Patrick Dickerson of GateCrashers has writtena blog post about his experience with Civ4. I don’t think he writes anything which anyone here has never experienced, but it is a very good summary how everyone probably feels about this game. An excerpt: “Civilization IV was an important game for me because it helped make me who I am. It… Read More »
Robert Houghton from Winchester University has given an online presentation about Civ, and talks about many things, including how to improve the game with mechanics from other games. It’s long, but have a watch! Discuss this video in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/robert-houghton-%E2%80%98sid-meier%E2%80%99s-civilization%E2%80%99-breaking-genres-for-better-histories.675763/
And the challenge continues also for Civ4! In this month’s “Game Of The Month” you play as Justinian on a standard size continents map on Monarch level. This game has goody huts enabled, and you get 2 starting scouts to have a change to get them! You have until April 5 to finish this game. All the details… Read More »
The New Scientist has reported about a new study trying to unravel the meaning of Stonehenge. The scientists assume the constellation of the stones indicate an ancient form of calendar. Their explanation: ““All except two of the sarsens at Stonehenge come from that single source, so the message to me was that they’ve got a unity to them,”… Read More »
Another month, another “Game Of The Month”! This time you play as Robert The Bruce on a standard-size tilted-axis map on Prince level. Your goal is the science victory, and you must prevent all other 7 civs from reaching any of the other victory conditions. You have until April 1st to finish this game. You can find all… Read More »
History Respawned has made an interview Leyla and Soren Johnson about Old World.They interview is about the research which the devs do before they implement something into the game, the focus of games on only certain civilizations, the future plans and more. Listen to the whole podcast here, and discuss this podcast in our forum here.
Mohawk Games, the creators of Old World, have released the latest patch for their game. Besides balance changes, this update also includes some world maps! Read the full patch log here, and discuss the patch in our forum here. Thanks to our member PiR for noticing this update :).
Plough, an independent book publisher with Christian background, has publised an interview with Christopher Tin in their quarterly culture-focused magazine.In the interview they talk about the inspiration for Christopher’s music, the historical references used in his songs, and the various themes in his songs. An excerpt:“My first album, Calling All Dawns, contains twelve songs in twelve different languages.… Read More »