Firaxis has published another first look on a leader, this time Charlemagne. He is militaristic and scientific, and has a starting bias for rivers. He gets some cavalry units during celebrations, which also get combat boni during this time. He also likes leaders who have had a lot of celebrations. If you are more curious about the details,… Read More »
Mohawk Games, the developers of Old World, have released the latest update for their game! This update includes a fertility boost, as your leaders are now more likely to have children, shrines, slums and estates are now permanent improvements, the AI has been improved, and a long list of bug fixes and other changes. Discuss this update with… Read More »
Our member JNR13 has produced an overview of all the beautiful graphics of the buildings of the exploration era, and how the differ by culture. If you want to see a high resolution image of everything, then check out our thread here and join the discussion. Firaxis also has released a new short about naval combat. It seems… Read More »
Today Firaxis has given us another game guide, this times the Majapahit. They are a cultural and economic civ with a starting bias for spices and coast. They can have more specialists and get happiness boni from their unique infrastructure and their associated wonder Borobudur. For more detailed information have a look at this thread. History PhD student… Read More »
The “Exports on History” podcast has interviewed Soren and Leyla Johnson about Old World.Soren introduces “Old World” actually as “like Civ, but you’re playing a real person”.They talk about inspirations for the game (gameplay-wise), what they are trying to represent with it, and how you steer the gameplay.For all the info, have a listen to the podcast here,… Read More »
The “Game Of The Month” is our monthly competition for a high-score in a defined setting. This time we challenge you to play as Montezuma of the Aztecs on a standard size lakes map with raging barbarians on Deity level. You need to win via a science victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. The… Read More »
Oxide has released the anticipated patch 1.1, which brings quite some changes! This includes a screen to have a better overview over your economics, 9 new amenities, the option to upgrade units, John A. McDonald as a leader for Canada, and a range of other things. Check out the whole list here.
Paradox has put on a promo for Millennia, probably to promote the Atomic Ambitions DLC.Right now it is possible to play Millennia for the next 3 days until November 18 for free.If you decide after this free play time that you need more, then you get also a 50% discount (until November 26) on the base game (19.99… Read More »