Civilization 6 Leader Pass spotlight: Sundiata Keita
The spotlight video for Sundiata Keita has been released. Come join us discussing him here.
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Civilization 6 Leader Pass Pack 4: Rulers of the Sahara Revealed (Coming Feb. 16th)
The fourth leader packages for the Civilization 6 Leader Pass has been announced: The Rulers Of The Sahara. This leader pack will feature Ramses II of Egypt, Sundiata Keita of Maili, and ptolemaic Cleopatra of Egypt. The release is scheduled for February 19. If you want to discuss this leader pack this us, please head to this thread.
SMACivilization – A CivII graphic retrofit project on the SMAX engine
We know, many people really, really want a new Alpha Centauri. Many people also would like to see Civilization II available. Now, what would happen if you made a cross-over of this? Our user Buster’s Uncle, the owner of AlphaCentauri2.info, has taken up the challenge to convert Alpha Centauri into a Civ2-like setting, with all its graphics, rules,… Read More »
PolyCast 412: When We Thought It Was Over
The four-hundred-and-twelfth episode of PolyCast, “When We Thought It Was Over“ is now available for streaming on ThePolyCast.net. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h03m39s | Civilization VI Leader Pass Announced.– 00h17m14s | November 17th Developer Livestream with Focus on Julius Caesar– 00h34m15s | Amplitude… Read More »
Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month” #162+189
And also our Civ3 “Game Of The Month” is still going on! As usual, you get 2 different GOTMs, one for the “Conquests” expansion and one for the “Play The World” expansion. For the “Conquests” GOTM you play as queen Elisabeth of the English on an Archipelago map. The Pyramids have been replaced by Stonehenge, and you get… Read More »
Civilization 1 – “Yet another clone” offers Civ1 functionality on modern PCs
Long time Civ fans already know the problem: You cannot get the original Civ1 anymore, and using the original on a current PC will be very hard, due to the changed requirements. But there is someone to the rescue! User dom111 has been working on an implementation which you can use on your current PC (or smartphone, as… Read More »
Sequels in Strategy Gaming, Part 1: Civilization II
Jimmy Maher of The Digital Antiquarian has written an article on the emergence of game sequels breaking them down into two categories, the fiction-driven and the systems-driven, using Sid Meier’s Civilization II as a good example of the later. Jim then deep dives into telling the story of how Bryan Reynolds created Civilization 2 and how he overhauled… Read More »
Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #152
And also February gets another “Game Of The Month”! This time you play as Catherine de Medici (Magnificence) of France on a huge “continents & islands” map on King level. The map is wet, with abundant resources and a legendary start, but you need to deal with barbarian clans. You also need to achieve a culture victory, and… Read More »