The developers of Ara has released a new video from their Encarta series, focusing on the civs in the game. This time they have picked England, showing the abilities of Elizabeth I. She might not propose to you a trade agreement with England, since her main abilities are focused on naval warfare, although she also gets bonuses while… Read More »
Also for the middle of September you are getting a new GOTM! You play as Kamehameha of Polynesia on a standard size small continents map on Prince level. You need to win via science victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. You have until October 15 to finish this GOTM. For more info please check… Read More »
History student and civ streamer Paisley_Trees is discussing with a fellow historian the ages in Civ7, independent of the civ switching.They first outline how they got to the conclusion of the date range, and discuss that this is all gameplay based, and not history base.They then further discuss the historical concepts of ages, that a controversial book may… Read More »
We got a lot of interesting information from this live stream. For all info from the civ switching (which is exactly as we expected) see here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civilization-vii-civ-switching-from-the-developer-livestream.691975/ We did not get new information on wether it is possible to play Pangaea maps, but we now know that the new world has civs on it, see here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/there-are-civs-in-the-new-world.691977/ We… Read More »
Firaxis has given us a new Civ6 challenge, this time titled “Know Your Enemy”. You are playing as Wu Zetian along the Northern border of China, trying with Yongle and Qin Shi Huang to keep the Mongols out. This is a custom map with low sea level and sparse resources. You start in the medieval era, and can… Read More »
In less than 24h we will have the next developer livestream! We are looking forward to see some antiquity gameplay, including the first era transition! The livestream will be on September 12 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET/6 PM GMT/7 PM CEST. The livestream will be availabe on Twitch and Youtube. Join us here for the discussion.
AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. Augustus of Rome won a surprising and fairly dominant Diplomatic victory in Playoff Game 2. Augustus started strong with excellent expansion into his surrounding bountiful land. He achieved a tech lead that was never challenged. The peaceful field favored… Read More »
To celebrate Master of Magic’s 30th Anniversary this month I thought I’d do something similar to our recent Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, Civilization Call to Power, and Sid Meier’s Colonization Anniversary Celebrations and take a look at what’s been going on in the Master of Magic fan communities over the last few years so pour yourself a cup… Read More »