Yearly Archives: 2021

Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #220

By | September 11, 2021

In the 220th “Game Of The Month” for Civilization 4 you will compete as Saladin on Monarch level, to see who of you civ-fanatics does best! The map is a standard-size ice age map with tropical climate. You have until October 11 to win this game and to send in your best savegame. Find all the details here:… Read More »

Big Civ6 Sale @ Epic Games

By | September 10, 2021

Still don’t have Civ6? Now is a great time to get it in this big Civ6 sale at Epic Games! Sale ends on September 23. Civilization VI – $8.99 (Regular price $59.99) Civilization VI: Platinum Edition – $14.39 (Regular price $79.99) Civilization VI: Anthology Edition – $29.99 (Regular price $99.99)

IGN Twitter poll: Best Video Game of All-Time. 24h to vote Civ4!

By | September 10, 2021

IGN has started a Twitter poll about the best video game of all time. Civ4 is in there, on the lower left, paired against Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag.Currently it’s 29% Civ, 71% Assassin’s Creed.If you have a Twitter account, help us beat Assassin’s Creed! Vote here! There are right now another 22h left to vote. The winner… Read More »

Old World patch, September 9

By | September 9, 2021

The developers of Old World have released a new patch. They have made various tweaks to the religious components and also added more events, among other things. Discuss this patch in our forum: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-world-patch-september.673147/ Follow this discussion on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mohawkgames/status/1436075294314704896

Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #118

By | September 8, 2021

The current “Game Of The Month” for Civilization 6 is out! In this monthly competition you can see if you can play a pre-defined starting position better than your fellow civ-fanatics. The game #118 is set on Prince level with Cleopatra of Egypt. For all other details please have a look at the thread here. May the best… Read More »

Old World designer notes #7: Soren Johnson on Characters

By | September 8, 2021

Soren Johnson has added a new blog post, about why the characters were added to Old World. Have a read here: https://www.designer-notes.com/?p=1714An excerpt: “Simply put, characters add a dynamism to Old World that prevents it from reaching ECS, the usual fate of most 4X games. The most obvious way characters disrupt the game’s stability is via diplomacy. Simply… Read More »

Official Old World user manual

By | September 7, 2021

Mohawk Games have released the offical manual for Old World: It’s a 100 pages long PDF document with all the basic explanations you need for the game. The manual has been made with the help of a Velociryx, https://www.twitch.tv/velociryx, the author of the SMAC/X strategy guide. You can find the manual here, and you can leave comments in our… Read More »

Community vote for best Humankind map

By | September 7, 2021

Amplitude has given us a reminder that there is a community vote in the the official map creation contest: The map with the most subscriptions will win the community prize. So if you like one of the many new maps for Humankind best, go here, download it, and help the creator win the prize! May the best map… Read More »