How to Play Civilization V Multiplayer Mode
Multiplayer has been a part of the Civilization series since 1995’s CivNet, the multiplayer remake of the original Civilization. It enables the player to tackle genuine, human opponents rather than AI, and makes for a far more challenging game.
If you haven’t played Civilization in multiplayer mode, you’re missing out. Civilization V offers perhaps the best multiplayer experience in the series. It can be time consuming, but always enjoyable. Ready? Here’s how to play Civilization V multiplayer mode.
Civilization V’s Multiplayer Options
There are three ways that you can go up against other players in Civilization V. To begin, launch the game and select Multiplayer, where you will be presented with three options:
- Standard: Players take turns continuously over the internet or LAN.
- Hotseat: Players take alternating turns on the same machine.
- Pitboss: A dedicated server controls the game, either over the internet or a LAN.
These options can all help you to have a great time playing Civilization V in multiplayer mode against other players. Either start your game at 4000 BC, or in predetermined scenarios. Below is the first in a series of videos following an online multiplayer game on YouTube:
As you can see, Civilization V multiplayer can be in-depth—just what the typical Civilization player is looking for. But where do you find other players?
Finding Players to Compete With in Civilization V
A multiplayer game means finding opponents. If you live with someone you can play against, or have a friend who often visits, use the Hotseat option.
Meanwhile if you’re playing Standard or Pitboss, you have the LAN option, which would be ideal for a LAN party.
For internet play, make sure that you can find players online before starting or joining a game. There are several ways of to find multiplayer opponents in Civilization V:
- Click the Internet option on Standard or Pitboss and select a server to join
- Input the IP address of a server you’re familiar with on Pitboss mode
- Find people on Civilization forums: the Civilization V forum on Steam, Civ Fanatics, or the 2K Forums
When joining an online game, check the DLC column to make sure you have the required downloadable content installed. If not, you’ll need to head to Steam and make the necessary purchases.
If you are not already using Steam, you really should be. There are various benefits to running Steam on your computer, such as easily installing updates and patches.
Want to play Civilization V in multiplayer mode but don’t have the time for a long online session?
The answer comes from the early days of multiplayer gaming: play by email.
In times past you would start a game, take your turn, save the file, and email it to your opponent. Thanks to the Giant Multiplayer Robot (GMR), however, this is now a far simpler process.
GMR automates the process, collecting the file, launching Civilization, and sending the saved turn to the next player. This is all done with just a few mouse clicks.
Begin by heading to www.multiplayerrobot.com, and signing in with your Steam account. With your profile connected to the site, download the software, and make a note of the authentication key.
Download: Giant Multiplayer Robot for Windows (Free)
Note that the GMR client is Windows only—Mac users must upload and download save files through the GMR website.
When you install and run the GMR client, you’ll be prompted for the authentication key. Add this, and you’ll be ready to join a game.
Open the Games screen and find a Public Game to start. You usually won’t be able to join an In Progress game, so find one that is looking for players. You can use the filter tools in the top-right column to find games that Haven’t started yet. When you’ve found one that suits, click Join Game.
Any games you join are listed in the My Games tab on the website as well as in the client. By default, only two games can be played concurrently. However, you can increase your game limit by contributing $5, $10, or $15 via PayPal for five, 10, or unlimited slots.
With the GMR client running, you’ll be notified when it is your turn. You should also receive an email to the address associated with your Steam account.
When the turn arrives, click the corresponding game in GMR to download it. This action will also launch Civilization V, so all you need to do next is take your turn. Once your moves are made, click Next Turn to save the file. GMR will then close Civ V and ask for confirmation to send the save file to the next player.
Play by email can be slow, especially for a full game starting from 4000 BC. However, it is a flexible and enjoyable way to play Civ 5 multiplayer if you’re pushed for time.
If Civilization V is already open when your turn comes around, click the game in the GMR client to download. When you’re ready, open Hotseat > Load Game to load your turn.
Creating a Multiplayer Game in Civilization V
After you’ve played a few multiplayer games in Civ V, you might wish to set up your own. This isn’t as difficult as it might sound.
Begin by selecting your multiplayer game type. You’ll find a wealth of game options, such as map type and size, pace, starting era, and world age. You can also specify the climate, sea level, and volume of available resources.
Toggle victory types on or off depending on your preference. Don’t overlook the Advanced Game Options, a menu that includes options like setting a turn timer and a turn limit. AI characters can be randomized (characters switched, essentially) while the One-City Challenge game can be enforced.
You can also enable Civilization V’s downloadable content (DLC) in this menu. However, for maximum compatibility with your multiplayer opponents, select as little DLC as possible.
When you’re done, click Host Game, choose your civilization, invite opponents, wait for them to join, and enjoy the multiplayer ride!
Civilization V Multiplayer Is So Much Fun!
Playing Civilization V multiplayer mode gives you a whole new appreciation of the game. You’re no longer playing the AI, but someone just like you, who loves the game. Someone who has developed their own combat tactics, and strategies for building settlers and researching technology. You have three multiplayer options for Civilization V:
- Standard (over internet or LAN)
- Hotseat (local turn-based multiplayer gaming on the same machine and play by email with Giant Multiplayer Robot)
- Pitboss (a dedicated Civilization V multiplayer server)
Playing against human opponents is arguably tougher than playing the computer. It’s also considerably more rewarding, so if you haven’t tried Civilization V multiplayer mode before, now is the time.
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Optimus — Civilization V (PC) Co-Op Information
Co-Optimus — Civilization V (PC) Co-Op Information
Core Features
- Local Co-Op
- 3 Players
- Online Co-Op
- 3 Players
- Combo Co-Op (Local + Online)
- Not Supported
- LAN Play or System Link
- 3 Players
Co-Op Extras
The Co-Op Experience
Research is shared between players when choosing to play on the same team. If both players research the same item, the time it takes is reduced. When one player discovered a technology, the other gets it as well.Players share the benefits of landmarks, ruins, and other discoveries on the map.Players share the map. Diplomatic options are available as well to trade resources, gold, and units.Co-Op is played in multiplayer with each player picking to join the same «team.» It’s assumed a balance of 3 players vs 3 AI are chosen, but you can weight it to 3vs1vs1vs1 or 3vs2 or 2vs1, etc.
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Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age: Wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, go head-to-head with some of history’s greatest leaders and build the most powerful empire the world has ever known.
- INVITING PRESENTATION: Jump right in and play at your own pace with an intuitive interface that eases new players into the game. Civ veterans will appreciate the depth, detail and control that are highlights of the series.
- BELIEVABLE WORLD: Ultra realistic graphics showcase lush landscapes for you to explore, battle over and claim as your own. Art deco influences abound in the menus and icons in the most well-designed Civ ever developed.
- COMMUNITY & MULTIPLAYER: Compete with Civ players all over the world or locally in LAN matches, mod* the game in unprecedented ways, and install mods directly from an in-game community hub without ever leaving the game. Civilization V brings community to the forefront.
- WIDE SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY: Civilization V operates on many different systems, from high end DX11 desktops to many laptops. Enjoy unlimited installations on multiple PCs with your Steam account and take your Civ V experience with you everywhere you go.
- ALL NEW FEATURES: A new hex-based gameplay grid opens up exciting new combat and build strategies. City States become a new resource in your diplomatic battleground. An improved diplomacy system allows you to negotiate with fully interactive leaders. Custom music scores and orchestral recordings give Civ V the level of polish and quality you expect from the series.
- SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE: 2K Games is donating a total of $250,000 to four education based charities, and users’ choices will determine how the money is dispersed: simply choose your choice from the pre-selected charities during the install process.†
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With whom to play Civilization V online? Where to play? How to play? Guide for beginners!
Foreword:
Due to the fact that the game Civilization V is traditionally sold at large discounts, people buy it — and then beginners who want to try their hand at online run in. However, having bought a game with simultaneous online 50000+ in the incentive and going into multiplayer out of habit, people see 5 hosts and remain at a loss; let’s try to help them.
Since the game in tsiv lasts a long time, and the pleasure you get from the game depends heavily on the other participants in the game, then 99% of players don’t play random lobbies on steam. Most of these games are with crooked settings and end up with an early exit of players. In addition, the network code of the civilization is so crappy that often games with random opponents will simply break for technical reasons.
Ideally, of course, to gather a certain «in-house» among friends and play with your party — this will be the most pleasant pastime, you can always agree on the rules, easily choose a convenient time, save and finish the game if you failed to finish it in one sitting, well, and other advantages of a cozy company. However, there are also disadvantages — playing with the same people every time, you can get bored and stall in the development of gaming skills.
What do I need to play multiplayer? Do you need all the add-ons or just the game?
To play in multiplayer, all game add-ons (Gods and Kings, Brave new world) and all DLC are required, otherwise you will not have any DLC, it will be blocked for all other players, and this will have a negative effect on game stability.
Where to play and with whom?
For those who can’t gather their entire gang or want to play with new, different players, there are several «platforms» where you can cooperate with other civvers and play a game, usually these are groups in the incentive with the basic rules «Do not spill» «Do not unmanage» and the like, you can read more details directly in the rules of the groups, I will give the most famous ones:
— Civilization No Quitters , it is important not to confuse the groups, as there are several groups with the same name http://steamcommunity.com/groups/NQCivilization Currently the most populated, popular and skillful group in the Civilization game. It is here that all popular streamers and the best CIS and foreign players play. To join a group, you need to read the rules of the group, enter the group chat, write to the moderator (this is any person with a star in the nickname), tell him that you have read the rules and want to play in the group, sometimes you may be asked something from the rules. For those who are not very good at English… the rules come down to «Don’t shower», «Play to win», «Respect your neighbor», standard.
Attention: in this group released their own version of the map and their own multiplayer mod for players who are fed up with the usual civ, everyone plays on it. The mod is fundamentally different in a number of game mechanics and requires additional study in addition to the main game. I will write more below.
— NQ Old http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CVNQ http://steamcommunity.com/groups/NO_QUITTERS older brothers of the first group, from which the players and the administration slowly spun off for various reasons (srach between admins, hacks , loss of access to the admin panel, etc. ). There are rumors that you can also play there, but there are much fewer people and the class of the game is much lower. They play the old fashioned way, without these mods and maps of yours, invitations are nominally by invites, but as I understand it, due to the unpopularity of the groups, they even send them out by automail to people who simply have Civ5 on their account.
— league of Khaletski & friends for CIV Khaletski League http://steamcommunity.com/groups/civkha For reasons she dumped — they were mostly kicked. Therefore, those who consider themselves skillful can pass by.
What is MM+ Mod & Map, why are they played in the Nq group and where can I get them?
MM+, ModMap is a multiplayer mod developed by a certain Fruitstrike and a special map by a certain Hellblaizer_NQ designed for the No Quitters group (mainly for the novelty of the experience and satisfying the secret desires of streamers to build many cities).
It is clear that playing for many years even in such a diverse game as Civilization V is starting to get boring. The mod brings a lot of new things to the game, diversifies old mechanics, adds new ones. Unfortunately, Civ5 didn’t spoil the perfect balance anyway, but the mod broke it even more. But… it’s fun to play. So the main features of the mod:
— Many new pantheons, religions are obtained much faster.
— Significant changes to the civics (honor, piety, patronage, will, exploitation, aesthetics are seriously upgraded).
— There is much more space on the map, fatter respawns, more «stable» and sea resources, which is why you can often put 5 or even 7-8 cities.
— Due to changes in the civics and the priority of playing «Will», timings have been greatly shifted, the game has become much faster on average, more science, culture, gold in less time — therefore, technologies are achieved earlier. A couple of civilizations enter the Renaissance by the 90th move — this is the norm.
— Changes to the military component (nerfed wheelchairs, very heavily upgraded tanks, extended the age of artillery domination).
Links:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nqmod — Discussion
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1…ATuWEB7oU/edit — Direct link to map updates
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1…15SZp9ly8/edit — Direct link to mod updates
Go ahead.
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In a multiplayer game, you can fight against other players, not just against computer opponents. You can enter the multiplayer game mode from the main menu — the game can be played over a local network with friends or over the Internet with players from all over the world.
Multiplayer Menu
From the main menu, select «Multiplayer» to enter the setup screen.
LAN Play
From the Multiplayer menu, select LAN Play. A list of available games will be displayed in the browser window — click on any of them to join. If there are no games (or you don’t want to join them), click on the «Game» button to create your own. Click the Refresh button to refresh the list of available games.
Selecting the «Game» item will take you to the «Network Game Settings» menu. Here you can choose the leader of your civilization, the speed of the game, specify the type and size of the map. You can also load a previously saved multiplayer game (more below), or return to the browser to select available games. After completing the setup, click the «Game» button.
You will be taken to the waiting room, where you can see which leaders other players have chosen, as well as whether everyone is ready to play. The computer player will be referred to as «AI» and the human player will be identified by their Steam username.
Note : If two or more players try to choose the same civ and leader, the game will change the color of the duplicate leader’s team to prevent misidentification.
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When all players click on the «Done» button, the game organizer can start the game using the corresponding button.
Steam games
Multiplayer games are played on Steam servers using the account the player used to install the game.
Automatic and manual selection of games
Games on the Internet can be selected both manually and automatically: after setting all the settings and choosing the type of game you want, you can provide a search for a suitable Steam — the system will directly connect you with other players who want play the same game. If such a game has already been created, you will immediately be taken to the waiting room, where you can choose a leader and civilization.
If the game is not available, you can enter the Internet Game Browser or start your own by following the same instructions as for LAN games.
Friends list
Your Steam friends list is available when you create an online multiplayer game. While in the waiting room, you can select friends from the list and invite them to your game. They will receive a notification through the Steam interface.
Chat
You can chat with other players during setup and during the game itself. In the waiting room, you can send messages to all players using the chat window at the bottom of the screen.
In the game itself, you can choose to communicate with all users or with a specific player. Thus, you can negotiate alliances and trade agreements in secret. To display the chat panel in the game, click on the «Open Chat» button in the right corner of the control panel. You can click on the «Close Chat» button after the session ends to hide the chat window.
Through the Steam panel, you can use voice over IP (VOIP), and communicate with other players using a microphone.
Hosting, saving and downloading games
If you are the host of the game, you can save your game and download it later. This is especially useful for long games that can last more than one day. On the multiplayer settings screen, select «Download Game» to view the list of saved games.
If for some reason you get disconnected during an online game, the system will try to reconnect automatically. If the host leaves the game (for whatever reason), the game will try to make another player the host.
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