Question
I've read the surprisingly light Wikipedia article on Civ 5 and it seems to be lacking coherent comparison of features between it and its predecessor. I'm also reluctant to bring down the 4Gb demo on a whim...
Please could I have some clarification on the following:
- Has the speed of conquest been slowed down even further?
- Are wars any easier to end (and avoid re-igniting) diplomatically?
- Are there still culture-related borders?
- Is the AI as aggressive as the article seems to indicate, or is it possible to have stable diplomatic neighbours?
- This one's rather subjective, I'm afraid: With regards to improvements, is this an XP to Vista kind of upgrade, or Vista to 7? By which I mean are they generally look driven, or core gameplay driven improvements?
Let me know if this should be a community wiki, or needs clarification.
Answer
Some of these are opinion only, but here's my take on it:
- Has the speed of conquest been slowed down even further?
It takes longer to capture cities, if that's what you mean, but I think the hex-based, 1UPT, ranged units, and the fact that a unit doesn't necessarily die at the end of each combat (both sides can survive, for example) makes CIV V's combat strictly superior.
- Are wars any easier to end (and avoid re-igniting) diplomatically?
Kinda speculative; this is difficulty and AI leader personality dependent.
- Are there still culture-related borders?
Yes.
- Is the AI as aggressive as the article seems to indicate, or is it possible to have stable diplomatic neighbours?
Again, depends on leader + personality + difficulty level. Stable diplomatic neighbors are possible, however.
- This one's rather subjective, I'm afraid: With regards to improvements, is this an XP to Vista kind of upgrade, or Vista to 7? By which I mean are they generally look driven, or core gameplay driven improvements?
Personally, I would say Windows XP to Windows 7. Both looks and core gameplay.
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