Buy Civilization V (Mac) as a Steam Key.
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I tried Civ VI first; a pretty game, but it always froze up on the 'Great Persons' menu. So I tried Civ V and it is kind of clunky, but it froze up every time on the 'Choose a Religion' screen. Sure, I can and have played Civ IV; a much more dependable game, for years using Python file patches for the new Mac OSX, but it got boring after a few. The Mac versions of Civilization have never really been very Mac-like in their interface. Stability has been a problem in the past, but Civ V has been pretty stable. Civ V introduces new wrinkles, some of them are a bit strange, but I respect their intent to add more than just 'discovery', 'conflict' and 'resource planning' to the game. The Mac App Store and Steam versions of Civilization V are 64 bit. Your Mac must meet ALL of the minimum system requirements below in order to maximize your Civilization V experience. If you run the game on a Mac below the system requirements, you will experience severe performance issues and crashing.
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.
- Civilization V Community Patch: Started in 2014, the Community Patch is part of a collaborative effort to improve Civilization V's AI and gameplay, and is the single largest AI, Bugfix, and API DLL for Civilization V. Is the base DLL for most Civ 5 mod.
- Civilization® V - how do I download the app on PC? If you want to download the software on your pc or mac, you could either first visit the Mac store or Windows AppStore and search for the app OR you can easily use any of the download links we provided above under the 'Download and Install' header section to download the application.
- 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: An improved diplomacy system allows you to negotiate with cunning leaders. A new hex-based gameplay grid opens up new combat and build strategies. City States become a new tool in your diplomatic battleground. Custom music scores and orchestral recordings give Civ V the level of polish and quality you expect from the series.
Civilization V, the love it or hate it strategy game from Firaxis, arrived on Mac OS X on November 23, 2010. Originally releasing for PC in September 2010, Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which each player takes on the role of the leader of one of 18 different civilizations. From the Americans to the Aztecs, each civilizations goal is to grow their nations through the eras, from ancient to modern. Civilization has you controlling just about every aspect of your nation, including city production, technology research, social policy adoption, to diplomacy with other nations. The goal is to build your civilization towards one of several different types of victories; domination (destroying all enemy capital cities), science (building a space ship and launching into space), culture (building a Utopia through social policy), and diplomacy (starting and leading the United Nations). If it’s not clear already lets say this now; there is ALOT to digest in Civilization V. Despite an excellent tutorial system designed for new users, you will likely be overwhelmed if this is your first civilization experience.
What’s MacGasmic
It’s always reassuring to see a game release on the Mac simultaneously or a few months after its PC release. While most Mac users don’t buy their computers for the games, its nice to know the Mac is being considered by game developers. For the most part, Civilization on the Mac plays the same as its PC counterpart with a few issues that we’ll discuss in a later section.
For Civilization fans, you should already know what you’re getting into. If you’ve enjoyed previous Civilization games, you’ll be right at home with this version for the Mac. An addictive experience, with nearly limitless customization options, a sense of complete control over your civilization, and plenty of new features to justify the jump from Civilization IV.
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The decision to give Civilization V a try should start with a tour of the system requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- Operating System: 10.6.4 (Snow Leopard)
- CPU Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
- CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 8 GB
- Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD2600
- Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 8600
- Video Memory (VRam): 256 MB
- Media Required: DVD-ROM
Recommended Mac System Requirements
- CPU Processor: Intel Quad Core
- CPU Speed: 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Video Memory (VRam): 512MB
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Take note of the Snow Leopard requirement and specs that even a MacBook Pro purchased in 2010 won’t meet. If you’re not sure what you’ve got under the hood, click the Apple icon in your menu bar, then About this Mac. You can note the Processor speed and type, and memory from this screen. Click More Info then Graphics/Displays and you’ll see the video card and VRAM in your system. For comparison sake, I’m running a MacBook Pro purchased in February 2010 with 2.26 Ghx, 4GB of Ram and a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256 MB of VRam. I don’t even meet the minimum. Despite this, Civilization V still runs on my Mac on the lowest graphics settings. The gameplay can get choppy as the map builds, but overall it’s still playable.
There’s also an issue with local multiplayer that wouldn’t allow us to connect two Macs on the same network. It looks like this is an issue with the PC version as well. I was also unable to test the internet multiplayer as it nearly requires a convention to organize a match and an entire day to declare a winner.
Final Thoughts
I’ve always been a fan of strategy games (my family nearly disowns each other during our holiday games of Risk). I remember playing the older Civilization games as a kid and was anxious to bring back some nostalgia with Civilization V for the Mac. Unfortunately for me, there’s just too much time and cash required (a new 27 inch quad core iMac would be pretty sweet though) to really enjoy Civilization V. I found myself playing for an hour, then starting over to bring the game back into the comfort zone for my system requirements, and try a new civilization. With that being said, I completely understand how so many people are enthralled in this game, and with a fancy new Mac, I could see myself falling down that path. There’s just something unavoidably exciting about taking a civilization from its infancy and paving your way to world domination. Or maybe that’s just me.
If you’ve got the time, and a fancy new Mac, I would certainly recommend Civilization V.