Civilization V Nuclear Missiles Destroying Cities

In Civ 5 the nuclear missile unit can be used to destroy a city. Only a city that is not an original capital city can be destroyed. City-states cannot be destroyed even if they have been annexed, which makes them useful to take over if you're facing a nuclear-armed opponent.
One missile cruiser can destroy an entire civilization in one turn. This is why cities have to be spaced out with more than three tiles between them. You lose the ability to bombard enemies from multiple cities, but it is harder for nuclear opponents to wipe out your cities.

[@sebastianmontoya4965]

gets nuked several times "l trust you will be merciful in victory" wat

[@Maceguy2000]

Ikr

[@DivinSchmitShot]

You are you using a " L " instead of a " i " at the beginning ?????

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

SchmitShot ! haha

[@WatercraftGames]

Yeah, you can build a wat

[@ConnorMTracy]

The first time I launched a nuke, I had no idea that there'd be such a thing as "friendly fire"...

[@user-kj9of1eu9o]

Sid Meier's *Fallout* : A "One More Turn" Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

[@serubyne57]

*Ghandi Intensifies*

[@rafa4614]

I feel robbed.

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

ReDleGiThacK Gandhi is angry because people cant spell GANDHI right

[@MrAdventureFriends]

"This ones for 1776 bitch!"

[@stickanimatorproductions5167]

i didnt know gandhi used youtube

[@sm-xc6fn]

Nuclear weapons are so damn scary that even a video game clip like this gives me chills. Their power is so fucking insane.

[@ericcholakians5315]

Once you wield nuclear weapons you have nuclear domination

[@b-17gflyingfortress6]

do you know whats more destructive than a nuclear bomb? WORDS....

[@billybobsatan]

Toprak özdemir "Hate us cause they anus"

[@moose73630]

shibby dibby I feel you 100%. When I get access to nuclear missiles I feel like i'm the most powerful and I feel bad when using them on people. But when another country builds the Manhattan project I either keep them as a friend or prepare for a total war.

[@ericcholakians5315]

I usually cause dilutes when I have nuclear weapons anybody the same

[@VioletDeathRei]

Step 1: Be first to make Nukes and build up large arsenal. Step 2: Vote Nuclear Non-Proliferation in World Congress so no one else can get any. Step 3: ??? Step 4: Profit.

[@timkingiooo]

that's what the US, Britain and france tried to do in the real world as well

[@Gabriel-br4qe]

While they aimed to nuke the soviet union and china back to the stone age

[@theretard5825]

I like starting nuclear wars cuz it looks cool

[@deubs3563]

Nice oversimplified reference

[@MrSir-zd4bu]

Hahahaha

[@brycec2397]

*Nuke affects Boston in video* Fallout 4 anyone?

[@gilpita]

war...war never changes

[@Spaesmic]

or does it?

[@sillybilly414]

it just gets deadlier

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

thats becausenof technology

[@cosmo4698]

“Where there is love, there is life. Unless you nuke the fuck out of life.” -Mahatma Ghandi

[@midgerm]

steps to have fun in civilization create your own independent nation name it sky-net have it launch nukes at every human settlement on earth.

[@FitPorsot]

+midgerm The cost for that is over 9.000.000

[@FitPorsot]

+Dildo Faggins :)

[@firebluetoad3990]

midgerm There is actually a Skynet civilization mod on the Steam Workshop. You can make that dream a reality.

[@NicQuattromani]

Once, in a multiplayer war against a friend, I faced a well-defended city on an isthmus that blocked the way to his core. It would have made for a long and brutal footslog, except I had just produced two nuclear missiles and loaded them aboard submarines off the coast. One turn later the city did not exist; its location was now a radioactive highway for my panzer divisions, racing northward.

[@stormtrooper86]

I have close to 600 hours of this game and i had NO IDEA nukes can ultimately destroy a city :D oh and, having nukes makes all AI players poop their pants/loincloths/armors

[@kuhntjah]

stormtrooper86 how tf can you play 600 hours of civ and not know you can nuke cities to the ground? Most fun thing to do when you already won the game and still have some nukes lying around :)

[@stormtrooper86]

Koen Willemen because I win LONG BEFORE nukes are a legit thing

[@kuhntjah]

then you should up your difficulty

[@stormtrooper86]

Koen Willemen if they add a level above Deity, then I will :)

[@kuhntjah]

gg

[@elcapitanomontoya]

"I trust you will be merciful in victory." said right after of being blown to pieces by nuclear bombs

[@JesperSalama]

Why immediately annex? City revolts for X turns (city size).

[@irgendsontypvon.adelsblut7121]

I think he have taken Order. There is a level 3 Policy which deliver "Insta-courthouses"

[@wolfshanze5980]

Taking certain traits in Autocracy (like a happy 😊 for every barracks and armory) usually puts me over 100 happiness and I never worry again about courthouses or happiness.

[@datastorm75]

I've had a game of this where several powers developed nukes. It seems that the AI is rather...nuke happy... I had to push through Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the UN just to keep them from irradiating the crap out of each other. Thank goodness the UN MUST be followed in Civ, unlike the real world.

[@ChromaticArisen]

Dammit George Washington looks so sad.....

[@dirkmolek6079]

I feel bad after killing him in a game

[@iyok050106]

Dirk Molek I did twice

[@NinjaBusCow]

Muhammad Irfan Muzhaffar Darmawan I feel bad Whenever I take out Haile Selassie :( .

[@iyok050106]

Julio Medina-Dow I played as Haile Selassie too and nuked Washington when he declared war, and then he made peace with me after like 40-50 turns.

[@NinjaBusCow]

I know I read his civ entry and looked him up in real life. He just runs away with culture and wonders/religion so I have to put a stop to him :(. Also I am usually a war monger so he denounces me. I have learned to play culturally since this comment but I would stand by my actions. He is awesome an awesome man.

[@johnsuerivera9372]

I fucking love this game, ever since my friends introduce me to it i been playing it none stop. I'm just minding my own business trying to win a scientific or cultural victory and some ass hole has to declare war on little old me, so i nuke their cities several times and they come begging for peace, then im like (smirk).

[@imrtv2035]

Im the one who go's after them ":)

[@SteelandSouls]

I had a similar issue. I'm just taking care of my guys, getting them up to fire arms and modern technology, then the mongols start tearing through russia to get to me. I didn't want that so I started tearing their stuff up. Eventually the world hated me so I decided to go all world tyrant on all of them

[@TamirB.98]

This game is very complicated, im afraid is there any good tutorial?

[@johnsuerivera9372]

Tamir Burstein not at all, when i firsty got it i jumped in not knowing what i was doing with my friends in multi player matches but you get the hang of it. Play a few matches in a low dificulty.

[@TamirB.98]

Johnsue Rivera I don't have the multiplayer you suggest i start with easy difficulty on small duel map?

[@aaronfrechen7201]

The fact that you can destroy cities with nukes unlike in civ 4 when they only bombarded cities.

[@AdzScorpion]

THE GLOW. THE WONDERFUL GLOW. CAN YOU NOT SEE IT, GENERAL?

[@728harsh]

remember when field of poppies played the first time you atomic bombed the city 3 times then nuked that sum bitch then field of poppies played then as you watched all the enemy units just vanish and all you hear are screams in the faint distant cities while you army walks up and see the ruins ? i felt like an asshole and couldn't bring my self up to even play anymore

[@dancingbanana105]

Gandhi, are you being a warmonger again?

[@U2andColdplayFan]

how could u do dis to merica u monster

[@ancylostomiasis]

+Telecaster Magician Think of the children!

[@spladam3845]

I'm sitting here scrolling my mouse trying to zoom in.

[@HowlFromBeyond]

Thus is the fate of all nations that refuse to buy my civ's blue jeans.

[@FrankCastle-tq9bz]

This makes we wish that the Civ series still had the "Nanite Diffuser" from the "Call to Power" games...

[@CJStudios57]

Thank you for that flashback!

[@neoman289151]

Missile cruisers are so OP. Gotta love 'em.

[@corndogS29]

Wow...you dropped 3 nukes on a civilization that was hundreds of years from even knowing what a nuke was. I congratulate you on that good sir :)

[@thegunman2841]

I once dropped 9 nukes on a country that didn't even have the printing press.

[@humptusdumptus4123]

@@thegunman2841 how were you so much more advanced than them lmao

[@thegunman2841]

@@humptusdumptus4123 Spam them science buildings bro

[@humptusdumptus4123]

@@thegunman2841 word

[@shockingfood001]

i have a question what makes the nuke more powerful, dropping it in the city or near it

[@zyfigamer]

♪ I don't want to set the world on fire. I just want to start a flame in your heart. ♫

[@redapple-kp4ud]

i finished like about 40 games in civ 5 (all dlc) and i still didn't nuke a country...i dont know i just cant do that...i am feeling bad for the people :(

[@idnyftw]

it's a bitch to clean up, I'd rather just wait till the GDRs get online

[@Frizzlecrank]

You are not the only one, when I'm forced to nuke (happened twice: Poland was trying to kill my beloved Netherlands and Greece was doing the same.. curious, if the Netherlands are my ally they are destined to be attacked!) I always feel bad and go for "Nuclear Non-Proliferation" at the World Congress ç_ç

[@AmunRa1]

Frizzlecrank Man, I must be heartless. I finished my second full game today, and I ended up winning only because I nuked Siam when they were like, five turns away from a cultural victory over me. They were fighting super hard and killing everything I threw at them, so when the bomb finally dropped I was going "HA, IN YOUR FACE, SUCKER!" Long story short I'm a horrible monster, never vote for me for president.

[@idnyftw]

Amun-Ra who'd vote for you? you already have divine right be default, you silly sun god you! ;)

[@Frizzlecrank]

Amun-Ra Oh but that's different. Everyone hates Siam. (or well I do because they always hate me)

[@filipgustaf]

Love is in the air. I love how everyone loves how things are.

[@Chadgua]

Good thing I still have that old fallout shelter, eh? eh??

[@timh.6247]

Missles are for units, Bombs for cities !

[@tjbtabor7773]

who i can play this vid in 1440 pixels. AWESOME!!!

[@michelveilleux1275]

I see trees of green. Red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you. And I think to myself, "what a wonderful world."

[@simon199418]

that escalated quickly

[@warrior16546]

@webblayne What difficulty do you normally play on?

[@detectivegumshoe5116]

I don't think Washington is going to like that pal. Good work!

[@sithalo]

"The glow the wonderfull glow!!! Can you not see it general???"

[@theCMCSfilms]

Holy shit.... that water is so detailed!!

[@KerlenFur]

The cold war simulation looks very good

[@Hlovecraftiy]

War... War never changes.

[@jeffzebert4982]

Title Screen: FALLOUT The scene focuses on a Radiation King-brand TV set that's somehow still functional among a nuclear-wrecked cityscape. The song "Maybe" by The Inkblots starts to play in the background. On the TV screen, there's a black screen with the following message in box: "Our dedicated boys keep the peace in newly annexed Canada." The TV then shows a scene in which there are two U.S. soldiers in power armor, along with a captured Canadian protester who's kneeling with his head down. One of the soldiers mercilessly shoots the protester dead, while the other one watches. The shooter then waves his non-weapon hand at the camera. Then, we get a close-up view of the shooter's power helmet-covered head, with a waving American flag in the background. Then, the TV screen switches over to some eagle seal image, along with the message, "BUY WAR BONDS". Then, the TV screen shows an advertisement for a Chryslus-brand automobile, the Corvega, which boasts that it has no computers or electronics. And that it costs "only" $199,999.99. Then it goes to another commercial, this time a commercial of the Mr. Handy domestic robot. Message: "Mr. Handy: he's sooooo handy. Walks the dog..." Then, the TV glitches out as the song "Maybe" gets stuck on "Maybe Maybe Maybe Maybe..." And then, as the TV screen goes dark, all is silent. Narrator: War. War never changes. The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth. Spain built an empire from its lust for gold and territory. Hitler shaped a battered Germany into an economic superpower. But war never changes. In the 21st century, war was still waged over the resources that could be acquired. Only this time, the spoils of war were also its weapons: petroleum and uranium. For these resources, China would invade Alaska; the U.S. would annex Canada; and the European Commonwealth would dissolve into quarreling, bickering nation states bent on controlling the last remaining resources on Earth. In 2077, the storm of world war had come again. In two brief hours, most of the planet was reduced to cinders. And from the ashes of nuclear devastation, a new civilization would struggle to arise. A few were able to reach the relative safety of the large underground Vaults. Your family was part of that group that entered Vault 13. Imprisoned safely behind the large Vault door, under a mountain of stone, a generation has lived without knowledge of the outside world. Life in the Vault is about to change.

[@david54626]

The most advanced and addicting game of chess you'll ever play.

[@Leimukai]

The game is set for the units to be huge so you can see them, the normal world is probably a mile for every tile.

[@jaromgregson8923]

Ahhhh The welcoming sounds of Ghandi.

[@MrRazgriz]

How did you put the nuke in the Missile Cruiser ?

[@maxm.6637]

YOU KILLED GEORGIE 😭

[@dknightish]

Washington is a nuclear wasteland, yet on the leader screen it seems like it's the perfect day for a picnic.

[@kevinredgrass3984]

Owh.....!!! Cool! the song right before the nuke was English Civilization theme for golden Era. and then right after the first nuke, the song changed rapidly. Eeerie.

[@amiablerecluse01]

I think he means in-game, in terms of how far their tech-tree was behind.

[@Raynor9X9]

♪ We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when. But I know we'll meet again, some sunny day... ♪

[@Jack__Reaper]

The earth was nearly wiped clean of life. A great cleansing, an atomic spark struck by human hands, quickly raged out of control. Spears of nuclear fire rained from the skies. Continents were swallowed in flames and fell beneath the boiling oceans. Humanity was almost extinguished, their spirits becoming part of the background radiation that blanketed the earth.

[@zandona21]

The first time you launch a nuclear bomb in Civ 5, your face, your emotion, your brain saying: That will do it... That will do it.

[@toektoektoek]

@HrKristofferBjerg the graphics settings, put the 'leader scenes' on a higher setting and it will be fixed, though if your pc cant handle it it might slow it down.

[@MohamedGalal2010]

Guys if any one plz answer me is the Civilization V is connect to the other 4 parts with story and any thing or i can play this part with out play the other parts ??

[@HrKristofferBjerg]

*PLEASE HELP* Why do your leaders move? I can only hear them talk while a picture of them is shown.

[@juanagustinavaloskocis2158]

It makes you feel bad with you self when you start hear the screams of the population.

[@Ledgend1221]

"Shall I push the button?"

[@ArtSagGut]

Say it to me. At game terms, when Egypt built Manhattan Project I was hurry to get Diplomacy Victory... He got Uranium, he denounced me and he was my neighbour... (I built that project too... but he used to have +50% hammers than me!) That was the worst experience... And it reminded me the Cold War... and Iran and North Korea of today :S

[@colbyreiman4995]

a tear shed for the fallen...

[@dolphinated]

My leaders don't move when I play,they just talk.

[@NikhilSahil77]

Can you actully get this in the game, or is it a mod?

[@Maceguy2000]

That's odd, usually it's the reverse

[@Obsidian182]

Thus Fallout began.

[@deadlysnap1075]

Now imagine that happening in real life... :(

[@gusdupree1680]

0:43, Dammit, you just killed me! (I live in New York. Not as polluted as you think).

[@super1apple]

@zymethpwn This is skyrim right?

[@Noctazar]

Washington: I hope you will be merciful in your triumph. Me: 0:56

[@untilhowlong]

I am playing India - Civ 5 I do not see the similar graphic when I use Nuks or nuke missiles, why is that??

[@7013032]

♫ We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when But I know we'll meet again Some sunny day Keep smiling through Just like you always do 'Till the blue skies Drive the dark clouds far away ♫

[@TheBc99]

i don't know about Empire Earth, but the Civ games are completely different to Age of Empires. The main difference is that CIv is turn-based rather than real-time - if u dont know what that means, look it up

[@nightcarc]

Alright, good job, now you own one small, crappy city surrounded by nuclear fallout. Seems like a win to me...

[@LarlemMagic]

you.... what have you done.

[@Nor1998_]

Oh yeah. Victory.

[@pioneercolonel]

Boom goes the dynamite!

[@randallplumb4178]

welcome to the watch list

[@ex1lepr0]

Thus begins Fallout.

[@Deadganon]

depends on what u like doing. If u like seeing thousands of armies fight eachother then Stay in Total War, If u like the more building aspect, culture, diplomacy, and shaping your empire to what u see fit then go to Civ 5... Both games are good and addicting, I personally play both of them, but if u are to choose one of them then u got to ask yourself, what do u want to do in the game, that will be your deciding factor. In closing, is it fun, yes. More fun then total war? Depends on you!!

[@KimoXeno]

You must have Direct X 11 for this feature.

[@813ptmcm]

Love the original quality!

[@dalendria]

You? Why? Oh my gosh. I, why, make it stop.

[@ex1lepr0]

....this is where war will get us.

[@Angel-wo8gv]

You're in a Golden Age... a Golden Age of Armageddon!

[@AprilElyse]

He is too short to reach the button. He would need a step ladder.

[@SCLRDO]

3 Nukes land within a small cluster of Cities - all humans, buildings, military unit, landscape - all completely obliterated - except three random deer next to Boston who remain completely unharmed...

[@Trooololololllolollo]

explosions of happiness

[@TheAtticus19]

Well, it's kinda hard to see Montezuma sitting in an office room, don't you think?

[@negativezen]

"The day is yours, I hope you will be merciful in your triumph." ... right after he fucking nukes EVERYTHING.

[@legitlynxful]

This game teaches me history

[@Ausar0]

Lucas Trujillo Totally. Remember when the Mayans nuked Sweden? Good times. Good times.

[@aRevengersTragedy]

125 happy faces? How did you get to that? I can't go no further than maybe 10-15!

[@warrior16546]

@melvingamer No, it is turn based and quite different from Age of Empires. Can't say anything about Empire Earth though.

[@AFGalwayz]

MERCIFUL LIKE A FOX

[@JT1698]

How do you get the people to move during the cutscenes?

[@imperatormaximus8952]

I know I'm late, but I assume it's in the graphics section of settings.

[@TheNobleGoon]

I know. They must have one hell of a diet and exercise program to prolong their lifespan.

[@dennisboekema2065]

Even in games the temptation to use that much firepower is too great, i hope for humankind that this doesn't happen in real life

[@wolfshanze5980]

War must be terrible, less we become too fond of it...

[@Ambassador1701]

A newer version of this series is already out.