ICS in Civ V - Page 3

Rik Meleet · 16-11-2010, 15:26

Wow, Ultimate ICS !!
Spaceship victory before 230 turns.

Beam · 16-11-2010, 16:44

This isn't ICS. This DPHCP (Densely Packed Hexagon City Placement).

This kills MP and GOTM imho. Firaxis did not even bother to set a minimum city distance!

Shabbaman · 16-11-2010, 17:24

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Originally Posted by Beam

Firaxis did not even bother to set a minimum city distance!

They did, the picture is from a mod without minimum city distance.

grahamiam · 16-11-2010, 17:25

My god, it's full of cities...

ProPain · 16-11-2010, 17:45

Good fun don't you think. Wonder what level that was done on btw, couldn't exactly see that in the RBCiv thread.

Spaceship before 230 is pretty fast imo even on lower levels.

Sulla posted that someone on CFC managed to research the entire tech tree in 200 turns on deity level. Curious to read that.

Socrates · 16-11-2010, 22:23

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Originally Posted by akots

I don't see anything wrong with ICS personally.

I do. It doesn't value the geography at all, and I think it's a nice and important part of such a game. Here you just invade the tundra and that's fine. Plus it becomes a no-brainer, where is the strategy there ? Might as well play Tic-Tac-Toe. Feels weird to me, I never thought about ICS before reading about it online.

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Originally Posted by socralynnek

then I'll just wait for Civ6 when Sid, Soren, Sulla and PP will design the game, with Mistfit doing the graphics

The triple S.

And PP. And Mistfit.

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Originally Posted by Darkness

But from what I've read from Sullla so far, I can't escape the notion that he has some kind of bone to pick with either the game or the designers. The tone and trend of his posts just don't feel like he's really got an entirely open mind about Civ V... I may be wrong though...

I feel that a little as well. But he has valid points (at least from what I read). And he took the time to play those games and write reports to make his points, so it's not just ranting.

@ Rik : Beat you to that pic.

Shabbaman · 16-11-2010, 23:00

Invading the tundra just doesn't work. Early on the city tile gives 2 food, 2 hammers and 1 gold. You can't get a city to size 4 without food bonuses, and on tundra this will get difficult. So you need multiple maritime CS, but if you can pull that off you are already winning. ICS could be a way to win, but it's not guaranteed you get there.

Socrates · 16-11-2010, 23:06

Yes, basically you need maritime city states to provide you with food, but that's often the case, and quite early on in the game. Otherwise, change "tundra" to "whatever is a bit better but still not great".

BTW, someone has to create a huge (and pink) "SPAM CITIES" smiley ; that could be handy.

Shabbaman · 16-11-2010, 23:25

You make it sound too easy. You need 500 gold to pull it off.

Socrates · 17-11-2010, 00:29

That is from what I've read. Gold seems aplenty in Civ5 btw. Sell your resources. And don't forget the arcade-style missions triggered by the city states.

16-11-2010, 15:26	#21
Rik Meleet Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands. Posts: 2,502	Wow, Ultimate ICS !! Spaceship victory before 230 turns. __________________ Social life ? Sounds like fun !! Where can I download that ?

16-11-2010, 16:44	#22
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	This isn't ICS. This DPHCP (Densely Packed Hexagon City Placement). This kills MP and GOTM imho. Firaxis did not even bother to set a minimum city distance! __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

16-11-2010, 17:45	#25
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	Good fun don't you think. Wonder what level that was done on btw, couldn't exactly see that in the RBCiv thread. Spaceship before 230 is pretty fast imo even on lower levels. Sulla posted that someone on CFC managed to research the entire tech tree in 200 turns on deity level. Curious to read that. __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

16-11-2010, 23:00	#27
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	Invading the tundra just doesn't work. Early on the city tile gives 2 food, 2 hammers and 1 gold. You can't get a city to size 4 without food bonuses, and on tundra this will get difficult. So you need multiple maritime CS, but if you can pull that off you are already winning. ICS could be a way to win, but it's not guaranteed you get there. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

16-11-2010, 23:06	#28
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	Yes, basically you need maritime city states to provide you with food, but that's often the case, and quite early on in the game. Otherwise, change "tundra" to "whatever is a bit better but still not great". BTW, someone has to create a huge (and pink) "SPAM CITIES" smiley ; that could be handy. __________________ Sent from my Debian

16-11-2010, 17:25	#24
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	My god, it's full of cities...

16-11-2010, 23:25	#29
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	You make it sound too easy. You need 500 gold to pull it off. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

17-11-2010, 00:29	#30
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	That is from what I've read. Gold seems aplenty in Civ5 btw. Sell your resources. And don't forget the arcade-style missions triggered by the city states. __________________ Sent from my Debian