fun with shadow step and backstabbing. So I guess I need to persevere until I unlock that perk. Unfortunately my time is consumed by Stellaris atm.

The graphics quality of Dishonored 2 was a major disappointment. It looks like a console port. Again, Dishonored 1 was probably similar in that aspect, but at the time xbone graphics were acceptable. Or maybe the cartoon graphics doesn't work well with the improved lighting. I don't know.

akots
25-04-2017, 03:30
I bought it, but after half an hour I discovered I don't have the patience for a stealth game. Dishonored 1 was probably similar in that aspect, but I recall having a lot of fun with shadow step and backstabbing. So I guess I need to persevere until I unlock that perk. Unfortunately my time is consumed by Stellaris atm.

The graphics quality of Dishonored 2 was a major disappointment. It looks like a console port. Again, Dishonored 1 was probably similar in that aspect, but at the time xbone graphics were acceptable. Or maybe the cartoon graphics doesn't work well with the improved lighting. I don't know.

For me, it is the opposite. I was running out of patience in my first Dishonored playthrough. But then, after few months, I got back to it and actually was having a lot of fun. Played the whole thing 4 or even 5 times, mostly very high chaos, it sure is gory and enjoyable, can be creative with multitude of murder tools given to Corvo. The game is actually quite difficult at first, there is some learning curve.

With Dishonored 2, I had zero graphical issues but used medium settings since it gives me 30-40 fps on my 760 GT. Beginning of the game is super easy on any difficulty and does not require patience provided that you understand the game mechanics. You can take the rail and get to the ship in about 2 minutes. But the art, the atmosphere, music, voice overs, it all is very good. I have 100% absolute immersion and just could not pull myself out of it. Clockwork mansion is simply brilliant, Stilton's villa is a masterpiece. Other areas mostly good and very immersive. IMHO, it is less cartoonish that D1 for me. Mechanics are a bit different, so some relearning is required for very hard.

Also, the game is not long even running low chaos no kills, I've made two missions per one session, maybe 3 hours, maybe 4. And you can just waltz through the whole thing in a single 3-4-hour session for high chaos in NG+.

Definitely well worth $30 I paid.