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Civilization V Announced For This Fall
sopssa writes "2K Games announced today that they will be releasing Civilization V in the fall. For the first time in the series, the square tiles will be changed to hexes, which 2K Games says provides 'deeper strategy' and 'more realistic gameplay.' Civilization V will also include a new graphics engine, new combat system including ranged bombardment, multiplayer and good support for the modding community. 'Each new version of Civilization presents exciting challenges for our team. Thankfully, ideas on how to bring new and fun experiences to Civ players never seem to stop flowing. From fully animated leaders and realistic landscapes, new combat tactics, expanded diplomacy and shared mods, we're excited for players to see the new vision our team at Firaxis has brought to the series,' Sid Meier said. In addition to Civilization V, the Facebook-based Civilization Network will also be released during 2010."
Hex maps allow the world to really be a sphere, as opposed to a flat map.
If our elected representatives no longer represent us, do we still live in a Democracy?
Please give us an option to turn off all useless animations which slow down gameplay. I'm talking about 1/2 second to move a unit, another 1/2 second to pan to the next unit. A second to zoom into city screen. It really pissed me off in Civ 4 that it took too long to do anything in multiplayer because I was fighting the slow interface. Make it snappy like Alpha Centauri.