Wage a bunch of joint wars while you build up a fleet of missionaries for when it's just you and Sumeria. Surprise mass conversion=religious victory :P
ziggurat until you're the biggur-rat... or something... out science and out culture them, make donkey carts fashionable. develop new technology to keep donkey carts relevant even through to the information era. science victory through space donkeys, and a mars donkey colony.
1:23 Captures a medieval Washington, immediately erects skyscrapers and ups the tech on all its tiles. Perhaps Sumeria has a hidden _Aliens_ bonus we don't know about?
"Who would understand you after I die? Who else would march forward by your side? My friend… when I think that you will live on all alone henceforth, I can’t help but shed tears…" -Enkidu final words to Gilgamesh
"Like so, when he saw that man taking his last breath, the incomparable king realized - the way that this man, who was human but wanted to surpass humanity, had lived, was even more precious and more brilliant than all the treasures he had collected."
"You fool who stretches your hand towards realms not of men... There is only one person in heaven or earth who's worthy of appreciating your destruction, and that is none other than I, Gilgamesh. Sink into my embrace, oh you glorious and illusionary man. That is my decision." I was trying to found his quote about saber, about the little girl who took on the burden of a kingdom. Couldn't find it.
Also it probably wasn't a conscious civilization like we conceive, but rather a collection of perpetually warring city-states. Much like the Greeks, who probably weren't self-consciously Greek until the Persian Wars. If Civ were to actually model Sumer in game mechanics it'd be like "Oh you wanna invade Egypt? Well, first you've gotta get Lagash and Umma to stop attacking each other, and secondly Akkad just declared war on your capital. So, umm, good luck with that?"
I was under the impression that the "Sumer" people came from "Sumeria" and created "Sumerian" cities and artifacts... Of course, I'm not exactly a classicist and it would not be the first time I'd gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick.
Don't pre-order electronic products friend... there will be no shortage of it and we never know the quality, besides it enforce publishers ( yes, game studios do not care much for it, those bonuses are all from the publishers ) to keep pushing those BS bonuses. Also, as a last advice, don't hype for stuff that you did not even touched, let the game come and them take a judgement of it. Cheers, :)
I love the bonuses giving you an incentive to allying with Sumeria, really cool. So far the distinct civ traits is the biggest factor for me buying this game!
Being 2/3 of a god is far more impressive than being 1/2. In order to be 2/3 of a god means that 2/3 of all your ancestors have to be gods. And for that to happen you have to be basically descended from an infinite number of gods, or if it was finite set of gods they had sex with your ancestors an infinite number of times. It also means they have been managing your bloodline for an infinite about of time. :-) This is because the power of 2 is not divisible by 3. There will always be a remainder
No, no, no. You see, gods need three cells, rather than two, to be created. Obviously that was makes them super-powerful. The female has two and the male contributes the third, you see, So, Gilgamesh's mom was a goddess and she was knock up by a human, hence the 2/3 god, 1/3 human.
Maybe he was made in the gangbang of a male god, a male god turned into a goat, and a human woman. Then the gods semen somehow fused and made him 2/3s of a god.
"But we are not sure if he was a living person, or a legend." But there is no rule that an imitation cannot defeat the original. If you say you are the original, I shall surpass every one of your units and destroy your existence Here I come, King of Heroes, Do you have enough units in stock?
hey civ trying to find out if my laptop can play the game its an xps 13 its graphic card is an intel core i3-5010u 2.10 ghz I pre ordered the collectors edition and i even bought a removable disc drive so no worries there so just need to know if i need to cancel my order
" He was two-thirds god, one third man, The form of his body no one can match Eleven cubits high he is, nine spans his chest " - The Epic of Gilgamesh, 2100 BC
The animation for the Sumerian chariot is wrong, the chariots couldn't turn because of how the wheels were built as well as the fact that the chariot had a high centre of gravity.
They built them directly facing the enemy so that each chariot would roll out of the craftsman's workshop and straight into the glorious fires of battle.
Sid Meier knows more about Sumerian Chariots turning on a hex grid than any of us. His knowledge pierces time and space, his visions become reality, while we but mortal man stumble upon such false concepts like gravity and wheels.
Will Persia be back? ..or it will be a dlc? Well Gilgamesh is a Legend I don't think he actually existed wd all the crazy stories about him..Hes like the mighty Hercules!
Gilgamesh, a king. At Uruk. He tormented his subjects. He made them angry. They cried out aloud, "Send us a companion for our king! Spare us from his madness!" Enkidu, a wild man... from the forest, entered the city. They fought in the temple. They fought in the streets. Gilgamesh defeated Enkidu. They became great friends. Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk. The... the new friends went out into the desert together, where the Great Bull of Heaven was killing men by the hundreds. Enkidu caught the Bull by the tail. Gilgamesh struck him with his sword. They were... victorious. But... Enkidu fell to the ground, struck down by the gods. And Gilgamesh... wept bitter tears, saying, "He who was my companion, through adventure and hardship, is gone forever."
There is a LOT of variety in Civs... Not many left to show before release either... The only obvious missing 'slot' is a native NORTH-American group. The Iroquoi and/or Sioux have been in previous games, and both would be valid choices... But maybe something different? Maybe a "Canadian native" group, like the Inuit or Dene (or similar tundra-dwellers)? ~JD
Eeek, Gilgamesh??? That's feels like choosing Hercules to be a leader of one of the civs. I can't help but imagine him in gold armor and chucking floating swords at mongrels haha
mrbunnyban Dido was the leader of Carthage in Civ 5, she's pretty much the same status as Gilgamesh--We're pretty sure he existed, but we don't know for sure. and what he did. I would be fine with an Arthurian civ tbh, he was the symbol of an era in England.
What do expect from what was essentially a woven basket on top of two axle-less wheels pulled by donkeys that was built 6000 years ago?? The Sumerians existed before Axle or Spoke technology or the introduction of horse riding!
I Love Gilgamesh and Zigurat Place. Zigurat architecture is for Sumerian civilization but you can find the biggest and available Zigurat in Iran and Eilam Civilization, that called Chogha-Zanbil zigurat near city Shush
great I love that they added Sumeria, but they're abilities seem highly situational. rely on barbarian encampments to be around and for joint wars to be waged, but they are a great jump in to the fray early civ
This may not be the most cerebral comment I have ever made, but: W00T! This civ looks amazing. For one thing, the abilities and special district sound great. Goodie huts with every barbarian encampment? That's awesome. Secondly, this is Sumeria, it doesn't get much more ancient than that. Third, while Harald Hardråde may have made every other leader so far look physically puny, Gilgamesh looks like he is more on the level of Thor. I think Sumeria just usurped Norway and Greece as the civilization I want to play first.
yayayay... I might have outdated info, but he apparently was the first big leader in history (if he existed.. however he might have been multiple leaders.)
Sweet, Sumerians are back in the game! Woot Woot! On a side note, with multiple ancient civilizations having been confirmed it is looking like requesting time off from work for the release of this game will totally be worth it.
Not really fond of the ability that benefits your allies instead of you (since they will inevitably compete with you for victory, making it more of a penalty) but pretty excited for everything else. Sumeria will definitely be my first game!
What if there is a special diplomatic modifier attached? For example a (+25 Relations for Shared War) that persists for several turns? That would be really useful for maintaining tricky AI relations. As long as you're not playing a 100% human game, I think it could have its advantages. And if they have the old system of level capping units against barbarians, then you could use Gilgamesh's trait to "EXP Share" your own new recruits. Also the first ability mentioned sounds hella strong! Like the Shoshone Pathfinders in Civ V.
This ability got more effects after the video was done: "Hey guys! I have an update from Gilgamesh! Apparently he was in over the weekend with some "recommendations" for his Leader Ability, and Ed has implemented them. As of today it has 3 parts: * He can declare war on anyone at war with one of his allies without any warmonger penalties. * When at war with a common foe, Sumeria and its allies share pillage rewards and share combat experience gains with the closest allied unit within 5 tiles. *Gilgamesh can levy City-State military forces at 50% of cost." So you get to declare war without warmonger penalty (basically an unique Casus Belli) and can get XP and pillage reward that your ally gets near you, even though he also gets the same. Keep in mind that as the human player, we know how to exploit mechanics. E.g. stay near your ally units but away of the fight. Get free XP while your ally sacrifice his units against the enemy units, then get into the fight with upgraded units against a weakened enemy.
the egyptian unique unit is the Archer chariot and the unique improvement the sphinx. Their units and borders use a yellow purple color scheme. These are probably city state units, as the color scheme doesn't match any of the major factions that I know of.
One of the best things about civ 6 is the diversity of the civs, each one so far has a different style of play. I'm so excited for this game, it looks to be the best civ yet by far.
Now that was totally unexpected! The civilization itself is interesting, and Gilgamesh looks awesome, as if John Petrucci of Dream Theater decided to build a time machine and travel back in time :D
If they released a First Look today, this mean that they will reveal all Civs this week before Thursday, when youtubers/media will be allowed to show footage of the demo they got and are playing as we speak, which certainly include all Civs. So you can expect Russia tomorrow or Wednesday.
Not much really, its kind of like Rome, we have known that Russia would be in the game for months, but they waited forever to reveal them. Its been driving people mad to wait for them.
+Leandro Montanari Braz I don't expect the demos to have all the features, the few things they explicitly mentioned in what they already showed was they were only able to play to X number of turns and with specific civs/maps/the like. They WERE however instructed to hide certain features like religion and the like. So we will see some stuff we probably don't already know.
I'll be honest? This time around, I have not seen a single civilization I do not want to try "at least once". That's a heck of an achievement, right there. Bravo!
Enkidu A wild man who becomes Gilgamesh's best friend. After being visited by Shamhat, the prostitute, Enkidu is civilized and leaves the animal world behind to journey with Shamhat to Uruk. Enkidu accompanies Gilgamesh to defeat Humbaba before he passes away. Gilgamesh journeys to the Underworld to try to bring Enkidu back to life.
Just a question. Will civ 6 be released with hotseat multiplayer? It's the main reason I play civ 5 so not having it in would make buying this game a waste for me.
I've been waiting for this one's reveal! It's very good to see Sumer included in the base game for the first time. Even though very little is known about Gilgamesh as a real life figure compared to his legendary figure, I'm still happy that he has been chosen as the leader. Sure there are other kings of Sumer whose real life accomplishments are very noteworthy and have been eulogized, but none are quite as iconic as the legend of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh's legend has been passed down and written over and over again for thousands of years of rich ancient Mesopotamian culture and heritage. And his buff figure certainly doesn't hurt his fit for a leader of Sumer either.
This is my guess for Russia: Russia's special ability is "General Winter". All invading troops take damage each time they end a turn within Russian borders. Led by "Joseph Stalin" they are able to automatically annex any city-states along their borders. The "Kremlin" is their unique building, reducing cultural influence from other civs and decreasing the effectiveness of enemy spies. Their unique unit, the "Tsar Bomb," will allow you to obliterate your enemies with it's radius increased by two tiles. Russia is especially suited for a domination victory. With it's unique improvement you'll be able to resist those going for a cultural victory. Can you bring the world to heel under your iron boot? Find out in Sid Meir's Civilization VI.
I don't know why people constantly have to bring real world politics into a bloody game. Say I wanted to play as a communist civ once I unlock ideologies, it never really feels like the "right" choice because there are no communist leaders because everyone gets all butthurt over the inclusion of them. It's silly. The truth is, Russia as we know it wouldn't have survived WW2 without Stalin. He was a harsh leader, true, but he wasn't joking when he said Russia was way behind the rest of the world and would need to modernise within a decade to survive as a standalone communist society surrounded by hostile capitalist ones. And in a society as reactionary and in many ways, tribal (e.g. they place especially heavy emphasis on strength as an important quality of leadership), as Russia, the best way to bring about sweeping change to the structure of society is by force and intimidation. Besides, cruel, despotic leaders are always fun to play as, whether the game is Civ or one of Paradox's grand strategy series. Admittedly I don't really care because I rarely if ever play as Russia, but it annoys me how people selectively judge history. People are against including Stalin, but apparently fine with Attila the Hun and Ghenghis Khan.
That Guy They used Stalin and other Communist Leaders most of the time Russia has been in Civ, its fucking annoying to see it represented by an ultimately failed ~70 year regime over and over again when its had centuries worth of great leaders. You realize you DO get Communism when you unlock ideologies right? That is literally what the Order Ideology was--they even used a USSR military parade as a backdrop in the expansion's intro. You literally have what you want.
Its been ages after this video and sumeria's placement into civ. But if we're gonna have this ancient Mesopotamian civilization, what about including its rival? The akkadians. It could be like having the assyrians and babylonians in civ 5, except their ancestors.
Gilgamesh sounds like a great bro Civ. Just you and Gilgamesh versus the world.
Yup, but hey. Domination victories can only leave one left standing...
Wage a bunch of joint wars while you build up a fleet of missionaries for when it's just you and Sumeria. Surprise mass conversion=religious victory :P
ziggurat until you're the biggur-rat... or something...
out science and out culture them, make donkey carts fashionable. develop new technology to keep donkey carts relevant even through to the information era. science victory through space donkeys, and a mars donkey colony.
just like Genghis in Civ 5, the ultimate bro civ
This guy's AI is extremely friendly, but he seeks Scientific Victory not conquest.
Other civs - "We need to make a world congress and make rules about who can do what"
Gilgamesh - "I AM THE RULES!"
1:23
Captures a medieval Washington, immediately erects skyscrapers and ups the tech on all its tiles. Perhaps Sumeria has a hidden _Aliens_ bonus we don't know about?
"Annunaki's Blessing"
The man is 2/3rds god, don't argue.
2/3rds alien :P
Sumerians being aliens was actually part of that ancient aliens tv show
It looks more like a really malnourished Industrial one.. idk WHY you'd still have ancient era units that far into the game tho
-cough- carthage
"Who would understand you after I die? Who else would march forward by your side? My friend… when I think that you will live on all alone henceforth, I can’t help but shed tears…"
-Enkidu final words to Gilgamesh
"Get fucking shit on kid"
-the words Gilgamesh hears from Archer as he gets a well-deserved arrow to the forehead
"Like so, when he saw that man taking his last breath, the incomparable king realized -
the way that this man, who was human but wanted to surpass humanity, had lived, was even more precious and more brilliant than all the treasures he had collected."
"You fool who stretches your hand towards realms not of men... There is only one person in heaven or earth who's worthy of appreciating your destruction, and that is none other than I, Gilgamesh. Sink into my embrace, oh you glorious and illusionary man. That is my decision."
I was trying to found his quote about saber, about the little girl who took on the burden of a kingdom. Couldn't find it.
God damn, that's beautiful. Talk about the ultimate bromance...
_bruh..._
Imagine being so awesome that people in a few millenia will still think you're an absolute legend.
If this game is moddable, I got the feeling that they will mod this Gilgamesh into Fate's Gilgamesh.
haven't seen any of those, but i have seen mods that give him big bara chest hair
You are correct, there are already mods of the Fate Gilgamesh on Steam
@@belfideanotreal3734
_Based_
the beard is 3/3 godly.
Ok, so if we have Gilgamesh Sumeria, we can definitely have Arthurian Britain right? RIGHT?!
no joke, I'd be down for that
that's an awesome idea
I would legitimately be okay with this.
And Jingu Japan.
That would require borrowing Scythia's tile improvement and Germany's Civilization V ability though.
only if its the person in my avatar
No, Gilgamesh, that is not a Cuneiform tablet in my pocket. I am just happy to see you.
"I'm gonna build a wall and make the Amorites pay for it."
Make Sumer great again.
A trump joke that actually made me laugh. Well done.
+Nanook Rubs It
I would love to see Trump and Gilgamesh have an arm-wrestling match...
Kyle Sekenski That'd definitely end up with Gilgamesh being a millionaire and having half of New York.
Thumbdown, because even on a fucking Civilization 6 video about Sumer, we can't get away from the trump.
God dammit.
+Nanook Rubs It Then for round two, it could be Mike Pence vs. Enkidu...
Do you have enough swords, king of heroes?
Nah
Filthy Mongrel
Gilgamesh and Enkidu, at Uruk....
Shaka, when the walls fell.
The river Tarmac, in winter.
Dont judge me, mongrels.
Its not gay if its clay
*Gate of Babylon Noble Phantasm not included.
DO NOT WANT.
Gilgamesh's animations are magnificent. He's like Middle Eastern Gaston. So much character in everything he does.
59 MONGRELS dare to dislike the King of Heroes.
Should know better than to mess with Gudako and Gil.
The man, the myth, the actual legend: GILGAMESH!
Yes, gilgamesh. Finally. Thank you civ gods.
I have to say I've yet to be disappointed by a new Civ. Their perks are all uniquely powerful.
Thanks, that's our goal!
We weren't sure he was a person, or a legend?
Guess I gotta conquer the world with Sumeria to make sure they know he's no legend ;)
Not sure why a 2/3 godly person would be looking for immortality.
Maybe that's the missing 1/3.
Exactly.
Verkeerde woordvolgorde.
Een betere variant: 'Sterf'.
Tileryion y Niemand geeft.
Je klinkt niet Nederlands.
he has to play so much king difficulty to get to immortal
MONGRELS
I came here to post this.
too slow, faker
Gad he looks like friggin Iskandar.
coincidense I think not
but that's just a theory, a GAME THEORY
Truly, his ability should be called "Gates of Babylon".
But I appreciate the Enkidu in there. :P
It can't be because this is Sumer not Babylon.
You didn't get the joke. ;)
Matthew Brower
Oh seems like it. :D
But then the Archer units would be way, way OP.
Also, exceptionally pretty. We'd have to cal them GARchers.
Nah Just give him Rule Breaker and it will be okay.
every civ is looking so interesting and their unique traits feel special and powerful, i can't wait to play this game
(also, gilgamesh is jacked af)
Very cool finally having Sumeria as a civ! Aren't they one of the 3 first civilizations?
Yes, together with India and Egypt. But unlike the two others, Sumeria didn't last that long.
First three?
Indus valley was the first civilization but has small records
"Finally" might not be the best word: Sumeria was in both Civ 3 & 4. :P
Nubia came before Egypt....
Sumer. Not Sumeria. That's like saying Canadians come from Canadia
That's correct. The civilization is called Sumer and the people Sumerians. 'Sumeria' is not the official English name.
But they do.
Hunam, Canadians come from Canada not Canadia.
Also it probably wasn't a conscious civilization like we conceive, but rather a collection of perpetually warring city-states. Much like the Greeks, who probably weren't self-consciously Greek until the Persian Wars. If Civ were to actually model Sumer in game mechanics it'd be like "Oh you wanna invade Egypt? Well, first you've gotta get Lagash and Umma to stop attacking each other, and secondly Akkad just declared war on your capital. So, umm, good luck with that?"
I was under the impression that the "Sumer" people came from "Sumeria" and created "Sumerian" cities and artifacts...
Of course, I'm not exactly a classicist and it would not be the first time I'd gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick.
Just pre-ordered! never been so hyped before!-
Preordering is for people with too many chromosomes
I think you spelled "coins" wrong there Erik.
Thanks a lot Per, I just spat my drink out all over my desk!
Per Asplund That too :)
Don't pre-order electronic products friend... there will be no shortage of it and we never know the quality, besides it enforce publishers ( yes, game studios do not care much for it, those bonuses are all from the publishers ) to keep pushing those BS bonuses.
Also, as a last advice, don't hype for stuff that you did not even touched, let the game come and them take a judgement of it.
Cheers, :)
No one expects the Sumarian civilization
Their chief weapon is surprise and friendship!
Sumeria - friendship is magi... honor, glory and loot)
Definitely not on a Monday...
F*CK YEAH this is so far my favorite civ.
Awesome, will it be your first when the game comes out?
HEY, WHERE MOTHER RUSSIA ??!?!?
Sid Meier's Civilization
Maybe, yes!
Actually no. I think first of all I will make a game with a random leader, and then pick Sumer
I love the bonuses giving you an incentive to allying with Sumeria, really cool. So far the distinct civ traits is the biggest factor for me buying this game!
Me too!!
Being 2/3 of a god is far more impressive than being 1/2.
In order to be 2/3 of a god means that 2/3 of all your ancestors have to be gods. And for that to happen you have to be basically descended from an infinite number of gods, or if it was finite set of gods they had sex with your ancestors an infinite number of times. It also means they have been managing your bloodline for an infinite about of time. :-)
This is because the power of 2 is not divisible by 3. There will always be a remainder
By 2/3 god I think they really meant around 11/16, which is still pretty impressive.
No, no, no. You see, gods need three cells, rather than two, to be created. Obviously that was makes them super-powerful. The female has two and the male contributes the third, you see, So, Gilgamesh's mom was a goddess and she was knock up by a human, hence the 2/3 god, 1/3 human.
Wayne gilgamesh's dad was a god he was Lugalbanda, and his his mom was a human named Rimat Ninsun, or Lady Wild Cow.
Whatever. It still works, regardless of which one's the god.
Maybe he was made in the gangbang of a male god, a male god turned into a goat, and a human woman.
Then the gods semen somehow fused and made him 2/3s of a god.
"But we are not sure if he was a living person, or a legend."
But there is no rule that an imitation cannot defeat the original. If you say you are the original, I shall surpass every one of your units and destroy your existence
Here I come, King of Heroes,
Do you have enough units in stock?
but does he have the Gates of Babylon ability?
Where is Goldy's infinite collection from the Gate of Babylon!?!? Or even Ea, that would make Gil the strongest sigle-handedly.
Good versatility; I Like this Sumeria.
Well, he is 2/3rds god mate
Thanks, should be a great ally even if you're not playing them too.
hey civ trying to find out if my laptop can play the game its an xps 13 its graphic card is an intel core i3-5010u 2.10 ghz I pre ordered the collectors edition and i even bought a removable disc drive so no worries there so just need to know if i need to cancel my order
" He was two-thirds god, one third man,
The form of his body no one can match
Eleven cubits high he is, nine spans his chest "
- The Epic of Gilgamesh, 2100 BC
The animation for the Sumerian chariot is wrong, the chariots couldn't turn because of how the wheels were built as well as the fact that the chariot had a high centre of gravity.
it's a video game
Then how did they changed directions?
They built them directly facing the enemy so that each chariot would roll out of the craftsman's workshop and straight into the glorious fires of battle.
how did Sumerian chariots actually turn on a hex grid?
Sid Meier knows more about Sumerian Chariots turning on a hex grid than any of us. His knowledge pierces time and space, his visions become reality, while we but mortal man stumble upon such false concepts like gravity and wheels.
Oh my glooob! Sumeria is here..surprise! did not expect that..huge fan of Sumer history..thanks @EdBeech @Civ6
Will Persia be back? ..or it will be a dlc? Well Gilgamesh is a Legend I don't think he actually existed wd all the crazy stories about him..Hes like the mighty Hercules!
m.gamerevolution.com/manifesto/all-20-of-civilization-vis-playable-leaders-leaked-on-stream-37413 thank me later m8
ooo :D
thanks mate.!
No Gate of Babylon skill? I see he's going easy on his enemies.
Sumer was the civilization, not Sumeria. I want this fixed before launch.
THIS IS FAR FROM THE STRONGEST OF SWORDS!
Finally, someone else says it.
Disappointed in the lack of bridge-based leader bonus.
Someone make a Fate/Stay Night reference here.
There's already a couple dozen :D
don't even have to google it to know that's some weeb shit.
uuryuu I'd argue against that if you weren't partly correct :P
@@Irv350 says the mongrel with a weeb profile pic
Gilgamesh, a king. At Uruk. He tormented his subjects. He made them angry. They cried out aloud, "Send us a companion for our king! Spare us from his madness!" Enkidu, a wild man... from the forest, entered the city. They fought in the temple. They fought in the streets. Gilgamesh defeated Enkidu. They became great friends. Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk.
The... the new friends went out into the desert together, where the Great Bull of Heaven was killing men by the hundreds. Enkidu caught the Bull by the tail. Gilgamesh struck him with his sword. They were... victorious. But... Enkidu fell to the ground, struck down by the gods. And Gilgamesh... wept bitter tears, saying, "He who was my companion, through adventure and hardship, is gone forever."
There is a LOT of variety in Civs... Not many left to show before release either... The only obvious missing 'slot' is a native NORTH-American group. The Iroquoi and/or Sioux have been in previous games, and both would be valid choices... But maybe something different? Maybe a "Canadian native" group, like the Inuit or Dene (or similar tundra-dwellers)?
~JD
I'd love to see an Inuit civ. I think that'd be the only one I'll ever play. XD
Yes, I love the idea of an Inuit Civ! Maybe gets extra food from snow and tundra tiles and more stuff from fishing boats?
Its already been leaked its Peter I (Russia), Saladin (Arabia), and Gorgo (Sparta?)
**COUGH** SEA had gone missing too you know, dont forget about us as well
Peter the Great (Russia), Saladin (Arabia), & Hedwig (Poland).
Gilgamesh's unique ability: The Gates of Babylon
Effect: Provides armies with an infinite number of Noble Phantasms.
I gotta admit, didn't expect this one.
*Still waiting for Russia*
According to the leak, its gonna be Peter the Great.
I'm so hyped for their bonus!
During winter all invading armies get killed apart from Mongolia's
Still hoping for Lenin
I guess Lenin would be way too controversial so they won't pick him.
Eeek, Gilgamesh??? That's feels like choosing Hercules to be a leader of one of the civs. I can't help but imagine him in gold armor and chucking floating swords at mongrels haha
There has to be a mod for that.
Bit more like King Arthur or Mulan, or Dido. People who probably existed, but the truth has been twisted by legend.
Ah, that's better. Couldn't think of better examples like that at the time. But yes, just imagine King Arthur in civ. Dido I'm not familiar with
mrbunnyban Dido was the leader of Carthage in Civ 5, she's pretty much the same status as Gilgamesh--We're pretty sure he existed, but we don't know for sure. and what he did.
I would be fine with an Arthurian civ tbh, he was the symbol of an era in England.
It's like choosing Superman to lead the USA.
*Cracks open a Golden soda can, takes a LOONG sip Smacks Lips*
MONGRELS
SABER-SAN still waiting for u. Game is becoming more weebish. Like it.
*BONZO, THE ANCIENT SUMERIAN CIRCUS GOD, IS HERE*
So this is the Bro Civ?
The War-Cart attack animation is horrendous...
Agreed:(
I have really liked most of the animations and graphics so far. But this is the first one that really sticked out to me... It really is a weird one.
What do expect from what was essentially a woven basket on top of two axle-less wheels pulled by donkeys that was built 6000 years ago??
The Sumerians existed before Axle or Spoke technology or the introduction of horse riding!
Tom theWonderDog I know, captain Pedantic. But they didn't have teleportation technology or handbrakes for drifting, now did they?
Maybe the differential broke down!
I Love Gilgamesh and Zigurat Place. Zigurat architecture is for Sumerian civilization but you can find the biggest and available Zigurat in Iran and Eilam Civilization, that called Chogha-Zanbil zigurat near city Shush
I was sure I had heard the name Gilgamesh before.
There is a guy in the anime ¨Fate/Zero¨ who goes by the same name.
That's suppoeed to be him (or at based off of him with the public consiousness, story/real life thingamado the Holly Grail does in that anime)
That’s him but weeb version alright
*leans into frame* GIRUGAMESH
Adventure with Enkidu....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂。。。。
HE'S BACK!
YES!
"Are you mad? Bro?" - Gilgamesh 2600 BC
To have Gilgamesh as a Civ leader makes it more epic as having Nebuchadnezzar and Dido in the game.
Wonder if he will have finally found Excalibur...or if he is still stuck with Exalipur...
great I love that they added Sumeria, but they're abilities seem highly situational. rely on barbarian encampments to be around and for joint wars to be waged, but they are a great jump in to the fray early civ
The most huggable character in the entire game, I swear. We’re bros every time we’re playing.
This may not be the most cerebral comment I have ever made, but: W00T!
This civ looks amazing. For one thing, the abilities and special district sound great. Goodie huts with every barbarian encampment? That's awesome. Secondly, this is Sumeria, it doesn't get much more ancient than that. Third, while Harald Hardråde may have made every other leader so far look physically puny, Gilgamesh looks like he is more on the level of Thor.
I think Sumeria just usurped Norway and Greece as the civilization I want to play first.
The biblical flood myth is actually based on the sumerian one from the gilgamesh epic.
Ooooh, a new civ! I've already pre-ordered my copy, I'm so excited to get it! Less than a month now!
GIRUGAMESH!
yayayay... I might have outdated info, but he apparently was the first big leader in history (if he existed.. however he might have been multiple leaders.)
Girugamesshu!
Sweet, Sumerians are back in the game! Woot Woot! On a side note, with multiple ancient civilizations having been confirmed it is looking like requesting time off from work for the release of this game will totally be worth it.
looks amazing! my favorite civs so far :D
Very nice! I can't wait until release! Will Byzantium be a Civ on release?
Not really fond of the ability that benefits your allies instead of you (since they will inevitably compete with you for victory, making it more of a penalty) but pretty excited for everything else. Sumeria will definitely be my first game!
Yeah, exactly. It seems like a really odd boost.
What if there is a special diplomatic modifier attached? For example a (+25 Relations for Shared War) that persists for several turns? That would be really useful for maintaining tricky AI relations. As long as you're not playing a 100% human game, I think it could have its advantages. And if they have the old system of level capping units against barbarians, then you could use Gilgamesh's trait to "EXP Share" your own new recruits.
Also the first ability mentioned sounds hella strong! Like the Shoshone Pathfinders in Civ V.
This ability got more effects after the video was done:
"Hey guys! I have an update from Gilgamesh! Apparently he was in over the weekend with some "recommendations" for his Leader Ability, and Ed has implemented them. As of today it has 3 parts:
* He can declare war on anyone at war with one of his allies without any warmonger penalties.
* When at war with a common foe, Sumeria and its allies share pillage rewards and share combat experience gains with the closest allied unit within 5 tiles.
*Gilgamesh can levy City-State military forces at 50% of cost."
So you get to declare war without warmonger penalty (basically an unique Casus Belli) and can get XP and pillage reward that your ally gets near you, even though he also gets the same. Keep in mind that as the human player, we know how to exploit mechanics. E.g. stay near your ally units but away of the fight. Get free XP while your ally sacrifice his units against the enemy units, then get into the fight with upgraded units against a weakened enemy.
Proof?
Its probably really good for co-op with an IRL friend on teams.
This civ would just be awesome to have playing with a friend with another war based civ
I see spearmen with Egyptian-style cowhide shields. Are those a unique Egyptian unit or will we have faction-specific unit skins?
Faction-specific
Patrich Urso OH FUG YE
the egyptian unique unit is the Archer chariot and the unique improvement the sphinx. Their units and borders use a yellow purple color scheme. These are probably city state units, as the color scheme doesn't match any of the major factions that I know of.
gilgamesh looks totally buff son ;)
Hurry up and show us Peter the Great, pretty please.
But how many swords does he have, and can any of them erase matter?
GIRUGAMESU!!!!!
One of the best things about civ 6 is the diversity of the civs, each one so far has a different style of play. I'm so excited for this game, it looks to be the best civ yet by far.
Insert all the Fate references
Now that was totally unexpected! The civilization itself is interesting, and Gilgamesh looks awesome, as if John Petrucci of Dream Theater decided to build a time machine and travel back in time :D
Fate stay night anyone?
Final Fantasy anyone?
gilgamesh doesn't need a army
Probably someone will soon make a mod based on Fate (or just Type Moon in general) series
Hi
There are already a bunch of fate mods for Civ V.
The ability to be a leader that was revered as 2/3 a God sounds so cool!
Needs more Gates of Babylon or Big Bridges
Please Devs, just unveil Russia already...
shut me up.
If they released a First Look today, this mean that they will reveal all Civs this week before Thursday, when youtubers/media will be allowed to show footage of the demo they got and are playing as we speak, which certainly include all Civs. So you can expect Russia tomorrow or Wednesday.
Whats so special about Russia
Not much really, its kind of like Rome, we have known that Russia would be in the game for months, but they waited forever to reveal them. Its been driving people mad to wait for them.
+Leandro Montanari Braz I don't expect the demos to have all the features, the few things they explicitly mentioned in what they already showed was they were only able to play to X number of turns and with specific civs/maps/the like. They WERE however instructed to hide certain features like religion and the like.
So we will see some stuff we probably don't already know.
btw, do you thing the Mongols will be in Civ VI at launch or will be in a dlc, like last time?
His Arms are massive calm down Firaxis lol
Well, he IS 2/3 god.
Drakorphobia that is true
He's daddy alright
In his legend, Gilgamesh built the walls of Uruk, You'd be pretty jacked too after building a stone wall for an ENTIRE city.
Gilgamesh was 16 feet tall
I'll be honest?
This time around, I have not seen a single civilization I do not want to try "at least once". That's a heck of an achievement, right there. Bravo!
0:55 Adventures with who? Inkydoo? XD
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enkidu
Dickypoo
Enkidu, Gilgamesh's companion in the epic.
Enkidu, the enemy then loyal friend of Gilgamesh.
Enkidu
A wild man who becomes Gilgamesh's best friend. After being visited by Shamhat, the prostitute, Enkidu is civilized and leaves the animal world behind to journey with Shamhat to Uruk. Enkidu accompanies Gilgamesh to defeat Humbaba before he passes away. Gilgamesh journeys to the Underworld to try to bring Enkidu back to life.
This sounds like a fun civ! I'll start a game with the slowest possible pace and just madly run around destroying barb camps for science
Fate Anime Fans in this video doe huehuehue..
I....I...I just cannot wait another 3 weeks for this game!!!
So many fate fans here
Just a question. Will civ 6 be released with hotseat multiplayer? It's the main reason I play civ 5 so not having it in would make buying this game a waste for me.
GIRUGAMESH
I've been waiting for this one's reveal! It's very good to see Sumer included in the base game for the first time. Even though very little is known about Gilgamesh as a real life figure compared to his legendary figure, I'm still happy that he has been chosen as the leader. Sure there are other kings of Sumer whose real life accomplishments are very noteworthy and have been eulogized, but none are quite as iconic as the legend of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh's legend has been passed down and written over and over again for thousands of years of rich ancient Mesopotamian culture and heritage. And his buff figure certainly doesn't hurt his fit for a leader of Sumer either.
This is my guess for Russia: Russia's special ability is "General Winter". All invading troops take damage each time they end a turn within Russian borders. Led by "Joseph Stalin" they are able to automatically annex any city-states along their borders. The "Kremlin" is their unique building, reducing cultural influence from other civs and decreasing the effectiveness of enemy spies. Their unique unit, the "Tsar Bomb," will allow you to obliterate your enemies with it's radius increased by two tiles. Russia is especially suited for a domination victory. With it's unique improvement you'll be able to resist those going for a cultural victory. Can you bring the world to heel under your iron boot? Find out in Sid Meir's Civilization VI.
NOpe!!! ,fuck communism, we want imperial Russia and the leader should be Peter the great!!!!!!!
We already know Peter the Great is the Russian leader, and I would rather they not go back to using Communist Russia.
I don't know why people constantly have to bring real world politics into a bloody game. Say I wanted to play as a communist civ once I unlock ideologies, it never really feels like the "right" choice because there are no communist leaders because everyone gets all butthurt over the inclusion of them. It's silly.
The truth is, Russia as we know it wouldn't have survived WW2 without Stalin. He was a harsh leader, true, but he wasn't joking when he said Russia was way behind the rest of the world and would need to modernise within a decade to survive as a standalone communist society surrounded by hostile capitalist ones. And in a society as reactionary and in many ways, tribal (e.g. they place especially heavy emphasis on strength as an important quality of leadership), as Russia, the best way to bring about sweeping change to the structure of society is by force and intimidation. Besides, cruel, despotic leaders are always fun to play as, whether the game is Civ or one of Paradox's grand strategy series.
Admittedly I don't really care because I rarely if ever play as Russia, but it annoys me how people selectively judge history. People are against including Stalin, but apparently fine with Attila the Hun and Ghenghis Khan.
Patrich Urso yep agreed.
That Guy They used Stalin and other Communist Leaders most of the time Russia has been in Civ, its fucking annoying to see it represented by an ultimately failed ~70 year regime over and over again when its had centuries worth of great leaders.
You realize you DO get Communism when you unlock ideologies right? That is literally what the Order Ideology was--they even used a USSR military parade as a backdrop in the expansion's intro. You literally have what you want.
You guys!!! I had almost settled on playing Norway first, but now I am drawn away by another epic beard... Gilgamesh is a hottie!
GILGA FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its been ages after this video and sumeria's placement into civ. But if we're gonna have this ancient Mesopotamian civilization, what about including its rival? The akkadians. It could be like having the assyrians and babylonians in civ 5, except their ancestors.
We've studied History of Art. Ziggurats aren't that way.
Sshhh
A public warning to all other civs from Gilgamesh: "Smoking my ziggurats is bad for your health!"
It's actually way better..they made it look like a fancy Disney toilet.
I've racked up 45 hours playing Civ V the last two weeks! I can't imagine how obsessed ill be with this one! :)